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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
19th Century French Candlestick Electrified in Double Arm Brass Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French authentic candlestick electrified in double arm brass lamp. There are lion's heads on each end and a lovely decoration all a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Louis XVI Style Three Light Bronze Bouillotte Table Lamp and Green Shade
Located in Morristown, NJ
Mid 20th c., French, a vintage Louis XVI style three-light bouillotte table lamp based on an iconic French antique. The gilt bronze lamp has a green tôle shade adjustable via an arro...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

Impressive Flush Mounted Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Important Flush Mounted Chandelier. The main band fitted with round faceted jewels, issuing graduated chains of faceted oval beads. At the bottom a hand cut crystal plate & gi...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Bronze & Beveled Mirror Sconce Three Lights Louis XVI Style late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French bronze wall sconce with an oval bevelled mirror and three lights. The mirror is surrounded by four cherubs and vegetation in a very classical style. It is also topped by a she...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

A large scaled pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scaled pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. The sconces after a model by Pierre Gouthière display five scrolled arms showcasing reeded de...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Wonderful French Dore Bronze Crystal Basket Cherub Putti Louis XVI Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French dore bronze & patinated & graduating crystal strand basket chandelier with cherub / putti each holding a garland wreath in the manner of Louis XVI, chandelier has ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Crystal Two Light Sconces by Sterling Bronze Co. N.Y
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fine pair of sconces by The Sterling Bronze Co. have there original finish and prisms and are newly wired.
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 94cm, width 49cm, depth 33cm This pair of wall lights are superbly wrought in bronze, and fea...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair Large Antique Wall Mount Light Sconces Gilt Bronze Hunt Trumpet Bronze Dore
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Large Antique Wall mount light Sconces Gilt Bronze Hunt Trumpet Bronze Dore . Hunting Lodge Theme The hunt . For a high end design and mo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Metal

Very Fine and Highly Decorative Gilt Pendant or Flush Mounted Fixture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and highly decorative gilt pendant or flush mounted fixture representing Apollo and Sunburst. Five lights Dimensions: Height 7", diameter 22" CW4824.
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20th Century European Louis XVI Lighting

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Composition

Pair Of Gilt Bronze And Crystal Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt bronze and crystal Versilles style Circa 1900 Louis XVI wall appliqués. Fine quality with unusual crystal pain oval crystal chain garland elegantly draped over gilt bronze flat ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Two-Light Sconces Bronze from the 20th Century Italy Tuscany
Located in Buggiano, IT
Two-light bronze wall light from the 19th century in Louis XVI style. Given the weight and size, it will be delivered in a specific wooden case for export, packed in bubble wrap. I...
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1880s Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Unique Antique French Louis XVI Baccarat Style Enamel Black Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
The unique and elegant pair of antique French lamps is formed from black glass bodies mounted as table lamps in the Louis XVI style. Each lamp features a baluster-shaped glass vessel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Enamel

Large Wall Light Sconce Gold Bronze Louis XVI Style with Ribbons, France
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A nice sconce with 2 light sources, made of bronze with decoration of laurel branches, knot and tassels. The fixture requires two European E14 candelabra bulbs, each up to 40 watts. ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bouilotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu bouillotte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular base with three block feet and a stunning richly ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze, and crystal chandelier. The eleven light montgolfier shaped chandelier is centered by a richly chased bottom berried foliate finial below a fine circular mottled palmette designed ormolu reserve. Most decorative swaging beaded crystal garlands lead to the impressive and wonderfully executed wrap around ormolu band with stunning Vitruvian scrolls and charming tied ribbons set on a patinated bronze background and adorned with intricately detailed swaging floral garlands. Additional swaging beaded crystal garlands lead upwards encasing the eleven light bulbs offering a lovely warm glow in low lighting...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal 24-Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large and superb antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal 24-arm chandelier. The chandelier is composed of a tiered arrangement of scrolling gilt bronze branches, eac...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Century) gilt bronze table lamps with a tall fluted column supported on three feet and resting on a triangular base, originally converted candel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Large Louis XVI style Hall Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Large Lantern in the Louis XVI Neoclassical Taste, having a curved bronze on bronze - tone metal frame, pinecone finials, laurel swags, all of great quality. Conforming...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pr. Unusual French Baccarat White Opaline & Bronze Mounted Lamps w Elephant base
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique French Baccarat Gilt and Patinated Bronze White Opaline Crystal Rectangular Lamps with Enamel Decoration. This pair of antique French Baccarat lamps features recta...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Finely Chased Bronze Doré Louis XV Style Chandeliers Three Candelabras
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very fine pair of Louis XV style chandeliers. Each finely chased doré bronze light fixture with three candelabras flowing from a central vine. The ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and tastefully decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps. Each six light lamp is raised on a circular Ormolu base wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

