Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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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2010s French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry, Oak
2010s French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Oak, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s British Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry, Oak
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
2010s Indian Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze, Metal, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry, Oak
2010s French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry, Oak
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
2010s French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry, Oak
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Steel
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Brass
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Burl
20th Century English Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Ormolu
2010s British Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s British Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
2010s American Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Poplar