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
Vintage French Brass Acorn Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
Enhance your living space with the timeless elegance of these exquisite mid 19th-century brass two-arm wall lights.
Skill-fully crafted, these lights are beautifully crowned with a ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,188 / set
Pair of 20th Century French Gilt Bronze and Glass Farole-Like Ceiling Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of early 20th century french cast bronze and glass farole-like ceiling lamps
By: unknown
Material: bronze, glass, copper, metal
Technique: cast, gilt, metalwork, molded, polish...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Copper
18th Century French Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 18th-century French table lamp is a masterful example of Louis XVI-era craftsmanship, originally crafted as a candlestick and later converted into a lamp. Made from ha...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$2,950
Monumental Louis XVI style dore bronze lantern
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Monumental Louis XVI style dore bronze ram's head and floral motif lantern with blue etched glass panels.
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Three-Arm Bouillotte Lamp Swan Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French neoclassical Louis XVI gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with three acanthus leaf arms and fluted center shaft with applied swags and top offed with a swan head gr...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Tôle, Bronze
19thc French Antique Bronze Louis XVI Rococo style Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Louis XVI Rococo style Chandelier. Highly detailed beautiful Chandelier. I purchased this piece while on a buying trip to France.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,140 Sale Price
20% Off
A Gilt-Bronze and Tole Twelve-Light Chandelier, Attributed to Maison Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important and Monumental Gilt-Bronze and Tole Twelve-Light Chandelier, Attributed to Maison Beurdeley, After The Celebrated Model By François Remond.
The vase shaped body is pain...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Gilt Bronze Louis XVI 8 Arm Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent Louis XVI-style chandelier is a testament to timeless elegance and superior craftsmanship. Made of richly patinated bronze, it features eight gracefully curved arms,...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Gilt Bronze & Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Showstopper gilt bronze and rock crystal chandelier, originally for candles (now electrified) featuring central rod with multiple rock crystal faceted segments intersected by gilt br...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp. This exquisite three light lamp is raised by a beautiful pierced circular bowl wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Two Light Wall Sconces Candelabra
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE WALL SCONCES
Circa late 19th/early 20th century
ref. 502JIP14L
23 1/4" H x 13 1/2" W x 7" D
This striking pair of two-arm gilt-bronze wall sconces draw...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Blue-glazed earthenware lamps in the Théodore Deck style, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
A very beautiful pair of Louis XVI-style baluster-shaped lamps in “Deck” blue glazed ceramic.
Each lamp is adorned with large openwork gilded bronze mounts.
On either side of each ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and celadon Porcelain lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and celadon Porcelain lamps. Each stunning pâte sur pâte Porcelain lamp is raised by an exceptio...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Italian Beaded and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning antique Italian beaded and crystal chandelier from the 1920s. This unusual Italian crystal chandelier has a crown at the to...
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1920s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
21st-Century, 5-Lights Bronze Applique in Style of Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
5-Light applique in gold patinated bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this applique is a modern reinter...
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2010s Italian 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 ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze 2-Light Sconces, Circa 1900's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze 2-Light Sconces, Circa 1900's.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XVI gilt bronze three arm hall lantern with serpentine sides, bronze swags, flame urn for finials, acorns, and acanthus leaf decorations.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Monumental 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Lamp.
This stunning antique French Louis XVI style silvered bronze bouillotte lamp or desk lamp with four lights and a black...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
Pair of two-light gilded wood wall sconces in the Louis XVI style, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
Magnificent and impressive pair of two-light gilded wood wall sconces in the Louis XVI style, 19th century.
Lushly carved decor on a musical theme, with numerous instruments: violin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
Large Gilt Bronze and Glass ‘Versailles’ Lantern
Located in London, GB
Large gilt bronze and glass ‘Versailles’ lantern
French, 20th Century
Height 120cm, diameter 55cm
This magnificent lantern was made in France and its design is inspired by one made...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Six Lights Chandeliers
Located in IT
Late 19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Six Lights Chandeliers
The pair of elegant chandeliers was made in France at the end of the 19th century. The structure is in chiseled ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandeliers
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Marie Antoinette chandeliers. Each six arm six light chandelier is centered by a st...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Beautiful 19th Century Alabaster and Gilt Bronze French Louis XVI Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful French 19th century alabaster and gilt bronze Louis XVI chandelier.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Maria Theresa 16-Light Faceted Crystal & Gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
A glamorous Maria Theresa sixteenth-light chandelier or hanging fixture (35 inches diameter) of faceted crystal, cut glass and gilt metal featuring serpentine arms.
Made in Czechoslovakia and each candlelight with Bohemian glass flowers, dangling pendants and decorative bobeche...
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1950s Czech Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Wire, Metal
$6,300 Sale Price
47% Off
19th Century French Lacquered Wood Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century French polychromed lacquered wood eight-light chandelier
Lacquered gloss cream wood with green, red and brown highlights
Contained vase ending in foliated seed welcoming eight arms forming semicircles.
The top has a frieze of red flowers in green interlacing and is topped with leaves and a painted egg cream...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
$5,823 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Rare Antique Louis XVI Style Caldwell Marble & Bronze Turtle Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of palatial and rare large antique American Louis XVI style gilt bronze and carved marble floor lamps depicting large turtles by E.F .Caldwell.
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wonderful Vintage French Bronze Swan Red Tole Shade Bouillotte Lamp 3 Lights
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage large Louis XVI style French bronze swan and red Tole shade Bouillotte lamp with 3 candelabra lights.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Bronze Three-Light Chandelier with Torch
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style three-light bronze chandelier from the 19th century, with flaming torch, scrolling arms, garlands and floral-shaped shades. Born in France during the 19th ce...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high very quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The thirty-six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful solid botto...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Bakalowits & Sohne Dazzling Gold Plated Chandelier 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A leader in the field of luxury lighting, Bakalowits & Sohne is synonymous with quality and craftsmanship. Employing skilled artisans and using only the finest materials have made t...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabras lamps, signed by Victor Paillard and after a model by John Flaxman. Each five ar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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 Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Bronze Flambeau Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
The Neoclassical style often has an opulent look that is balanced with clean shapes and classical details. It pays homage to the Greek and Roman culture and was a defining style of t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Louis XVI Style White Opaline Glass and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style table lamp with white opaline glass and bronze inlay and base. The bronze base if finely carved in a tria...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$396 Sale Price
67% Off
Amazing Pair of French 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 19th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabras, each with a dark bronze delicious dancing putto figures and parrots holding aloft three scrolled candle-branche...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Lantern
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A small Louis XVI style gilt bronze lantern modelled after the Versailles Model.
Of hexagonal form surmounted by a corona cast with fleu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Classic French Two Arm Bronze D'ore and Baccarat Crystal Sconces 'Pair'
By Baccarat
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully crafted antique bronze d'ore and crystal sconces. The bronze d'ore arms are antique as are the Baccarat crystals. The antique parts have been affixed to newly carved and ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on a square Ormolu plinth displaying a Coeur-de-Rai b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Large Baguès French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large and spectacular antique French Baguès Louis XVI style gilt bronze, cut rock crystal, crystal and beaded glass multi light chandeliers...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a fluted nozzle and pearled drip-pan, a fluted tapering column hung with garlands and a circular fluted spreading base cast with a ribbon-twist band.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French Brass and Green Tole Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XVI style brass bouillotte lamps with green painted tole adjustable shades.
These very functional and decorative lamps are in need of new wiring which can be...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass, Tôle
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Yellow Gold Gilt Bronze Flambeau Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
his exquisitely made, Circa 1880, French, Louis XVI style, yellow gold gilt chandelier is a masterpiece of metalwork full of neoclassical motifs that carry multi-layered symbolism th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Ormolu lamps
By Paul Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia Marble and Ormolu lamps, attributed to Paul Sormani. This stunning pair of brûle parfu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fine 19th Century Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier French Louis XVI
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and crystal chandelier.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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 ...
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2010s Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Mirrored Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and mirrored five-arm wall sconces.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th century Gilt Bronze & Patinated Metal Louis XVI Style Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite five-arm candelabra lamp, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the opulent Louis XVI style. Adorned with lavish gilt bronze mounts, the lamp features floral and...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle
Carved, Lacquered and Gilded Wood Lamp, 1950-1960, Louis XVI Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved, lacquered and gilded wood lamp, 1950-1960, Louis XVI style.
A big Louis XVI style table lamp, 1950-1960, in carved, lacquered and gilded wood.
Lamp base: H: 67cm, D: 24cm
Wi...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Featuring a gorgeous piece that is covered in beautiful crystal. Stunning!
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
SET OF 4 19thc XL French Antique Louis XVI style Bronze Gas Conv. Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Matching SET of 4 Large 19thc French Louis XVI Bronze Wall Sconces. Highly detailed, ribbon, rams head, Laurel wreath, etc. These are gas converted Wall ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$5,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of French gilt bronze Louis XVI neoclassical style sconces, circa 1880, with an urn and brazier finial decorating the top, swags draping the central portion of the sconces, acan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$5,625 / set
Set of 3 19thc French Louis XVI style Wall Sconces in a Distressed Gilt Metal
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc Set of 3 French Louis XVI style Floral Form Wall Sconces. Distressed Giltmetal. High quality. The distressed metal is part of the original design.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Cent., Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilded Bronze and faux Malachite Sconce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XVI style, hand chased gilded bronze and malachite three-light sconces.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$825 Sale Price
44% Off
Pair of Gilt Bronze Chandeliers with Lost-Wax Process. France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt bronze chandeliers with lost-wax process, France, circa 1890.
The price is for the pair but we also sell one individual i...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Torchieres
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian giltwood torchieres.
This lovely pair of 18th century Italian Louis XVI period gilt wood torchieres, torcheres...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$18,500 / set
Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Three Lights Wall Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of large Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall sconces, come from a house decorated at 50s in Madrid, the wall sconces have all the usual decorative motifs in this Louis XVI style,...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,250 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Attributed to Maison Charles Pair of Tall Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An ornate pair of exquisitely chiselled gilt bronze wall sconces, each one featuring two leaf scrolling branches flanking an angelic flute-playing cherub. Ornate drip pans and nozzle...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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.