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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
19th Century Louis XVI Style Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Three-Light Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of magnificent French 19th century Louis XVI style Baccarat crystal and ormolu three light sconces. Each sconce is centered by a striking acorn finial below richly chased acanthus leaves in a fine satin and burnished finish. Each of the elegant S scrolled arms are adorned with large acanthus leaves, a stunning array of cut Baccarat crystal pendants with foliate and reeded bobeches. Leading up three most decorative rectangular link chains is the impressive top crown with rinceau shaped ormolu sprays with cut Baccarat crystal pendants. Centered are three richly chased ormolu birds...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

19thc French Antique Dors Gilt Bronze Porceain Saxe Buillotte Table Lamp Meissen
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Dore Gilt Bronze San Vincennes Meissen Porcelain Saxe Flowered Table Lamp. Original shade and very good condition.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Quartzite And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Quartzite and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is supported by an Ormolu base below a square Quartzite base w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The twelve arm chandelier is centered by a lovely bottom foliate finial below the central f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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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 Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Three-Arm Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three arm sconces, after a model by Claude Galle. Each sconce is centered by elegant bottom tassels with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Faux Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu, silvered bronze and faux painted porphyry lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular mottled base with a wonderfully executed faux painted porphyry design. The urn shaped silvered bronze bodies display most impressive richly chased ormolu swaging berried laurel garlands and wraparound lattice bands...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Sconces, circa 1880's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Exceptional 9-Light Louis XVI Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Sconces, Circa 1880-1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very large scale pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps after a model by Pierre Gouthière. Each lamp is raised by a tria...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Large Pair of Louis XVI Style Wall Lights
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive large pair of French, Louis XVI style gilded ormolu wall sconces, having classical ribbon and bow decoration.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis the 16th Century Style Bronze Wall Sconces, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Louis the 16th century style wall sconces is made of chiseled bronze. This is a French work, circa 1940.
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Vian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps signed Vian. Each two arm lamp is raised by a circular base with a fine...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

True Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Floor Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI style patinated, giltwood and black polychrome floor lamps. Each floor lamp is raise...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

French Louis XVI St. Mid 19th Century Giltwood Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and large scale French Louis XVI st. mid 19th century giltwood floor lamp. The lamp is raised by a triangular mottled base with concave sides above half round supports. Ab...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in BARSAC, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style sconces in gilded bronze with fire pots and draperies decoration. French work CIRCA 1950 Very good condition, re-electrified by our workshop (EU norms, US n...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Frosted Etched Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and frosted etched glass lantern. The lantern is centered by the elegant etched frosted glass housing which displays a fine sunbu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Large Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A large pair of French Louis XVI style wall sconces.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and glass lantern. The lantern is centered by an elegant bottom floral finial below lovely scrolled foliate designs. At the center...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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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 Lighting

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Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. oxblood porcelain and ormolu six arm, seven light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine topie shaped ormolu ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

19th Century French Cherub Candelabra to Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Cherub Candelabra to Lamp. Beautiful design and stands, see photos.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Cherub Candelabra to Lamp
19th Century French Cherub Candelabra to Lamp
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19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Crystal snd Bronze Floral Basket Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc French Antique Louis XVI Bronze & Crystal Floral Basket Chandelier. Weaved basket with cut crystal inlay. 3 interior lights and 6 perimeter lights. Beautiful floral sh...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Hand Blown Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and hand blown glass lantern. The lantern displays a fine mottled bottom ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze candlesticks mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular ormolu base with protruding rosettes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

1930's French Gilt Bronze Sconces with Cherubs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1930's French gilt bronze sconces with cherub atop.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

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 Lighting

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Ormolu

21st-Century, 2-Lights Bronze Applique in Style of Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
2-light applique in gold patinated bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this applique is a modern reinter...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each impressive five light sconce is centered by a lovely acanthus leaf decorated bottom fini...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Chandelier with Wedgwood Style Porcelain Plaques, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XVI Style cut-glass and gilt bronze-mounted chandelier with Wedgwood style porcelain plaques. French, circa 1900. This fine chandelier has a gilt bronze co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Crystal and Gold Bronze 18 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Crystal and Gold Bronze 18 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890's.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Five-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique bronze sconces were crafted in France, circa 1860. Each tall fixture features the traditional Louis XVI ribbon bow at the pediment embellished by foliage decor at the center and further decorated with tassel motifs at the base. Each sconce with five light and new wiring, is dressed with trumpet form arms and camel faces; the fixture is further dressed with decorative wax candle sleeves over round bobeches embellished with grape and vine motifs. The classical, ornate sconces are in excellent condition with a rich gilt patinated finish. Place these traditional sconces...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

A Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Vases Turned-to-Lamps. Each lamp features hand-diamond cut crystal bodies with a prismatic lattice patter...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Large & elegant Table Lamp in gilded bronze. Louis XVI style, early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Large & elegant Table Lamp in gilded bronze. Louis XVI style from the early 20th Century. Richly decorated with period design. The new lampshade in black lacquer with a gilded insid...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Fine Antique Pair Palace Size Dore Bronze Loius XVI Style Five Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent, rare pair of palace size five light 19th century Louis XVI style Dore bronze figural sconces France, circa 1860 This spectacular pair of sconces is of exceptionally fine...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French White Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style white bisque figures ormolu mounted to lamps, 19 century Each lamp is with a white bisque standing putti with a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

