How do I identify Louis XVI chairs?

To identify Louis XVI chairs, first familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the design style by looking at images found on trusted online resources. Often, Louis XVI chairs rest on straight, column-like legs, and their frames show off intricate carvings such as scrollwork rosettes, fluting and ribbon twists. Typically, chairs from the era have recessed arms connected to the front of the seat via an elegant curve. Artisans of the period typically constructed chairs in mahogany, walnut or oak wood. If your chair has these features, it will likely be an original Louis XVI piece or a reproduction based on one. To tell antiques apart from contemporary chairs, consider their overall condition.Due to their age, originals will likely show some signs of wear, and you may be able to spot visible tool marks or slight irregularities in the carvings due to their handcrafted origins. A chair that looks unused and is completely uniform with no tool marks is less likely to be an original. When in doubt, check with a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer.On 1stDibs, find a selection of Louis XVI chairs.

Louis Xvi Gilt Chair

French Louis Xvi Armchair Floral

French Giltwood Cane Chairs

Carved Wood Arm Chairs

Painted Pair French Chairs

Louis Xvi Maison Jansen

19th Century French Bergere Chair

Category

Vintage 1960s American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Cane, Walnut, Paint

1950's Set 10 Louis XVI French Empire Style Painted Parcel Gilt Dining Chairs

$8,345 / set

1950's Set 10 Louis XVI French Empire Style Painted Parcel Gilt Dining Chairs

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Their versatility allows them to pair beautifully with Empire, Louis XVI, Gustavian, Hollywood Regency, and transitional interiors alike.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

French Regency Louis XVI Hand-Painted and Gold Gilt Dining Chairs, Set of Eight

$3,995 / set

$3,937Sale Price|50% Off

$19,450 / set

$13,500 / set

A fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt carved bergeres by A. Krieger

By Antoine Krieger

Located in Dallas, TX

A very fine and rare pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI gilt carved bergeres. By A. Krieger. Beautiful gilding covered in a silk damask. One arm side has a rip in the material.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

A fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI water gilt and carved wingchairs

$13,200 / set

A fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI water gilt and carved wingchairs

Located in Dallas, TX

A fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI carved and water gilt wingchairs .

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Set of Five Jansen Style Paint Decorated & Gilt Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs

$855 / item

Set of Five Jansen Style Paint Decorated & Gilt Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

Set of Five Jansen style paint decorated and gilt Louis XVI style dining chairs. Each in a new upholstery with new springs and welts.

Category

Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI style wingback armchair – 19th century – carved wood & floral fabric

$1,283

Louis XVI style wingback armchair – 19th century – carved wood & floral fabric

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Elegant Louis XVI style bergère armchair, Napoleon III period, with a high, wraparound back, known as a "winged" back, presenting a classic and refined design. The giltwood frame, ri...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood

A set of four Louis XVI chairs, G.-E. Lexcellent, France, circa 1850-1870

$21,196 / set

$19,450Sale Price / set|20% Off

$7,200Sale Price / set|20% Off

Fine Set of Six Italian, 18th Century Painted and Parcel-Gilt Chairs

Located in Rome, IT

A fine set of six Italian, 18th century green-painted and parcel-gilt chairs.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Wood

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Louis XVI Gilt Bois Theatre Chair

Unavailable

H 31 in W 20 in D 19 in

Louis XVI Gilt Bois Theatre Chair

Located in Atlanta, GA

Classic Louis XVI Chair, Painted and gilt finish. Curved square back, fluted tapering legs.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Louis XVI style Side Chairs

Unavailable

H 34.5 in W 20.5 in D 17.5 in

Pair of Louis XVI style Side Chairs

Located in New York, NY

An elegant pair of Louis XVI style side chairs painted and gilt wood.

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs

Unavailable

H 44.49 in W 28.75 in D 23.63 in

Carved giltwood Louis XVI style fauteille with original tapestry upholstery

Located in Salisbury, GB

A good carved giltwood Louis XVI style fauteille with original tapestry upholstery and gilding Circa 1880

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Beech

19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Bergere

Unavailable

H 40.5 in W 28 in D 23 in

19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Bergere

Located in New York, NY

19th century French bergere in the Louis XVI style. The gilted frame is beautifully carved Ash. Featuring an oval back and classical carved motifs, all resting on turned tapering flu...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Ash, Fabric

Set of Fourteen Louis XVI Style Cane Dining Chairs by Jansen

Unavailable

H 35 in W 18 in D 19.5 in

Set of Fourteen Louis XVI Style Cane Dining Chairs by Jansen

By Maison Jansen

Located in New York, NY

A very nice set of 14 dining chairs are painted white with parcel gilt. The backs are cane and the seats upholstered in leather. These come from the Europa Hotel in Rome.

Category

20th Century French Chairs

Materials

Wood, Leather

Louis XVI Era Chaise Probably from Pavlovsk Palace, Late 18th Century

Unavailable

Unavailable

Unavailable

Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Wood Armchairs, ca.1870.

