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Louis XVI Lighting

LOUIS XVI STYLE

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.

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Style: Louis XVI
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier. The twelve arm sixteen light chandelier is centered by a striking bottom Ormolu finial with a ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Calacatta Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Calacatta marble lamp. This beautiful lamp is raised on a circular Calac...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces by E. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fantastic quality pair of signed Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces are by the renown marker Edward F. Caldwell. They feature Neo-Classical motifs including acanthus leaves, bo...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

19th Century Pair of Baccarat Wall Sconces in Gilt Bronze and Crystal
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A truly gorgeous pair of glittering three-armed sconces, made by renowned crystal manufacturer Baccarat in the 19th century. These fabulous wall lights are crafted from gilt bronze, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal plafonnier chandelier. This stunning four light plafonnier is centered by an Ormolu acorn bottom...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a corona cast with swags of flowers, above a spirally fluted central stem supporting eight scrolled candle-arms cast with acanthus leaves. Electrified.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Large Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu Wall Lights
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of late 19th century French ormolu four branch wall lights, each with classical scenes depicted in the plaques, scrolling foliate, and ribbon decoration.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Bronze Louis XVI Style Single Sconce
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis XVI style two bulb single sconce. This classically designed bronze sconce depicts a bow twisted around two fluted column forms ending with a laurel leaf pendant. Profe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French gilt bronze wall sconces with two lights, 19 th c.
Located in Houston, TX
The gilding on this pair is a beautiful soft gilt gold hue, The bronze casting is defined and sharp making this Pair especially desirable. Each sconce has two lights Which is already...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI 19th Century Dore Bronze Chandelier, Six Light, Estate Item
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI 19th century dore bronze chandelier, This solid bronze six light, nine arm, chandelier was recently rewired about ten years ago. Having a very fine think bronze masculine f...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

True Pair Of French 20th c. Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal And Gilt Metal Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative true pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Rock Crystal and Gilt Metal sconces, attributed to Maison Baguès. Each single arm sconce display...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Six-Light Chandelier ‘aux Termes
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Six-Light Chandelier ‘aux Termes’ Attributed to Emmanuel-Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley, Paris. Modelled with three caryatid term figures holding spi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Onyx Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and finely decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Onyx lamps, signed Henri Picard. This wonderful pair is raised by a square pedestal with recesse...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Onyx, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lantern. The lantern is modeled off an antechamber lantern still situated in the Palais de Versail...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair Of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Vase Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze And Royal Blue Sèvres-Style Porcelain Three-Light Vase Candelabra. Each baluster-form vase applied with a fruiting swag, flanked by twin entwin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gilt Iron And Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and highly detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Iron and Rock Crystal chandelier, attributed to Maison Bagues. This beautiful small scale six arm six light chan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Iron

19th Century, Large French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier with Twelve Lights
Located in IT
19th Century, Large French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier with Twelve Lights This elegant and refined chandelier was made in France in the early nineteenth century. The structur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Marble, And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps in the manner of Clodion and attributed to Barbedi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Yellow Gold Gilt Bronze Flambeau Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
his exquisitely made, Circa 1880, French, Louis XVI style, yellow gold gilt chandelier is a masterpiece of metalwork full of neoclassical motifs that carry multi-layered symbolism th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Wall Sconces With Two Lights Brass Gold Louis XVI Style, Mid 20th Century France
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of elegant golden brass wall lamps in Louis XVI style They are elegant and suitable for any space. You can add a panatLla to them if you like. Its condition is almost perfect, a...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French 19 century gilt bronze French bouillotte Lamps with hand-painted metal shades, with wiring and sockets, ready for use. The Candelabras are 19 century and converted to...
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1890s Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Metal

Two Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilded Bronze Italian Medusa Wall Sconces
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two Italian wall sconces made in early 20th century, gilded bronze is in perfect conditions, they need regular e14 bulbs and work 110-240 volts, electric wire is external. They are d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Tole Chinoiserie Tulip Jardinieres Mounted as Table Lamps, early 20thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
The upper sections with graduated oval green painted pots inside angled wire frames, these posts resting atop larger black and chinoiserie panted jardinieres with gilt painted pierce...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Tin

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 94cm, width 49cm, depth 33cm This pair of wall lights are superbly wrought in bronze, and fea...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

1960s French Louis XVI Style Bronze Lantern with Curved Glass
Located in London, GB
This very elegant 4-branch French lantern is from the 1960s in the style of Louis XVI and is crafted from bronze and features graceful and delicate ornaments such as garlands, ribbon...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A highly detailed and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This magnificent thirty arm thirty light chandelier is centered by a topie shaped Cry...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

French Sevres, Louis XVI style vase / lamp, late 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th Century French Serves, Louis XVI style Cobalt blue porcelain and gilded ormolu vase / lamp. Having this wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, two putti on top the o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair Of Baccarat style crystal and gilt bronze Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Fine pair of French Baccarat style crystal and gilt bronze Table Lamps including floral swags.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal & Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and highly quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rock Crystal and Crystal Girandole lamps. Each six light Girandole is raised by a circular Ormolu base with a ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Pair Of Louis XVI Style Sconces In Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Pair of Louis XVI Style Sconces in Gilt Bronze with two arms of light. Beautiful classic decor including a fire pot and garlands. Work from the end of the 19th century. Very good ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Lantern in the Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Antique gilt bronze lantern in the Louis XVI style with frosted glass panes and electrified sockets, ready for use.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Bronze Flambeau Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
The Neoclassical style often has an opulent look that is balanced with clean shapes and classical details. It pays homage to the Greek and Roman culture and was a defining style of t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Clear Cut Glass Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze and clear cut glass four-light chandelier from circa 1920s. This adorable Neoclassical or Louis XVI-style bronze chandelier is adorned with scrolls, aca...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Neoclassical Spelter Table Lamp ~ Girandole With Bronze Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Neoclassical Spelter Table Lamp ~ Girandole with Bronze Finish will make a charming accent light for your favorite room! Depicting three playful cherubs dancing around in a ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XVI Lighting

