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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
21st Century, 3 Lights Billiard Chandelier in Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
3 Lights billiard chandelier in patinated gold bronze. The metal parts are in patinated gold bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Pair of 18th Century Italian Genovese Antique Empire Chandeliers in Crystal
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Antique 1780 Genoese Empire Chandeliers in Crystal, also colored, authentic, finely carved in gilded wood, original and perfectly restored and re-electrified. This unique pa...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Wrought Iron

Gilded Iron and Crystal Chandelier Italian Louis XVI Style Antique Neoclassical
Located in Berlin, DE
Restored Gilded Iron and Crystal Chandelier Italian Louis XVI Style, circa 1910 A beautifully restored chandelier from around 1910, crafted in the refined Italian Louis XVI / Neocla...
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1910s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Iron

Pair of Italian Gilt Wood Wall Sconces Appliques Lights
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Two Giltwood Wall Candle Sconces, 1960's Italy. Elegant wall sconces with beautiful detail throughout, including bows and ribbons as well as leaves and tassels. The hand-paint...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

21st Century, Desk lamp in golden bronze with porcelain base
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century desk lamp in golden bronze and with porcelain base decorated with sky with clouds and pure gold decorations. The metal parts are finely chiselled. The joint on the bar a...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st-Century, 12-Lights Porcelain and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Calenzano, FI
12-lights chandelier in light-green porcelain and bronze in burnished. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The lampshades are...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in clear Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-Lights chandelier in clear crystal and gold patinated bronze, with clear and red pendants in murano glass. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and th...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt wood torchiere floor lamp. Turned pole with dark aged patina and bright tôle uplight shade. Rewired with new cord. Circa 1890-1900. Dimensi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

Italian Crystal Beaded Chandelier With Amethyst Glass Prisms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, Italian 1960s gilt-iron and crystal beaded chandelier with amethyst drops. The chandelier features a shapely scrolled-iron frame decorated with an abundance of glass bead...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

21st-Century, Green celadon Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in crakle celadon green porcelain and bronze in patinated gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Porcelain

Wonderful Doré Reeded Bronze Louis XVI Lantern Light Fixture Curved Glass Panels
Located in Roslyn, NY
An elegant doré bronze four-light lanterns with etched ribbed bronze trim on top and bottom of the lantern are fluted reed trim around a curved glass panel. The fixture has four arms...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Antique Louis XVI Style Bronze Wall Sconces / Wall Lights Torches
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair antique large wall sconces / lights, made of cold gilded bronze. The torch-shaped lamps have molded satin glass lampshades in the shape of fire torches...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Signed Baccarat Gilt Bronze And Crystal Chandelier
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautifully proportioned 19th Century signed Baccarat chandelier, originally candle powered has been electrfied. The gilt bronze frame ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style 5-Branch Bronze Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Five-Branch Silvered and Gilt Bronze Chandelier. 35.5" H x 22" Diameter. Provenance: From a 225 West 86th Street, New York City Estate.
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Magnificent Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Exquisite Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Knot & Tassel Appliqué Wall Candle Sconces
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing matching pair of gilt bronze sconces in the shape of knotted ribbons holding two candle arms. These amazing set were produced in the 19th-century in France. Both remarkable ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Early 20th century Gilt Bronze & Patinated Metal Louis XVI Style Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite five-arm candelabra lamp, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the opulent Louis XVI style. Adorned with lavish gilt bronze mounts, the lamp features floral and...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

Set Of 3 Painted Iron Wall Lights, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Set of 3 painted iron wall lights, with cut-out iron flowers, also painted. Wall lights with 2 lights each, electricity required. Old work, maybe18th century Some wear from...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

French Louis XVI Style Brass and Crystal Basket Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful, subtle late 19th century Louis XVI style brass and crystal basket chandelier with a fountain corona, having an elegantly draped canopy with cascading bead crystals and alm...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

