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Louis XVI Candlesticks

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
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 Candlesticks

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Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

Pair of Similar French Louis XVI Style Brass Candlesticks, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant pair of very similar French Louis XVI-style brass candlesticks or candle holders from the 1920s. Beautifully ornate with rich chiseling, stripes, and rosettes throughout....
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Brass

Pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze - ormolu candlesticks - 19th century - 11" 3/4
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Antique French pair of candlesticks, beautiful finely chiseled ormolu (solid bronze gilt with fine gold) Louis XVI style pattern. Our model is richly ornamented with pearls, gadroons...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Style Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Exceptional quality French 18th century silverplate and brass candlesticks, Louis XVI period. Subtle, Neoclassical influences are evident in fluted textures and beaded edges on the s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Silver, Brass

French Pair of 19th Century Pewter Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
In classic Louis XVI profile, these substantial pewter candlesticks from 19th century France will make a statement on any mantel or table. The baluster forms have soft patina, result...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Pewter

Pair of French 19th Century Silver Plate Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning pair of French Louis XVI style candlesticks, 19th century, in gleaming silver plate. The base is cast with exceptional fluted details from the tip of the cone to the reede...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Metal, Silver

2 Antique French Silver Plate Church Temple Altar Pricket Candlesticks Holder
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique French Louis XVI style silverplate mantel or floor prickets / candlesticks / candle holders featuring a tall reeded column with trophy urn form pedestal base. In the his...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Metal

Pair Gilt Bronze Stork Candlesticks by Christopher Fratin
Located in Staffordshire, GB
A superb pair of Gilt Bronze Candlesticks cast in the form of storks holding a single candle sconce in their beaks whilst balancing on turtles backs. The bases are stamped by the mak...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

A Pair of Candlesticks in brass, early 20th Century, in the style of Louis XVI
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Pair of Elegant and Ornate Brass Candlesticks from early 20th Century. In the style of Louis XVI. Wear consistent with age and use
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Brass

A Pair of Candlesticks in Gilt Bronze, 19th Century, in the style of Louis XVI
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Pair of Elegant and Ornate Gilt Bronze Candlesticks from the 19th Century. In the style of Louis XVI. This pair of gilt bronze candlesticks are highly ornate in the style of Louis...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of French Bronze Candlestick Holders
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A simple and elegant pair of 19th century French “Flambeaux” gilt bronze candlesticks crafted in a traditional baluster form, rising above a heavy circular base. The turned and knopp...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

French Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candlestick with Dolphins
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable French gilt bronze candlestick on a circular base with leaves decorations. The candle cup is held by three finely detailed dolphins. Dimensions: diameter of the base 10 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candlesticks. Each handsome candle holder is raised on a trio of lions supports on ball feet with their...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Ormolu

French Pair of Solid Brass Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A diminutive pair of French candlesticks, 19th century, in gleaming solid brass. The heavy base is cast with smooth, rounded forms and despite some patina, the metal shines brilliant...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Metal, Silver

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style bronze candlesticks. This beautiful pair of French Napoleon III bronze candlesticks or candleholders have a beautiful etched design and wi...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Carved Italian Giltwood Bellini Pricket Candlestick by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Carved Italian giltwood Bellini Pricket candlestick by Randy Esada designs.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Giltwood

Pair of French 19th Century Figural Bronze Candelabra
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt bronze winged cupid sculpture candelabra mounted on square rouge marble plinths. Louis XVI form with rose pedal candle arms.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Griotte Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Girandole & Matching Lusters with Cast Noble Figures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique girandole with matching lusters set are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1890 and done in a Louis XVI style. The arms and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Pair Louis XVI Style Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVVI style bronze candlestick.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Candlesticks
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine and rare pair of French Louis XVI silvered bronze candlesticks. The seemed sticks with a bright polished finish and with removable bobeches. France, ca 1780 Dimensions...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Single Louis XVI Ormolu Gilt and Rock Crystal Candlestick, 18th Century France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Single Louis XVI Ormolu Gilt and Rock Crystal Candlestick, 18th Century France
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Pair French Attr. Baccarat Double Overlay White to Green Cut Crystal Lusters
Located in New York, NY
A very fine pair of Antique French " Baccarat" double overlay, White to Green cut Crystal Lusters / Girondles, attributed to Baccarat . This pair of wh...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Crystal

Pair of 18th Century French Transition Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of 18th century French transition Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks A baluster-shaped tapering fluted stem on a large round...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Silver-Plated Candlesticks
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A pair of small, antique Louis XVI style silver-plated candlesticks, with a beaded pearl pattern around the upper rim and the gently flared pedestal base. This matching pair would id...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Silver Plate

Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Candelabras, Louis XVI Style
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning and exceptionally crafted pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI style bronze candelabras, showcasing the elegance and refinement of the period. The candelabras feature ori...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair, are top quality 19th century interpretations of the 18th century originals, and their equal in every way but price. Each vase-shaped body is applied with crisply modelled ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Silvered Cast Brass Candlesticks, 1720
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of cast brass and silver plated candlesticks with fluted base and shaft. The candle cup is fitted with a bobeshe in a conforming profile. The stepped, scolloped base and candle ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Silver Plate, Brass

Pair of Louis Seize Fire Gilded Candlesticks France 1800 by F. Barbedienne
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pair of strict classicistical fire gilded candlesticks France 1840, signed Barbedienne. Strict classicist design with square base, flowers and leaf ornaments in different finish. Decorated and smooth elements in alternation create otically balanced object. The widest part of the stem is 4.0cm Ferdinand Barbedienne (* August 6, 1810 in Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay, Calvados department, France; † March 21, 1892 in Paris) was a French sculptor, bronze ware manufacturer, and gallery owner. One of the most important and popular Éditeurs d'art, or publishers of art articles, he had most of the French sculptors of his time under contract. Life and work Ferdinand Barbedienne was the son of a farmer. At the age of 13, he learned the Craft of saddlery. In 1822 he moved to Paris, where he first worked as a clerk in a wallpaper shop. He received start-up capital from his employer to open his own store, which he set up on Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in 1834. He pursued the idea of exhibiting bronze statues in addition to his core business and mass producing them in small format. In 1838, he joined forces with the mechanic Achille Collas, who had developed the machine á reduction (réducteur for short); a device based on the principles of the pantograph that could reproduce three-dimensional objects in any size - reduced or enlarged. On November 29, 1838, both signed the founding contract for the company Société Ferdinand Barbedienne et Achille Collas, which aimed to commercially exploit the mechanized production of sculptural works for an initial 20 years. Barbedienne took care of the commercial management of the company, while Collas contributed the patent on his invention and seven existing machines, and with his profound knowledge of machinery was responsible for the production processes. Together they decided on the subject matter of the objects, the selling prices, and all other financial matters. In 1841, they produced casts of the Apollo of Belvedere, the Spinario, and 21 pieces with the motif of a bas-relief of the Parthenon. These were followed by versions of the Laocoon group, the Venus of Arles, and the Borghese Fencer, among others. Special interest was initially shown in works from antiquity, for which casts from the Atelier de Moulage in the Louvre served as models. The company continued to produce works by representatives of the Renaissance such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Giovanni Bologna or by French sculptors such as Jean Goujon, Jean-François Flamand, Pierre Puget, François Girardon, Antoine Coysevox...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th C. Blue Opalescent Crystal Tulip Form Lustres W/ Gilt Decor
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style blue opalescent crystal tulip form lustre/girandole/candle sticks with hand-painted enamel designs and gilt decoration. Each ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Crystal

19th Century Wood Italian Decorative Palm Holder with Flower Composition
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An italian palm holder with original floral composition manufactured in Italy in the early 19th century, wood is lacquered and covered by a light metal. The item is in original condi...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Metal

19th C Bloodstone Cassolettes with Ormolu Mounts Rams Head Motif Louis XVI Style
Located in Cincinnati, OH
These fabulous 19th century neoclassical French cassolettes have an athénienne form and are composed of bloodstone ornamented with beautifully detailed ormolu mounts. The green ovoid vessels are flecked with red and are each supported by three gilt bronze legs finished with rams hooves at the bottom and rams heads at the top. A central ring holds the legs firmly in place. The upper portion of the vessels bear wide gilt bronze bands decorated with floral and foliate motifs. The undersides are finished with a series of detailed leaves separated by stems and small berries with pinecone pendants...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Putto Ormolu Patinated Bronze and Marble Candlestick
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This French candleholder, in the style of Clodion, is mounted on white statuary Carrara marble. The patinated putto holds a candle support of flowering acanthus leaves. Circular and rectangular marble shapes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Sterling Silver Candlestick / Candleholder, Spain, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
1940s Spanish Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver Candlestick Louis XVI sterling silver candleholder. Stamps: Star-940. Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm x diameter: 11 cm Spain, 1950s-1960s. ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Sterling Silver

18th Century Louis XVI Wood and Metal Sicilian Private Church Torcheres
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Sicilian Torcheres in original conditions, never restored with consistent signs of use and age that were likely used in a private church or chapel se...
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Late 18th Century Sicilian Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Metal

