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
Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Lantern, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze lantern.
French, circa 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An unusual French gilt bronze candelabra, now wired as a lamp, combining Louis XVI and late Empire styles. An elegantly draped young lady sits beside her open jewellery box with thre...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Wall-Appliques after Jean Hauré, circa 1890
By Jean Hauré, Etienne Forestier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze three-light wall-appliques after a Design by Jean Hauré for the Château de St. Cloud.
French, circa 1890.
...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style, Two-Light Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Louis XVI-style two-light wall sconces with oval backplate having laurel and cross band border issuing candle arms with vase shaped bobeches. Backplate measures: 6.2...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-19th Century Bronze and Marble Candelabra, Young Cupids
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite pair of candelabra, composed of a young cupid on clouds in patinated bronze, holding an ormolu torch. A vase with flowers and fruits sits where the flame of the torch would...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Vase Turned into a Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble classically shaped urn now converted to a lamp. The egg shaped white marble body is richly mounted in finely chased gilded...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique gilt bronze candelabra in the French Louis XVI style, electrified with modern sockets, candle covers and wiring, with acorn finials cast in spelter. Shades are not av...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Glass Seven-Light Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful Louis XVI-style bronze seven-light chandelier from the 1920s. Six bronze arms, each with floral shape glass lampshade, seventh light is located in the center of the cut g...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, 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)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and impressive pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze two-light wall sconces, each lumière with a circular foliate backplate suspended by a ribbon tied o...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style, Large Hanging Lanterns, Dore Bronze, Etched Glass, Rams Motif
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XVI style monumental doré bronze ram's head etched glass lanterns. These spectacular one of a kind Lanterns are simply too stunning to behold. The frosted and etched star burst curved panels of glass framed in a heavy thick gilt gold bronze of swag and rose form design. The top depicting several long horned Rams heads with shell designs along the edges. Two pair of these magnificent lanterns were purchased from a hotel in France...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Cage Chandelier Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and glass cage chandelier with applied porcelain flowers, attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal.
French, circa 1900.
Fitted internally with el...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Bronze and Crystal Prism Girandole Electrified Candelabra Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI style bronze and crystal prism girandole electrified candelabra lamp. Item features bronze frame, large impressive crystal prisms, glass finial, beaded shade...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Wall Sconce in the Louis Seize Style
Located in Berlin, DE
A classicist wall sconce with finely chiselled bronze. Basket-shaped body made of handcut French ball prisms in the course of broad, ornamental-reliefed ring connected centrally plac...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Porcelain Urn Tables Lamps
Located in New York, 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).
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Empire Doré Bronze Candelabra Lamp Having a Patinated Woman Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
An Empire doré bronze candelabra lamp having a patinated woman mounted as a lamp. Part of our recent acquisition of fifty year collection from a Secaucus NJ antique shop comes this finely cast bronze candelabra lamp with stunning detailed shade. Diana the Huntress with bow and arrow on her back supporting this doré bronze light.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
2 Pair of Sconces, Golden Wood and Golden Iron Attributes with Arrows, 1950-1970
Located in Paris, FR
2 pair of golden wooden wall lamps, circa 1950-1970, in the style of LXVI, attributes with arrows and quivers. Good condition.
Category
1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Iron
Four Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Two-Light Sconces
Located in London, GB
The gilt bronzes sconces are identically designed in an elegant neoclassical style. The stems of the sconces are shaped like arrow quivers, which are each mounted with two arms. Thes...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
A Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut rock crystal cage form multi light chandelier embellished with fine cut rock crystal prisms, rock crystal finials...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Ormolu 6-Light Chandelier by Alfred Beurdeley
By Louis August Alfred Beurdeley 1, François Rémond
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent antique French Louis XVI style ormolu 6-light figural chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship embellished with neoclassical figures of ladies with arms holding candles, b...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Antique Louis XVI Style Crystal Candelabras Baccarat Attributed
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A pair of spectacular and large antique French Louis XVI style cut crystal, hand engraved gilt decorated crystal and gilt bronze multi light candelabras of exceptional detail embelli...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Pair of Classical Bronze Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of 19th century French gilded ormolu, bronze and white marble candelabra, each having six scrolling foliate branches with candle sconces, above a pair of bronze se...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Set of 4 Basket Form Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 4 basket form Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal wall cconces. One may purchase only a pair should only a pair be needed. The finely cast bronze frames each having nicely...
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1960s Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Large Antique Wall Mount Light Sconces Gilt Bronze Hunt Trumpet Bronze Dore
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair gilt bronze trumpet wall sconces bronze Doré Hunting Lodge. Theme The hunt. For a high end design and mood light in a living room, entryway or...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with five arms, bow knot design, lyre-shaped center pieces and masks at bottoms (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Cherub Six-Light Chandelier after Pierre Gouthière, circa 1870
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze cherub six-light chandelier, after the model by Pierre Gouthière for Marie Antoinette. The chandelier having elaborate acanthus scrolling arms issu...
