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
1900s French Gilt Bronze Sconces with Twisted Arms
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900's French gilt bronze sconces with twisted arms
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Sixteen Light Foliage Baccarat Chandelier, C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French Baccarat gilt bronze and crystal sixteen light chandelier with a scrolled foliage canopy, exterior intertwined crystal floral beading, original scrolled floral candle bobeches...
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1810s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Table Lamp, Louis XVI Style, France, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 20th-century French porcelain table lamp inspired by the elegance of Louis XVI decorative arts. This table lamp features a hand-painted Sevres-style floral motif in delicate pastel...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Monumental Louis XVI Style Wall Sconces after Thomire
Located in Paris, FR
This outstanding pair of gilt and patinated bronze sconces are beautifully designed in Louis XVI style. Of monumental size and opulent design, these stunning 5-light pieces bear Clas...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This extra fine quality chandelier attributed to Baccarat, has a matching pair of sconces, also available in my listings. With 12 arms and seventeen lights ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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
Materials
Wood
Pair Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze Sconces, France c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Gilt-Bronze wall sconces, with three candle-arms emanating from a Neo-classical design back-plate. The pair crafted after Louis XVI period designs, and dating from the thir...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Pair Very Large French Patinated and Gilt Bronze Three-Light Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Our finely sculpted and cast and very large sconces in the French Louis XV / XVI style, 36 1/2 inches tall, have three large tree branch form candle arms tied with ribbon at the base...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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.
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Suite Of 3 Large Candlesticks In Golden Wood, Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Set of 3 large Italian gilded wood candlesticks: placed against a wall, they are gilded only on the visible part, "from the front"
Traces of use, some gaps in the gilding and cracks...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
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).
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style 19th century bronze doré scroll 2-arm wall sconce with cupid head and urn top.
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Cupid Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconce with two scroll arms, cupid head ornament, and urn-shaped top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Brass Cornucopia Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (20th Century) brass chandelier with 4 cornucopia form arms emanating from a fluted center post with a finial bottom and canopy.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Dennis & Leen French Louis XIV Style Iron & Crystal Beaded Wall Sconces - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Dennis & Leen French Louis XIV Styled Large Iron & Crystal Beaded 3 Light Wall Sconces - Pair
Striking pair of vintage Dennis & Leen French Louis XVI Styled Iron & Crystal ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Figural Art Glass Backed Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair of 19thc French Antique Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Male Figural Wall Sconces. Featuring Purple hued Art Glass centers. These give off amazing color and hue when on. Ribbon top, circu...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze and Crystal Two Light Sconces by Sterling Bronze Co. N.Y
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fine pair of sconces by The Sterling Bronze Co. have there original finish and prisms and are newly wired.
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
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
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st-Century, Hand Carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
10-lights table lamp in handcut clear crystal and golden bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind.
The style of this table ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in clear and turquoise Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-Lights chandelier in clear and turquoise crystal and gold patinated bronze.
The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes ea...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Chandelier by Maison Mottheau
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality 19 century French gilt bronze and blue cold paint Louis XVI Style 12 light chandelier by Maison Mottheau with Churib Motif.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Black Painted Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) floor lamp.
Gilt and black patinated bronze. 4 candelabra arms, later wired. Resting on a tripod base with each leg ending in paw feet.
Finely...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Bag Of Pearls chandelier, Cut crystals About 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bag Of Pearls chandelier, Cut crystals About 1900
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20th Century Italian 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.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Brass
Palace Size Louis XVI Style Cage Form Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and impressive French Louis XVI style gilt bronze 12-light chandelier with amethyst colored and clear crystal pendants and amethyst colored finials.
Stock number: L360.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Twelve Light Crystal and Bronze Chandelier Attributed to Bagues
Located in New York, NY
A very fine twelve light chandelier with amethyst color and clear crystal drops, attributed to Bagues.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, 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
pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Amethyst, and Crystal sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderfully decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Amethyst, and Rock Crystal sconces. Each stunning three arm sconce is centered by a bottom mottled Ormolu fin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Amazing Pair of French 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 19th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabras, each with a dark bronze delicious dancing putto figures and parrots holding aloft three scrolled candle-branche...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Louis XVI style malachite and gilt bronze column table lamp by Gherardo Degli Albizzi.