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Spelter

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce in centered by berried acanthus leaves leading up to additional scrolling movements below a ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Gagneau Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps, signed Gagneau Paris. Each lamp is raised by a circular pedestal with a beaded edge. Above...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystals Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystals lantern. The large scale eight arm eight light lantern is centered by an Ormolu rosette with an ac...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XVI style bronze basket chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XVI style bronze basket chandelier, circa 1950
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Quartzite And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Quartzite and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is supported by an Ormolu base below a square Quartzite base w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Exceptionally Fine Pair of late 1800s Louis XVI style French Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceptionally fine Pair of late 1800’s Louis XVI style French Gilt Bronze large two-light Sconces. The French refer to this gilding process as “bronze doré ” and of course we say “do...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Gold Plate, Gold

Louis XVI / Neoclassical style chandelier in gilded bronze, France, Circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb neoclassical / Louis XVI style chandelier. France, Circa 1900. 4 lights. In gilded bronze with floral motifs, grapes, torches, rope knots. Beautiful glassware: flame on the ce...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI Claude Galle Style Hunting Sconces, 2
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style gilt metal three-light wall sconces or appliques, each in the hunting style or "a la chasse" with ribbon-tied acorn laden oak leaves and deer-hoof pendant fin...
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

19th Century Dore Bronze Chandelier, Louis XVI Dome Style
Located in Stamford, CT
A gilt bronze chandelier having a decorative center crystal dome surrounded by Fine dore bronze decorative casting. The central column pole holding several lights suspended by three ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu Wall-Lights after Jean-Charles Delafosse
By Jean-Charles Delafosse
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th Century French Pair of chiseled and gilded bronze wall-lights, the fluted barrel, from which acanthus leaves escape in scrolls forming two arms of light, and crowned with a fire pot, neck-shovels with twisted flutes, heart, hoes with leaves of water. Circa 1880 Parisian quality work of the late nineteenth century after a model by Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1791), famous french architect, ornamentist and painter. Original gilding Electrified H 40 cm L 36 cm P 20 cm The model of our sconces takes the creations of 18th century bronzers who were directly inspired by the drawings of Jean-Charles Delafosse in the 1760s. In particular, the collection of engravings...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Fine Antique Pair Palace Size Dore Bronze Loius XVI Style Five Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent, rare pair of palace size five light 19th century Louis XVI style Dore bronze figural sconces France, circa 1860 This spectacular pair of sconces is of exceptionally fine...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Rock Crystal Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Rock Crystal lamp. This lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with a column above. The bottom plinth of t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Porcelain Table Lamp, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A porcelain table lamp with a Sevres style painted frame with flowers and a golden stamped brass base. Dimensions: 37 cm height without lampshade.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

A Pair of Large Maison Bagues Rock Crystal Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of very large and extremely unusual French Maison Bagues style cut rock crystal, beaded glass and cut crystal multi light triple tier chandeliers of exquisite craftsmanship. T...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal

French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Silvered Bronze Figural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and silvered bronze figural chandelier embellished with four figures of soldiers.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Napoleon III Period Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period Ormolu sconces. Each unique three arm sconce is centered by a charming finely detailed bo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

A Pair of Carved & Giltwood Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Pair of Carved & Giltwood Table Lamps France, circa 1930 Overall height 29 1/2 inches. Lamp Height 18 3/4" x 6 1/4" Wide x 6 3/4" Deep CW5305.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt bronze chandelier in the Louis XVI taste, having guilloche patterned supports with floral garlands, a carved alabaster bowl issuing ten curving arms with scalloped alabas...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Alabaster, Bronze

Silver over Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier with Alabaster Dome & Shades
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Silver over Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier in the Louis XVI taste featuring turned & hand cut alabaster dome & shades (12). 16 lights (4 inside dome, 12 lighted arms) Fra...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Alabaster, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Silvered Bronze and Crystal chandelier, possibly by Maison Bagues. The nine arm, thirty light chandelier is ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Celadon Porcelain And Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Celadon Porcelain and Ormolu lamp. This stunning Pâte-Sur-Pâte Porcelain lamp is raised by an elegant Ormolu base suppo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French Neoclassic Silver Plate 3-Light Bouillotte Lamp, 18th/19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a fluted standard issuing three curved arms, the standard atop a circular tray, with silk lampshade, height measured is to top of shade, height to top of candles is 11 inches...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Silver Plate

French Iron and Tole Leaf Lantern with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Pembroke, MA
Petite French cages style lantern constructed of painted iron and tole leaves. The lantern is embellished with twisting vines and colored Paris porcelain flowers, and gilded Fleurs d...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

Italy Wrought Iron Giant Lantern
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a charming lantern that was made in Italy in iron. The finish is in lacquer mat black. Its dimensions are consistent and it can match perfectly for an important entry hall ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

Louis Xvi lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Alexandre Vossion, and Gherardo Degli Albizzi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $212 and tops out at $470,000 while the average work can sell for $7,500.

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