Louis XVI Lighting
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
Four Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Two-Light Sconces
Located in London, GB
The gilt bronzes sconces are identically designed in an elegant neoclassical style. The stems of the sconces are shaped like arrow quivers, which are each mounted with two arms. Thes...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, 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
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Antico marble lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Antico marble lamp. This stunning lamp is raised by a triangular Verde Antico marble base with concave ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal plafonnier chandelier. This stunning four light plafonnier is centered by an Ormolu acorn bottom...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and tastefully decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps. Each six light lamp is raised on a circular Ormolu base wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Gilt D'appliques, c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century French fine set of four ormolu bronze d'appliques wall lights. The tops of each light adorned with a twin handled lidded urn, each with twin handles decorated wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. E.F. Caldwell (attrib) Pair of Gilt Bronze and Rouge Royale Marble Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
Attributed to E.F. Caldwell, Monumental Pair of Gilt Bronze and Rouge Royale Marble Lamps with Custom Shades, Late 19th Century
An extraordinary pair of monumental table lamps in th...
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1890s American Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Gold, Bronze
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt bronze chandelier in the Louis XVI taste, having guilloche patterned supports with floral garlands, a carved alabaster bowl issuing ten curving arms with scalloped alabaster...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, 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
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by wonderful tied foliate designs, lovel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Pair of American Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces by E. F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique American Louis XVI style gilt bronze double-light wall sconces of fine quality embellished with ribbons and wreaths by E. F. Cald...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Bronze Lantern with Handcut Dome
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and elegant bronze lantern with a handcut crystal dome.
France, circa 1910. 1-light
Dimensions: Height 25" x diameter 14"
CW4088.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, Wedgwood porcelain and crystal chandelier. The six light chandelier has a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XVI st enameled Bronze Ormolu Champlevé chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. enameled Bronze and Ormolu Champlevé chandelier. This exquisite twelve light chandelier is centered by a topie shaped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage French Bronzed Metal and Crystal Chandelier
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic vintage bronzed metal French 12-light chandelier containing four illuminated glass spires. The entirety of the chandelier is profusely hung with prominent glass t...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant patinated bronze base with fine m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Sevres Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular large 19th century blue Sevres porcelain and gilt bronze multi arm double tier chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship. The main body of this unique blue Sevres porcelain...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Wall Sconces Wall Lamp French Louis XVI Style 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of wall sconces bronze doré Louis XVI style of the first half of the 20th century.
This model of French wall lamps or sconces have illuminated the Europen Grand Hotels and Cafe...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Antique Chandelier Louis XVI Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb sixteen-light gilt bronze Louis XVI style chandelier with hand-cut crystal pendalogues.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, 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 Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The twelve arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful bottom acorn finial below a fine reeded and elegantly curved fluted reserve from where the four sets of three arm branch out. At the center is a stunning fluted spiral urn with the exquisite eternal flame and richly chased Nemean lion mounts...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Chandelier in Gilt Bronze and Crystals Decorated with Rams Heads
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A Louis XVI style chandelier with 12 lights made in the second half of the 19th century. The arms end in wicks decorated with garlands of flowers and are adorned with crystals that a...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early French Six-Light Bronze Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
It has a stem sheathed in molded glass. The arms are hung with an unusually good variety of crystals, some amethyst. There are grapes, pendant fruits, leaves and long globular drops,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1920's Large Caldwell Bronze Sconces with Three Lights
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautiful large gilt bronze sconces with acanthus leaves design
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a Louis XVI style bronze gilt lamp, not wired or plugin. Comes with a lampshade that is not original to the lamp.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a finely detailed bottom acorn finial below the elegant tapered body. Th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI two-arm sconces.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain And Ormolu Clock Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu clock lamp. The clock/lamp is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with concave corners, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Eighteen-Light Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. eighteen light ormolu chandelier. A regal pierced crown with acanthus leaf and rosette designs tops the tiered pedestal fut. An urn shape...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Urn Form Gilt Bronze Mounted Granite Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of unique French Louis XVI Style urn form gilt bronze mounted pink and black granite lamps on square bases embellished with gilt bronze figural mas...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Granite, Bronze
French Iron and Tole Leaf Lantern with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Pembroke, MA
Petite French cages style lantern constructed of painted iron and tole leaves. The lantern is embellished with twisting vines and colored Paris porcelain flowers, and gilded Fleurs d...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D' Ore and Cobalt Chandelier, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D' Ore and Cobalt Chandelier, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candelabra by Susse Frères
By Susse Freres
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze candelabra by Susse Frères
French, circa 1900
Measures: Height 62cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm
Each candelabrum i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Beligan 19th c. Louis XVI St. Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and exquisitely detailed Beligan 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal plafonnier chandelier, signed Val St. Lambert. The stunning Montgolf...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Baccarat Crystal and Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, Baccarat crystal, and frosted glass chandelier. The twelve arm thirteen light chandelier is centered by a str...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Lead Crystal and Gilded Brass
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.
