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Louis XVI style is characterized by simple design and construction. Its lines are elegant but subtle, delicate without being too feminine, and laden with the symbolism of the historical and philosophical transformations of the Enlightenment. The most popular of the Louis styles today, its clean lines complement contemporary interiors and place an emphasis on straight lines and right angles, seriousness, logical design, and more classically inspired motifs. 

A classical revival was inspired by the excavation of Pompeii in 1748. Combined with a backlash against the excesses of the Rococo style and a new moral and philosophical emphasis on simplicity,  this archaeological discovery created the perfect environment for Neoclassicism. 

Superfluous ornament, rococo tendencies, and baroque excess was no longer popular. The new style among elites was to replace the fussy elegance of ceremonial rooms and town houses of large cities with small, rustic retreats. In an attempt to show their understanding of the resentment of the common French people, the rich and bourgeois began to favor furniture that was less frivolous.

Designers also looked back to the more architectural furniture of the Louis XIV period, keeping lines and design elements simple and less ornate. There is much use of egg and dart, carved friezes, oak and laurel leaf, wreaths, and cornucopias. Architectural motifs like fluted columns were prevalent. Moulding, gold leaf, painted wood, and rosette carvings atop legs were also common. 

The taste of Marie Antoinette, queen to Louis XVI, is also given a great deal of credit for the existence of the Neoclassical style in furniture design. She was responsible for the making of many of the small pieces of furniture found in her apartment at Versailles. Neoclassicism furnished the Queen’s apartments even while it heralded the end of the monarchy.

Chairs of the Louis XVI period are more angular than those of the Louis XV style. Chair backs tend to be rectangular, oval, or shaped like a shield, and in that respect less comfortable. The basic difference between the two styles is that the Louis XV chair doesn't have a single straight line, while the Louis XVI chair always has at least straight legs. These legs are easily identifiable. Instead of the "S" shaped cabriole leg of the Rococo chair, Louis XVI chairs have straight legs. Turned elements became common thanks to straight lines being the new fashion. Legs and vertical supports were turned in various ways, resembling spindles, quivers, columns, and balusters.

Walnut, ash, and burled walnut was used for seating and movable pieces. Oak was used for solid wood pieces, carved wooden ornament, and for certain chairs. Mahogany became very fashionable, while ebony came back en vogue after being banished during the Louis XV period. Various fruitwoods were still used. The marbles used were white, gray, or sometimes red with veining. 

Expensive materials were still the rule and very skilled artisans whom only the wealthy could employ made the furniture, just as they had during the reign of Louis XV. Attempts were made to identify with the starving Parisians by using the natural grain of the woods to create pattern and design on case goods. Louis XVI even wore a peasant hat in a portrait to try and express this sentiment of humbleness. Despite their efforts, both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were guillotined at the Place de la Concorde in 1793. 

The downfall of the Louis XVI style was the downfall of Louis himself. The common people felt the rich and influential had not sacrificed enough by merely living with less opulent furniture, thus bringing on the French Revolution of 1789. French furniture lost its position of dominance at this time, making the early 19th century the last great period in French furniture making.

Louis XVI

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Draw Leaf or Refectory Dining Table with Light Walnut Parquetry Bands
$10,200.00
$10,200.00
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchairs
$7,000.00
$7,000.00
Pair of Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Aqua or Teal Painted Three-Drawer Commodes
$9,600.00
$9,600.00
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Console or Sofa Table
$4,700.00
$4,700.00
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Three-Drawer Commode
$4,100.00
$4,100.00
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bleached Chestnut Commode Sauteuse
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
Fine Mid-20th Century Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Bureau Plat or Desk
$9,400.00
$9,400.00
Grand 18th Century French Directoire Period Walnut Draper's Table with Marquetry Band
$16,500.00
$16,500.00
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Commode
$4,700.00
$4,700.00
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Corner Chair with Original Needlepoint Seat
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut and Burled Walnut Commode Sauteuse
$4,600.00
$4,600.00

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18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode de Port Bordelais with Saint Anne Marble Top
$5,900.00
$5,900.00
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Demilune Wall Console or Side Table
$2,999.00
$2,999.00
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bouillotte Side Table with Marble Top
$2,599.00
$2,599.00
Fine 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Fruitwood Tea Table with Removable Tray
$6,500.00
$6,500.00
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Pareclose Mirror
$5,900.00
$5,900.00
19th Century Carved French Louis XVI Style Oval Shaped Giltwood Mirror with Beveled Glass
$3,950.00
$3,950.00
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Medallion Back Side Chairs, Set of Four
$2,480.00
$2,480.00
18th Century Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Period Solid Cherry Enfilade Buffet
$7,650.00
$7,650.00
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bouillotte Side Table
$2,450.00
$2,450.00
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode or Chest of Drawers
$3,875.00
$3,875.00
19th Century French Round Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Lift Top Side Table with Marquetry Inlay
$1,995.00
$1,995.00
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Pareclose Mirror
$4,795.00
$4,795.00
Large French Louis XVI Style Wood Jardiniere or Planter with Divided Zinc Inserts
$6,100.00
$6,100.00
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Carved Giltwood Altar Pedestal
$2,975.00
$2,975.00

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Antique French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and White Painted Dining Side Chairs, Set of 6
$9,000.00
$7,200.00

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On Sale

Louis XVI Style Marble Top Coffee Table in the Manner of Maison Jansen
$1,995.00
$1,350.00

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19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Trumeau Mirror with Monochromatic Oil Painting
$3,875.00
$1,999.00

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On Sale

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Corner Console with Marble Top
$4,995.00
$3,550.00
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Jardiniere with Shelf
$1,400.00
$1,400.00

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French Louis XVI Style Three-Drawer Walnut Commode
$3,195.00
$3,195.00

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Antique French Louis XVI Style Bleached Oak Enfilade Buffet
$6,995.00
$6,995.00

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French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Table
$1,100.00
$695.00

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19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bleached Walnut Side Table
$1,100.00
$1,100.00

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French Louis XVI Period Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top
$5,895.00
$5,895.00

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Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted Armchairs
$2,895.00
$2,895.00

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