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.
Rectangular table frame for oval photo in sterling silver with fired enamels
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 7.2 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, aqua green, on guilloché, with borders and ornaments in th...
Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Ormolu & Green Guilloche Enamel Picture Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely executed Continental miniature portrait, likely French or Austrian, dating to the late 19th century, depicting an 18th-century noblewoman in powdered coiffure and court atti...
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Louis XVI Style French Gilt Bronze Picture Frame, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze picture frame 19th Century Classic elaborate bow motif crest, stylized laurel leaf border with fine beaded details. Black velvet back with ...
Bronze
Wonderful French Bronze Ormolu Jeweled Interact Bouquet Louis XVI Picture Frame
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French bronze ormolu & jeweled interact mounted picture frame in the Louis XVI style with bouquet crown and pierced swags.
Bronze
Picture Frame Silver Enamel with edges and frieze in Louis XVI style Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloché with edges and frieze in French Empire Louis XVI style. External cm. 16 x 23...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Double Portrait Frame with Easel Back, 19th C.
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An elegant French Louis XVI style ormolu double portrait frame dating to the nineteenth century, nicely cast with the refined neoclassical ornament that defines the Louis XVI decorat...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 10 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 10 cm x 14 cm. Passepartout: 6 cm x 9 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an e...
Brass
Antique Picture Frame, France, Circa 1900, 10 x 13 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1900. Picture size: 10 cm x 13 cm. Passpartout size: 4 cm x 11 cm. The golden color of the brass with its warm sheen adds a special tou...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Oval Desktop Picture Frame, ca 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze oval photo or picture desktop easel frame from circa the 1900s. This adorable picture frame is made of bronze and brass and has an easel supporting leg ...
Bronze, Brass
Antique Wall Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, Hanging Photo, France, 5 x 5 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 5 cm x 5 cm. Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderful bow and f...
Brass
Antique Wall Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, Hanging Photo, France, 5 x 5 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 4,7 cm x 4,7 cm. Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderful bow a...
Brass
Photo Frame Two-Tone Fired Enamel on Guillochè Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver S
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamel on guillochè and with various ornaments in Louis XVI French Empire style and 4...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Gilt Metal Gold Picture Photo Frame
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Gilt Metal Gold Picture Photo Frame French Gilt metal, Glass, Fabric c. 1900 Dimensions: H x W x D: 41cm x 27cm x 2cm Of refined and elegan...
Metal
Fine Large Antique 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Love Trophies Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved" - George Sand Fine Louis XVI style antique French gilt bronze photograph frame, the crest with an ornate wreath surrounding the head of a lion...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Hanging Picture Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite set of two French 19th-century hanging picture frames exudes timeless elegance and charm. Crafted from gilt bronze, each frame is...
Bronze
Antique Picture Frame, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Russia, 1914, 9 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, 1914. Enameled national flags on the top. Belgium, France, Great Britain and Russian Empire and the year 1914. Picture size: 10 cm x 13 cm.
Brass
21st century picture frame in lost wax casting bronze golden
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elegant picture frame made of lost wax casting bronze, patinated gold, ideal for enhancing your most precious memories. Italian artisan product. The richly decorated border features...
Bronze
$459Sale Price|39% Off
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Frame, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Early 20th century Louis XVI walnut frame, French. Carved ribbon bow typical of the Louis XVI style, the sculptures of the contours of the frame are of remarkable fineness. Good ...
Walnut
Antique Wall Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, Hanging Photo, France, 9 x 12 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 8,5 cm x 11,5 cm. Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderful bow ...
Brass
Photo Frame Triptych hinged shaped frame for 3 photographs Blue Enamel Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Triptych hinged shaped frame for 3 photographs in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and ornaments in French Louis XVI Empi...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture frame green enamel and borders in the French Empire Louis XVI style
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular shaped photo frame in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché with borders in the French Empire Louis XVI style. External dimensio...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Vintage Italian Giltwood Picture Frames in Louis XVI Style
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare pair of gilded wooden frames from the mid-20th century. They can be used either as small mirrors or as frames, either vertically or horizontally. This artwork, ne...
Wood
Antique Wall Double Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, France, 5 x 5 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful double brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 4,5 cm x 4,5 cm. Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderfu...
Brass
Picture Frame Silver Green Enameled with very fine hand engraving Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photoframe in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on a guilloché pattern embellished with a very fine hand engraving. External border in Fr...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Hanging Picture Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite set of 19th-century French hanging picture frames showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of the period. Made from intricately d...
Bronze
Antique Picture Frame, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Russia, 1914, 9 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, 1914. Enameled national flags on the top. Belgium, France, Great Britain and Russian Empire and the year 1914. Picture size: 8,5 cm x 13,5 cm....
Brass
Picture Frame Louis XVI Green and sky blue, French Empire style Sterling Silver
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This stunning Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Picture Frame Louis XVI has a squared shape with green and sky blue color for the fire enameled surface on guilloche and h...
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Panel or Overdoor Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
Rope turned pattern with water and matte gilding .Nicks , chips and minor losses and subsequent touchups. Red bole bleeding through gilding in places.
Wood
$512Sale Price|20% Off
Jacques Renaud Bernard, Set of 5 Engraving of Architecture, 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of 5 engravings by Jacques Renaud Bernard representing the parade hall and the apartments of the Duchess of Orleans at the Royal Palace in Paris, architectural ensemble designed by the architect of Louis XV Pierre Contant D'Ivry. The engravings represent the architectural details of the different rooms (moldings, sculptures, furniture etc.) This set of engravings...
