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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
21st Century, 3 Lights Billiard Chandelier in Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
3 Lights billiard chandelier in patinated gold bronze. The metal parts are in patinated gold bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Italian Gilt Wood Wall Sconces Appliques Lights
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Two Giltwood Wall Candle Sconces, 1960's Italy. Elegant wall sconces with beautiful detail throughout, including bows and ribbons as well as leaves and tassels. The hand-paint...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

21st-Century, Green celadon Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in crakle celadon green porcelain and bronze in patinated gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Porcelain

21st-Century, 12-Lights Porcelain and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Calenzano, FI
12-lights chandelier in light-green porcelain and bronze in burnished. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The lampshades are...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Italian Crystal Beaded Chandelier With Amethyst Glass Prisms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, Italian 1960s gilt-iron and crystal beaded chandelier with amethyst drops. The chandelier features a shapely scrolled-iron frame decorated with an abundance of glass bead...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Knot & Tassel Appliqué Wall Candle Sconces
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing matching pair of gilt bronze sconces in the shape of knotted ribbons holding two candle arms. These amazing set were produced in the 19th-century in France. Both remarkable ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Signed Baccarat Gilt Bronze And Crystal Chandelier
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautifully proportioned 19th Century signed Baccarat chandelier, originally candle powered has been electrfied. The gilt bronze frame ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Wall Sconces Louis XVI Style France Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*]If you're interested in this item and have any questions, please contact us. Many items are on clearance. We welcome serious offers. Elegant pair of one arm wall sconces...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Nuvolato marble and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Epoque Period Nuvolato Rosso marble and Ormolu chandelier. This handsome and statement making six light chandelier ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Early 20th century Gilt Bronze & Patinated Metal Louis XVI Style Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite five-arm candelabra lamp, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the opulent Louis XVI style. Adorned with lavish gilt bronze mounts, the lamp features floral and...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Italian Genovese Antique Empire Chandeliers in Crystal
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Antique 1780 Genoese Empire Chandeliers in Crystal, also colored, authentic, finely carved in gilded wood, original and perfectly restored and re-electrified. This unique pa...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Wrought Iron

Large Louis XVI-Style crystal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Large cast bronze arms adorn this exuberant light Fixture with 18 scrolling arms with lights. The bronze Arms cascade in an arc shape with graceful full Arms holding large crystals. ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XVI style nine light bronze and crystal chandelier–with all the glamor of Maison Bagues–to illuminate your dining room or foyer. This statemen...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair Antique French Sevres Portrait Porcelain Ormolu Wall Sconces Candle Lights
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large pair of antique French Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted candle wall sconce lights, mounted with portrait miniatures, circa 1880. The top of each sconce is inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait miniature of Princess Elizabeth the Sister of Louis XVI & Madame De Montesson the wife of Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous and large 20th century (vintage) French Louis XVI style eight light bronze and crystal chandelier inspired by Maison Bagues to illuminate your dining room, foyer, or even ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze & Crystal Sconces
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XVI style two-light cast bronze sconces with scrolled arms and a variety of crystal prisms and pendalogues and faceted bead chains. Good heavy casting. Rewired with n...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Majestic Pair of Crystal and Bronze Girandoles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Monum...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique Bronze Hall Lantern, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
A French gilded bronze antique hall lantern, the brass bulbous candle sconces, surrounded by four sectional circular decorative embellishments fa...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Hall Lantern, France
Antique Bronze Hall Lantern, France
$4,209 Sale Price
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Pair of 19th Century Bronze Floral Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of small but very fine antique French wall sconces with oval framed mirrors and beautiful floral details, roses. Originally crafted for two candles each, these antique bronze wall lights...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally refined and beautifully balanced French Louis XVI style silvered bronze, rock crystal and crystal chandelier, composed in an elegant tiered circular formation and ri...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Chandelier by Maison Mottheau
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality 19 century French gilt bronze and blue cold paint Louis XVI Style 12 light chandelier by Maison Mottheau with Churib Motif.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century A stately gilt bronze table lamp inspired by the French master Claude Galle and the refined elegance of the Lo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Charming Louis XVI style bronze chandelier, with 8 lights, decorated with drapes, bows and garlands, and ending with a pine cone. Electricity to be reviewed Height 80cm Diameter 70cm
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20th Century European Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

20th Cent., Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilded Bronze and faux Malachite Sconce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XVI style, hand chased gilded bronze and malachite three-light sconces.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Mid-Century French Louis XVI Crystal and Bronze Dore Five-Light Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room or living room with this elegant pair of antique gilt sconces. Crafted in France, circa 1960, each fixture features the traditional Louis XVI ribbon bow at the...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Three Lights Wall Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of large Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall sconces, come from a house decorated at 50s in Madrid, the wall sconces have all the usual decorative motifs in this Louis XVI style,...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Floor Torchieres
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of large and impressive bronze, marble and composition Louis XVI style six light painted and gilt torchères. Electrified. Bronze and composition mounted on Sienna marble bases.  
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Late 20th Century Philippine Louis XVI Lighting

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Siena Marble, Composition, Bronze

