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 got 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