French Louis XVI Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous and large 20th century (vintage) French Louis XVI style eight light bronze and crystal chandelier inspired by Maison Bagues to illuminate your dining room, foyer, or even ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze & Crystal Sconces
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XVI style two-light cast bronze sconces with scrolled arms and a variety of crystal prisms and pendalogues and faceted bead chains. Good heavy casting. Rewired with n...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Majestic Pair of Crystal and Bronze Girandoles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Monum...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Silver Louis XIV Wall Lights made of Wood From a Hunting Lodge
Located in Hannover, DE
This pair of wall lamps is a real gem! It's so rare to find these in such an early style. The lamps were probably made in southern Germany around 1770-1790 in the French Louis XVI st...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Silver Leaf, Metal

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Church Torchère Converted to Floor Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall giltwood church torchère with deep foliate carvings, Italy late 18th century. This piece is finely hand carved in precise detail with deep foliate carvings decorated with acanth...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Silk, Giltwood

Precious Italian 18' Century Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier Genova 1760
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and finely carved gilt-wood central base with 8 "S" scrolled gilt bronze arms decorated with hundreds of precious crystal drops creating garlands joined by different levels ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Cut Glass

Wonderful Large Doré Bronze Louis XVI Lantern Light Fixture Curved Glass Panels
Located in Roslyn, NY
An elegant doré bronze five-light lanterns with etched ribbed bronze trim on top and bottom of the lantern are fluted reed trim around a curved glass panel.The fixture has five arms ...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19th century gilt bronze chandelier with Baccarat crystals, style Louis XVI
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
An amazing French chandelier with 16 lights spread over two levels. The chandelier is richly festooned with beautiful Baccarat crystals, chains, octagons, stars and several drops. Th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique Bronze Hall Lantern, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
A French gilded bronze antique hall lantern, the brass bulbous candle sconces, surrounded by four sectional circular decorative embellishments fa...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Hall Lantern, France
Antique Bronze Hall Lantern, France
$4,114 Sale Price
41% Off
Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Charming Louis XVI style bronze chandelier, with 8 lights, decorated with drapes, bows and garlands, and ending with a pine cone. Electricity to be reviewed Height 80cm Diameter 70cm
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20th Century European Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Chandelier by Maison Mottheau
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality 19 century French gilt bronze and blue cold paint Louis XVI Style 12 light chandelier by Maison Mottheau with Churib Motif.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French mid 19th century Ormolu, Baccarat, and Rock Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Baccarat, and Rock Crystal chandelier. This wonderful eight arm, eight light chandelier is centered at ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Torchieres
Located in Houston, TX
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Wood

20th Cent., Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilded Bronze and faux Malachite Sconce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XVI style, hand chased gilded bronze and malachite three-light sconces.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Antique Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
French chandelier in the Louis XVI style. The fixture features a hand hammered gilt iron structure boasting a rich array of mouth blown crystal teardrops. This fixture has been newly...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Iron

Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Carved Wood Floral Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair French 19thc Louis XVI Carved Wood Display Wall Sconces. I found these beautiful sconces at auction. There is a left side and there is a conforming right side.
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Wood

Antique French White Glass, Brass and Bronze Pendant Chandelier, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French Louis XVI style white glass, brass, and bronze pendant chandelier from ca. 1920. This stunning French three-light pendant chandelier features a white glass lampshade f...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

21st Century, 3 Lights Billiard Chandelier in Porcelain and Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
3 Lights billiard chandelier in porcelain and patinated gold bronze. The parts in porcelain are decorated in pure gold decorations. The metal parts are in patinated gold bronze. Eac...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze chandelier exhibiting the finest casting, with 12 candle arms suspended by four chains with numerous rock crystal pendants and sphere at the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

