Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
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 Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Leather, Beech
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Pine
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Nutwood
1960s Vintage Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Brass
1980s American Vintage Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
2010s South African Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Bronze, Other
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
2010s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Metal
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
20th Century Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood, Fabric
2010s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
2010s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Cherry
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Ebony
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1890s Swedish Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
20th Century Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Silver Leaf, Brass