Louis XVI Lanterns
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
French Triple Light Hall Lantern in Bronze Louis XVI Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Triple Light Hall Lantern in Bronze Louis XVI Style
This attractive French Hall Lantern in bronze hangs from a floral decorated ceiling ro...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
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Bronze
Small Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Lantern
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A small Louis XVI style gilt bronze lantern modelled after the Versailles Model.
Of hexagonal form surmounted by a corona cast with fleu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
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Bronze
Early 20th Century French Bronze Lantern
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 20th century French bronze lantern.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
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Bronze
Pair of Lanterns Crystal and Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful pair of lanterns Louis XVI style, crystal and bronze finely executed, very rare in this shape and surely executed by a very great parisian bronzier of his time.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Monumental Versailles Style Lantern Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine bronze & gilt bronze Versailles style lantern featuring beveled crystal panels. France, circa 1900
Louis XVI Versailles style nine li...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
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Crystal, Bronze
Ancient Baroque Style Lantern in Bronze Fusion with Little Angels Curved Glass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ancient Baroque style lantern in bronze fusion with little angels and various curved glass embroideries.
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1850s Italian Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Bronze Dore and Glass Hanging Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (20th Century) bronze dore round tapered shaped hanging lantern with 4 glass panels and 8 arms.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
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Bronze
Pair of Wall Lights made of Bronze, Patinated Metal and Porcelain Flowers
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of wall lights is made of Bronze and Patinated Metal with Porcelain Flowers. This is a French work. Circa 1940
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Maison Baguès Attributed Beaded and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Maison Bagues attributed beaded and crystal chandelier.
Unusual French Maison Baguès attributed Louis XVI style bronze and wood beaded and crystal chandelier. This stunning French nine-light beaded and crystal chandelier has been newly wired and dates to the 1920s. Dimensions as is: 31" H and 24" D. Our Baguès attributed chandelier would work well in a home with limited ceiling...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Palatial Large French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Ribbon & Bow Swag Lantern Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Exquisite French Louis XVI style gilt bronze three-light lantern fixture adorned with bronze beaded swags and finished with a center medallion of a bow.
Measures: 36" H x 18" W.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze eight-light chandelier with superb quality chasing and gilt, the arms surmounted with floral decorations in the form of a bouquet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Gold Bronze w/ Cut Crystal Shade - Lantern
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc Antique French Gold Bronze with Cut Crystal Ceiling Lantern Fixture. Floral band, hand cut shade. Versaille style.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Crystal Beaded Bronze Frame Lantern Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Crystal Beaded Bronze Framed Lantern Fixture/ Chandelier. This type of fixture is rare as for it to last over 120 years is rare due to t...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze 7-Light Chandelier with Children, After Gouthière
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style gilt-bronze figural seven-light chandelier with Figures of Putti (Children), after the model by Pierre Gouthière in the Cabinet doré for Marie-Antoinette at ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Palatial and Massive Antique French Louis XVI Multi Light Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A palatial and monumental large antique French Louis XVI girl bronze multi light lantern of superb quality embellished with gilt bronze ribbons, tassels and further adorned with inte...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze Lantern in the Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Antique gilt bronze lantern in the Louis XVI style with frosted glass panes and electrified sockets, ready for use.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Brass Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted from gilt brass, the lantern features a cylindrical frosted glass shade that diffuses light beautifully, creating a warm and inviting ambiance. Four rods connect the bottom a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality Antique Louis XVI Style Four-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Large, antique lantern with faceted crystal pendants and four electrified candles with faux wax covers dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, with modern wiring and plug, r...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Brass
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass lantern. This stunning lantern is centered by an elegant fluted bottom finial below foliate and beaded ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
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Ormolu
French Antique Hall Lantern in Brass
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Hall Lantern in Brass
An attractive round hall lantern featuring pierced brass continuous rings at the top and bottom that hold thr...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
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Brass
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cylindrical Four-Light Lantern
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cylindrical Four-Light Lantern.
This lantern is of cylindrical form with ribbed uprights supporting a frame with stiff-leaf borders and floral swags ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Neoclassical Style Glass and Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in London, GB
Antique Neoclassical style glass and gilt bronze lantern,
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 46cm, diameter 21cm
This fine, antique lantern was made after an 18th centur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
lantern crystal and bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful crystal and bronze lantern that can mixed with any style in a house, very refined and when it is lit it illuminates the room
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A Finely Cast Bronze and Crystal Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Manhasset, NY
A finely cast bronze eight-arm chandelier. This late 19th-early 20th century chandelier has a wonderfully cast bronze frame with hanging crystal prisms and amber colored mixed crysta...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
palatial lantern in bronze and glass louis XVI style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent palatial lantern louis XVI style in gilded bronze ,four arm hanging lantern lamp four glass panels
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze & Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style silvered bronze and cut-glass (Crystal) ten-light chandelier, in the manner of Baccarat. The elongated body surmounted with strands of...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Hall Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and decorative French Gilt Bronze Louis XVI style Hall Lantern. Fine Quality. Single Glass Globe (no panels). 4 Lights. France, circa 1920.
CW5187.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Hexagonal Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Elegant & Decorative Bronze Hexagonal lantern. Beveled Glass Panels.
3 Lights. France, circa 1930.
Dimensions: Height 28 1/2" Width 12 3/4" Depth 12 3/4"
CW5223.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Bronze Lantern, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze lantern, circa 1950
Need new electric system.
Original glasses missing.
Bronze signed.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Exceptional Wrought Iron Castle Lantern circa 1930 Very Nice Work of Ironwork
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional wrought iron castle lantern circa 1930
Very nice work of ironwork and bolts
Provenance chateau in the center of France.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
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Wrought Iron
Painted and Giltwood Six Sided Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted and giltwood six-sided lantern. Three lights.
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Dore Bronze and Glass Figural Seven-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous antique 19th century Louis XVI style French dore bronze and glass figural seven-light lantern. Beautifully cast, hand-chassed and hand-chiseled with the finest quality of ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Silvered Bronze Figural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and silvered bronze figural chandelier embellished with four figures of soldiers.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
1960s French Louis XVI Style Bronze Lantern with Curved Glass
Located in London, GB
This very elegant 4-branch French lantern is from the 1960s in the style of Louis XVI and is crafted from bronze and features graceful and delicate ornaments such as garlands, ribbon...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Louis XVI Style Hanging Lantern, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French bronze Louis XVI style hanging lantern, circa 1950
beveled glass.
hight with chain : 110 cm
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze Hexagonal form Lantern with cut glass panels.
Louis XVI style. France, circa 1920.
Dimensions: Height 20" Diameter 12"
CW4852.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze, Tole, Rock Crystal & Porcelain Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A superb antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze, tole, rock crystal and porcelain floral chandelier embellished with cut rock crystal p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Metal
Antique French Baguès Style Rock Crystal and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A fine large antique French Louis XVI style silvered bronze, cut rock crystal, glass and crystal multi light cage form chandelier of great detail embellished with cut rock crystal pr...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze and Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique French Louis XVI style silvered bronze, cut rock crystal and cut crystal multi light double-tier chandelier embellished with large cut rock crystal prisms and cut crys...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Louis Xvi lanterns for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI lanterns 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 lanterns created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI lanterns 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 lanterns, popular names associated with this style include Maison Baguès, and Baccarat. 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 lanterns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,850 and tops out at $78,500 while the average work can sell for $12,500.