Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
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 Classical Louis XVI Style Ormolu Wall Lights
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of early 20th Century ormolu Louis XVI style wall lights, having ribbon, tassel, leaf and trumpet decoration, circa 1920.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Louis XVI, Sevres Style Gilded Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair of Louis XVI style candelabra, each with bold turquoise ground arrow sheaths with jewelled and gilded decoration, three branch sconces with foliate detail. Raised on triform bas...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
$3,801 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces
French, circa 1900
Measures: Height 134cm, width 57cm, depth 34cm
This beautiful pair of sconces-or wall lights-is wrought from super...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$11,541 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Wall Sconces, Four-Light
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze four-light wall sconces, incorporating a reserve fitted with a decorated oval porcelain plaque.
Four-light...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Louis XVI style Wall Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Pair of Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces in the Louis XVI style. The body featuring hand cut crystal parts & pyramid. An Exquisite Shell on top. Three lights each. France, circ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$8,500 / set
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Napoleon III Period Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period Ormolu sconces. Each unique three arm sconce is centered by a charming finely detailed bo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze 5-Light Wall Sconces, Circa 1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Louis XVI gold bronze 5-light wall sconces, circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu Sconces, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Louis XVI Ormolu sconces, Circa 1890.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Important match pair of four sconces louis XVI style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional match pair of sconces
Superb suite of four Louis XVI style scones in gilded bronze with heads rams and garland
These four sconces are exactly the same size and have a ver...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
$28,000 / set
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by a fine bottom foliate finial below the elegant tapered ce...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Wall Sconces
Located in New Orleans, LA
These handsome wall fixtures have three lights and a lovely swag crossing the arms.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Wall Sconce in the Louis Seize Style
Located in Berlin, DE
A classicist wall sconce with finely chiselled bronze. Basket-shaped body made of handcut French ball prisms in the course of broad, ornamental-reliefed ring connected centrally plac...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirrored Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI st. giltwood three-arm mirrored sconces. Each sconce is centered by a fine bottom acorn inverted finial below large acanthus leaves. The three S-scrolled arms display finely carved berried...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a Fine foliate bottom finial amidst acanthus leaves. The elegantly S scrolle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A monumental pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each magnificent sconce has a ribbon style bow backplate accented with a rosette at the top and a cornucopi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Two Arm Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style two arm ormolu sconces. Each scone is centered by fine tassels below a tied ribbon design and acorn finial. Th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French mid-19th century Louis XVI ormolu sconces. Each backplate has an urn of prosperity above a draped ribbon. Below is a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
$13,000 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilt and Patinated Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite quality pair of Louis XVI style three-light gilt and patinated bronze wall sconces. The backplate cast as a faisceau centered by a bacchiwc mask and issuing three scrolled ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Napoleon III in the Louis Seize Style Wall Appliques
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine cast bronze. Perforated wall sign decorated with a classicist ribbon, each of which extends three stylized, curved luminaries in vase-shaped grommets over round eaves. Electrifi...
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20th Century German Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood, Mirror and Glass sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood, Mirror and Glass sconces. Each six arm sconce is set on a wonderful foliate designed backplate display...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Series 6 Wall Lights in Gilt Bronze Style of Lxvi Maison Bagués Label, 1970/80
Located in Paris, FR
Series of 6 wall lights in gilded bronze, Louis 16 style, 2 E 14 screw bulbs per wall light, Maison Baguès label on the back
Height:39cm
Width: 36cm
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1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a richly chased bottom floral finial in a strikin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a richly chased and wonderfully detailed backplate with a bottom seashell re...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Large Scale Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite pair of 19th century Louis XVI st. large scale ormolu sconces. Each remarkable sconce has five 's' scrolled arms decorated with acanthus leaves. The lyre shaped pierced ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
$34,500 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu sconces. Each five light ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by charming and wonderfully executed tied garland tassels b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Five-Arm Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal five arm sconces. Each sconce is centered by beautiful and richly chased berried and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style One Arm Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each sconce displays an oval backplate, decorated laurel garlands centered by a bow at the top, and pierce...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of sconces three light gilt bronze louis XVI style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whismical pair of sconces gilt bronze three lights ,louis XVI style after a famous model executed by Delafosse one of the best bronzier of ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Original Louis XVI /Empire Sconce (with candles) France, Early 18th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Original Louis XVI /Empire sconce (with candles)
Beautiful antique bronze sconce or candlestick that retains the patina of the years.
Out of respect for its age and the rich history ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Spectacular Antique French Louis XVI Style Baccarat Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular antique French Louis XVI style chandelier in gilt bronze and cut crystal, by Baccarat. The chandelier is composed of a multi-tiered structure with a central baluster-fo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis Xvi wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces, popular names associated with this style include Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Henri Vian, and Maison Baguès. 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 wall lights and sconces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $212 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $5,700.
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