The e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lamps. Each impressive lamp is raised by a square marble base with a wrap around b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Very Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze rams head sconces.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Frosted Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and frosted glass lantern. The lantern is centered by a fine and richly chased bottom floral finial amidst large beautiful acanthu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Etched Frosted Glass Chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative pair of French 19th century Ormolu and etched frosted glass chandeliers. Each eight arm chandelier is centered by a lovely reeded and foliate bottom O...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a lovely bottom foliate finial below the elegantly tapered flu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu Sconces with Baccarat Crystal Bobeches
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu sconces with Baccarat Crystal Bobeches.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Bronze Ormolu Four Arm 20 Light Chandelier
Located in Toledo, OH
Patinated bronze ormolu twenty light chandelier. Converted from a candle fixture. Four scrolled arms with decorative torch detail. Center two handled urn surrounded by draped swags o...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Crystal Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French bronze and crystal eight-light chandelier with new fabric lamp shades. Eight bronze arms with sockets for the E14 bulb, decorated with multifaceted and shaped crystal glass dr...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1920's Caldwell Gilt bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze double lights sconces in Louis XVI style
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$5,800 / set
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and tole bouillotte lamp. The three arm lamp is raised by a circular base with a fi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Chandelier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superb chandelier in alabaster and bronze, very much quality.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Large Wall Light Sconce Gold Bronze Louis XVI Style with Ribbons, France
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A nice sconce with 2 light sources, made of bronze with decoration of laurel branches, knot and tassels. The fixture requires two European E14 candelabra bulbs, each up to 40 watts. ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
True Pair of French 20th Century Sconces Attributed to Maison Bagues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. gilt metal and etched glass sconces attributed to Maison Bagues. Each three arm sconce is centered by a most elegant ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of chandelier crystal and bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chandelier in crystal and bronze 12 lights, six all around, 3 inside on the top ,3 inside bottom, look the video its much better
this pair of chandelier are very elegant and...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$25,000 / set
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scale and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each exquisite three arm sconce is centered by foliate decorated bottom finials that are a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
$22,500 / item
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Gagneau Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps, signed Gagneau Paris. Each lamp is raised by a circular pedestal with a beaded edge. Above...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th C. French Giltwood Emerald Green Opaline Crystal and Enamel Lamps
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An incredible pair of 19th century French giltwood Emerald green opaline crystal and Enamel lamps, attributed to Baccarat. Each of these is made with the finest hand-cut French emera...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Neoclassical Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze chandelier.
France, circa 1900.
Dimensions:
H 20"
D 25"
6-light
CW3901.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Bronze/ Porcelain Flower Boudoir Accent/ Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Lovely Pair 19thc French Antique Table/ Accent / Boudoir Lamps. Featuring Porcelain flowers climbing on vines, heavy bronze based. Very high quality and more of a petite size.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six French, 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare set of six stunning French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce has a handsome backplate with ram heads and ring, inverted finial and cut corner ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Exquisite Louis XVI Style Chandelier – Patinated Brass and Cut Glass
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A superb example of timeless French elegance, this early 20th century chandelier in the Louis XVI style exudes classical refinement and decorative richness.
Crafted from finely cas...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Louis XVI Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A magnificent Louis XVI chandelier featuring five hand cut crystal pyramids. 8 lights. Very fine bronze work. France, circa 1910.
Dimensions: Height 60" x Diameter 36"
CW2889.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Very Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Rams Head Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and very fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and enameled wall sconces.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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