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
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
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
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 of French Louis XVI-Style 3-Light Bronze Wall Sconces, Large Scale
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large and beautiful wall sconces that are wired with three lights,
Each having fluted arms extending from a ribbon form standard, ending
In bobéches with faux candle lights...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Ormolu Figural Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Outstanding opposing pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu lamps with rouge marble bases.
With parcel gilt and paint decorated faux parchment shade.
Each ormolu lamp...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Chandelier, Northern Europe, mid 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chandelier, Northern Europe, mid 20th century.
Very good condition.
dimensions: height 59 cm / diameter 67 cm
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Silvered Bronze Ewer Table Lamp Retailed by Tiffany
Located in Essex, MA
After a model by Clodion. Stamped Tiffany And Co on the base.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Rare Pair of Large French 19th Century Chandeliers
Located in Montreal, QC
A rare pair of large French 19th century chandeliers. Each with six lights, the gilded shaped arms applied with opalescent beads, the central columns clad in shaped glass sleeves, th...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. White Carrara marble and ormolu electrified candelabra lamps, after a model by Pierre Gouthière. Each lamp is raised by ormolu topie shaped feet b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and Ormolu candelabra lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu candelabra lamps. Each elegant electrified candelabra is raised by an Ormolu circular socle ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Torch Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with three arms with torch designs and arrow tops. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century, Pair of French Louis XVI style Two Lights Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French Louis XVI two lights gilt bronze candlesticks
sizes: overall height cm 39,5 x height bronze 29 x W 20 x D 9 cm
The fine pair of candlesticks was made in...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Ormolu lanterns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Ormolu and glass lanterns. Each striking lantern is centered by a beautiful bottom foliate ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal and Wood Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (Mid-20th Century) gilt metal 5 scroll arm chandelier with amber glass bobeche and supported by a gilt wood center post wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Large Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt & Blue Patinated Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very large, antique (late 19th to early 20th century) blue enameled and gilt bronze sconces (wall lights) in the French Louis XVI style with three electrified candles, with m...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
French Antique Hall Lantern in Brass
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Hall Lantern in Brass
An attractive round hall lantern featuring pierced brass continuous rings at the top and bottom that hold thr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese, Crackle Finish, Celadon Porcelain Vases with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Chinese Celadon Crackle finish porcelain vases mounted in beautiful two-toned French gilt bronze mounts in the Louis XVI style, which are finely hand chiseled. Porcela...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Revolutionary Illumination: Symbolism and Craftsmanship in 19th C. Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
This suite of five wall sconces, crafted in the 19th century, showcases an exquisite blend of molded, carved, and gilded wood, each boasting two arms of light. Notably, their design ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1890s American Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fruit Basket Sconces
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XVI style French carved giltwood fruit basket two-light sconces. Large sculptural baskets overflowing with persimmons, pomegranates, clusters of grapes, leaves, figs ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Large and Fine Pair of Henri Vian French Ormolu Three-Light Wall Light Sconces
By Henri Vian
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of large French Louis XVI ormolu three-light wall light sconces with floral finial and drop, issuing three scrolling arms terminating in electrified candle cups, all ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cylindrical Four-Light Lantern
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cylindrical Four-Light Lantern.
This lantern is of cylindrical form with ribbed uprights supporting a frame with stiff-leaf borders and floral swags ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
lantern crystal and bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful crystal and bronze lantern that can mixed with any style in a house, very refined and when it is lit it illuminates the room
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Louis XVI style Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Carved Wood Chandelier in the Louis XVI style.
8 lights. France, circa 1900.
CW5552
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Wedgwood Porcelain & Ormolu Athénienne Lamp
By Wedgewood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Wedgwood Porcelain and Ormolu Athénienne candlestick lamp. This very unique lamp is raised on a mottled edged hexagonal...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Table Lamps Made of French Electrified Bronze Fire Dogs
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of 19th century French table lamps in Louis XVI style made of bronze fireplace fire dogs that were lately electrified.
France, cir...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large French Bronze Louis XVI Style Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of large French bronze two-arm Louis XVI style wall sconces.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt Bronze Chandelier depicting Cherub holding a torch and a wreath of various flowers. France, circa 1900. 6 lights.
