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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
Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Mounted Cassolettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu cassolette urns. Each urn is raised by elegant topie shaped ormolu feet below the square white Carr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

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 Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabra lamps. Each five arm lamp is raised by a circular base with a mott...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

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 Candle Holders

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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 19th Century Louis XVI St. Electrified Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabra lamps. Each eleven arm lamp is raised by an elegant circular base with a beautiful spiral fluted design and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair Candelabra 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
This pair are fine examples of the Louis XVI style.Five arm candlesticks finished with precision and craftsmanship. The brackets support the richly adorned lamp-form ormolu body of t...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze

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 Candle Holders

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Bronze

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 Candelabra 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
An exceptional and high quality pair of 19th century French Louis XVI. Brass lampstand and ormolu 06 arms. Each lampstand has an attractive and rich abrasive bronze cherub. A cherub with an ormolu wicker basket on its head, and one with ormolu amphora on its side. The 06 S-roll arms are decorated with stacked acanthus leaves and a rinceau pattern, in the center is an ormolu bow...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Bronze Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze, three arm candelabras. Each beautiful candelabra is raised by a square white Carrara m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Porphyry electrified candelabra lamps. Each candelabra is raised by elegant or...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Very Pair of Carrera Marble and Gilt Bronze Large Candelabrum
Located in Dallas, TX
A extremely fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI Carrera marble and bronze dore candelabra. Finest quality gilt bronze casting. Large and impor...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite pair of 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabras, attributed to F. Barbedienne. Each candelabra is raised on a circular finely chased ormolu base with acanthus leaf...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Candelabra 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
These large and finely cast candelabrum were made by the well respected bronzier Ferdinand Barbedienne. They are truly exceptional examples of 19th century French craftsmanship. They...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Candlestick Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze the Pair, 18th Century Style
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of rock crystal candlesticks on a Louis XVI style gilt bronze mount. Circular molded base with gilt bronze ornaments such as beads and waterleaves friezes, also visible on the b...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

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 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

Rare Pair of Louis XVI Period Ormolu Candlesticks, France, circa 1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Rare Pair of Louis XVI Period Ormolu Candlesticks, France, circa 1770 Item # C1040271 An incredibly fine pair of ormolu bronze candlesticks from the Wildenstein Collection, they fea...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Crystal Candlesticks by Cristalleries de Sevres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish pair of Louis XVI style bronze and crystal candlesticks date to the 1960s and were created by Cristalleries de Sevres. Note: Retains its original lable on the verso ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra, modeled after Clodion. The two arm candelabra is raised by fine topie shaped feet below the...
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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
An extremely elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu cassolettes. Each cassolette is raised by spiral fluted topie shaped feet belo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, 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 French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze and Marble Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and white Carrara marble candelabras, signed Clodion. Each two arm candelabra is raised by fine top...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of impressive and large scale, French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu cassolettes. the urns are raised by a thick stepped marble plinth decorated by...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant five-light Louis XVI style wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzishows many high-quality hand chiselled details. At the top, there is a tassel, a typical element of Louis...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Candle Holders

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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 Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu mounted cassolettes. The pair are raised by a marble base above topie shaped ormolu suppo...
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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 Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candlesticks, with all original gilt. Raised by a square shaped base with canted corners. The impressive fluted column...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

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 Candle Holders

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Bronze

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 Carre...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Bronze Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble candelabras, attributed to H. Ferrat. Each six arm cande...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Double Branched Silver Candlestick
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Double branched silver candlestick Dimensions: 15.5” H x 10.5” W x 5.5” D Base diameter 5.5”.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Silver

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 Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Pair of Pink Porcelain and Bronze Candlesticks with Gilt Wood Base
Located in Toronto, ON
An exquisite pair of Antique pink porcelain and bronze candlesticks with gilt wood base, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Four Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble four arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by fine ormolu topie shaped fee...
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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 Four-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and green Porphyry, four arm candelabras. Each large scale candelabra is raised by a square ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Porphyry, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Three-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by a circular base with beautiful foliate and a twisted ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair of Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by a circular base with a fine mottled design and a most decorative wrap arou...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite veneer wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzishows many high quality hand chiselled details, enriched by Malachite veneer. At the top th...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze

Pair of Important Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Cut Crystal Arms, 1780s
By Piat Joseph Sauvage 1
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of important and highly unusual candelabra from the 1780s. The bases are made of gilt bronze with inserted, glasscovered paintings on ivory. The paintings are by Piat-Joseph S...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt and Burnished Bronze Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XVI Style Gilt and Burnished Bronze Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi two-arm sconce is centred by burnished bronze rod decorated with a spiral v...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

These Are a Pair of Gilded or Enameled Perforated Brass Candlesticks
Located in Warsaw, PL
These are a pair of gilded candlesticks. On it were pictures of young women wearing antiques with their hair braided and carefully braided on top. The girl with 3 full rings is a sym...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Gold Plate

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Cobalt blue Porcelain Five-Light Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Origin: French Date: circa 19th century Dimension: 23" x 9-1/4".
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Large Fine Quality Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze Candelabra, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and rare large pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style candelabra in bronze and gilded ormolu, each with patinated bronze semi clad maidens holding gilded cornucop...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze candelabra, mid 20th c., fluted standard issuing four scrolled arms, each ending in beaded bobe...
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This beautiful Louis XVI style marble and gilt bronze column candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got a very refined design featured by a classic vegetal motif capital and masks ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Malachite, Bronze

Antique Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Antique pair of French Neoclassical style gilt bronze and malachite candelabra French, late 19th century Measures: Height 62cm, width 30cm, depth 30cm This fine pair of candelab...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Gilt Bronze Ormolu Candelabras
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century gilt bronze pair of French ormolu and figural six light candelabra featuring two cherubs. Each cherub holds a candelabra sitting barefoot on a rock with clothed in a sma...
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1860s European Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Gold, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candlesticks in the Manner of Pierre Gouthière
By Pierre Gouthiere
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 Candle Holders

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Ormolu, Brass, Bronze

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 Candle Holders

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Bronze

French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze, Tôle, Ormolu

Stunning Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Candle Candelabras
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality made and large pair of antique 6 candle candelabras with putto sculptures. In mid 19th century Europe, the most beautiful candelabras ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candelabra by Susse Frères
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze candelabra by Susse Frères French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 62cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm Each candelabrum i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Cast Bronze Candelabras in Louis XVI Style Signed Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of cast bronze candelabras in Louis XVI style signed Ferdinand Barbedienne, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Baroque Louis XVI Style Silverplate Candlesticks, Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A pair of silverplate over copper candlesticks in the Louis XVI style, circa 1880s. Dimensions: Overall: 12" H. x 5" W. x 5" D. Maximum candle diameter: 1" ACS0503
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Silver Plate, Copper

Amazing Pair of French 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 19th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabras, each with a dark bronze delicious dancing putto figures and parrots holding aloft three scrolled candle-branches with colorful Meissen Porcelain flowers...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

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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