Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Trumeau Mirror from France
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine Louis XVI style trumeau overmantle mirror in wood and gilded stucco. Its upper section features an oval-shaped reproduction of an original colour engraving of an 18th-century ...
Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Painted Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Carmine, TX
A beautiful French 19th-century Louis XVI trumeau mirror featuring a hand-painted pastoral scene above the original mirror plate, all set within an elegant painted and parcel-gilt fr...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Monumental Italian Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Blue & Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a monumental Italian neoclassical trumeau mirror with Louis XVI styling. It has beautiful carved applied giltwood ornamentation on a vivid blue background. The piece is a mid...
Mirror, Poplar
19th Century Louis XVI Trumeau Gilded Mirror with Mischievous Cherubs Design
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This fabulous full-height Louis XVI-style trumeau mirror is crafted from wood and gilded stucco, its bevelled mirror plate enclosed within an elaborately carved triple-pearl and twis...
Giltwood, Mirror
Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror, Painted Pine Frame, Gilded Trim, 1900s
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with painted pine frame and gilded trim. Carved giltwood relief appliqué of a Bacchus mask with decorative scrolls and ros...
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Italian Louis XVI Painted Marble Top Demilune Console ~ Trumeau Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
An antique Italian Louis XVI console with its matching trumeau mirror, carrying all the grace of neoclassicism in its original painted finish. Light and airy in spirit, the pair rise...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Small Painted Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Carmine, TX
A charming 19th century French Louis XVI trumeau mirror, beautifully hand-painted in soft cream with subtle green accents. Featuring classic neoclassical motifs including urns, flora...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Trumeau with Painted Allegory of Science
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted trumeau mirror from the 19th century with Science allegory. This exquisite French Louis XVI style painted trumeau mirror from the 19th century captiv...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror. Stunning large 19th century French Louis XVI style painted and giltwood trumeau mirror. This fabulous full-length Neoclassical st...
Giltwood, Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Carved Trumeau Mirror with Gold, Circa 1860-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Carved Trumeau Mirror with Beveling and Gold Leaf Detail, Circa 1860-1880.
Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large late 18th Century Italian painted and gilt trumeau mirror. The panel above the mirror with re-entrant corners and having gilt rosettes to each corner. The gilt urn to the cen...
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Narrow 19c. Painted and Parcel Gilt French Trumeau Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Trumeau, painted and parcel gilt with natural wear, having a gadrooned pediment with carved festooning, surmounted by molded cornice, over similarly carved border holding distressed ...
Wood, Giltwood
Beautiful Louis XVI period trumeau in grey-green painted wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful French trumeau mirror dating to the Louis XVI period of the late 18th century. Retaining its elegant grey-green painted finish, the frame is richly decorated with finely ...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted and Gilded Trumeau Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted and Gilded Trumeau Mirror is an elegant in its restraint yet rich in classical detail and captures the refined spirit of the neoclassical style ...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$24,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Carved Oversized Wall Mirror
Located in Augusta, GA
Very unusual antique oversized monumental mirrored wall panel - painted a beautiful shade of muted pink Gorgeous carved shell and floral motif Det...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Directoire Style Gilt Trumeau Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 50 1/4in W: 31 1/2in D: 2 1/2in This French Louis XVI Directoire Style Gilt Trumeau Wall Hanging Mirror is an exceptional example of mid 20th century french decor! Thi...
Composition
Large French 19th Century LXVI Style Gilt Wood Trumeau Mirror
Located in London, Park Royal
This large Louis XVI style trumeau mirror, circa late 1800's from France, has generous proportions which make it a commanding presence. The fine, decorative carving,at the top secti...
Hardwood
$4,850
Gilt Louis XVI Trumeau
Located in Washington, DC
Gilt Louis XVI Trumeau with a musical theme decoration
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Large Gilt French Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Large Gilt French Trumeau Mirror with distressed painted finish and gold gilt accenting
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt / White Painted Pier / Trumeau Mirror
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your living space with this Very Large Trumeau Overmantel or Pier Mirror, a stunning piece of decor designed in the French Louis XV style. This mirror is not just a reflectiv...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
$2,649Sale Price|43% Off
18th Century French Louis XVI Directoire Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
Mirror from France, hand-carved in gilt wood, from the LouisXVI Directory era or period, in the upper part carved in the shape of a vegetable shell and just below a carving of arrows...