Category
Late 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
19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI style bronze chandelier with six lights. The chandelier is adorned with beautiful acanthus leaf pattern, goat head motifs, swags, a lovely f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Crystal GENOA Chandelier 18th Century, Perfect in Every Part
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique authentic Genoese chandelier, with crystal drops, even colored and finely carved gild wood, perfectly restored. Like this: into Palazzo Ducale in Genova. Note the central r...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Italian Hand Carved Louis XVI Giltwood Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Italian hand carved Louis XVI giltwood sconces were sculpted and hand painted to perfection, then highlighted in gold for a touch of...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
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
French Baguès Style Cage Form Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Parrot Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A very unique and large French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut rock crystal multi light double tier cage form Parrot chandelier in the manner of Baguès. This rare chandelier is embellished with fine cut rock crystal prisms and finally adorned with an unusual carved rock crystal parrot...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
A Pair of Antique French Samson Porcelain Polychromed Porcelain & Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze mounted Samson Hand Painted Polychrome enameled Porcelain lamps with armorial crest and flowers.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Three Light Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century Louis XVI Style Three light Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with a Black Metal Tin Shade. Lamp has been rewired to American standards and fitted with bees wax sleeves
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Metal
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...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century French Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of good quality 19th century green marble and ormolu six branch candelabra, each with urn, swag and foliate decoration.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal 24-Arm Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A large superb antique French Louis XVI style baccarat gilt bronze, frosted glass and cut crystal 24-arm triple tier chandelier of great quality embellished with cut crystal bolbeche...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Ceiling Light Fixture with Etched Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze pendant style chandelier in the Louis XVI fashion with frosted, engraved glass dome.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Century) gilt wall sconces with three arms, urn and flame design tops, and swag centers. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Cut-Glass Ten-Light Tent and Bag Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and cut-glass ten-light tent and bag chandelier.
French, circa 1900.
This impressive chandelier has a gilt-bronze crown cast with anthemions...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Caldwell Silver Plated Two Light Neoclassical Style Sconces
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of sconces feature oval repousse Classical style reserves, and drapery, bow, and bellflower motifs. The twin arms are hung with clear and pale amethyst crystal drops.
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Palatial 19th-20th Century Thirty-Light Crystal and Brass Column Form Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Palatial 19th or early 20th century thirty-light French crystal and brass column-form chandelier. This spectacular fixture has a central circular sphere that has a myriad of flowing ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Pair of Eighteen-Light Engraved Glass Chandeliers by Baccarat, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of eighteen-light gilt bronze and engraved glass chandeliers, by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat.
French, circa 1860.
Weight 30kg / 66.1lbs.
Bac...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier by E. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This signed Caldwell six-light chandelier is made of finely detailed gilt bronze and hung with faceted bead chain swags and cut crystal prisms. It has been newly rewired and ready fo...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Metal Lamp Directoire in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century lamp Directoire in metal argente,
Louis XVI Style
France, circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
The Rochambeau Chandelier by David Duncan, Louis XV Style Chandelier, In Stock
Located in New York, NY
A custom 15 light gilt brass cage form Louis XV style chandelier, the arms of staggered height issuing from frame draped with rock crystal and faceted crystal drops. The center with ...
Category
2010s Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of French Bronze Louis XVI Style Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XVI style bronze wall sconces.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This extremely fine quality French fixture has a harp form central section hung with cut crystal floral pendants.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Harp / Lyre Back Bronze Wall Sconce. Set of Six
Located in Stamford, CT
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
Antique Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt and patinated bronze Louis XVI style chandelier, very fine detail.
CW4507
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Unique Antique French Louis XVI Style Silver Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique and large antique French louis XVI style silvered bronze, cut rock crystal and cut-crystal multi light double tier chandelier of exquisite quality embellished with fine cut ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Sconces Louis XVI Style
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of gilded bronze light wall sconces with babies. French work of the early 19th century. Louis XVI style.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Wall Sconces
Located in New York, 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)
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Chandelier with Wedgwood Style Porcelain Plaques, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XVI Style cut-glass and gilt bronze-mounted chandelier with Wedgwood style porcelain plaques.
French, circa 1900.
This fine chandelier has a gilt bronze co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilded Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality large pair of French Louis XVI style candelabra. Each having 5 branch gilded ormolu sconces with flowers and l...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal and Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, 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 of Large Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These exceptional, large pair of red marble and gilt bronze candelabra is opulently decorated finely-cast neoclassical style decorations. Each candelabrum is formed as a red marble vase...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
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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