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
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal 24-Arm Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A large and superb antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal 24-arm chandelier. The chandelier is composed of a tiered arrangement of scrolling gilt bronze branches, eac...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut rock crystal cage form multi light chandelier embellished with fine cut rock crystal prisms, rock crystal finials...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lantern. The lantern is modeled off an antechamber lantern still situated in the Palais de Versail...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lantern. The lantern is modeled off an antechamber lantern still situated in the Palais de Versail...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Large French Louis XVI Style Bronze Etched Glass Four-Light Lantern
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Very large Louis XVI style four-light hexagonal lantern, France, 1920-1930. The lantern is made of solid brass with integrated cast bronze details, six curved sides with curved cut g...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$8,961 Sale Price
30% Off
21st Century, Big Lantern with Led, Hand -Carved Crystal and Silver Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
Lantern with Leds in hand-carved clear crystal and patinated silver bronze. This particular lantern is illuminated by LEDs. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail m...
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2010s Italian 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
Pair of Large 19th/20th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Wrought Lanterns
Located in Chicago, IL
An exquisite pair of French 19th/20th century Louis XVI patinated wrought-iron and glass lanterns, with a warm reddish brown hue. This style was inspired by the last King of France, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
$2,660 Sale Price
20% Off
Massive Antique French Bronze Six Light Lantern Fixture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Magnificent and fine Antique French bronze hanging lantern.
From Christies Catalog:
"Duvaux delivered a lantern of this model in 1758 for the Salo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
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
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Bronze Ribbon Tassel Lantern Fixture Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French Louis XVI style bronze with tassels 4 candelabra light lantern fixture this chandelier comes ready to install with updated wiring...
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20th Century French 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
$2,580 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Materials
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
19th Century Brass Lantern in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
A good hall lantern in the Louis XVI Manner.
Of circular form, the frame in patinated bronze, cast and chased with a pattern of imbricated laurel leaves, with stud finials below, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
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
$11,850 Sale Price
32% Off
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
$24,750 Sale Price
36% Off
French Neoclassical Gilt Lacquered Brass and Glass Oval Four-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
The top surmounted by four scrolling volutes. Elegant form and substantial size.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Brass
French Hexagonal Hall Lantern
Located in Westwood, NJ
French bronze hexagonal three-light hall lantern with a putti figure holding the central light cluster.
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Early 1900s European Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Brass
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
$1,870 Sale Price
30% Off
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.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
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
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
$4,629 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Materials
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
$2,250 / item
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.
Category
Late 20th Century French 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
Beautiful French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Circular Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful French Louis XVI style cast and gilt bronze circular six lights lantern.
Beautiful original gilding and circular glass.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
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
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
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent and Imposing Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern (original gold). Great Quality. France, circa 1890. 9 lights.
CW5168
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, 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
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.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$19,000 / set
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze, Tole, Rock Crystal & Porcelain Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A superb antique French Louis XVI style bronze, tole, rock crystal, and porcelain chandelier. The chandelier is arranged with six scrolling candle arms surrounding a central basket-form section. Each arm is fitted with a gilt bronze drip pan and candle socket, supporting faux candle lights. The structure is further enriched with foliate tole branches and a series of rock crystal pendants, varying in size from small drops to elongated pear-shaped prisms. The central gilt basket is designed with a lattice surface and issues tole leaves with porcelain flowerheads interspersed among the foliage. Additional rock crystal prisms hang from the lower ring, arms, and upper finial, with porcelain flowers mounted between the branches.
The chandelier’s materials combine gilt bronze, tole, rock crystal, and porcelain, reflecting the French tradition of mixed-media decorative lighting. The bronze sections, including drip pans and central supports, are detailed with chased patterns, while the tole foliage is painted in dark tones to contrast with the porcelain blossoms. The porcelain flowers are molded in white, forming miniature roses and blossoms placed throughout the branches. Rock crystal drops are cut in teardrop and faceted pendeloque forms, suspended from gilt rings, and mounted at key points along the arms and finial.
This chandelier follows the Louis XVI style, developed in France during the late 19th century, which emphasized symmetry, neoclassical motifs, and the integration of naturalistic ornament. Chandeliers of this type were popular among French decorative art manufacturers of the 19th century, often pairing porcelain flowers with rock crystal pendants for a refined decorative effect. The combination of basket-form elements, porcelain floral...
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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
Price Upon Request
Antique French Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze and Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite antique French Louis XVI style chandelier crafted in silvered bronze and cut rock crystal. The chandelier is structured with a central stem from which twelve scrolling a...
Category
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.
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