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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze five-light wall sconces. Each lumière with scrolled arms and crowned with a neoclassical urn surmounted with wreaths an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$9,895 Sale Price / set
23% Off
Pair French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Celadon Glazed Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique porcelain celadon glazed vases with gilt bronze mounts in the neoclassical Louis XVI style, originally designed as oil lamps with later sockets and wiring added. Dis...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Bronze Lantern
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 20th century French bronze lantern.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Black Marble / Gilt Bronze Single Library Table Lamp By Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Exceptional gilt bronze and black marble base table lamp. Made by the famed maker F. Barbedienne the lamp was crafted from black squared marble base and gilt bronze in the Napoleon III style. The lamp features an amphora urn shape form with two side handle and adorned with a squared marble plinth base. The body is moulded in the round shape with low relief sculpture...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Cupid Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (19th Century) bronze dore 9 scroll arm chandelier with 3 cupids playing instruments and flame top
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Florentine Craftsmanship Applique Gilded Iron Colored Crystal Drops and Faceted
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.
Rich ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Iron
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cherub Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cherub Twelve-Light Chandelier, after the model by Pierre Gouthière for Marie Antoinette.
The chandelier having elaborate acanthus scrolling arms ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1920's Gilt Bronze Caldwell Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's gilt bronze Caldwell sconces with two lights
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$4,800 / set
1920's Caldwell Gilt Bronze Double Lights Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's gilt bronze Caldwell sconces.
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Bronze Louis XVI Style Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XVI style bronze wall sconces.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Crystal Patinated Metal Sconces, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Cut Crystal Patinated Metal Two-Light Wall Sconces, with mirrored urn form back plate and cut crystal drop prisms and flowers. 15.5" H x 8.25" W x 4.75" D. Pr...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Pair of Tall French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces, C. 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This large pair of wall sconces is made of gilt bronze and dates to the late 19th century. The design of the sconces is in the Louis XVI taste, as evidenced by the lyre-form body, t...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th century Pair of French Bronze Doré Sconces
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of bronze doré wall sconces featuring incredible detailed ormolu including festooned floral garlands, ribbons and tiny bow embellishments. Triple candle holders...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,173 Sale Price / set
66% Off
Ormolu Mounted Chinese Celadon Crackle Porcelain Lamp Marked E.F Caldwell, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Large 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Chinese Celadon Crackle Porcelain Vase mounted as Lamp, Marked E.F. Caldwell. Presented is an exceptional lamp from the 19th century, masterfully blending Chinese and American artisanship, and distinguished by the signature of E.F. Caldwell. Enhanced with an ormolu mount, this lamp showcases a captivating Chinese celadon crackle porcelain body, elegantly fashioned on the mounts. Adorned with intricate geometric patterns and foliate designs, the ornate ormolu top features a mesmerizing arrangement of filigree and delicate beading. A resplendent finial crowns the lamp, an embellished jewelry-like pierced circular ornament adorned with inner scrolls.
Gracefully positioned on a stepped ormolu base, the lamp stands tall atop four foo-dogs, each grasping a ball. Notably, the male foo dog...
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1890s American Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Bouillotte Lamp, Circa 1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Bouillotte Lamp, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with two scroll arms and a torch design (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Pair Of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Sconces, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very nice pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall lights, 3 lights
Good condition, electricity to be tested (or change depending on where you are!)
Late 19th century
Height 48 cm...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Louis The 16th Style Bronze Wall Sconces with Quiver and Ribbons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of wall sconces is made of bronze. These sconces are in the style of Louis the 16th with quiver and ribbons. This is a French work, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Bronze and Marble Figural Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Finely chased and modeled 19th Century garniture mounted as a lamp. Beautifully patinated winged cupid holding a cup overhead as if a torch raised on a gilt bronze mounted fluted mar...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Meissen and Sevres Parian Chandelier
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century gilt bronze and Meissen with a Sevres Parian figural centerpiece chandelier. This finely cast dore bronze chandelier has a long Louis XVI ro...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Chandelier originally for candles
Located in Atlanta, GA
Extraordinary Gilt Bronze Chandelier originally for candles (now electrified)
France, circa 1880. 18 Lights.
Dimensions: Height 46" Diameter 32"
CW4976
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Hollywood Regency Style Large Giltwood Floor Lamp, Hand Carved
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Hollywood Regency Style Large Giltwood Floor Lamp, Hand Carved
Louis XVI style floor lamp having a recessed circular body on top of an intricately hand carved square base ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Wall Sconces are cast in solid bronze, and each has achieved the beginnings of a lovely patina. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Brass & Green Tole Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, early to mid 20th century.
An antique French Louis XVI style bouillotte lamp with three french horn candleholders affixed to a detailed base. The lamp also features an adjus...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$968 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Louis XVI Style Giltwood 2-LT Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Louis XVI style giltwood standing lamp, 20th c., fluted and turned standard ending in single large faux candle fitted with three light fixtures, rising on round gadrooned base.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$712 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XVI Style Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
5 French Louis XVI-style (late 20th Century) brass wall sconces with three scroll arms and urn shaped tops. (PRICED EACH).
