Louis XVI Vitrines
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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Metal, Brass, Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Beech
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s North American Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Malachite, Metal, Bronze
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Wood
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Oak
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Metal
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Malachite, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu