Louis XVI Gueridon
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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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Gesso, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Granite, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Stone, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
20th Century European Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century European Louis XVI Gueridon
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Kingwood
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Wood
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Gueridon
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Metal, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble
1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Gueridon
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Mahogany, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Ormolu
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
1950s European Vintage Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Breccia Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Granite, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Bronze
1930s European Vintage Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Gueridon
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Gueridon
Marble, Ormolu