This lamp has a very refined design featured by a classic vegetal motif capital and masks inscr...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Malachite, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oxblood Red Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scale and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. oxblood red porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square ormolu base with cut corners, foliate feet, and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Figural Jasper Ware Two Arm Wall Sconces, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French gilt bronze floral ribbon two arm wall sconces with decorative figural and graduated bell flower oval jasperware, Late 18th Century. Pair are candle powered and can be...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt bronze chandelier with 8 scroll form arms emanating from a solid center shaft with a tapered finial bottom (with original chain)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze & Frosted Glass Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Elegant Gitl Bronze Chandelier in the Louis XVI taste, featuring frosted glass dome and top funnel shaped cover. France, circa 1920.
Dimensions: Height 30" Diameter 18"
CW4613
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Black Porcelain Table Lamp with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century French gilt bronze mounted black porcelain lamp base in the Louis XVI style. The bronze fittings are very fine quality and scale. This is a beautiful lamp that would w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Double Arm Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Locust Valley, NY
These Louis XVI style gilt bronze double arm sconces, exude timeless elegance and opulence. Crafted with attention to detail, these sconces epitomize the grandeur and refinement of t...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconces or Wall Lights
Located in Berlin, DE
Large pair of French Louis XVI gilt bronze three-light sconces or wall lights
A pair of 19th century gilt bronze wall-lights or sconces, each with a foliage ornamented back plate ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze sconces.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Celadon Porcelain, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style baluster-shaped lamps in celadon porcelain. Body adorned with a medallion in a frame with floral motifs realized in white enamels. Mount in gilt bronze figurating a frieze of laurel leaves and a high-cut base in the corners.
French work realized circa 1880.
New and functional electric system.
!The price doesn’t include the lampshade price. However, our workshop can advise you with pleasure and realize it with your size and color choices!
Celadon designates both a color and a type of ceramic specific to China and the Far East. "Celadon Green": it's a color name designating a shade of green. Celadon is particularly appreciated in Asia, because it allows to obtain the color of jade, the sacred stone. The name celadon is today almost always associated with porcelain, usually Chinese. In French, the origin of the word comes from Honoré d...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Very Fine Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Marble Four-Light Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Origin: French
Date: 19th century
Dimension: 23 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Porcelain Urn Tables Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) white parian porcelain urn shaped table lamps with ram heads and handles (PRICED AS Pair).
...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French 1950s Frosted Flame Torch Ceiling Pendant Lights
Located in London, GB
Elegant French 1950s brass ceiling pendant lights Featuring Frosted Flame Style Shades.
Ornate detailing covers the brass work.
These elegant light...
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1950s Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Doré Bronze Blue Enamel Cherub Putti Trumpet Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt doré bronze cherub nine-light chandelier. The chandelier having elaborate acanthus scrolling arms issued from a classical torch stem with blue enamel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze dore 3 arm wall sconces with torch design and arrow top (19th Century).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilt & Patinated Bronze Louis XVI style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt & Patinated Bronze Louis XVI style chandelier. The central shaft representing quiver issuing "U" shaped arms with acanthus leaves, three patinated cherubs holding torches enhanc...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Wall Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of nice quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze original candlelight wall sconces. Five(5) arm with outside wiring and beeswax candle covers. Urn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Palatial Bronze and Crystal Swag Design Louis XVI Style Chandeliers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of spectacular palatial crystal swag design Louis XVI style chandeliers in bronze having a floral and swag with drapery form design. These large and impressive chandeliers have ...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Louis XVI Bronze and Crystal Chandelier, Colored and Clear Crystals, France
Located in Manhasset, NY
A stunning French dore bronze chandelier of Louis XVI Style having 9 lights. The finely chased bronze having colored and clear crystals dated to the late 19th century. The center col...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Christofle Silvered Candlestick Lamp in the Baroque Style
By Christofle
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XIV style silvered candlestick by Christofle, converted to a lamp, with a new pleated silk shade. The base of the candlestick is stamped with the shield and rooster mark...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
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.