Glass, Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror, Painted Pine Frame, Gilded Trim, 1900s
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with painted pine frame and gilded trim. Carved giltwood relief appliqué of a large basket of flowers, scrolls and rosette...
Pine, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Painting 58"H x 37.25"W
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a large painting after a work by French Rococo master François Boucher in 1756, entitled Sylvie fuyant le loup qu'ell...
Pine, Giltwood, Paint, Mirror
19th Century Gilt Wood Framed Painted / Decorated Top Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of French opulence with this extraordinary 19th century trumeau wall mirror, crafted with meticulous artistry...
Wood, Mirror, Paint
French Louis XVI Period Finely Wooden Carved Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
French Louis XVI period finely wooden carved painted trumeau mirror.
Beech
18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century French Louis XVI giltwood and painted trumeau mirror, elegantly combining classic neoclassical ornamentation with the warmth of timeworn gilding. The upper pastoral s...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI period Gilt & Painted Trumeau Mirror, France c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Louis XVI period Trumeau Mirror, with cream-painted and gilt frame featuring raised Neoclassical designs, and with upper oil-on-canvas scene of children playing in a forest s...
Mirror
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Grisaille Trumeau
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual antique French Louis XVI style painted and giltwood grisaille Trumeau mirror. This large floor mirror French painted and gilt wood mirror would work well above a commode, che...
Canvas, Wood, Mirror
18th Century French Louis XVI Boiserie Trumeau With Monkey
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Boiserie Trumeau With Monkey. Stunning and rare period Louis XVI painted boiserie trumeau mirror with a hand painted m...
Mirror, Wood
$2,503
18th Century Trumeau
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb trumeau from the Louis XVI period - 18th century Superb trumeau decorated with gilded wood panels The lower part its decorated with it's original mercury mirror. Some traces...
Oak
19th c. French Trumeau mirror with console, blue color
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A stunning set consisting a French light blue painted wood mirror and a console with marble top. This beautiful mirror panel features a decor of floral and foliage motifs, garlands ...
Glass, Wood
French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror with Thetis at the Forge of Hephaestus Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a large painting depicting Thetis at the Forge of Hephaestus after a composition by Baroque artist Jacques Blanchard (1600-...
Canvas, Mirror, Giltwood
$4,784Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Trumeau Mirror will immediately become the focal point of any room! Crafted with a neoclassical architecture, it features a bold shell and foliate crown embellishment atop an intricately detailed crown molding, which overlooks a classic sepia toned painting...
Mirror, Giltwood
Impressive Louis XVI Period Trumeau Mirror
Located in Pembroke, MA
A large and impressive French, 18th century Louis XVI period carved and giltwood trumeau mirror with antique mercury glass panels. A period oil on canvas painting of an expansive landscape with hunters is enclosed in a carved giltwood arched framework, surmounted by a stylized shell cartouche and supported by carved giltwood laurel...
Mercury Glass, Paint, Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Louis XVI Boiserie Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Boiserie Trumeau Mirror. This stunning 18th century French boiserie trumeau depicts two monkeys in a Chinoiserie backg...
Wood
French 1775 Transition Period Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror with Carved Urn
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Transition period painted and gilt trumeau mirror from the 18th century, with urn, flowers, foliage and volutes. Created in France during the third quarter of the 18th centu...
Mirror, Wood
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Period Trumeau Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Louis XVI period trumeau mirror with freshly painted white frame and figural pastoral scene in original gold gilt, circa 1800. Original mercury glass mirror...
Mirror, Wood
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Patinated and Giltwood Trumeau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale French 18th century Louis XVI period patinated and giltwood Trumeau. At each bottom corner are giltwood urns with Greek key handles and flowers in a pat...
Mirror, Giltwood
Large mirror, Trumeau Mirror, Overmantel in Carved Wood, Partly 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large mirror, overmantel in carved wood, partly 18th century Large overmantel, partly 18th century, in carved wood, gilded and painted with motifs of peasant wealth, mercury mirror....
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style giltwood mirror. Charming French Louis XVI style painted and giltwood mirror. This lovely traditional F...
