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BEAUX ARTS STYLE

Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.

Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.

Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.

Find a collection of Beaux Arts decorative objects, lighting, wall decorations and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Beaux Arts
Huge Formations Furniture Co Sorrento Chandelier
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Formations Furniture Co Sorrento Chandelier
Category

1990s American Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Massive Crystal Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous and large 19th century French twelve light bronze and crystal chandelier to illuminate your dining room, foyer, or other glamorous setting. This statement chandelier has a...
Category

19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Plaster Shell Sculpted Sconce
Located in Ballard, CA
The shell decorative sconce is sculpted and then cast in plaster. The graceful design is a reference to the 1940s years and a reverence to Serge Roche, in the design world. Electrica...
Category

2010s American Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Plaster

Ceramic Table Lamp with white Glaze Decoration by Denis Castaing, 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with white glaze decoration by Denis Castaing. Signed under the base. Sold with an European electrical system, 2020.
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamps by Denis Castaing, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system. 2022.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Large Italian Bronze and Crystal Chandeliers with 20 Lights
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and large-shaped crystals that are very clear with 12 lights on the perimeter of the well shaped frame. Scrolling arms And 6 up lights and one down light at the crown. Spir...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Ceramic table lamp by Georges Martin, circa 1970- 1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic table lamp by Georges Martin. Artist signature on the base. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 21.2 x 8.3 x 6.3 inches (with electrical system). H : 19.7 x 8.3 x 6.3 ...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic lamp base by Marie-Lucie Trinquand, 2025.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic lamp base by Marie-Lucie Trinquand. Artist signature under the base. 2025. Unique piece. H : 22 x 8.7 x 7.9 inches (ceramic only).
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with a Floral Motif and Gilt Accents
Located in Germantown, MD
This is a vintage French hand-painted porcelain table lamp with a floral motif and gold gilt accents. Measures: 6" in width, 6" in depth and 22.5" in height to the socket and 29" to...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Lamp with Green Glaze Decoration, Vallauris, circa 1960-1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp with green glaze decoration. Vallauris, France. Perfect original conditions, circa 1960-1970. Signed under the base XF. Sold with a new European electrical system...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Glazed ceramic table lamp by Les potiers d’Accolay, circa 1960-1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Big glazed ceramic table lamp by Les potiers d’Accolay. Signature sous la base. Circa 1960-1970. H :10.6’ x 11.4’ inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1960s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Late 19thC French Bronze Figural Table Lamps
By Fernand Moreau
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Late 19thC French Bronze Figural Table Lamps - the figures after F. Moreau (1858-1930), each raised on marble base - 8" diam x 16"h - The lampshade(s) are newly handmade silk...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Arty Lamp by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Lamp painted by Laura GONZALEZ. Wooden base, lampshade in fabric by Maison Pierre FREY. Made In France.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Ceramic Table Lamp by Marcel Giraud, to Vallauris, circa 1960-1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Marcel Giraud, with glaze decoration. Signed under the base " Giraud", to Vallauris. Circa 1960-1970. Unique piece. Sold with a new European electrical sy...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of E. F. Caldwell Silver Two-Light Sconces
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Pair of early Georgian style silver plated bronze twin arm wall sconces by Edward F. Caldwell.
Category

20th Century American Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 13.4 x 10.6 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Oak Table Lamp in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, circa 1930-1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An oak table lamp in the style of Charles Dudouyt. Perfect conditions, circa 1930-1940. Sold with a new European electrical system. Dimensions: 45 x 18 x 17, 5 cm / 18' x 7' x 7'...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Oak

Ceramic Lamp by Hervé Taquet with Blue Glaze Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp by Hervé Taquet with blue glaze decoration. Unique piece. Artist monogram at the base. Sold with an new European electrical system. D...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Antique Figural Nude Putti Gilt Wood Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Figural Nude Putti Gilt Wood Candelabra Lamp. Height to the top of the base is 20 inches. Additional information: Materials: Woo...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Ceramic Table Lamp by Huguette and Marius Bessone, to Vallauris, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Huguette and Marius Bessone to Vallauris. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new lamp shade and a new electrical system, circa 1970. Signed under th...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Antique French Reverse Painted Glass And Gilt Bronze Pendant Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A superb antique French 1920’s Beaux Arts reverse painted glass and gilded bronze pendant chandelier. The three bronze supports resembling rope, ...
Category

1920s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Table Lamp in the Style of Georges Pelletier, circa 1960-1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp in the style of Georges Pelletier. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system, circa 1960-1970. Dimensions are mentioned only for cera...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 6.3 x 6.1 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware Table Lampe by Pierre Digan to La Borne, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A stoneware table lamp by Pierre Digan to La Borne. Signed at the base. Perfect conditions, circa 1970. Dimensions: 33 x 26 cm / 13' x 10' inches (without electrical system).    
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Glazed ceramic table lamp in the style of Jean Besnard, circa 1930.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic table lamp in the style of Jean Besnard. Circa 1930. H : 9.4’ x 7.4’ inches (ceramic only). H : 9.4’ x 13.2’ inches (with electrical system). Sold with a European elec...
Category

