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.
Louis XVI Style Triple Dresser by Dixie
By Dixie
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Louis XVI style triple dresser made by Dixie Furniture circa 1970. Three top drawers are paneled to give the look of four and open with rosette pressed knob handles. Lower drawers ...
Wood
Louis Solid Oak French Carved King Size Bed Upholstered in Natural Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Meet our stunning King French Oak Bed, a beautifully replicated Louis XVI bed made from white oak with meticulous attention to detail. Each intricate carving is embellished with love...
Linen, Oak
Baccarat. Louis XVI style 43-piece gilt glassware set, France, mid-19th century
By Baccarat, Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
43-piece French glassware set from Baccarat, 19th century. According to references from the 1916 Baccarat catalogue, this glassware is in the Louis XVI style, similar to models 11582...
Crystal, Gold
French 19th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Top Demilune Sideboard
Located in Carmine, TX
Exquisite 19th-century Louis XVI style sideboard showcasing exceptional craftsmanship with beautifully figured wood veneer, intricate floral marquetry, and ornate gilt bronze mounts....
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details Country: France Materials: Carved giltwood, Alpaca Mohair Condition: Newly Reupholstered...
Alpaca, Wood
Louis XVI Style Carved White Oak Nightstand with 3 drawers
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Louis XVI style 3 drawer nightstand in a beautiful natural white oak finish. The elegant design of this Louis XVI nightstand features intricate detailing and craftsmanship that exude...
Oak
Antique French Louis XVI Buffet, Bronze & Carrara Marble
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI style buffet topped with a Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Three dovetailed drawers and four doors and their keys...
Carrara Marble
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oval Gilt Wood Mirror, 48" H
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century oval Louis XVI style gilt wood mirror is fitted with its original beveled mercury glass and features a crown of flowers and a classic crossed torch and qu...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Pedestal Stands
Located in Astoria, NY
A striking pair of late 19th-century French Louis XVI style carved giltwood pedestal stands, sourced in Provence, France. Both stands have been structurally revised in our workshop, ...
Gesso, Giltwood
$1,200 / set
Set of 6 Louis XVI Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 6 painted Louis XVI style dining room chairs, circa mid 20th century. With a concave crest rail, a trapezoidal shaped back with brass nail head trim, upholstered seat with bra...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Three-Tier Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI side table featuring a beautiful radial walnut veneer top with brass gallery trim and two lower tiers for added display or storage. Raised on sl...
Brass, Bronze
French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style sideboard, buffet, credenza, or bar cabinet By R-Way Furniture Co. USA, Circa 1940s Beautiful book-matched mahogany, with original brass ...
Brass
Elegant ladies' writing desk with mirror, made of wood and glass, "La Dama," 1920
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
An elegant ladies' writing desk featuring a warm walnut finish, embellished with elegant decorative inlays, geometric patterns, and gilded brass accents. The piece of furniture feat...
Glass, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Top Mahogany Sidebaord
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI sideboard crafted in rich mahogany and topped with a beautiful Carrara marble slab. Featuring four paneled cabinet doors, four dovetailed drawers, tapered fl...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Armchairs Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
An elegant pair of French Louis XVI style armchairs featuring beautifully carved wooden frames with a soft, distressed white painted finish and charming floral needlepoint upholstery...
Walnut, Textile
French Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Mahogany Dining Table, 1950's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 29.5 inches high x 78 inches wide x 48 inches deep when open : 29.5 inches high x 125.5 inches wide x 48 inches deep This magnificent Maison Jansen-style oval dining ta...
Mahogany
Late 18th-Century Louis XVI Period Framed Folding Fan
Located in San Francisco, CA
This exquisite piece is a classic Late 18th-Century European folding fan, meticulously crafted during the Louis XVI period (c. 1775–1790). The fan was most likely made in France or b...
Bone, Paint, Paper
$1,842Sale Price / item|46% Off
Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
Brass
Pair of Italian Genovese Empire Chandeliers in Crystal and Gilded Wood 1780s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Antique 1780 Genoese Empire Chandeliers in Crystal, also colored, authentic, finely carved in gilded wood, original and perfectly restored and re-electrified. This unique pa...