20th Century French Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 20th-century French chandelier epitomizes the grandeur of Louis XVI-style design, blending neoclassical elegance with ornate craftsmanship. Crafted from gilded wood an...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

Ancient Baroque Style Lantern in Bronze Fusion with Little Angels Curved Glass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ancient Baroque style lantern in bronze fusion with little angels and various curved glass embroideries.
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1850s Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

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 Lighting

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Bronze

21st-Century, Hand-carved amber Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in hand-cut amber crystal 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 this tabl...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

21st-Century, Hand-carved amber Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in hand-cut amber crystal 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 this tabl...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

21st-Century, Hand-carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in hand-cut clear crystal 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 this tabl...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Lamp in Bronze and Cristal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent pair of lamp in bronze and red marble, louis XVI style, they end with a very pretty flame in crystal.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Ten French Tole Three-Light Wall Sconces With Silver Leaf Finish, Newly Wired.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Twelve French tole three-light wall sconces With Silver Leaf Finish. Newly Wired So Ready For Installation. Priced per sconce.
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

Chandelier Ormolu Bronze Louis XVI Style with Figural Ladies
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent french louis XVI style ormolu 9 light figural embellished with neoclassical figures of ladies. This beautiful ormolu chandelier has marvelously cast and hand ciseled wi...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st-Century, Hand Carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
3-lights table lamp in handcut clear crystal and bronze in burnished. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique Gilt Bronze & French Marble Urns Now Designer Lamps
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Gilt Bronze & French Marble Urns Now Designer Lamps.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Massive French Louis XV Baroque Gilt Carved Wood 8-Light Chandelier 19th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Massive wood carved gold leaf Baroque 8-light giltwood chandelier. The scrolled arms have foliate embellishment pincered to a gadrooned central knop. Adorned with foliate baluster st...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Gold Leaf

21st Century, Lanter in green porcelain and golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
Lantern in green porcelain with pure gold decorations and gold patinated bronze. The pendants are in clear crystal and amber crystal. Each object is handcrafted and the care for eve...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19thc French Louis XVI Bronze/ Crystal Mesh Beaded Flush Mount Ceiling Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc French Antique Louis XVI Rococo style Beaded Crystal Ceiling Fixture/ Flush Mount/ Plafonnier. Bronze Framed and quite an impress...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Monumental Versailles Style Lantern Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine bronze & gilt bronze Versailles style lantern featuring beveled crystal panels. France, circa 1900 Louis XVI Versailles style nine li...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

18th C. Italian Giltwood, Bronzed Lacquer & Crystal Louis XVI Period Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This Regal Monumental Louis XVI Period Giltwood, Bronze-Lacquer, Tôle, Wrought Iron & Crystal Chandelier was made in Italy in the 18th century. The elegant hand-carved Giltwood and B...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French 18th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Sconces, Two Armed This exquisite pair of French Louis XVI gilt bronze sconces, dating back to the late 18th Century, showcases exceptio...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Glass Twin Arm Sconces, ca 1910
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Louis XV style bronze and white and yellow glass twin arm sconces from ca. 1910. These impressive Louis XVI-style sconces feature bronze arms and a backplate of charac...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra, Paris, Circa 1880 A large scale single Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated seven-light candelabra, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Maison Bagues Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Bagues Beaded Crystal Chandelier. This stunning French crystal chandelier has 6 arms, crystal embellished bobeches with candelabra sockets ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Wall Sonces Brass Louis XVI Style France With Two Arms and a Central Rosette 50s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of elegant golden brass wall lamps in Louis XVI style They are elegant and suitable for any space. You can add a panatLla to them if you like. Its condition is almost perfect, a...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

1920's Caldwell Bronze Sconces with Acanthus Leaves 2 Lights
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920 Caldwell gilt bronze sconces in style of Louis XVI with Acanthus leaves, 2 lights
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1920s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Magnificent Pair of Louis XV1 Style Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in London, GB
Magnificent Pair of Louis XV1 Rock Crystal Candelabras Lovely Ormolu Bronze Arms and Rock Crystal Shaped Droplets Extremely Elegant
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal

Large Carved Giltwood Lantern from a Gilded Age Mansion.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Giltwood Square Shaped Lantern featuring a center dome and four shields flanked by garlands. Glass Panels. Removed from Whitemarsh Hall. France, circa 1910. 4 lights. Di...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Glass, Giltwood

Royal Copenhagen Louis XVI St. 1900s White Porcelain and Gilded Rams Lamp #11537
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fabulous Royal Copenhagen XVI style, white porcelain table lamp dated between 1889-1922, in superb condition Sumptuously decorated with gilded swags, rams heads and bows Dated 1889...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Porcelain

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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