Dimensions: Height 30" Diameter 17"
CW5699.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
The Annabella Sconces by David Duncan, Parcel-Gilt Five Arm Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
A pair of parcel-gilt, grey painted wall sconces by David Duncan. The hand carved large backplate is based on a design from the 1950s, features a gilt finish and five brass candle ar...
Category
2010s Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Russian Six-Light Chandelier, Late 18th C.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare Russian chandelier made in the late 18th c. The turquoise central blown glass "urn" is painted with garlands etc in a typical Louix XVl design. The lower white glass bowl is g...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Iron
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze & Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style silvered bronze and cut-glass (Crystal) ten-light chandelier, in the manner of Baccarat. The elongated body surmounted with strands of...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of French Gilt-Bronze Three Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze three-light sconces
Origin: French
Date: 19th century
Dimension: 25 1/2 in. x 20 1/2 in.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th C French Iron and Tole Birdcage Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century hand-wrought birdcage chandelier with seven arms, foliate styling and crystal prisms. This piece was recently French wired for electricity.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Iron, Tin, Wrought Iron
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style gilt bronze 3-arm candelabra base bouillotte table lamp with green tole shade.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Figural & Foliage Four Arm Sconces. C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French Louis XVI gilt bronze foliage four arm sconces with centered figural lady over musical lyre, and finely decorated with tapered ribbon, a...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Red Marble Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Red Marble Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi features high-quality gilt bronze decoration such as the fully c...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Finely Cast Bronze and Crystal Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Manhasset, NY
A finely cast bronze eight-arm chandelier. This late 19th-early 20th century chandelier has a wonderfully cast bronze frame with hanging crystal prisms and amber colored mixed crysta...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair French 19th C. Cut Crystal & Dore Bronze Multi-Arm Candelabra w/ Roosters
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Pair of French 19th Century Cut Crystal and Dore Bronze Multi-Arm Candelabra with Rooster Heads. This ornate, extravagant pair of monumental bronze candelabras exemplif...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Neoclassical Style Glass and Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in London, GB
Antique Neoclassical style glass and gilt bronze lantern,
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 46cm, diameter 21cm
This fine, antique lantern was made after an 18th centur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Mounted Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and ormolu mounted lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine floral topie shaped ormolu feet. The square Greek Antique Green marble...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) 3 arm candelabra with a column over a triangular base with claw feet now wired as a lamp.
Ships without a shade
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Exquisite Vintage Bronze Wall Sconces with Candles, Set of 2
Located in Bastogne, BE
An amazing pair of gilded bronze sconces in the form of intertwined ribbons holding two candle horns.
These amazing sets end with tassels draped over buttons embellished with rose...
Category
1970s Vintage 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 three arms on two tiers and a floral design. (priced as pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-Style (19th Century) 2 arm gilt bronze wall sconces with a bow knot top over a wreath design followed by an eagle head lyre with a tassel bottom. (PRICED AS ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Spectacular Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular and Large Antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut crystal figural multi light double tier chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship. This unique chandelier is em...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Floral Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style gilt bronze chandelier with embellished with flowers and centered with a drape ending in tassels with 3 arms ending with glass flower shades.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French gilt bronze and marble candelabra
The pair of three-light candelabra was made in the 19th century in France in the Louis XVI style.
Each candelabra c...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 19th Century Gilt Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Century) gilt bronze table lamps with a tall fluted column supported on three feet and resting on a triangular base, originally converted candel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Magnificent French Dore Bronze Rock Crystal Louis XVI Fine Gilt Huge Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
This majestic eight-light doré bronze chandelier has multi layers of clear and rock crystal encircling each section. There is a large crystal shaft in the center and wonderful spires...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze
French Silver Gilt Nickel and Bronze Six Arm Crystal Chandelier, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French silver gilt nickel and bronze crystal chandelier with six candle arms, electrified crystal central column, six fitted interior lights, and intertwined crystal bead work. Late...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Bronze
19th Century gilded Louis XVI style ormolu chandelier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th Century gilded ormolu Louis XVI style 18 branch chandelier, having classical monopodia mounts to the central column.
Batch 74
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
palatial lantern in bronze and glass louis XVI style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent palatial lantern louis XVI style in gilded bronze ,four arm hanging lantern lamp four glass panels
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A large pair of French Louis XVI style wall sconces.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis Xvi lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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