Louis XVI Desk Accessories
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 Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Giltwood
19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Tin
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Iron
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Ormolu
1880s Italian Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Stone, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal, Bronze
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Bronze
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Early 1900s Danish Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Bronze, Metal
1920s Vintage Louis XVI Desk Accessories
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Marble