Skip to main content

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.

to
149
1,146
400
1,500
66
10
Height
to
Width
to
910
728
70
105
65
72
63
69
63
66
62
65
57,066
18,999
8,813
7,922
3,832
2,711
1,983
1,597
943
839
791
644
598
535
406
196
129
72
921
507
76
254
103
35
54
27
46
13
18
19
12
10
3
1
1,428
852
566
483
331
1,468
1,274
142
42
37
1,576
1,516
1,532
39
25
17
17
10
Style: Louis XVI
Niermann Weeks Crystal & Wrought Iron 12 Light Chandelier
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Niermann Weeks Crystal & Wrought Iron 12 Light Chandelier
Category

1990s American Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron

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 ...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass

Lampadario Fiorentino in Cristallo Epoca Impero Inizio 1800
Located in Milano, MI
Lampadario Impero a Sei Fiamme Primi Decenni 1800 proveniente dall’Italia Centrale in Toscana, da un palazzo di Firenze; è composto da tre cerchi in ferro rivestiti da lamine in otto...
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron, 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...
Category

1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Diminutive French Chandelier
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Petite Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal Sack of Pearls Chandelier A charming, one light, 14-inch petite crystal sack of pearls chandelier. Graduated strands of crystal beads c...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Ribbon and Tassel Four-Light Chandelier, 1910s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze four-light bow, ribbon, and tassel chandelier from the early 20th century. An elegant Louis XVI or Neoclassical style bronze four-arm chandelier in the ...
Category

1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

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...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

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 ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, 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 ...
Category

2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

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 ...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

An Antique French Bronze Verdigris Lantern
Located in London, GB
A large Bronze lantern naturally verdigris patinated in hexagonal form with clear glass plates and simple 3 arm branch within. The ring and sphere holding three scrolled foliate arms...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Handmade Louis Seize Brass Crystal Chandelier Rare French Style Ceiling Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Chandelier – Handcrafted Masterpiece with Crystal Drops This exclusive chandelier is a true work of classical craftsmanship, inspired by the refined elegance...
Category

2010s Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

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 ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Wall Sconces Louis XVI Style France Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of one arm wall sconces bronze doré or brass, Louis XVI style of the first half of the 20th century. This model of French wall lamps or sconc...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass, 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...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

21st Century, Desk lamp in golden bronze with porcelain base
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century desk lamp in golden bronze and with porcelain base decorated with sky with clouds and pure gold decorations. The metal parts are finely chiselled. The joint on the bar a...
Category

2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

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...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron

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...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Wonderful Large Doré Bronze Louis XVI Lantern Fixture Curved Glass Panels Bows
Located in Roslyn, NY
An elegant doré bronze five-light lanterns with etched ribbed bronze trim on top and bottom of the lantern are fluted reed trim with cross bows around a curved glass panel accented w...
Category

20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Large Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier, Paris, France, circa 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful solid bronze chandelier attr. to (Maison Lucien Gau), Paris, France. The chandelier has eight scroll arms and displays great elegance, thanks to a platinum coating old g...
Category

1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

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...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Italian Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier 18th Century Great Beauty
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant and finely carved gilt-wood central base with 8 "S" scrolled gilt bronze arms decorated with hundreds of precious crystal drops creating garlands joined by different ...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Cut Glass

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...
Category

1780s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

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 ...
Category

2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Brass & Frozen Glass Sconces From Louis XVI Style late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French pair of wall sconces massive brass & frozen tulip glass. These torch-shaped sconces will give your home a classic look. They consist of a ring into which a torch would have b...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass

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...
Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain vase and cover, ormolu-mounted in lamp Polychromed design of birds, foliages and branches in cartouches, the ginger jar on a yel-low and...
Category

1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Ormolu

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...
Category

2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

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...
Category

Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Ormolu

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
Category

1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Mid-Century French Brass Chandelier With Crystals And Glass Fruit -6 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is such a pretty chandelier! It is French and over flowing with crystals and glass fruit. The fruit is purple, green, and clear. Please note the fabulous prism in the center of ...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