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra, Cherub Florentine Form
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze candelabra, Cherub Florentine Form A large and impressive pair of Candelabra, each having a...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White Marble Candlestick
Located in Barntrup, DE
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White marble candlestick An adorable French Louis XVI-style bronze candlestick or candle holder from the late 19th century. Beauti...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by a circular base with a beautiful richly chased mottled wrap around foliate...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilded Bronze Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely small pair of two-light candelabra are made in gilded bronze and were made in France around the turn of the century. Cast as a satyr holding up sinuous candle arms termin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Pair of Silver Plated and Crystal Candle Holders by Morlot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine pair of antique silver-plated candle holders in the Louis XVI style, dating from the 19th century, each topped with a cut crystal drip tray and featuring a glittering fri...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Crystal, Silver Plate

A Rare and Exquisite Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Bloodstone Two-Light Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Bloodstone Two-Light Candlesticks, Resting on Jasper Bases, Circa 1790 Transport yourself to the pinnacle of historical elegance with this extraordinar...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Ormolu

Pair of French Louid xvi Ormolu Candlesticks with Putti Masks and Garlands
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular pair of French Louis XVI ormolu candlesticks with Putti Masks and Garlands. The socket is very intricately sculpted with beading, acanthus leaves, and fluted bottom. Be...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French Louis XVI candlesticks from the late 18th century. The stems and bases are made of white Carrara marble, while the fittings are burnished gilded bronze. The base is ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair are of Classic design and accomplished execution. The primary decorative motif is acanthus and beading. The base and column are reeded and have a matted finish. There are t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

A Very Fine Quality 19th Century French Pair of Candlesticks
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very Fine French 19th Century Pair of Candlesticks In ormolu, very finely chiseled and decorated with knotted garlands, branches of leafy flowers, spokes of hearts, leaves of water...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Ormolu

Four Large Louis XVI Style Rock Crystal Quartz and Bronze Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
A Set of 4 Large Louis XVI Style Bronze mounted Cut rock crystal candlesticks of fine detail on circular rock crystal bases.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

19 Century Louis XVI Cassolettes
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Set 4 Ormolu and Veined Rouge Marble Twin Branch Wall Lights 20thCentury
Located in London, GB
This is a very fine set of four good sized ormolu and veined rouge marble twin branch wall lights dating from the second half of the 20th Century. The lights feature classical Louis...
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20th Century Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Ormolu

A pair of Louis XVI White and Gold Lacquered Wood Sicilian Candlesticks
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of antique white and gilded wood torcheres, they came form a little church inside a prestigious villa in Sicily, they are in original conditions never restored. These torchere...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Fruitwood, Lacquer

Rare Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candlesticks in the Manner of Gouthière
Located in London, GB
An important pair of Louis XVI style ormolu candlesticks In the manner of Pierre Gouthière Of substantial size and expertly cast in matt and burnished gilt bronze, the circular p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze, Brass, Ormolu

Pair of LXVI candlestick-cassolettes, France, circa 1800
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of ormolu candlestick- cassolettes in the form of covered pedestal pots with neo-classical laurel garland decoration, on shafts in the form of sections of antique columns on a q...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

18thc Pair Louis XVI Fire Gilt Bronze Candlesticks/ Candle Holders
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair c1790 French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candle Holders/ Candlesticks. Highly detailed and quite stunning!
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Silver Plate Candlesticks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Italian Louis XVI style silver plate candlesticks. Beautiful pair of antique Italian Louis XVI style silver plated candlesticks, candleholders, altar prickets o...
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1860s Italian Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Silver Plate

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Gilt candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Gilt candlesticks, stamped Baccarat. Each most decorative candlestick has a scallop shaped base with linear Gi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Crystal

Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candlesticks.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candlesticks. Each stunning candlestick is raised on a circular base with a fine mottled border, beade...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Ormolu

Pair of Early 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks after Martincourt
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks after a model by Etienne Martincourt (master 1762, died after 1791): Candelst...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze and Marble Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Vert de Patricia marble candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by a square ormolu base, socle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Late 18th century Louis XVI Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine pair of Louis XVI period candlesticks of unusual form. Each with an ovoid white marble body issuing a floral spray with a flower head nozzle, supported by three curved mo...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lidded Casolettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lidded cassolette urns. Each cassolette is raised by a square white Carrara marble base with a fi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candlesticks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Louis Xvi candlesticks for sale on 1stDibs.

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