Crystal, Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Enfilade Buffet with Carrara Marble
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive early 20th century French Louis XVI style mahogany buffet, enfilade or sideboard, combining generous proportions with the refined architectural vocabulary of French neo...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Marble Top and Brass Trim, Circa 1870
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI style marble-topped mahogany commode from France, circa 1870, with transitional details that could suit a wide range of decorating tastes today. The white marble...
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Pair of Walnut Nightstands
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant pair of 19th-century French Louis XVI nightstands crafted in richly grained walnut, featuring three dovetailed drawers with brass pulls, fluted corner details, and tapered le...
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Champagne Table, Rafraichissoir, Server
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid twentieth century Louis XVI style walnut side table features a marble top surrounded by a bronze gallery. Two removable zinc buckets that rest in the marble top serve to chi...
Marble, Zinc
Pair of 18th Century Tuscan Louis XVI Bedside Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined pair of Tuscan bedside tables from the second half of the 18th century, beautifully veneered in walnut and accented with delicate lemonwood and fruitwood string inlay. Exem...
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Carrara Marble Top Two Door Buffet
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant Louis XVI style commode featuring a warm wood finish with a white marble top. The piece showcases clean lines, fluted tapered legs, paneled cabinet doors, and classic bras...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Maitland Smith English Regency Hand-Painted Red Lacquered Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Regency or Louis XVI Chinoiserie console table By Maitland Smith USA, Circa Late 20th Century Red lacquered finish, with hand-painted Chinese scenes, banded fla...
Brass
Claude Sené : a pair of chairs - Louis XVI period - 18th century - signed
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine pair of chairs, 18th century circa 1780. Both pieces are stamped by Claude I Sené, father and tutor of Jean Baptiste Claude Sené (cons...
Beech, Lacquer
French 19th Century Louis XVI Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant set of six 19th-century French Louis XVI dining chairs, crafted in carved painted walnut with fluted legs and classic neoclassical detailing. Newly upholstered in a charming ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut, Paint
Extensive 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service For Twelve People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exceptional and extensive antique Meissen porcelain dinner service, made in Germany in the 19th century by the renowned Meissen manufactory. This complete and elegant service is d...
Porcelain
French 19th Century Mahogany Louis XVI Style Vitrine
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
We love this Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine from France, crafted during the 1870s, topped with an antique piece of red marble that is surrounded by a pierced brass gallery. Three s...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Swedish 18th Century Louis XVI Style Bench-stools
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Swedish pair of Louis XVI style benches (interchangeable as footstools or ottomans) dating to the 1700’s. These classically styled benches have...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Bed with Toile Panels, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique French Louis XVI style painted bed sourced in Provence, dating to the late 19th century, defined by a restrained neoclassical form with fluted uprights, carved rosette blocks...
Cotton, Hardwood, Paint
$3,026Sale Price / item|30% Off
Large Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting XXL
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
Brass
$5,007Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th Cnt French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Gilt Oval Mirror with Facetted Glass
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful antique gold leaf gilt oval mirror that was made in France in the late 19th century. The mirror has a solid pine oval frame smoothened with gesso and dec...
Gold Leaf
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
Berkey & Gay Style French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Highboy Dresser, Circa 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style highboy dresser or chest of drawers In the manner of Berkey and Gay USA, Circa 1930s Beautiful book-matched walnut, and flame mahogan...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Carved Oak Over-Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large and dramatic Louis XVI-style carved oak mantel mirror from France, c. 1880s. By some good fortune this piece has retained its original mirror plate which exhibits a haze of f...
Mercury Glass, Oak
French Louis XVI Style Mirror with Antique Glass, Circa 1800
Located in Hannover, DE
This elegant example showcases the restrained sophistication and balance associated with the Louis XVI aesthetic. The frame is enriched with finely executed neoclassical ornamentatio...
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Petite Cherrywood Table with Drawer
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Crafted in France during the early 19th-century, this elegant cherrywood side table embodies the understated refinement of provincial furniture from the period. Its clean architectur...
Brass
Small Antique Fireplace Mantel with
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique Black Marble Corbel Fireplace Mantel with Fossil Inclusions Offered by Schermerhorn Antique Fireplaces This elegant 19th-century black marble fireplace mantel is a sophisti...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Louis XVI Style Writing Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant Louis XVI style writing table, dating from the late 19th century, embodies the refined neoclassical taste that defined French furniture of the period. Crafted from walnu...
