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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, Big Lantern with 5-Lights, Porcelain, Glass and Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
5-lights Lantern in white porcelain with pure gold decorations and white silk and gold patinated bronze. The glasses are engraved by hand. Each object is handcrafted and the care for...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Brass Three-Light Wall Sconce, 1900s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Marvelous and very unusual Louis XVI style bronze and brass wall sconce, made in France, early 20th century. Decorated with a laurel wrea...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

21st Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in black and clear Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-Lights chandelier in balck and clear crystal and gold patinated bronze. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

21st-Century, Hand Carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
3-lights table lamp in handcut clear crystal and bronze in old silver. 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

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, 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 gold silk. The metal parts are finely chiselled. The joint on the bar allows you to direct the light so...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Caryatid Lamps
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of elegant gilded bronze and patinated bronze candelabra in the form of caryatids on black marble plinths, which have been converted into lamps with custom silk pleated shades.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Wall Sconces Louis XVI With Two Lights Brass, Mid 20th Century France
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*The price is for one piece They are sold separately, but I prefer them to be sold together Pair of brass wall sconces They are in excellent condition, like new. French brass wall...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Germantown, MD
This pair of antique gilt bronze appliqués are finely detailed, and feature neoclassical motifs including bowknots and acanthus leaves. They are electric powered...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

21st-Century, 6-Lights Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp with 6 lights in hand-cut clear and turquoise crystal and bronze in patinated gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, 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

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

Early 19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Directoire Style Candlestick Lamps
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this pair of elegant bronze candlesticks mounted on lamps in the directoire period, dating back to the early 19th century. They have been meticulously cleaned and newl...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Regency Foliage Gilt Bronze and Crystal Twelve Light Chandelier, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French Regency gilt bronze and crystal twelve light chandelier with decorative scrolled arms, foliage filigree banding and lower pineapple finial. Originally candle powered and has b...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Bronze Table Lamp with Flower Shaped Frosted Glass Shade
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable Louis XVI-style bronze table lamp with a frosted white glass lampshade in the shape of a flower, France, 1920s. One socket for an E14-size light bulb. To the US will be s...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Pair 1920s French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Signed By Atelier Petitot
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1920's French Louis XVI Rococo style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Signed by Atelier Petitot. These are very high quality sconces.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Three-Light Chandelier, Early 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze and crystal three-light chandelier from the early 20th century. This impressive and unusually shaped Louis XVI-style bronze chandelier, richly decorated...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

True Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Bronze & Porphyry Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, verdigris ormolu and Porphyry candelabra lamps. Each six arm lamp is raised by a square Porphyry base with a striking wrap around berried laurel ormolu band and exceptional richly chased swaging blooming flower garlands encasing the circular Porphyry support. At the center are charming verdigris cherubs sitting on patinated bronze rocks...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th C Sevre's Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI Sevre's style gilt bronze and cobalt porcelain hand painted and signed urns with gilt bronze ram's heads mounts. Custom wired and sh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique 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 striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a charming bottom foliate finial below the elegant tapered body decorated wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

19thc French Louis XVI Carved & Sculpted Wood Figural Candelabra / Table Lamp
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Hand Carved & Sculpted Wood Figural Table Lamp. Stunning male mask figural clear and detailed carving on both sides. This is a unique and very de...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Wood

19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Crystal Beaded Bronze Frame Lantern Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Crystal Beaded Bronze Framed Lantern Fixture/ Chandelier. This type of fixture is rare as for it to last over 120 years is rare due to t...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lamps with Snake Handles circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A truly stunning pair of vasiform lamps in the Louis XVI taste, they feature solid bodies crafted of a brilliant exotic polished onyx both in the ovular upper body and the squared ba...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Onyx, Bronze

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The four arm eight light chandelier is centered by an elegant bottom crystal ball amidst an exceptional array of seashell, teardrop, and kite shaped crystal pendants leading up the cage. The four elegantly scrolled arms display fine acanthus leaves and lovely foliate and tied ribbon bobeches below fluted floral candle cups and are each separated by striking impressive crystal daggers and additional teardrop shaped crystal pendants. The beautifully shaped cage centers four unique smaller curved arms with inverted light...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Sevres St. Porcelain Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI Sèvres Style porcelain lamps. Each lamp is raised by a mottled base decorated with fine decorated brass wrap. Above the socle shaped ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Porcelain

21st-Century, 5-Lights Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi xvi
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp with 5 lights in hand-cut crystal and bronze in patinated gold. This crystal table lamp is realized similar a candelabra only that instead the candel has the bulb-lamp. E...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Biscuit Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and refined pair of French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted biscuit porcelain lamps. This exquisite pair of French lamps is crafted in the Louis XVI style, showcasing the ha...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Massive Antique French Bronze Six Light Lantern Fixture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Magnificent and fine Antique French bronze hanging lantern. From Christies Catalog: "Duvaux delivered a lantern of this model in 1758 for the Salo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Marble Column Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style marble column lamp. Chaste neoclassical style column lamp with mottled wine red marble shaft and gilt bronze mounts on green marble plinth. Newly electrified with go...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

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

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Metal

Monumental Pair French Louis XVI Style Bronze Sconces Maison Bagues Attributed
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental Pair French Louis XVI Style bronze sconces Maison Bagues Attributed. Magnificent heavy pair of French Louis XVI brass sconces. This p...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