Giltwood
Louis XVI-Style Trumeau Wall Mirror in White and Gold with Gilt Design
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (21st Century) white and gold painted trumeau / wall mirror with gilt carved painter palette trophy design and trim. (Similar to: VTP1090)
Mirror, Giltwood
Giltwood and Blue-Grey Framed Trumeau Mirror in Antique Louis XVI style
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous ca. 1940s; Europe Giltwood, glass Approximate size: 60 (h) x 24 (w) x 1 (d) in. Elevate your interior with this superb Louis XVI style trumeau mirror, featuring an exquis...
Wood, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror with Painted Floral Bouquet and Parrot
Located in Pembroke, MA
French carved giltwood mirror with beautifully detailed still life painting of flowers and urn with a green parrot. The mirror also features nicely hand-carved neoclassical elements,...
Giltwood, Canvas, Paint
Northern Italian 18th century Louis XVI Period Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale Northern Italian 18th century Louis XVI Period patinated Wood and Giltwood mirror. This most elegant mirror is supported on a wonderfully detailed faux pai...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Exceptional French 19th Century Mirror
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
An exceptional large-scale French hand-carved and gilt wall mirror. A central neoclassical urn with floral bouquet and trailing glit foliage. A constant carved and gilded bell flower...
Gold Leaf
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a sepia toned oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Pale green painted pine frame with gilded border trim. Orig...
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Canvas, Paint
Antique French Louis XVI Style Trumeau with Console
Located in Austin, TX
This very rare and important trumeau featuring a console style table in the Louis XVI style is hand-carved and includes neoclassical frieze details...
Marble, Gold Leaf
Large French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Trumeau Giltwood Mirror
Located in Montreal, Quebec
An exceptional Louis XVI style Neoclassical rectangular trumeau mirror featuring clean geometric lines and an architectural design characteristic of Neoclassical style pieces. The up...
Giltwood, Wood
Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror with Seascape, c. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI style trumeau Mirror with Oil-on-canvas painted scene. Dating from the third quarter of the 1800s, and originating in France. The mirror frame with tan & cream painted g...
Wood, Canvas, Mirror
19th Century Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror, Hand-Carved Wood, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Here is a gorgeous 19th century Country French painted Louis XVI style Trumeau mirror boasting its original patina grey painted finish which has acquired a wonderful patina over the ...
Mirror, Wood
Antique Wall Mirror Rectangular Oak Wood Golden Louis Seize circa 1780, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique Wall Mirror from hand-carved dark brown solid oakwood frame with golden details as golden bullets and carved details with a great patina. An amazing wall mirror in rectangul...
Mirror, Oak
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Large Mirror
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI style 19th century large mirror A beautiful trumeau mirror topped by a trophy depicting a quiver of arrows ...
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Painted Giltwood Trumeau Mirror from Versailles
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique trumeau mirror was crafted in Versailles, France circa 1770 and beautifully reflects the refined neoclassical vocabulary of the Louis XVI period. The tall archit...
Canvas, Giltwood
19th C. French Louis XVI Narrow Giltwood Trumeau Mirror with Lithograph of Girl
Located in Doylestown, PA
Slim and tall. ornately carved giltwood Trumeau mirror with a 1780s oval portrait lithograph print of a little girl titled "Age of Innocence" by English artist Joshua Reynolds (1723-...
Mirror, Giltwood, Glass
Large French Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror Panel with Antique Giltwood Elements
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
A striking, large-scale French architectural mirror panel in the manner of a Louis XVI trumeau or pier mirror, assembled in more recent times from a combination of antique and later ...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Neoclassical Painted Trumeau, ca. 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful example of a decorative element popular in France for over 400 years, this 19th Century French Neoclassical Painted Trumeau features an embossed design atop the mirror, w...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Trumeaux Mirror with Original Gilding
Located in Phoenix, AZ
19th Century Louis XVI Style Trumeaux Mirror with Original Gilding Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Glass, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Painted Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant large-format mirror featuring a richly carved and gilded wood frame with scrolling Rocaille ornament, floral details, and a decorative painted panel above the mirror. A beaut...
Tapestry, Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Wood Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Carmine, TX
This elegant Louis XVI gilt wood trumeau mirror showcases the refined neoclassical style of late 18th-century France. The richly gilded frame is adorned with delicate floral swags, r...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated & Giltwood Trumeau Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. patinated and giltwood trumeau mirrors. Each large scale mirror retains its original mirror plate framed wit...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood