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 Louis XVI / Adams Style Bronze Ornate Sconces, Two Light, France, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Louis XVI / Adams Style Bronze Ornate Sconces, Two Light, France, 1940s
A finely crafted pair of 1940s wall lights in the traditional style. Wired. Fair condition. Small pie...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
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...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
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 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
19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze and Crystal 6 Light Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 19th century French Louis XVI style bronze and crystal chandelier with 6 lights. This fixture has a beautiful basket shape and is loaded with crystals. Very fine bronze e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$6,720 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style giltwood 2-arm wall sconces with fluted oval back, (19th-20th century).
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
$1,850 / set
Painted and Giltwood Six Sided Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted and giltwood six-sided lantern. Three lights.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
$2,250 / item
Italian Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Tole, and patinated Wood chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most whimsical Italian Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Pressed Metal, Tole, and Patinated wood chandelier. This most decorative ten light chandelier is centered by a t...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Louis XVI French Style Wall Sconces, Maison Bagues, Hollywood Regency
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Louis XVI French Style Wall Sconces, Bronze, Ebony, Hollywood Regency, In the Manner of Maison Bagues
A strickingly well crafted pair of stylish wall sconces each having bro...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, 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
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandeliers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style bronze chandeliers. A large and impressive palatial pair of gilt bronze chandelier having 13 lighted arms with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
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...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'Ore Wall Sconces, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Louis XVI bronze d'ore wall sconces, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze, Two Light Wall Sconces by Sterling Bronze Co
Located in Savannah, GA
Circa 1910s Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Two Light Wall Sconces by Sterling Bronze Co, New York
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$18,000 / set
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 five arms, festoon design, and finial tops with ram heads (PRICED AS Pair)
Some of the faux candle sle...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Bronze & Crystal Pendant or Plafonnier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine & Elegant Bronze & Cut Crystal Pendant.
France, circa 1930. 4 lights.
Dimensions: Height 15" Diameter 22"
CW5702
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
Based on an original Louis XVI antique we discovered in France, this chandelier has a neo-classical aesthetic. Decorative details, like the rope effect on the arms and patterned fini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Rope, Wood
$12,030 / item
18th Century Pair of Wall lamp in Bronze 18K Gold from Delatour Lacarriere
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful pair of sconces is a re-edition of a model of the famous Parisian bronze maker Delatour Lacarrière.
Lacarrière creates in 1825 a factory at 3 bis, rue Sainte- Elisabeth (Paris, France). Simple craftsman, he specializes and excels in the application of bronze in lighting devices. In 1834, he received an honorable mention, in 1839, a bronze medal and in 1844, a silver medal for a large triangular candelabra, prefiguring the one presented at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1862. He also participated in the design of the chandelier for the Queen's Theatre in London. From 1851 to 1870, he changed his company name several times. Lacarrière, Delatour et Cie (active in 1870) cast and chiseled most of the lamp posts, candelabras and chandeliers of the Paris Opera, including the one in the auditorium, designed by Charles Garnier...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Gold, 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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$7,450 Sale Price / set
50% Off
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
Exquisite Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite bronze chandelier. 6-light, France, circa 1900
Dimensions: Height 26" x diameter 20"
CW3482.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Louis XVI style gilt bronze three-light sconce with urn top and scroll arms. The vegetal decoration on the body and lower pine finial. Available in different finishings, colors and d...
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2010s Italian 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
19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze S.Cloud Chandelier after P.P. Thomire
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze S.Cloud Chandelier after P.P. Thomire attr. Beurdeley
A magnificient twelve-light gilt bronze chandelier with a cen...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Chandelier, circa 1950, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: height 68 cm / diameter 54 cm
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Glass And Bronze Chandelier, Five Arms, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Louis XV style chandelier featuring a five-arm structure in gilt bronze and copper with glass elements.
This charming and compact piece evokes the ornate elegance of 18th-century ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Copper
$2,513 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine feet with lovely richly chased faces centering recesse...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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
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
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Bronze and Crystal Chandelier ,
Located in Montreal, QC
This large fixture has 12 candle arms and 10 further lights within the open hemispherical basket, From a corona formed as bronze eagles graduated cut beads drape to the lower basket.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, 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 Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Two-Light Wall Lights
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a foliate-cast tapering fluted and backplate decorated with swags and surmounted by a swagged flaming classical urn, issuing foliate scrolled branches with gadrooned nozzle...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$8,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite veneer wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzishows many high quality hand chiselled details, enriched by Malachite veneer. At the top th...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Antique Chandelier in Louis XVI Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
Great quality six-light gilt bronze chandelier.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A fine pair of 19th c French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze urn lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze urn lamps. Rooster heads and gilt bronze swag details.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, 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.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
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.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lamps. Each cut Crystal lamp is raised by an elegant square Ormolu base with concav...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Bouillotte Lamp, 20th Century, Jansen
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Bouillotte Lamp is newly wired. The circular mahogany and brass base with three chip holders, with a squared steel post through the center. An adjustable three light candleholder...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of antique, French, Louis XVI style, bronze sconces. Circa early 1900s
Located in CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, FR
Sourced in Calvados, Normandy, France, these quintessentially French, solid bronze, 2 position, antique wall sconces show wonderful quality, detail and weight and are in generally ve...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Brass
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble lamps. Each three arm candelabra lamp ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Sevres, Louis XVI style vase / lamp, late 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th Century French Serves, Louis XVI style Cobalt blue porcelain and gilded ormolu vase / lamp.
Having this wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, two putti on top the o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century, Pair of French Gilded Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
Pair of four-light gilded bronze candlesticks with patinated bronze putti and white marble base,
Second half of the 18th century, France
...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hang the bronze light fixture above a dining room table or in an entryway to make an impressive French-style statement. The twelve-arm lights have been rewired to US standards and are embellished with decorative candle sleeve covers.
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,550
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Enameled Bronze And Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, enameled bronze and crystal chandelier. The six arm seven light chandelier is centered by an elegant fin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Crystal, Ormolu, and Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. wrought iron, gilt metal, ormolu, and crystal chandelier. The ten arm chandelier is centered by an exceptional and most decorative array of cut and etched crystal pendants...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Wrought Iron, Ormolu
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...
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1970s Vintage 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
20th Century Classic French Chandelier in antique Louis Seize Style bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Massively beautifully chiselled brass metal, gilded. Strongly ornamented baluster shafts, of which sixteen volute-like curved luminaries emerge. Vase-shaped grommets on profiled eave...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Celadon porcelain and Ormolu lamps
By Limoges
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Celadon porcelain and Ormolu lamps, attributed to Limoges. Each stunning two light Pâte sur Pâte lamp is raised by an Ormolu foliate decorated mottled base and supported on four stepped block feet with rosette decorations. The beautifully shaped bodies display charming and most decorative Celadon Pâte sur Pâte...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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
Louis XVI Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This beautiful Louis XVI style marble and gilt bronze column candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got a very refined design featured by a classic vegetal motif capital and masks ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Malachite, 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
Pair of Louis XVI Style Fleur De Pêcher Marble Vases, Mounted as Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted fleur de pêcher marble vases, now mounted as lamps.
The body of each vase is of ovoid shape with a fluted gilt-bronze collar and dom...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Saxe Porcelain Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Saxe Porcelain Bouillotte lamp. This elegant lamp is raised on a circular pierced Ormolu base adorned with...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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.