Louis XVI Tables
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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1920s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Tables
Metal
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Mahogany
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XVI Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Travertine, Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Mahogany
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble
1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Fabric, Glass, Maple
1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Walnut, Giltwood, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Bronze
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Tables
Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
1910s Swedish Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Brass
18th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble
1850s Antique Louis XVI Tables
Mahogany, Amboyna
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Tables
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Tables
Resin, Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century English Louis XVI Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Cane, Paint, Walnut
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Tables
Brass
Early 2000s Vietnamese Louis XVI Tables
Walnut
1930s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Brass
1960s Unknown Vintage Louis XVI Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Brass
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Tables
Marble