Located in New York, NY

Materials

Cane, Giltwood

Pair of Louis XVI Chairs

Sold

Sold

H 35 in W 26 in D 23 in

Painted and gilt Louis XVI style bergere chairs circa 1950.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted and gilt Louis XVI style bergere chairs circa 1950 with recent burlap fabric.

Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

18th Century Louis XVI Side Chair with Painted and Gilt Finish

Sold

H 36 in W 20 in D 20 in

18th Century Louis XVI Side Chair with Painted and Gilt Finish

Located in Buchanan, MI

An 18th century Louis XVI side chair with painted and gilt finish.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Chair Signed Guillaume Grohe, Gilt, 19th Century

Sold

Sold

H 39 in W 20 in D 22 in

Set of Eight Louis XVI Silver Gilt Dining Chairs

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Exquisite set of eight vintage Louis XVI carved dining chairs featuring a silvered hand-gilt finish.

Materials

Linen, Cane, Giltwood

Late 20th Century Karges French Louis XVI Style Gilt Fauteuil Chair

Sold

Sold

H 37 in W 26.38 in D 30.32 in

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Barrel Back Bergere Chair in Parcel Gilt

Located in Wichita, KS

A stunning French parcel-gilt, barrel back bergere in the Louis XVI style, newly upholstered in European hemp linen.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Club Chairs

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Carved Cane Armchairs, circa 1880

Sold

H 91 in W 50 in D 40 in

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Carved Cane Armchairs, circa 1880

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

. Carved gilt and cane wood . Louis XVI style . Raised on round taperinf and fluted legs . Brown leather seat . Original gilt patina . Circa 1880

Materials

Giltwood

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A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano

By Collard & Collard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine Anglo-French 19th century rosewood, palisander, amboyna and satinwood marquetry (inlaid) art-case baby grand piano, the works by "Collard & Collard". The intricately ...

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Set of Six 19th Century Swedish Carved Back Dining Chairs

$5,200 / set

H 35.75 in W 17.5 in D 22 in

Set of Six 19th Century Swedish Carved Back Dining Chairs

Located in Charleston, SC

Charming set of six Swedish dining chairs with richly carved seat backs with lyre and leaf motifs. Recent upholstery seat in linen.

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Dining Chairs Swedish Set of Four Gustavian Original Paint Green Sweden

Sold|~~$9,500~~

H 36 in W 18 in D 16 in

Dining Chairs Swedish Set of Four Gustavian Original Paint Green Sweden

Located in New York, NY

A set of four side chairs made during the Gustavian period in Sweden 1790-1810. The original paint in a grayish green which has a stunning patina. Rounded legs with channeled details.

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Chairs

Wonderful French Faceted Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Casket Jewelry Box

$2,850

H 5.25 in W 5.25 in D 4 in

Wonderful French Faceted Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Casket Jewelry Box

Located in Roslyn, NY

A wonderful French faceted cut crystal casket with engraved scroll bronze ormolu mountings with wreath draped keyhole. Measures: 5.25" L x 5.25" H x 4" D.

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Vintage 1930s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Mirror, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London

$17,818 / set

$2,176

H 14.97 in W 13.39 in D 1.97 in

Madonna and Child, oil on Metal in a Gilt Frame, After Raphael, 19th Century

By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

Located in NICE, FR

This 19th century painting depicts the Madonna and Child, inspired by the celebrated works of Raphael. The Virgin tenderly embraces the Child, echoing the warmth and harmony that def...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Metal

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Louis Xvi Gilt Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic louis xvi gilt chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and giltwood, every louis xvi gilt chair was constructed with great care. Find 194 options for an antique or vintage louis xvi gilt chair now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer louis xvi gilt chair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right louis xvi gilt chair, those designed in Louis XVI, Hollywood Regency and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest. A well-made louis xvi gilt chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Aubusson Manufacture, François-Claude Menant and Georges Jacob are consistently popular.

How Much is a Louis Xvi Gilt Chair?

A louis xvi gilt chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,985, while the lowest priced sells for $760 and the highest can go for as much as $56,760.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

Questions About Louis Xvi Gilt Chair

How do I identify Louis XVI chairs?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
To identify Louis XVI chairs, first familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the design style by looking at images found on trusted online resources. Often, Louis XVI chairs rest on straight, column-like legs, and their frames show off intricate carvings such as scrollwork rosettes, fluting and ribbon twists. Typically, chairs from the era have recessed arms connected to the front of the seat via an elegant curve. Artisans of the period typically constructed chairs in mahogany, walnut or oak wood. If your chair has these features, it will likely be an original Louis XVI piece or a reproduction based on one. To tell antiques apart from contemporary chairs, consider their overall condition.

Due to their age, originals will likely show some signs of wear, and you may be able to spot visible tool marks or slight irregularities in the carvings due to their handcrafted origins. A chair that looks unused and is completely uniform with no tool marks is less likely to be an original. When in doubt, check with a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer.

On 1stDibs, find a selection of Louis XVI chairs.