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...
Category

2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

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...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style French Bronze Wall Lights, Early 1900s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful pair of French Louis XVI-style wall lights. Made of bronze in the shape of large scrolls and decorated with elegant foliate motifs. Each sconce has one socket for the E14...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Red Fabric Shade Pendant Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant French Louis XVI style bronze chandelier with red fabric drum lampshade. This beautiful chandelier is suspended by four ornate bronze chains and features bronze floral gar...
Category

1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair Of Wall Lamps In Louis XVI Style
Located in Warsaw, PL
The wall sconce is made of intricately chiseled brass and plated with 24-carat gold, featuring natural elements such as olive branches and the face of King Louis XVI on a shield to c...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

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...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

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...
Category

1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair Antique Louis XVI style Black Bisque Cherub & Maiden Decorated Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair c1900 French Louis XIV style Black Bisque Table Lamps. Beautifully decorate in Cherub/ Maiden detail. These lamps are stunning and in very good...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Clay

Large French Bagues Style bronze, crystal and colored glass fruit chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This exuberant Extremely Large and Unusual French chandelier in the manner of Maison Baguès features a richly adorned 24 light frame with layered tiers of sweeping crystal-beaded ar...
Category

Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze

18th Century Belgian Louis XVI-style Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Slender and elegant, this Louis XVI-style chandelier from Belgium will add instant panache to your room. Cleaned and wired for US electrical using UL-listed parts and is ready to han...
Category

18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Louis XVI Style Patinated and Beaded Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of mid-century French Louis XVI style patinated metal sconces take the form of upside down hot air balloons and are detailed with beading and multi-faceted strings of glass...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Bronze Photophores
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of French cut-glass and bronze photophores.
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Cut Glass

Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French gilt bronze and beaded crystals chandelier with 12 lights
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Sevres Porcelain Royal Blue Ormolu Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning large antique French Sevres style "Bleu Royale"  porcelain and ormolu mounted vase circa 1870 in date, later converted into a lamp. In Louis XVI style, of baluster form with wolf...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Ormolu

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: ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Brass

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 ...
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Carved Wooden Lamps
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of 19th Century Swedish carved wooden lamps. Made from architectural fragments. Louis XVI style on later bases. Rewired and PAT tested to UK standards.
Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Wood

Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Germantown, MD
This pair of antique gilt bronze appliqués are finely detailed, and feature neoclassical motifs including bowknots and acanthus leaves. They are electric powered...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Sconces
Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Sconces
$1,256 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Wall Lights 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
This remarkable pair of neoclassical wall sconces embodies the elegance and grandeur of classical design, masterfully crafted from finely chiseled brass and richly plated with 24-...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

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.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A fine Louis XVI style five-arm chandelier of gilt bronze and parcel patinated, extremely ornate with great details, France, 1880-1890. This wonderful piece is in its original condi...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated and gilt bronze figural two-light candelabra after a model by Claude-Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), one modeled...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

20th century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
20th century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks The pair of candlesticks, made in the twentieth century, is in gilded bronze. The structure of each candlestick consists of pl...
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style set of Gilt Bronze and Enamel Sconces by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Louis XVI Style set of Gilt Bronze and Enamel Sconces by Gherardo Degli Albizzi. This fine set of wall sconces is crafted entirely of gilded bronze and decorated with elements typica...
Category

2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

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.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

A 19th Century French Ormolu Multi-Arm Chandelier with Leaves and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century French Ormolu Multi-Arm Chandelier with Leaves and Flowers. The bulbous body is made up of elongated ormolu bars with ormolu vines, leaves, and flowers branching off t...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Large French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Crystal Four-Light Lantern, 1920-1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very elegant gilt bronze and brass mounted cylindrical lantern with a central four-light candelabra cluster, France, 1920-1930. Finely handcrafted, clean lines and modern design in...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Bronze

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.

Recently Viewed

View All