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Louis XVI Lighting

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
Pair of 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

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps by Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Pair
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 20th c., pair of Italian Louis XVI style gold plated, patinated bronze and gilt bronze column table lamps by Gherardo Degli Albizzi. Of beautiful quality, two light, fluted, col...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Bronze, Ormolu, Gold Plate

French Louis XVI Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XVI style gilt bronze three light. Bouillotte lamp, with an adjustable tole, painted shade, three adjustable arms, fluted column, and a pierced basket base. Di...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

Massive French Louis XV Baroque Gilt Bronze 12-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Massive Baroque 12-light gilt bronze chandelier. The scrolled arms have foliate embellishment pincered to a gadrooned central knop. Adorned with foliate baluster stem above and fruit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Gold Leaf

Floor Standard Lamp Gilt and Bronze
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Gilt and Bronze Antique Floor Standard Lamp with Gild Damask Shade of high quality, having Corinthian style capital over reeded column on gilded stepped base which is finished with b...
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Floor Standard Lamp Gilt and Bronze
Floor Standard Lamp Gilt and Bronze
$2,339 Sale Price
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Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five Lights Wall Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of large Louis XVI style wall sconces, they come from a house decorated in the 50s in Madrid, the sconces have all the usual decorative motifs in this Louis XVI style, the sco...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Large Antique French 19th Century Ormolu and Glass Multi Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A large and exquisite antique French 19th-century ormolu and glass multi-light lantern. The lantern has a cylindrical form with a frame of gilt bronze, enclosing four curved glass pa...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Torch Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Three-Light Wall Sconces. The back plate in the form of a torch with three scrolled candle arms protruding from th...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and ormolu lamps. Each large scale lamp is raised by a square base with fine ormolu ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

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

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A symbolic and distinguished pair of Louis XVI-style ormolu three-light wall appliques. The tied drapery backplate molded with oak branches and stag hoofs and cast with tassel terminal. The three branches each, the form of a French hunting Horn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Fine 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Large Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze 12 light Louis XVI chandelier.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Fine Pair of French Gilt-Bronze Three Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze three-light sconces Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 25 1/2 in. x 20 1/2 in.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Wonderful Maison Baguès Louis XVI Large Rock Crystal Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Louis XVI Bird cage Form Large Eight Candelabra Light Chandelier In The Manner Of Maison Baguès Completely Rewired With New Sockets
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal

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

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier. This stunning three arm chandelier, with a patinated Bronze quiver like center, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair 19th Century French Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Baluster Form Flower Decorated Vases Mounted as Lamps. Each of these crystal lamp...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Ten French Tole Three-Light Wall Sconces With Silver Leaf Finish, Newly Wired.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Twelve French tole three-light wall sconces With Silver Leaf Finish. Newly Wired So Ready For Installation. Priced per sconce.
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Verte d'Egypte marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square base with a fine mottled bo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'ore & Crystal 18-Light Chandelier, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI bronze d'ore & crystal 18-light chandelier, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

20th century French Louis XVI style Bouillotte Dual Lamp, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice brass lamp dating from the 50s in Louis XVI style. Duo lamp, with two lights. Pink silk lampshades sold with. Ideal on a small bedside table. Very...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Italian Bronze 2 Arm Sconce Bacchus Face Grapes Panther Flame Torch Gilt Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Italian polished Dore bronze two flame torch arm sconce with Bacchus masks in the center, Panther and Grapes all around. The Wine God Bacchus Theme all over. This Wall Light comes with the original gilt clip on Shades...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Baguès Style Cage Form Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Parrot Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Baguès Style Cage Form Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Parrot Chandelier This chandelier is composed of a gilt bronze cage-form frame adorned ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Revival Style Brass Chandelier - 6 Arms
Located in Plainview, NY
French Louis XVI Revival Style Brass Chandelier, 6 Arms: This refined French Louis XVI Revival brass chandelier showcases timeless elegance with its neoclassical form and warm pati...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Set of 4 Bagues French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite set of four French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and rock crystal candelabras by Bagues. Each piece is structured with a central gilt bronze stem rising from a shaped base...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu chandelier
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

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Crystal, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style gilt bronze 3-arm candelabra base bouillotte table lamp with green tole shade.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Tôle