Louis XVI Style, Onyx, Bronze, Table Lamps, France, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Onyx, Bronze, Table Lamps, France, 1930s Pair of Louis XVI style table lamps having brown moiré and beige speckled onyx and bronze urn form. Underlined by acanthus ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Onyx, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Doré 4-Light Lantern with Porcelain Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
With arching openwork top above a square-form body tapering to a foliate pendant knob; decorated overall with later porcelain flower heads which can be easily removed.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Table Lamps
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Louis XVI style pollard burl and finely cast brass table lamp, the twin light arms above a shaped base with brass mounts surmounted by hand-sewn silk shade. Dimensions: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Pair Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Louis XVI from the 1780s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair sophisticated carrara marble and gilt bronze Candlesticks. Made in France during the 1780s. Louis XVI. Beautiful contrast between the white Carrara marble and the gilded de...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

21st-Century, Hand-carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in hand-cut clear crystal and bronze in patinated gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this tabl...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Revival Ormolu Mounted Marble Table Lamp 1860s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French Louis XVI revival ormolu mounted marble table lamp, Circa 1860 in date. This beautiful ormolu mounted boldly veined breche violette mable table lamp is decorated...
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1860s Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut-glass beaded Cascade ten-light chandelier with garlands and a crown top with a floral canopy, circa 1900, Paris. ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XVI gilt bronze three arm hall lantern with serpentine sides, bronze swags, flame urn for finials, acorns, and acanthus leaf decorations.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Crystal Sack of Pearls Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI crystal sack of pearls chandelier is a timeless ode to the revival of the styles founded by the ancient Greeks and R...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Exquisite Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier featuring long crystal petals & frolicking cherubs spilling an hour of plenty. France, circa 1920. 18 lights. Dimensions: Heigth 44" Diamete...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Magnificent Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

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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Bronze, Brass

Magnificent Pair of Louis XV1 Style Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in London, GB
Magnificent Pair of Louis XV1 Rock Crystal Candelabras Lovely Ormolu Bronze Arms and Rock Crystal Shaped Droplets Extremely Elegant
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Vintage gilt bronze and tole 2-light bouillotte lamp. Round bronze base and oval gilt and painted tole adjustable shade with two arm candle lights and wreath finial.
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Multi Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This finely cast French Louis XVI style chandelier presents a stately arrangement of twelve candle-form lights mounted in two graduated tiers. The gilt bronze arms sweep outward in s...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

"Marie-Antoinette" Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI-inspired baluster-shaped chandelier, in crystal and silvered bronze mount. The central shaft, made of threads, is lit by 12 indirect lights and 12 light-arms endi...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Stunning Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier, Paris, France, circa 1980s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful solid bronze chandelier made by LG Paris (Maison Lucien Gau), Paris, France. The chandelier has six scroll arms and displays great elegance, than...
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1980s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st Century, 12-Lights Chandelier in Clear Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
12-Lights chandelier in clear crystal and gold patinated bronze. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item uniq...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French Baccarat Gilt Bronze and Crystal Twelve-Arm Chandelier, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Baccarat gilt bronze and crystal twelve-arm chandelier with a gilt floral canopy, cascading crystal prisms flanking a centered spiral crystal column , twelve gilt floral scrol...
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1820s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Imposing Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent 60 Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier in the Louis XVI taste having crystal chains and pendalogues. France, circa 1920 Dimensions: Height 60" Diameter 56" CW5230
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

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

French Louis XVI Style Brass and Crystal Basket Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful, subtle late 19th century Louis XVI style brass and crystal basket chandelier with a fountain corona, having an elegantly draped canopy with cascading bead crystals and alm...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Antique 18th Century Double Eagle Wall Mirrors Candle Sconces Repoussé Brass
Located in Munich, DE
This pair of 18th centurty repoussé brass walls sconces has retained its original condition and patina as well as the original mirror glass. A pair...
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1780s Austrian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass

A fine 19th century Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze oil lamp .
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze mounted oil lamp converted into a lamp.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Five-Light Tulip Design Chandelier Fixture
Located in Plainview, NY
A classy and stylish Louis XVI style bronze fixture featuring tulips design having five lights and featuring a bronze canopy. The fixture will be perfect for the bathroom or hall are...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Antique Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
French chandelier in the Louis XVI style. The fixture features a hand hammered gilt iron structure boasting a rich array of mouth blown crystal teardrops. This fixture has been newly...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Iron

Antique Bronze Hallway Lantern Lamp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique lantern / hallway lamp. The crown-shaped fixture is made entirely of cast bronze. The lampshade is made of molded glass, with floral m...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra with Putti Holding Floral Bouquets
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of candelabra with winged putti, each supporting a floral bouquet, on top of marble base. Each putti is patinated bronze and the bouquets are gilt bronze. The floral bouquet has...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Large Pair of Wall Sconces Wall Lamp French Louis XVI Style 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of wall sconces bronze doré Louis XVI style of the first half of the 20th century. This model of French wall lamps or sconces have illuminated the Europen Grand Hotels and Cafe...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

A fine and large 19th c French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and large 19th century French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze mounted tripod lamp.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French 10-Light Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French transitional iron, beaded and crystal 10-light chandelier.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal

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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