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
A Pair of Large Maison Bagues Rock Crystal Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of very large and extremely unusual French Maison Bagues style cut rock crystal, beaded glass and cut crystal multi light triple tier chandeliers of exquisite craftsmanship. T...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal
19th Century Gilt Gold French Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Long beautiful gilt gold Louis XVI style gilt mirror 19th century in excellent conditions.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality pair of Louis XVI Style three-light gilt bronze wall sconces after the well known model by Jean-Louis Prieur, Paris. The gilt bronze elements variously impressed EM, n...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Bronze & Crystal Prism Girandole Electrified Candelabra Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze & Crystal Prism Girandole Electrified Candelabra Lamp. Item features a bronze frame, large impressive crystal prisms, glass finial, beaded shade...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Lighting
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Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Electrified Candelabra Bronze and Cristal Girandoles
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of Louis XVI style electrified candelabra bronze and cristal girandoles
Dimensions: 33.5” H x 12” W x 12” D
Base: 5.75” diameter.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and hand-painted tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got three-lights. The Toleware shade is hand painted with green ename...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Tôle, Bronze
20th Century French Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 20th-century French chandelier epitomizes the grandeur of Louis XVI-style design, blending neoclassical elegance with ornate craftsmanship. Crafted from gilded wood an...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
Antique French Baccarat Style Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Baccarat style bronze and crystal chandelier.
Unusual antique French Louis XVI style 8-light crystal chandelier, circa 1920. This stunning large antique French crystal chandelier...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI Period Giltwood lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most decorative pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI Period Giltwood lamps. Each finely carved lamp is raised by a triangular base and supported on three paw feet. The...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
French 10-Light Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French transitional iron, beaded and crystal 10-light chandelier.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Large French Ormolu and Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Absolutely gorgeous 19th century French chandelier in the Louis XVI style.
Ormolu and brass central columns and supports. Central column surrounded by three laurel wreaths.
Three sheafs of wheat top the shade. Large alabaster shade with orange/brown mottled tones, the two internal lights make it transparent. Eight bulbs, two internally inside the shade and 6 on the outside, each with a frosted glass shade with brown and orange tones. Each external light...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A highly detailed and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This magnificent thirty arm thirty light chandelier is centered by a topie shaped Cry...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Bronze Louis XVI Style Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
Presenting a stunning pair of Louis XVI wall lights, crafted in exquisite high-quality bronze. These elegant fixtures are crowned with an urn-style top, adorned with delicate garland...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis the 16th Century Style Bronze Wall Sconces, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Louis the 16th century style wall sconces is made of chiseled bronze. This is a French work, circa 1940.
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent and Imposing Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern (original gold). Great Quality. France, circa 1890. 9 lights.
CW5168
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cherub Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cherub Twelve-Light Chandelier, after the model by Pierre Gouthière for Marie Antoinette.
The chandelier having elaborate acanthus scrolling arms ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Bronze Ribbon Tassel Lantern Fixture Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French Louis XVI style bronze with tassels 4 candelabra light lantern fixture this chandelier comes ready to install with updated wiring...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilded and Patinated Bronze Chandelier by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Bear the mark BY (for A.E. Beurdeley)
Magnificent chandelier in chiseled, gilded and patinated bronze, with twelve lights. The shaft consists of an ovoid-shaped vase in blued patinated bronze...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Baguès French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A superb antique Baguès French Louis XVI gilt bronze and cut rock crystal cage form multi light chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship embellished with cut rock crystal flowers, prism...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair 19th Century French Gilt Metal Mounted Mirrored Giltwood Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique mirrored giltwood wall lights with three electrified metal candle arms and extensive beaded crystals and faceted drops. With faux wax candle covers and wiring, ready ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Rock Crystal, Crystal, 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...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Chandelier After Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu figural six-light whimsical chandelier with figures of cherubs, after the model by Pierre Gouthiere...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Pressed Metal And Saxe Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, pressed metal and Saxe porcelain chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a lovely floral ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large French Bagues Style Crystal and Beaded Coral Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular and very Rare Large French Bagues Style bronze, cut crystal and beaded coral multi light hot air balloon chandelier of superb craftsmanship. This very unusual chandelie...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Coral, Crystal, Bronze
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
Monumental Pair French Bronze Louis XVI 19th Century Henry Dasson Vian Thomire
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pair of gilt and patinated bronze sconces beautifully designed in Louis XVI style. These monumental size and opulent sconces, have 2 candelabra lights each with composed tw...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Very Important Louis XVI Wall Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine pair of Louis XVI style wall sconces profusely decorated with ribbons, garlands, musical instruments and the mask of Apollo. France, circa 1900. 5 lights.