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,650 / item
Substantial Pair of French Louis XVI Antique Black Slate Urn Lamps, 43” H
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE AND SUBSTANTIAL PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK SLATE URNS, NOW FITTED AS LAMPS
Paris, France circa second half of the 19th century unmarked
Item # 403PUW1...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Slate, Brass, Ormolu
Gilt Carved Wood Six-Arm Chandelier
Located in Washington, DC
A Gilt Carved Wood Six Arm Chandelier
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Antique Important and large 18th c chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
The handmade crystals adorning this magnificent Louis XVI chandelier are of unparalleled quality. Each crystal is a testament to the skill of the artisans who painstakingly shaped an...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$55,353 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a fluted nozzle and pearled drip-pan, a fluted tapering column hung with garlands and a circular fluted spreading base cast with a ribbon-twist band.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Of Blue-glazed earthenware lamps in the Théodore Deck style, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
A very beautiful pair of Louis XVI-style baluster-shaped lamps in “Deck” blue glazed ceramic.
Each lamp is adorned with large openwork gilded bronze mounts.
On either side of each ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Maison Baguès Nine-Arm Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This Classic Louis XVI style chandelier, attributed to "Maison Baguès" has a bronze frame with a sumptuous brown patinated finish. The crown of graduated crystal pendants has gracefu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful Silver Gilt Baguès French Louis XVI Amethyst Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Silver Gilt Baguès French Louis XVI Style Amethyst & Rock Crystal Drop 6 Candelabra Light Bird Cage Chandelier, Rewired And Comes With Chain Ca...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
A Pair of Antique French Samson Porcelain Polychromed Porcelain & Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A rare and elegant pair of antique French Samson porcelain polychromed porcelain and bronze lamps. Each lamp features a tall baluster-shaped porcelain body that rises to a gilt bronz...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Ram Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Century) bronze and gilt trimmed table lamps with ram heads and festoon (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Wall Sconces are an exquisite example of the metalsmith's art! Cast in solid bronze, each has achie...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Engraved Glass Pendant Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (early 20th century) gilt bronze and frosted and engraved glass pendant chandelier in the French Louis XV / XVI style, measuring 18 inches across and 12 inches tall, with neo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century French Gilt Metal Mounted Mirrored Giltwood Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique mirrored giltwood wall lights with three electrified metal candle arms and extensive beaded crystals and faceted drops. With faux wax candle covers and wiring, ready ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Antique Louis XVI Style White Opaline Glass and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style table lamp with white opaline glass and bronze inlay and base. The bronze base if finely carved in a tria...
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$396 Sale Price
67% Off
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...
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Bakalowits & Sohne Dazzling Gold Plated Chandelier 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A leader in the field of luxury lighting, Bakalowits & Sohne is synonymous with quality and craftsmanship. Employing skilled artisans and using only the finest materials have made t...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
The Rochambeau Chandelier by David Duncan, Louis XV Style Chandelier, In Stock
Located in New York, NY
A custom 15 light gilt brass cage form Louis XV style chandelier, the arms of staggered height issuing from frame draped with rock crystal and faceted crystal drops. The center with ...
Category
2010s Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Bronze Louis XVI Style Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
Presenting a stunning pair of Louis XVI wall lights, crafted in exquisite high-quality bronze. These elegant fixtures are crowned with an urn-style top, adorned with delicate garland...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,310 / set
Pair of Mid-Century French Carved and Painted Two-Light Lyre Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance the ambiance of a hallway or powder room with this exquisite pair of colorful antique sconces. Crafted in France circa 1970, each two-light sconce draws inspiration from the ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Silver and Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very fine quality French Louis XVI style silver and gilt bronze Sconces.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1900 Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Circa 1900 Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Lamp
Beautiful Lamp purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of crystal wall sconces with interior electric light and 3 candle arms, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$1,200 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Pair Of French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood 3-Arm Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large and impressive carved and gilt wood 3- arm wall sconces in the Louis XVI style. Urn and flame for top with tassels hanging from each arm.
These sconces are currently NOT wired ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Chandelier "aux Têtes de Bélier" attr. to H. Vian, France, Circa 1890
By Henri Vian
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XVI style chandelier in gilded bronze, clear and amber cut crystal with six lights.
The central shaft, formed by a succession of balusters in cut and faceted crystal, ...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$6,084 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal 5-Arm Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut crystal five-arm chandelier of Baccarat quality with faceted cut crystal prisms, chains and faceted cut crystal shaft.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Of Silvered Bronze Torch Form Sconces With Cut Glass Shades
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of silvered bronze wall sconces in the Louis XVI style. Ruby cut to clear torpedo shaped cut glass shades. Sconce in the form of a ribbon with a bow knot a rosette and tassels a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Huge Carved Italian Paladin Giltwood Lamp by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge carved Italian Paladin giltwood lamp by Randy Esada.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Hexagonal Hall Lantern
Located in Westwood, NJ
French bronze hexagonal three-light hall lantern with a putti figure holding the central light cluster.
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gilt Louis XVI Directoire Style Ebonized Wall Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: H: 25in W: 15.5in D: 10in
This pair of gilt Louis XVI Directoire style ebonized wall sconces are done beautifully and made of the finest quality. This Pair of sconces wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Enamel Vases as Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE (1/18)
Pair of celadon crystalline enamel vases as lamps with 19th century French ormolu ribbon and banding. Bases and caps are brass the color of bronze. Shades are...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
$2,600 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Fine Quality Antique Louis XVI Style Four-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Large, antique lantern with faceted crystal pendants and four electrified candles with faux wax covers dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, with modern wiring and plug, r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
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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