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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
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Pair of Small French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Two-Light Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of small French 19th century/Napoleon III Louis XVI style gilt bronze two-light candelabra Each candelabra featuring two fluted light arms with foliage decoration and bell-sh...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze, Rouge Marble and Jewelled Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This majestic three-piece clock set is truly a sight to behold, and features beautifully contrasting rouge marble, gilt bronze and glittering jewels. The set comprises a central cloc...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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

Antique Louis XVI Style Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This clock set is a remarkable antique, which is not only a brilliant piece of technical design—serving as a fully-functioning timepiece—but is also an exceptional work of sculpture....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of French Rouge Marble & Rock Crystal Ormolu Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extremely fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble four-light girandole lamps. The beautiful girandoles are surmounted by a cut crystal spike, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze

Antique Monumental Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Torcheres in Louis XVI Style
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is a rare and impressive pair of hand-carved and gilded floor candleholders. The bold 19th century Baroque carving is authentic in style. The heavy tripod base with foliate scro...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Wood

Pair of Clodion Gilt & Patinated Bronze Satyr Candelabras, 19th Century, France
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A pair of wonderful French gilt and patinated bronze candelabras made by Atelier Clodion in the mid-19th century. Depicting two patinated bronze satyrs sitting on a tree stump holdin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Figural Candelabra
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine pair of French Louis XVI gilt bronze putti candelabra with each putti holding a three-light arm with floral motifs, acorn finials, and raised on a marble pedestal base with a ...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Candelabra Gilt Bronze Mounted White Marble Baluster Shape
Located in London, GB
Pair of candelabra, French in Louis XVI style, of white and blue Tarquin marble and have original ormolu mounts and candle holders. In fine condition with ormolu virtually mint, they...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

3-Piece French Louis XVI Marble Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
3-Piece French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) rouge marble and bronze dore clock set with Pair of candelabra. (18"high candelabra) (PRICED AS SET)
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, 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

Pair of Mid-19th Century Bronze and Marble Candelabra, Young Cupids
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite pair of candelabra, composed of a young cupid on clouds in patinated bronze, holding an ormolu torch. A vase with flowers and fruits sits where the flame of the torch would...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Two Monumental Biscuit Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These candelabra are magnificent works of sculpture, as well as lights. They are statement pieces which measure an impressive 1.35m (53 inches) in height. The candelabra will add spl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu, Bronze

Large Pair of Classical Bronze Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of 19th century French gilded ormolu, bronze and white marble candelabra, each having six scrolling foliate branches with candle sconces, above a pair of bronze se...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Christofle Silvered Candlestick Lamp in the Baroque Style
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XIV style silvered candlestick by Christofle, converted to a lamp, with a new pleated silk shade. The base of the candlestick is stamped with the shield and rooster mark...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Metal

Pair of French Antique Louis XVI Style Crystal Candelabras Baccarat Attributed
Located in New York, NY
A pair of spectacular and large antique French Louis XVI style cut crystal, hand engraved gilt decorated crystal and gilt bronze multi light candelabras of exceptional detail embelli...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Crystal, Bronze

Set of Four Louis XVI Style Silver Candelabra by André Aucoc
Located in London, GB
This beautiful set of four candelabra (or candlesticks) was made around 1900 by André Aucoc, a leading French silversmith of the time. Aucoc inherited the ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Three-Piece French Bronze and Malachite Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Malachite three-piece clock and candelabras clock set. The dial signed" Raingo Fres A Paris".
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Marble Clock and Candlesticks, Louis XVI Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt bronze marble clock and candlesticks, Louis XVI period. Dial signed: ”Charles Garriots à Paris”  
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Floor Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt wood floor torchiere with urn design and 9 bronze arms (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A pair of Louis XVI style marble and gilt bronze candelabra. Rising from a square base supported by gilt bronze scrolling lions' paw feet, the red 'partridge eye' griotte marble s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Griotte Marble, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Impressive Louis XVI Style Giltwood Torcheres
Located in London, Park Royal
Impressive Louis XVI style torchere bases with up lighters. Beautifully hand-carved and gilded by hand using traditional methods in an antique finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Giltwood

Pair of French Bronze 3-Arm Candelabras with Paw Feet and Etched Glass Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of French bronze 3-arm candelabras with paw feet and etched glass base.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Floor Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze festoon design floor torchiere with 6 arms and claw foot base (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Fine Gilt-Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Garniture Set, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt bronze and Champlevé Enamel Garniture Set comprising a pair of candelabra and a brûle-parfum and cover. French, circa 1890. The brûle -parfum or censor with a domed champlevé enamel lid above a gilt bronze pierced guilloche border with ram's head mounts supported by a baluster column flanked by seated putti finely cast with musical instruments on a circular base. The candelabra en suite having a pair of of putti figures supporting candlearms with circular champlevé enamel drip trays and sconces. Champlevé enamelling, is similar to cloisonné in that the enamel is applied to discrete cells separated by metal. However, in champlevé, cells or troughs are cast into or cut away from the metal base, leaving a raised metal line between the cells which forms the outline of a design. The cells are then filled with molten or powdered glass and fired. Height of central vase: 25 cm Width of central vase: 15 cm...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Enamel, Bronze

Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Ebony Three-Light Desk Stand, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze and ebony three-light desk stand. French, circa 1820. This elegant desk stand has an ebonized rectangular base with drawer, supporting a re-...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French gilt bronze table candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt bronze table candelabra French, 19th Century Height 75cm, diameter 35cm The fine gilt bronze candelabra in this pair are crafted ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra after François Rémond, circa 1830
By François Rémond
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of Louis XVI style patinated and gilt-bronze four-light candelabra after the model by François Rémond, now in the Wallace collection, London. French, circa 1830. Stamped to one bronze ring ‘RG’. Each candelabra has a central stem in the form of a torch en flambeau with three scrolling acanthus reeded branches terminating in sphinx heads and palm-leaf candleholders. The arms seemingly tied to the stem piece by knotted gilt-bronze cords ending in tassels. The candelabra are issued from patinated bronze ovoid vases with fluted stems and square section porphyry bases. Each vase is mounted with gilt-bronze female heads and foliate swags and encircled by a putti friezes. The handles of each vase are in the form of patinated bronze satyr’s masks. This important pair of candelabra are after the model attributed to the ciseleur-doreur François Rémond dated 1782-5 now in the Wallace collection, London. [F.134-5]. Peter Hughes, in his catalogue entry for the Wallace candelabra...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Column Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Charles X (1st quarter 19th Cent) bronze dore 7 arm column candelabra (signed: Thomière à Paris) (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Green Marble Vase Candelabra with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely pair of French Louis XVI style candelabra with turned light-green-marble vase resting on tripod marble base with bro...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

3-Piece French Louis XVI Mahogany Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
3-Piece French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) mahogany clock set with Pair of candelabra with fluted design and bronze dore cupids and trim, Candelabra 14" high. (PRICED AS SET)
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Period Gilt-Bronze Figures of Maidens as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of antique French Louis XVI period, 18th century gilt bronze and white Carrara marble figures of maidens mounted as Lamps. This magnificent pair of gilt bronze fig...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI large Neoclassical Pewter Altar Candlestick
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI large Neoclassical Pewter Altar Candlestick A late 18th century altar candlestick or orchere decorated with neoclassical motifs including beaded m...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Pewter

Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These exceptional, large pair of red marble and gilt bronze candelabra is opulently decorated finely-cast neoclassical style decorations. Each candelabrum is formed as a red marble vase...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

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 Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Porphyry and Ormolu Candelabra in Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XVI style porphyry and ormolu candelabra. Rising from a square base supported by gilt bronze bracket feet, giving way to a stepped stiff-leaf ormolu border; the porphy...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Porphyry, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt bronze and grey marble base 5 scroll arm candelabra with cornucopia on side of base and foliate mounts. (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

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

20th century Pair of French Bronze Doré Sconces
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of bronze doré wall sconces featuring incredible detailed ormolu including festooned floral garlands, ribbons and tiny bow embellishments. Triple candle holders...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Bronze Cupid Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze seated cupids holding two two-armed candelabras on rouge marble and relief bases (signed CLODION) (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Large Pair of Antique Sevres Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of French 19th century sevres porcelain and gilded ormolu candelabra. Each candelabra having five branches with scrolling leaf decoration. The turquoise porcelain vases...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Cupid and Satyr Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt and patinated bronze candelabra with a cupid/satyr figure holding 2 foliate arms and raised on rouge marble bases (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Marble and Bronze Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Pair of finest quality and large early 19 century French Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated marble and bronze candelabra with figures ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Figures of Man and Woman
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze figures of man and woman on gilt fluted base holding three-arm candelabra with floral design (19th century).  
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style, Dore Bronze Three-Piece Centerpiece Garniture
By Louis August Alfred Beurdeley 1
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional quality antique French Louis XVI style, doré bronze three-piece centerpiece or candelabra garniture. Each piece sculpted and finely hand chiseled with winged putti, wr...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Cupid Candelabras with Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze large cupids holding torches candelabras on square shaped rouge marble bases (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, 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

Large Malachite, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This majestic, neoclassical style clock set – the clock of which measures 1m and the candelabra 1m 11cm in height – will make a bold statement in an interior. With its magnificent pa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze

Bronze Four-Light Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Bronze four-light candelabra, 19th century. A finely cast bronze candelabra with a bronze plaque in the center flanked by a pair of cobalt blue columns.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

Pair of French Victorian Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Victorian (19th Century) black marble and gilt bronze trim 3-light candelabras with extensive floral and swag design & lion paw details (signed: HENRY DASSON 1879) (PR...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

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

Pair of red marble and gilt bronze table candelabra by Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Pair of red marble and gilt bronze table candelabra by Barbedienne French, 19th Century Height 57cm, width 17cm, depth 15cm The exceptional candelabra in this pair, by the famed mak...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Three-Light Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A pair of French Louis XVI style ormolu three-light candelabra with beaded decoration throughout, having garland swag decorated fluted stems ending on flut...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cassolettes Candleholders
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze cassolettes in the form of atheniennes. Each with a domed and pierced cover to reveal the candleholder, the egg ovoid shaped whi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

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 Louis XVI Style Three-Light Quiver Gilt-Bronze Sconce, attr. H. Vian
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilt-Bronze Sconce, attributed to H. Vian A pair of Louis XVI style three-light and quiver-shaped wall-lights, each issuing three arms from a fin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French, Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candelabras.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Candle Holders

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Bronze

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

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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