Overall height...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Italian Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gilt Metal And Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Metal and Rock Crystal chandelier. The six arm six light chandelier displays 'C' scrolled arms draped with l...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XVI Style chandelier is crafted from gilt bronze and adorned with crystal accents, showcasing a luxurious and elegant design. The basket style adds a t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of "Sèvres" Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra-Vases, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Large pair of baluster-shaped candelabra vases with seven lights, in gros bleu porcelain and chiselled and gilded bronze. The sconces, adorned with fol...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1920's Caldwell Gilt bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze double lights sconces in Louis XVI style
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1910s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A and rare 19th c French Louis XVI gilt bronze chandelier with a porcelain vase
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze chandelier with rams head design. The center has a porcelain 18th century Qianlong vase. Beaut...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Pair of Bronze Wall Sconces with Quiver, French Work
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of wall sconces is made of bronze. These sconces are in the style of Louis XVI with quivers. This is a French work, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Faux Lapis Wall Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
On this Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Faux Lapis Wall Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi it's possible to appreciate the handcrafted work of gilt bronze decorations such as branch's ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most exquisite and large scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu chandelier. This truly stunning twelve arm fifteen light chandelier is centered by a f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Classical Louis XVI Style Ormolu Wall Lights
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of early 20th Century ormolu Louis XVI style wall lights, having ribbon, tassel, leaf and trumpet decoration, circa 1920.
...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut-glass beaded Cascade ten-light chandelier with garlands and a crown top with a floral canopy, circa 1900, Paris.
...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Precious Italian 18' Century Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier Genova 1760
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and finely carved gilt-wood central base with 8 "S" scrolled gilt bronze arms decorated with hundreds of precious crystal drops creating garlands joined by different levels ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Cut Glass
5 French Louis XVI Style Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
5 French Louis XVI style wall sconces with 3 scroll arms and an urn top. (Priced each).
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Bronze Swan Handle Urn Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Manhasset, NY
Fine French Louis XVI Sèvres style cobalt blue porcelain and bronze swan handle urn mounted as a table lamp with a sumptuous grey short pile velvet s...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze Wall Appliques
Located in London, GB
A pair of elaborate Louis XVI gilt-bronze wall appliques, nineteenth century, in the style of celebrated eighteenth century French bronzier Lucien Fra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Pair of French Gilt-Brass Ribboned Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
An elegant pair of French gilt brass wall lights, with tied ribbon wall mounts and naturalistic sconces, re-wired and PAT tested.
Dimensions: 65cm (25½") High, 26cm (10¼") Wide, 15c...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. This important fifteen light chandelier is centered by striking and wonderfully executed tied g...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (20th century) bronze doré oval back 2-arm wall sconces with bow knot top.
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Marie Antoinette chandelier. This fantastic eight arm twenty light chandelier i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Very Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze rams head sconces.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilded Bronze Bouillotte Lamps with Black Tôle Shades
Located in New York, NY
With three outward scrolling candlearms and fitted with two bulb sockets; adjustable upright with wreath finial and feather quill screw.
Dimensions:
Overall Height: 24 (not inclu...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Very Fine Gilt Bronoze Cylindrical Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Vrey Fine & Elegant Gilt Bronze Lantern in the Louis XVI taste featuring laurel garlands, curved glass panels and bottom pierced gallery. 4 lights. France, circa 1910.
Dimensions:...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI / Neoclassical style chandelier in gilded bronze, France, Circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb neoclassical / Louis XVI style chandelier.
France, Circa 1900.
4 lights.
In gilded bronze with floral motifs, grapes, torches, rope knots.
Beautiful glassware: flame on the ce...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1920s French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Crystal Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous early 19th century French Louis XVI style finely cut crystal and bronze gilt eight-light chandelier with unique cut crystal center shaft. It has crystal bobeches and is drip...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
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.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful French Rock Crystal Gold Gilt 8 Light Bird Cage Baguès Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful rock crystal and gold gilt Baguès / Louis XVI style 8 candelabra light, bird cage form chandelier, completely rewired with new sockets.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Bronze/ Porcelain Flower Boudoir Accent/ Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Lovely Pair 19thc French Antique Table/ Accent / Boudoir Lamps. Featuring Porcelain flowers climbing on vines, heavy bronze based. Very high quality and more of a petite size.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Louis XVI Style Painted and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamps with Shades
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., France, a pair of Louis XVI Style candelabra lamps with patinated and gilt bronze. Each lamp with a seated putto carrying a torch issuing a scrolled foliate 6-arm candelabra...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Magnificent French Dore Bronze Rock Crystal Louis XVI Fine Gilt Huge Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
This majestic eight light Dore Bronze Chandelier has multi layers of clear and rock crystal encircling each section. There is a large crystal shaft in the center and wonderful spires...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze
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
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.