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 Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Louis XVI Style Bronze Desk/Table Lamp with Blue Iridescent Glass Shade
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique desk or table lamp in Louis XVI style. The lamp is made of copper and casted bronze. With a blue iridescent glass lampshade. The foot has inside a stone weight for...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Three Lights Wall Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of large Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall sconces, come from a house decorated at 50s in Madrid, the wall sconces have all the usual decorative motifs in this Louis XVI style,...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Wonderful Large Doré Bronze Louis XVI Lantern Fixture Curved Glass Panels Bows
Located in Roslyn, NY
An elegant doré bronze five-light lanterns with etched ribbed bronze trim on top and bottom of the lantern are fluted reed trim with cross bows around a curved glass panel accented w...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st Century, Desk lamp in golden bronze with porcelain diffuser
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century desk lamp in golden bronze and with porcelain diffuser decorated with marble effect. The metal parts are finely chiselled. The joint on the bar allows you to direct the ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt bronze chandelier with 8 scroll form arms emanating from a solid center shaft with a tapered finial bottom (with original chain)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Mid-Century French Brass Chandelier With Crystals And Glass Fruit -6 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is such a pretty chandelier! It is French and over flowing with crystals and glass fruit. The fruit is purple, green, and clear. Please note the fabulous prism in the center of ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamps by Sevres
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine quality 19th Century Louis XVI style Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted table lamps. Traditional French porcelain. These beautiful h...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Sarrancolin Marble Urn Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A superb and decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Mounted Sarrancolin Marbleurn-form lamps, crafted from richly veined Sarrancolin marble and mounted wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut-glass beaded Cascade ten-light chandelier with garlands and a crown top with a floral canopy, circa 1900, Paris. ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Floor Torchieres
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of large and impressive bronze, marble and composition Louis XVI style six light painted and gilt torchères. Electrified. Bronze and composition mounted on Sienna marble bases.  
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Late 20th Century Philippine Louis XVI Lighting

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Siena Marble, Composition, Bronze

Italian Beaded Chandelier Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite, 1950s Italian crystal beaded pendant chain the form of a small crown. This petite-scale chandelier is perfect to add a sense of Italianate to any interior Newly wi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Iron

Large French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Crystal Four-Light Lantern, 1920-1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very elegant gilt bronze and brass mounted cylindrical lantern with a central four-light candelabra cluster, France, 1920-1930. Finely handcrafted, clean lines and modern design in...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

19th Century French Marble and Bronze Vases
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of 19th century French marble and bronze vases fashioned into lamps in the Louis XVI style. They mount important gilded bronze decorations: floral bands, leaf borders, ribbons ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Marble and Bronze Vases
19th Century French Marble and Bronze Vases
$4,207 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Pair of Mid-Century French Louis XVI Crystal and Bronze Dore Five-Light Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room or living room with this elegant pair of antique gilt sconces. Crafted in France, circa 1960, each fixture features the traditional Louis XVI ribbon bow at the...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Two Light Wall Sconces Candelabra
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE WALL SCONCES Circa late 19th/early 20th century ref. 502JIP14L 23 1/4" H x 13 1/2" W x 7" D This striking pair of two-arm gilt-bronze wall sconces draw...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style 6-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) bronze chandelier in the French Louis XVI neoclassical style with reticulated central ring with guilloche motif and crystal pendants, six candle arms emanating...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of sconces, of iron and carved giltwood; each backplate having three arrows crossed behind a bow over festooning and rosette, three scrolling candlearms terminating in wooden cups...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Table Lamps
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Louis XVI style pollard burl and finely cast brass table lamp, the twin light arms above a shaped base with brass mounts surmounted by hand-sewn silk shade. Dimensions: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'Oré & Cut Crystal Chandelier, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Impressive Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'Oré & Cut Crystal Chandelier, Circa 1890's.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis Xvi lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI 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, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI lighting 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 lighting, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Alexandre Vossion, and Gherardo Degli Albizzi. 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 $212 and tops out at $470,000 while the average work can sell for $7,500.

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