1930s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Lamp Table with Glazes Decoration, circa 1970, France
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp table with glazes decoration. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system, circa 1970. Dimensions: Ceramic with electrical system : ...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Lamp with a Blue Turquoise Glaze by Hervé Taquet, circa 2017
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp with a blue turquoise glaze by Hervé Taquet. Perfect original conditions. Signed at the base. Sold without lampshade. Sold with an European electrical system. 2017.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Black Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A black ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system. 2022.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Beaux Arts Bronze Ovoid Pendant from Michigan Central Station, Detroit
Located in Hanover, MA
Opulent and majestic oversize egg shaped pendant light in bronze with opaline glass and gilt brass ornaments. This would be perfect hanging in a formal stairwell or front entrance ha...
Category

1910s American Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Ceramic Table Lamp with Black Glaze Decoration by Denis Castaing, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with black glaze decoration by Denis Castaing. Sold with a new European electrical system. 2022.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Tim Orr, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. Sold with a new electrical electrification. Circa 1970-1980. Dimensions are mentioned only for the...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 11.8 x 11.4 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic floor lamp by Georges Martin, circa 1980- 1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Georges Martin with a wood base. Artist monogram on the base. Unique piece. Circa 1980 - 1990. H : 21.6 x 7.1 x 21.6 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a new eu...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 5.5 x 3.9 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp with Glaze Decoration, Signed, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with brow, white glazes decoration. Signed at the base. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system, circa 1970.
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Arty Table Lamp in Terracotta by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Hand-painted wood table lamp by Laura Gonzalez with a Maison Pierre Frey fabric lampshade. Made in France.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 5.5 x 3.9 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 6.7 x 5.9 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 7.3 x 4.1 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Lavender and Rouge Marble Gilt Bronze Candelabra Now a Lamp
Located in Nashville, TN
Richly cast and gilded bronze floral and foliate bronze mounts with rose blooms / buds for candle holder .Now wired as a lamp . Crack to marble dome repaired (see photo 4 ) . very de...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Marble

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 5.5 x 4.1 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Wall Ceramic Sconce with White Glaze Decoration by Denis Castaing, circa 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall sconce with white glaze decoration by Denis Castaing. Sold without electrical system. 2022. It' s possible to order a pair or few pieces.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table lamp with white glaze decoration by Denis Castaing, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with white glaze by Denis Castaing. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system. 2022.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Pol Chambost, circa 1960-1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with white glaze decoration by Pol Chambost. Sold with a new lamp shaded new european electrical system Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base " M...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 7.1 x 6.3 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Category

1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

1920 beaux arts cast plaster theatre lights
Located in Surrey, BC
A great set of three large cast plaster chandeliers salvaged from a theatre in Victoria , BC. Rewired and very easy set up…lights can be lengthened or shortened. Great old worn s...
Category

1920s Canadian Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Nocta_03 » table lamp in white glazed stoneware by Denis Castaing. Sold with a new European electrical system. 2020.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Michel Auger, to Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Michel Auger, to Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye. Perfect original conditions, circa 1970. Signed under the base. Sold with a new European electrical system. Dime...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing with Brown Glaze Decoration, 2019
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing with brown glaze decoration. The base and the lamp shade are in ceramic. Sold with an European electrical system. Perfect original condition...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Very Royal Bronze Unicorn Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
The lamp is early 20th century European. The Unicorn painted glass medallions are British Monarchy and read Mon Droit... My Right. One of the 4 pieces of glass is different and must ...
Category

Early 20th Century English Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Table Lamps by Denis Castaing, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system. 2022.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Jean Austry, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with red glaze decoration by Jean Austry. Sold with a new lamp shaded new european electrical system Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. Circ...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing. Perfect original conditions. Sold with an european electrical system. Signed at the base.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing with White Glaze Decoration, 2019
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing with white glaze decoration. The base and the lamp shade are in ceramic. Sold with a European electrical system. Perfect original conditions...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lampe Attributed to La Borne Potters, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp attributed to La Borne Potters. Perfect original conditions. Sold with a new European electrical system, circa 1970.
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Lamp with Brown Glaze Decoration, Signed under the Base, 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp with brown glaze decoration. Signed under the base "Accolay", circa 1970. Perfect original conditions.  
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Lamp by Accolay with White Glaze Decoration, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A ceramic lamp by Accolay with geometrical decoration and white glaze. Perfect original conditions, circa 1970. Sold with a new electrical system. Dimensions with electrical ...
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Large E. F. Caldwell Flush Mounts, Signed, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
A pair of signed Caldwell flushmounted fixtures, circa 1920. The shaped cameo-style glass dome with classical motifs. With shaped gilt bronze frame and with acorn shaped finials on t...
Category

1920s American Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. H : 7.1 x 11 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
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1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Plaster Lamps with Raffia Shades
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of plaster lamps with raffia shade, very original, handmade work that makes them unique. E27 base.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting

Materials

Plaster

Beaux Arts lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Beaux Arts lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Beaux Arts lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Denis Castaing, La Borne Potters, Accolay Pottery, and Edward F. Caldwell & Co.. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $446 and tops out at $40,000 while the average work can sell for $2,372.

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