18th-Century French Louis XVI Painted and Giltwood Altar Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Louis XVI-style table lamp is crafted from an 18th-century altar candlestick, repurposed into a striking lighting piece. The hand-carved wood base features a triform desi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

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

Louis XVI Style, Doré Bronze, Monumental Wall Sconces, France, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Doré Bronze, Monumental Wall Lights or Sconces, France, Late 19th/Early 20th century Pair of Louis XVI style doré bronze wall sconces. This stunning pair of monumen...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Bronze large 5-Light wall Mount Lamp with Crystal Decoration
Located in Verviers, BE
Bronze sconce (electroliers) in the Louis XVI style, with 5 candle-fittings for electric lamps. Decorated with ribbons and drapery with tassels and each having 5 arms with rococo sc...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style, Russian Neoclassical, Bronze, Crystal, Chandelier, France 1900s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Russian Neoclassical, Doré Bronze, Crystal, Chandelier, France 1900s An early 20th century Louis XVI style doré bronze and crystal balloon form chandelier. The fine...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

A Louis XVI Style Bronze Lantern
Located in London, GB
A large bronze hall lantern of cylindrical form, in the Louis XVI style, with ribbon-hung rope, tassel swags and balustraded base, with curved glass concealing four candle arms to th...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Large 19th/20th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Wrought Lanterns
Located in Chicago, IL
An exquisite pair of French 19th/20th century Louis XVI patinated wrought-iron and glass lanterns, with a warm reddish brown hue. This style was inspired by the last King of France, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Large Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Two-Armed Wall Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Two-Armed Wall Sconces Circa 1890, Paris, France A stunning pair of large French 19th-Century two-arme...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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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
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1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Figural Bronze and Marble Cherub Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
The adorable bronze table lamp features a bronze figure of a cherub raised on a circular gray marble base and holding a flower candle. One socket for the E14 size light bulb. The lam...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Extraordinary Wall Sconces French Whit Cherub Putti Carrying Torch, Bronze, Pair
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Excellent quality and fine finish. They are unusual pieces. Pair of French Empire style bronze wall sconces Pair of Empire style bronze wall sconces with Putti...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Wall Sconce in Gilt Brass and Crystal
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. Prett...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Pair of Louis the 16th Bronze Wall Lights
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of louis the 16th style wall lights is made of bronze with noddles and ribbons. This is a French work. Circa 1940.  
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19th c. pair of gilt bronze and marble French candlestics in the style of Louis
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A beautiful pair of Louis XVI style candlesticks representing 'Doric Column' in carved white marble with gilded and chased bronze foliate motifs and putti decor. The base is in marbl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

19thc French Louis XVI Rococo Gilt Bronze Chandelier Signed by F. Barbedienne
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Louis XVI Rococo Form Gilt Bronze Chandelier Signed by F. Barbedienne. This a truly stunning classic chandelier. Seashell, C Scroll and more Rococo detail. 5 Lights.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Table Lamps Baroque Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair of finely cast 19th century bronze urns after the original Louis XVI period design in the Baroque style, depicting seated putti with serpent tails and cornucopia (originally des...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of large French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very large French gilt bronze sconces in the Louis XVI style dating from the early 20th century.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Rare Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Rococo Gilt Bronze "Poseidon" Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare Pair French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze "Poseidon King of the Sea" Neptune Wall Sconces. Heavy, incredibally detailed casting. These are 1 of a kind sconces.
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair French Louis XVI Neoclassical Marked Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Neoclassical style Bronze Marked Wall Sconces. Original Unelectrified State. Highly detailed and numbere mark on back. Very nice quality.
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1880s European Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Brass Hanging Lantern Louis XVI Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Brass Hanging Lantern Louis XVI Style This pretty brass hanging lantern is suspended from its ceiling rose that is decorated with floral motifs. This is a highly decorative petit...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

French 19th C Louis XV XVI Style 16 Light Bronze Chandelier with Rock Crystal
Located in New York, NY
Large French 19th century 16-light chandelier in the Louis XV/XVI style with extensive later period rock crystal pendants.
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Late 19th Century French 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

Pair 1930's French Large Gilt Bronze 3 Lights Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1930's French gilt bronze sconces with three lights, from Waldorf Hotel NYC.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Gagneau, Chandelier with Medallions, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XVI-inspired gilded bronze chandelier with six lights attributed to Gagneau. It is made of six oval medallions surrounded by a ribboned torus and topped with garlands ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Gilt Bronze Floor Lamps / Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of impressive antique (late 19th century) torchieres (floor lamps) in the French Louis XVI style, crafted from carved white marble with neoclassical gilt bronze mounts including...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Two-Light Sconces with Hunting Horns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI style bronze two-light sconces from the 19th century with tied ribbons, foliage motifs and hunting horn arms. This pair of French bronze sconces features a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair! FREDERICK COOPER COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS French Louis XVI Style White Gold
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE ! PAIR FREDERICK COOPER COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS LOUIS XVI STYLE (DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 31" x 16") Frederick Cooper lamps have been around for almost a century! A designer by trade he soon began producing some of the most elegant and tasteful lamps for interior decorators to use in their masterpiece interiors! Here, a magnificent pair of Louis XVI styled marble lamps...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Metal

19thc FrenchLouis XVI style Bronze w/ Amethyst & Clear Crystal Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Louis XVI style Bronze with Amethyst and Clear crystal Chandelier. Baccarat bobesche. This beautiful chandelier is in the style of Baccarat.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

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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