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Louis XVI Candle Holders

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
Color:  Beige
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 Candle Holders

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Crystal

19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lyre Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A French Clock Garniture in the Louis XVI Manner The clock and its accompanying candelabra constructed in gilt bronze mounted Italian Carrara marble; the timepiece with stepped elli...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Elle Époque Period Ormolu and Marble Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble candelabras. The two arm candelabra are raised by beautiful...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Porcelain Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Biscuit de Sèvres porcelain candelabras, signed Sèvres and after a model by Lagneau. Each four a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI st. Gris St. Anne, white Carrara marble and ormolu candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by a circular white Car...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu three arm candelabra. Each candelabra is raised by a mottled square ormolu base with conc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Louis XVI Style Blue Turquin and Ormolu Two-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. Bleu Turquin and ormolu two arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by a circular Bleu Turquin base decorated with a beaded ormolu band. A...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Baccarat Tulip Form 3 Color Opaline Vases w/ Serpent Decor
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite rare fantastic condition pair of 19th century baccarat tulip form 3 color opaline vases/ candle holders with serpent decor. The tops...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Crystal

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. candelabras. Each candelabra is raised on a a white Carrara marble support with ormolu beaded trim at the base. The reeded colum...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabras. Each two arm candelabra is raised by a circular white Car...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu candelabras. Each is raised by a square marble base above four topie chased ormolu supports. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu cassolettes with all original gilt. The pair are raised by a thick square shaped marble ba...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Bronze Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze candelabras. Each three-arm candelabra is raised on a circular Gris St. Anne marble base with an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, white Carrara marble and ormolu three arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by a square base be...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Malachite Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Malachite three arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by a square Malachite...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Malachite, Ormolu

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 Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Five Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and rock crystal candelabras. Each beautiful six arm candelabra is raised by a fine elegantly curved foliate support...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Mid 19th Century French Louis XVI St. Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI st. ormolu mounted on white Carrara marble three arm electrified candelabras. Raised by topie feet with acanthus leave capitals. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI style with white carrara and black Belgian marble and ormolu two light candelabras. The pair are raised by a square white Carrera marble...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Brass Marble Crystal and Acrylic 4-Arm Candelabras Louis XV or XVI Style, Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of two marble, acrylic and brass candelabras. This pair of candelabra feature round brass footed bases topped with white marble. The bodies are encircled in transparent diamond cut acrylic. The curled arms are detailed with fern and vines in brass. Candles insert into brass cups, with acrylic circular discs. Glass crystals dangle from each arm. Unmarked and sourced from an estate in southern Oklahoma. How we would style them: Imagine sitting in the Venice home of Dodie and John Rosekrans. 17th century furniture...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Crystal, Marble, Metal, Brass

Pair of French, Louis XVI Candelabra
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine pair of Louis XVI bronze and marble figural candelabra with floral arms, opposing figural bronzes on carrara plinth bases each with gilt bronze beading and trim.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

18th C French Oil Lamp with tools
Located in Carmel, CA
This four candle oil lamp is French and is brass. The turned column is adjustable for height. The three tools include the stamp, scissors and poke. The ring finial is a hand and d...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Brass

Unusual 19th Century French rotary Clock Garniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and very fine 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted white marble 3-piece Rotary (Annular) clock set comprising a clock and a pair of 3 arms candelabra. The urn s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI White Marble Candlesticks With Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of unusual Louis XVI sculptured white marble candlesticks with gilt bronze mounts, 18th century. Italian or French.
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of two-light candelabra are finely cast with great detail and fine hand chasing. The bronze work is in both matte and burnished gilding as well as patination making the wor...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

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Pair of French Louis XVI Style Nine-Light Torcher Candelabra
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Louis Xvi candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI candle holders 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 candle holders created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, lighting, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI candle holders 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 candle holders, popular names associated with this style include Alexandre Vossion, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Oggetti D'Arte, and Susse Frères. 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 candle holders differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $344 and tops out at $203,862 while the average work can sell for $6,738.

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