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
Early 20th C Pair of French Bronze Sconces
Located in Charleston, SC
An intricate pair of French sconces dating from circa 1900, featuring bronze with wood backing.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Bronze Dore and Glass Hanging Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (20th Century) bronze dore round tapered shaped hanging lantern with 4 glass panels and 8 arms.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
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 Wall Lights made of Bronze, Patinated Metal and Porcelain Flowers
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of wall lights is made of Bronze and Patinated Metal with Porcelain Flowers. This is a French work. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, 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 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$18,000 / set
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
Pair of Louis XVI Style Wall Sconces
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French Louis XVI style twin branch, gilt bronze wall sconces.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,619 / set
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
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze D'Oré & Curved Glass Lantern, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze D'Oré & Curved Glass Lantern, Circa 1890's.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair Gilt Bronze 2 Light Wall Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Pair of Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces in the Louis XVI taste. Exquisite chasing and high detail. France, circa 1900. 2 lights each.
Dimensions: Height 22 1/2" Diameter 12 1...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Montreal, QC
A massive pair of Louis XVI style three light bronze wall sconces, each arm modeled with scrolling acanthus, the back plate with vase-shaped flame finial and of tapering garlanded fo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$9,500 / set
Fine Carved Giltwood Sconces
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine pair of Louis XVI carved giltwood wall sconces with bowknots, arrows, quivers and carved acanthus and tassels.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
$7,500 / set
French Bronze and Crystal Gilt Chandelier, Louis XVI Style
Located in Manhasset, NY
French bronze and crystal gilt chandelier. Louis XVI style six-light chandelier having a glass column-form center with brass arms supporting ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Exceptional Wrought Iron Castle Lantern circa 1930 Very Nice Work of Ironwork
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional wrought iron castle lantern circa 1930
Very nice work of ironwork and bolts
Provenance chateau in the center of France.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Six-Light Chandelier ‘aux Termes
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Six-Light Chandelier ‘aux Termes’
Attributed to Emmanuel-Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley, Paris.
Modelled with three caryatid term figures holding spi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
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...
Category
1810s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Single Sconce Decorated in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French single sconce made of richly decorated bronze that looks like a torch with large ribbon placed where it should be attached to the wall.
St...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,084 Sale Price
24% Off
Floor Standing Lamp in Chrome from the Beginning of the 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Floor standing lamp in chrome from the beginning of the 20th century in the style of Louis XVI.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Antique French Louis XVI Crystal and Gold Bronze 18 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Crystal and Gold Bronze 18 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890's.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1940s Set 3 French Rococo Louis XVI style Gilt Bronzew/ Cut Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 3 1940's French Louis XVI Rococo style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces with Cut Crystal. Single bulb on each sconce.
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,580 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and white Carrara marble lamp, retailed by Caldwell of New York. The lamp is raised by a square o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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...
Category
1880s French Antique 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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Neoclassical Gilt Lacquered Brass and Glass Oval Four-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
The top surmounted by four scrolling volutes. Elegant form and substantial size.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, black Belgian Marble, and Ormolu lamps. Each finely detailed lamp is raised by a square black Belgian marble st...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tole And Ormolu Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and finely decorated French 19th century Louis XVI st. Tole and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp. This exquisite three arm two light lamp is supported by a circular pierced base...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Harp / Lyre Back Bronze Wall Sconce. Set of Six
Located in Manhasset, NY
Group of six Louis XVI style harp back bronze wall sconce. This fine pair reminiscent of the Hollywood Regency era are all solid bronze. Each having a harp back design with crystal r...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
$9,787 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Beligan 19th c. Louis XVI St. Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and exquisitely detailed Beligan 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal plafonnier chandelier, signed Val St. Lambert. The stunning Montgolf...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Alabaster and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. alabaster and ormolu chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a richly chased acorn finial below the impressive alabaster bowl with a wo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Ormolu
19th Century Napoleon III French Gilt Bronze 7-Light Louis XVI Style Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century French gilt bronze 7-Light Louis XVI candelabra in the manner of Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1789)
The tapering stem standing on a circular base cast with foliage an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Solid Cast Brass Louis XV Style Sconce
Located in North Salem, NY
Mid 20th Century solid brass Louis XVI style sconce. Solid cast brass wall sconces with three arms in an orate manner.
Not currently wired.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Floor Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Louis XVI style mahogany four-tier floor lamp with circular tapering form, pierced bronze galleries, fluted supports and turned and fluted legs. France, ca 1940
Dimensions: 20" W x 20" D x 72" H
We are proud of our long-standing partnership with George N Antiques...
Category
1940s European Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Mahogany
A French 19th century Louis XVI st enameled Bronze Ormolu Champlevé chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. enameled Bronze and Ormolu Champlevé chandelier. This exquisite twelve light chandelier is centered by a topie shaped...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
"Cage" Crystal and Bronze Chandelier attr. to Maison Baguès, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XVI style « cage » shaped chandelier in gilded bronze and cut crystal, with four lights. Many cut crystal pendants, daggers, prisms and flowers adorned the whole, connected with garlands of pearls. An indirect lighting...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$5,684 Sale Price
30% Off
1920's Caldwell 2 Lights Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze double light sconces
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$5,800 / set
Pair 1920's Caldwell Large Sconces with 3 Lights
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's large gilt bronze 3 lights sconces with Acanthus leaves design.
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$9,800 / set
1930's French Silver Plate Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1930's French silver plated double light sconces.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,800 / set
Beautiful French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Circular Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful French Louis XVI style cast and gilt bronze circular six lights lantern.
Beautiful original gilding and circular glass.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique 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
19th Century Pair of French Bronze Three-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Sofia, BG
A very fine pair of French 19th Louis XVI style gilt bronze three-light wall sconces.
circa 1890, Paris.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI, Mirrors with Candleholders, Gold Gilt, Carved Wood, Europe, 1920s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 19th century mirror oval sconces. Giltwood design with two candle sconces on each individual mirror. Beautifully carved and hung with a thin silk sturdy rope. Leaf and flower...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Massive Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Second Empire Five Light Wall Sconces
Located in Montreal, QC
A Superb Pair of Massive Second Empire Gilt Bronze five light wall sconces, in the Louis XVl taste, each vase- shaped body applied with mas...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Dore Bronze Sconces Having Horned Bacchus Masks in Louis XVI Style
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Dore Bronze Sconces having Horned Bacchus Masks in Louis XVI Style, 19th Century
A pair of bronze wall sconces measuring almost three feet in hei...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Chandelier, Cut Crystal Navette Tassels, Circa 1800, Height 170cm
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Important sac de perles chandelier, cut crystal shuttle pendants, circa 1800
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Chinese Yellow Monochromatic Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Lamp, Attb. E. F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Chinese Yellow Monochromatic Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Lamp, Attributed to E. F. Caldwell. Of baluster form, the porcelain has a gorgeous bright yellow monochromat...
Category
1880s American Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
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
19th Century Small Pair of French Chiseled Gilded Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
19th century, small pair of French chiseled gilded bronze candlesticks
The elegant and refined pair of bronze candlesticks finely chiselled and gilded was made in France circa mid...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XVI 19th Century Dore Bronze Chandelier, Six Light, Estate Item
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI 19th century dore bronze chandelier, This solid bronze six light, nine arm, chandelier was recently rewired about ten years ago. Having a very fine think bronze masculine f...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Table with Adjustable Height Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and ormolu side table/lamp. The two tiered table is raised by three elegantly curved legs below a baluster shape...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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
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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