Bronze
Antique Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
This limestone fireplace mantel features rich decoration with bold motifs, giving it a powerful and distinguished appearance. The frieze is adorned with diamond-shaped rosettes and...
Limestone
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Cane Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Lyon, France, this elegant grand set of ten French Louis XVI dining chairs dates to the late 18th to early 19th century and features oval cane backs and matching cane seat...
Cane, Hardwood, Paint
$2,350 / set
Pair Louis XVI Style French Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant pair of French oval cameo-back armchairs captures the refined grace and sculptural delicacy associated with the Louis XVI tradition. Dating stylistically to the mid-cent...
Walnut
19th Century Beechwood Writing Desk with Leather Top & Side Pull-Out Slides
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A refined and elegant 19th-century writing desk, crafted in solid beechwood and retaining its original green gilt-tooled leather writing surface. The clean, understated lines and wel...
Bronze
Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Dining Table Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style extension dining table By Henredron USA, Early 21st Century Book-matched walnut top, with tapered walnut legs on brass-capped feet. ...
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sofa, Solid Oak, Cream Jacquard
Located in Astoria, NY
A refined late 19th century French Louis XVI style canapé, sourced in Rochefort, France and structurally revised in our workshop. Handcrafted in solid oak, the frame has been careful...
Fabric, Jacquard, Oak
Impressive 19th Century French Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Covered Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An impressive and monumental French Sèvres style porcelain covered centerpiece urn, made in France in the 19th century and richly mounted with gilt bronze ormolu. This large decorati...
Gold, Bronze
Massive French 19th Century Symmetrical Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This enormous giltwood frame comes from 19th-century France and is intricately carved with countless oak leaves and acorns. These delicate carvings interact with the light beautiful...
Gold Leaf
Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Box by Oggetti D'Arte, Italy
Located in Calenzano, FI
Hand carved clear crystal and patinated golden bronze box. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this box is a mod...
Crystal, Bronze
Large French Sevres Style Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Casket Box 19th Century
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very large 19th century ormolu mounted Sevres Style porcelain casket box , made in France and decorated with the characteristic celeste blue ground associated with Sèvres porcelain, ...
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Galleried Side Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Galleried Two-Door Side Cabinet. Measures 16.5" in width, 28.5" in height and 14" in depth.
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, Refinished in Green Patina, Brèche Marble
Located in London, GB
"Christelle" - French Louis XVI Style Commode, Hand-Patinated by André Debono, Green & Cream Finish, Rouge Marble Top - Three Drawers - 89x47.5x92 cm (35x18.7x36 in) Introductio...
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XVI Painted Stool / Upholstery Seat
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant French 18th-century Louis XVI stool featuring a beautifully carved and painted wood frame with fluted tapering legs and classic neoclassical detailing. The generously upho...
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
Antique 19th French Louis XVI Game Table, Chess, Backgammon & Cards
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French game table or side table, perfect in a living room or office. The table can be divided in three ways: the first with a chess board, the second with a green felt card b...
Walnut
Pair French Louis XVI Style Sèvres Rose Pompadour Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th-century pair of French Sèvres-style porcelain cabinet vases executed in the Louis XVI taste, circa 1880, with rose Pompadour ground and finely cast ormolu mounts. Petite in ...
Ormolu
Walnut Bedside Table/nightstand, Louis XVI Style -xix Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautifully proportioned Italian 19th century Louis XVI style bedside table, exquisitely crafted in walnut and richly inlaid with boxwood, maple, and bois de rose. The façade is di...
Walnut
Luxury Brass and Crystal Freestanding Towel Rack – Italian Craftsmanship
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elevate your bathroom's aesthetic with this exclusive freestanding towel rack by Oggetti d’Arte srl. This piece represents the perfect synthesis of solid Italian manufacturing tradit...
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Flame Mahogany Enfilade with Sainte-Anne Marble, Circa 19
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI style buffet, enfilade or sideboard, circa 1900, crafted in beautifully figured Cuban flame mahogany and retaining its original intact Sainte-Anne marble top...
Marble, Brass
Set 12 1960's Louis XVI Style French Painted Dining Chairs Manner of Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This impressive suite of painted and decorated dining chairs is conceived in the refined French Louis XVI taste, interpreted with the polished, cosmopolitan sensibility associated wi...
Walnut