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Maison Mottheau et Fils Lighting

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An esteemed producer of bronze for many of Paris’s prestigious cabinetmakers during the late 19th century, Maison Mottheau et Fils is also renowned for elaborate furniture designs that combine function and decoration.

Throughout the late 1800s, Maison Mottheau et Fils designed and produced decorative gilt-bronze objets d’art and furniture, including ormolu-mounted tea tables and ornate Neoclassical-style clocks. However, the company was mostly known for its lines of exquisite Louis XVI wall lights, chandeliers, candelabras and lanterns. With the introduction of electricity in the 1890s, Maison Mottheau et Fils incorporated the new technology into its lighting fixtures, and the company flourished. 

Maison Mottheau et Fils was inspired by famed bronzier Pierre Gouthière (1740–1806) in many of its designs; it also collaborated with several well-known French sculptors. Among them was Frédéric-Eugène Piat (1827–1903), who designed an onyx and gilt-bronze torchère lumineuse for the company that was shown at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Maison Mottheau et Fils’s display also featured a pair of large Napoleon III gilt-bronze candelabras, each lit by ten electric lights. 

The company’s electrical lighting exhibit garnered critical acclaim, prompting the Art Journal to write in 1900 that the “French Section shows many examples of fine work applied under the new conditions, but we doubt if a more complete success is to be recorded to the credit of any exhibitor that can be conceded to Messieurs Mottheau et Fils.”

Today, pieces by Maison Mottheau et Fils continue to be highly sought by collectors of late 19th-century furniture.

On 1stDibs, discover a range of antique Maison Mottheau et Fils lighting, decorative objects and other furniture and collectibles.

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Creator: Maison Mottheau et Fils
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Twenty-Seven Light Chandelier, c.1890
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century French palatial ormolu bronze twenty-seven light chandelier by the renowned designer and bronzier Maison Mottheau et Fils. This chandelier is in superb cond...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Maison Mottheau et Fils Lighting

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19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Twenty-Seven Light Chandelier, c.1890
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Twenty-Seven Light Chandelier, c.1890

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Twenty-Seven Light Chandelier, c.1890

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Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
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Pair of Louis XV Rococo style gilt bronze wall sconces. French, late 19th century. Measures: height 77cm, width 44cm, depth 24cm. The two wall lights in this pair are crafted fr...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Maison Mottheau et Fils Lighting

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Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces

Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Chandelier by Mottheau et Fils
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
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A very fine and rare French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and cut-glass eight-light chandelier with a suspended bell-shaped blown-glass candle-bowl, by Mottheau et Fils,...
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19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Chandelier by Mottheau et Fils
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Chandelier by Mottheau et Fils

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Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Chandelier, circa 1890-1900 by Maison Mottheau
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
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A Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Chandelier Circa 1890-1900 Stamped E. MOTTHEAU PARIS Maison Mottheau et Fils of Paris.   1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris The fixture fe...
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Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Chandelier, circa 1890-1900 by Maison Mottheau
Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Chandelier, circa 1890-1900 by Maison Mottheau

Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Chandelier, circa 1890-1900 by Maison Mottheau

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Maison Mottheau Et Fils lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Maison Mottheau et Fils lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Maison Mottheau et Fils lighting, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Maison Mottheau et Fils were created in the louis xv style in france during the 19th century. Prices for Maison Mottheau et Fils lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $12,104 and can go as high as $344,011, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $40,225.

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