Wonderful French Louis XVI Bronze Crystal Birdcage Quartz Figurine Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Louis XVI Style Bronze & Crystal Birdcage Form With A Central Rose Quartz Figurine Surrounded By Porcelain Flowers 4 Candelabra Light Chandelier
Crystal, Quartz, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Limoges Monvoisin Porcelain Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning pair of mid to late 19th century French Limoges Bisque porcelain figurines from circa 1870. One is of a lady in period dress/attire cradling a Dove. All hand-...
Porcelain, Paint
Unavailable
H 9.5 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
French Antique Saxe Porcelain Figurine Group of Four Children, 1800s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful antique French Saxe porcelain figurine includes a group of four adorable children in varying country poses. It has a variety of paint colors with a glossy finish and i...
Porcelain
Louis XVI Figurine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French porcelain "Biscuit" Louis XVI - with a pale blue coat - Gold leaf border.
Porcelain
Pair of Lamps with Porcelain Figurines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps made of Porcelain biscuit in the style of an 18th century couple. Base is a lady for one lamp and a gentleman is the base of the other lamp. Delicately hand-painted ...
Porcelain
A Large Meissen Porcelain Devisenkinder Cupid Figurine "Marriage Contract"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Large Meissen Porcelain Devisenkinder Cupid figurine with superb quality painting and marking. The concept is taken from Otto van Veen’s Emblems of Love publis...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figurine Depicting Rape of Europa
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Our porcelain figurine from Meissen depicts Europa riding Jupiter, disquised as a bull, depicting the Rape of Europa from Ovid's Metamorphosis. It tells of the abduction of Europ...
Porcelain
Sold
H 10 in W 10 in D 5 in
Scheibe Alsbach Kister Porcelain Nude Putti Riding Thuringian Goat Figurine
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Additional information: Materials: Porcelain Color: Pink Brand: Dresden porcelain Period: Early 20th century Styles: Louis XVI Item type: Vintage, antique or pre-owned Dimensi...
Porcelain
Table Lamp with Porcelain Figurine in 18th Century Style
Located in Paris, FR
Astonishing small baldachin-shaped table lamp adorned with ormolu garlands, crystal slice-cut drops and lattice. It features a polychrome porcelain statuette of a young woman wearing...
Marble, Bronze
French Gilt Porcelain Pair Decorative Centerpiece Figures
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French pair of large and impressively decorated porcelain centerpiece figures. Each one is in great antique condition with appropriate wear consistent with age / use. Both Repaired o...
Porcelain, Paint
$1,920Sale Price / set|50% Off
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware Set - 80 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite vintage dinnerware set, likely crafted in fine Limoges porcelain, features delicate floral patterns and gold accents. Each piece is signed “France,” a hallmark of its ...
Porcelain
Monumental Meissen Porcelain Four Elements Centerpiece/Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Elemental Centerpiece/Candlabra with Bowls and Candelabra Arms. The centerpiece is composed of porcelain in a multipart structure integrating both bow...
Porcelain
$2,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 9 in W 13.77 in D 7 in
Rococó Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centerpiece Bowl by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Austrian porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo piece heavily Meissen ...
Porcelain
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$2,152Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.36 in Dm 5.71 in
Alpinien Margaine Limoges Porcelain Figurine, 19th Century
By Pierre-Justin Gibus, Alpinien Margaine
Located in Lisbon, PT
A noble baroque style porcelain figurine lady designed by Alpinien Margaine (French, active after 1854) by the foundry Gibus et Cie (1853–1972) in Limoges, France in a baby blue moti...
Porcelain
$15,773Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1.97 in Dm 11.82 in
19th Century Rococo Meissen Germany Dinner Service 28 pieces
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Uppsala , SE
An extensive Meissen porcelain dinner service, from the 1860s. The set features hand-painted "Deutsche Blumen" (German flowers) and insects on "Neu Brandenstein" blanks, characteriz...
Porcelain
$4,500 / set
H 15.5 in W 10 in D 7 in
Antique Meissen Porcelain Vases with Serpent Handles, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Hudson, NY
A large and decorative pair of Meissen porcelain vases, of ancient Roman krater form, with handles shaped as entwined serpents. Highly ornamental, these vases represent an interesti...
Gold Leaf
$52,637 / item
H 23.1 in W 17.7 in D 14.7 in
Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lisse, NL
Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...
Enamel, Brass
$2,216 / set
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 6.89 in
French Porcelain Vases Victorian Figural Vases Jean Gilles style a pair
By Porcelaine de Paris, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Jacob Petit, Jean Gille, Dresden Porcelain
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
French old Paris porcelain vases with bisuit porcelain figurines. The vases flaired to the top and stand on an oval base. The vases are made of glazed porcelain and handpainted with ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$6,550 / set
H 27.96 in Dm 13 in
Pair of 19th Century Floral Rococo Style French Porcelain Vases by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in Madrid, ES
This pair of striking 19th century porcelain vases, though unmarked, were almost certainly produced by Jacob Petit (1797-1868), the French pottery manufacturer well-known for his idi...
Porcelain
English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Each piece finely decorated with a different landscapre, the yellow ground border with floral arrangments in compartments, Comprising 1 compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, 16 pla...
Porcelain
$11,112
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
This 18th century Italian Capodimonte white glazed porcelain centrepiece is an oustanding sculptural artwork expertly hand carved with finely detailed figurines, putto angels playing...
Porcelain
$46,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 12 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein. These figures ...
Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Gardeners, Late 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Taken from a model of 1772 by M.C. Avier and J.C. Schönheit, this charming porcelain group by the Meissen manufactory depicts a group of five figures around a central rock mound, inv...
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Pair of Large Paris Porcelain Statues
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage pair of late 19th century French porcelain statues are signed "France" in very dark blue over the glaze & over, what appears to be, a much lighter blue scepter under the...
Porcelain
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.
This golden material glamorized neoclassical furnishings and transformed upper-crust sitting rooms from France to Philadelphia in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
A field guide for anyone who wants to brush up on their knowledge of French antiques