Pair of Chinese Famille Vert Porcelain & French Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Export Porcelain Candelabra Lamps with Famille Vert Enamel Flower Decoration. Each vase is of baluster form with a do...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze 7-Light Chandelier with Children, After Gouthière
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style gilt-bronze figural seven-light chandelier with Figures of Putti (Children), after the model by Pierre Gouthière in the Cabinet doré for Marie-Antoinette at ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Porcelain Lamp, Signed by Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and porcelain lamp, signed by Sèvres. The lamp is raised by striking triangular shaped porcelain base with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Italian Églomisé Glass Lamps - Brass Bases - 1970's - Large
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Striking pair of tall Italian table lamps, dating from the 1970s. Each lamp features a cylindrical glass body decorated with églomisé technique, showing finely detailed depictions of...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

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

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Bronze

French Silvered Bronze Ewer Table Lamp Retailed by Tiffany
Located in Essex, MA
After a model by Clodion. Stamped Tiffany And Co on the base.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Empire Doré Bronze Candelabra Lamp Having a Patinated Woman Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Manhasset, NY
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

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

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Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze Wall Lamps / Sconces, Pierre Gouthière , c 1780
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze wall appliques, attributed to Pierre Gouthière after a design by Jean-Louis Prieur, circa 1780. A Louis XVI period pair of delicately chiselled gilt ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a circular ormolu base with most decorative protruding block rosette feet flanked by Vitruvian scrolls. The elegantly shaped porcelain body displays beautiful and richly chased pierced ormolu mounts of a detailed rams head amidst fine foliate, ribbon garlands, and Greek key handles...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Painted Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (19th/20th Century) carved grey painted chandelier with 6 fluted arms and gilt trim with a finial at bottom.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Paint

Pair Of French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Wall Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of nice quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze original candlelight wall sconces. Five(5) arm with outside wiring and beeswax candle covers. Urn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier. This most wonderful six arm six light chandelier is centered by a stunning and richly chased dome acc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming French Louis XVI style gilt bronze six-light chandelier. Each candle arm conjoined with garlands above a cartouche ending with an acorn. The center stem with a floral loop...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Impressing Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier in the Louis XVI Neoclassical Taste featuring "Fleur de Lis" ornaments, acanthus scrolls and leaves. Hand carved alabaster shades and...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Alabaster, Bronze

Louis XVI style Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt Bronze Pendant. At the bottom dome a group of graduated faceted crystal beads. France, circa 1920. 1 light. Dimensions: Height 21" Diameter 12" CW5173
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, 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

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Cut Glass

Antique Chandelier Giltwood and Bronze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine giltwood and bronze chandelier, six lights.
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze & Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style silvered bronze and cut-glass (Crystal) ten-light chandelier, in the manner of Baccarat. The elongated body surmounted with strands of...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp. This charming candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular Ormolu base with a mottled edge and an outer beaded ba...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This exquisite Montgolfière shaped twelve arm, nineteen light chandelier is cent...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, 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

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Crystal

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

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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

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Coral, Crystal, Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps. Each most stunning Crystal lamp is raised by a mottled square Ormolu base ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Wonderful Large Doré Bronze Louis XVI Lantern Fixture Curved Glass Panels Bows
Located in Roslyn, NY
An elegant doré bronze five-light lanterns with etched ribbed bronze trim on top and bottom of the lantern are fluted reed trim with cross bows around a curved glass panel accented w...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI style Bronze Knot and Tassel Sconces, France 1940s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of Louis XVI style sconces done in bronze. They feature 2 lights and a beautiful knot and tassel design. Made in France in 1940s. Very good vint...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Antico marble lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Antico marble lamp. This stunning lamp is raised by a triangular Verde Antico marble base with concave ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Bag Of Pearls chandelier, Cut crystals About 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bag Of Pearls chandelier, Cut crystals About 1900
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

pair of Italian 18th century Giltwood and patinated Bronze mirrored sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Giltwood and patinated Bronze mirrored sconces. This stunning pair of sconces displays two bottom patinated ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each beautiful sconce is after a model by Pierre Gouthière and displays scrolled arms showcasing berried foliate ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Enameled Bronze And Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, enameled bronze and crystal chandelier. The six arm seven light chandelier is centered by an elegant fin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Louis Xvi lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Alexandre Vossion, and Gherardo Degli Albizzi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $212 and tops out at $470,000 while the average work can sell for $7,500.

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