Paper
Frame for Oval Photo Borders in Louis XVI French Empire Style Enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and with various ornamen...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Louis XV Style Bronze Dorè Picture Frame
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XV Style Dore Bronze Picture Frame. Frame features rich ornamentation with finely cast floral garlands, fruiting vines, and charming figural putti. The crest is crowned ...
Bronze
Bronze photo frame, Europe, end of 19th century
Located in Rīga, LV
This European gilt bronze photo frame was made at the end of the 19th century. The frame has a round form and is designed in the Louis XVI style, with a decorative crest formed by a ...
Bronze
Bronze photo frame, Europe, end of 19th century
Located in Rīga, LV
This European gilt bronze photo frame was made at the end of the 19th century. The frame has a round form and is decorated in the Louis XVI style. A laurel wreath tied with a ribbon...
Bronze
set of four French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu picture frames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most unique set of four French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu picture frames. Each most stunning hinged picture frame is decorated with an inner Rais-de-Coeur b...
Ormolu
Antique Baroque Carved And Gilded Cornices Central Italy 1750s Set of Two
Located in Milano, MI
Pair Of Carved And Gilded Italian Antique Frames Central Italy made using a single plank of carved stone pine according to the taste for imaginative and dynamic ornamentation typical...
Gold Leaf
Antique French Louis XVI Decor Gold Gilt Brass Photo Photograph Picture Frame
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Louis XVI Decor Gold Gilt Brass Photo Photograph Picture Frame France Brass, glass Late 19th Century Dimensions: H x W: 16cm x 9.5cm (external) 13cm x 8.5cm (...
Ormolu, Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Gray Painted Carved Wood Picture Frame
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 18th century French Louis XVI gray painted carved wood picture frame. Exuberant deep carving. Measures 25 1/2" x 22" x 3". Sight opening from the front measures 17 1/2" x 14"...
Wood
18th Century French Hand-Carved Giltwood Frame with Flowers
Located in Marseille, FR
This beautiful 18th century French giltwood frame is richly inlaid and hand-carved with floral patterns. The gilding is made of gold leaves and it has its beautiful original patina a...
21st century picture frame in lost wax casting bronze silvered
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elegant picture frame made of lost wax casting bronze, silvered, ideal for enhancing your most precious memories. Italian artisan product. The richly decorated border features a del...
Bronze
Antique Picture Frame, France, Circa 1900, 5 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1900. Picture size: 5,5 cm x 8,5 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
Brass
Antique Round Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1890, 11 x 11 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful round brass picture frame, France, circa 1890. Picture size: 11 cm x 11 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known f...
Brass
Fine Large Antique French Bronze Louis XVI Style Love Trophies Photograph Frame
Located in New York, NY
Fine large antique 19th Century French Love Trophies Louis XVI style dore bronze photograph frame Featuring an elegant laurel leaf border and a hand chiseled crest with a circular fl...
Bronze
Antique Round Picture Frame, Photo Frame, France, Circa 1880, 11 x 11 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful round picture frame, France circa 1880. Picture size: 11 cm x 11 cm. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its deco...
Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 17 x 23 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 17 cm x 22,5 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
Brass
21st century picture frame in lost wax casting bronze silvered
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elegant picture frame made of lost wax casting bronze, silvered, ideal for enhancing your most precious memories. Italian artisan product. The richly decorated border features liber...
Bronze
21st century picture frame in lost wax casting bronze silvered
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elegant picture frame made of lost wax casting bronze, silvered, ideal for enhancing your most precious memories. Italian artisan product. The richly decorated border features ivy l...
Bronze
Antique Picture Frame, Photo Frame, France, Louis XVI Style ca 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful French picture frame in Louis XVI Style , circa 1900. Picture size: 8 cm x 12,5 cm. Total size: 9 cm x 16 cm. In the salons of the wealthy bourgeoisie and aristocracy, suc...
Brass
Photo Frame Bordeaux Enamel Empire style ornaments Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions cm. 13.5 x...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century French Frame
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 19th century French frame, Louis XVI style.
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Oval Desktop Picture Frame
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze oval photo or picture desktop easel frame from circa the 1900s. This adorable picture frame is made of bronze and has an easel supporting leg on the bac...
Bronze
Picture Frame Silver Enameled on guilloche with feet for oval photo Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame with feet for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, with borders and ornaments in the ...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 13 x 21 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 13 cm x 21 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its...
Brass
Antique Round Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style Photo, France, Circa 1880, 8 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France circa 1880. Picture size: 8 cm x 8 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its de...
Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style Photo Frame, France, Circa 1880, 6 x 7 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional brass picture frame, France circa 1880. Picture size: 5,5 cm x 7 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for it...
Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 5 x 10 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 5,5 cm x 9,5 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
Brass
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French Louis XVI style, dore bronze picture frame with bow wreath garland crown.
Bronze
Picture Frame for oval photos enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Photo Frame Red Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions c...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st century picture frame in lost wax casting bronze golden
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elegant picture frame made of lost wax casting bronze, patinated gold, ideal for enhancing your most precious memories. Italian artisan product. The richly decorated border features...
Bronze
$8,383Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Giltwood Frame, Hand-Carved, Louis XVI Style, France, 1800s
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Large, antique, perfect giltwood frame, suitable for painting or mirror or headboard. On request I also have an ornamental frieze to place on top. Internal measurement: cm. 215,5 x ...
Fruitwood