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.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair French Attr. Baccarat Double Overlay White to Green Cut Crystal Lusters
Located in New York, NY
A very fine pair of Antique French " Baccarat" double overlay, White to Green cut Crystal Lusters / Girondles, attributed to Baccarat . This pair of wh...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Pair Of Louis XVI Style Wall Lights
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French, three branch Louis XVI style wall lights, with gilt brass back plates and arms, hung throughout with cut glass rosettes a...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, 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)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Wonderful French Large Louis XVI Bronze Three-Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French large Louis XVI bronze three arm bouillotte table lamp with feather handle adjustable black metal tole shade and acorn finial, flut...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

French late 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French late 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. Ormolu chandelier. This stunning six arm chandelier is centered by a charming spiral reeded final below the Ormo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Saxe Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Tole chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Saxe Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Tole chandelier. This attractive six light six arm chandelier with its original Gilt and pa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

pair of Italian Louis XVI st. patinated wood and Gilt Tole sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A whimsical and most lovely pair of Italian Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. patinated wood and Gilt Tole sconces. Each most attractive and colorful two arm sconce with its original...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandeliers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style bronze chandeliers. A large and impressive palatial pair of gilt bronze chandelier having 13 lighted arms with ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Wooden Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI (circa 1785) gilt wood three scroll arm wall sconces with a bow knot top and a design with arrows in a quiver. (PRICED AS Pair)
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

Pair of Palatial Bronze and Crystal Swag Design Louis XVI Style Chandeliers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of spectacular palatial crystal swag design Louis XVI style chandeliers in bronze having a floral and swag with drapery form design. These large and impressive chandeliers have ...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal and Wood Chandelier
Located in Queens, 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...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

Spectacular Antique French Silvered Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular antique French silvered bronze and rock crystal chandelier of large scale. The chandelier is constructed in a tiered pyramidal form, descending in multiple levels of ca...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Three Arm Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. three arm ormolu sconces. Each sconce is centered by an impressive berried foliate finial below large richly cha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze and Crystal 6 Light Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 19th century French Louis XVI style bronze and crystal chandelier with 6 lights. This fixture has a beautiful basket shape and is loaded with crystals. Very fine bronze e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

A Pair of Superb Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of small antique French Louis XVI style 4 arm gilt bronze chandeliers exudes neoclassical elegance and refined opulence. Each chandelier is centered around a flut...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal plafonnier chandelier. This stunning four light plafonnier is centered by an Ormolu acorn bottom...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French Cassolettes Marble and Ormolu Bronze Rams Head Table Lamps C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French cassolettes marble and ormolu bronze table lamps with rams head mounts, foliage ribbon swags, hairy hoof feet, tripod ...
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1810s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th century French ormolu and crystal Marie Antoinette chandelier
Located in Tarzana, CA
Exceptional 19th century French Louis XVI Marie Antoinette style gilt bronze mounted crystal 12 light chandelier. The chandelier is centered...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

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

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Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu chandelier. This most unique six armed chandelier is centered at the bottom by a large and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Floral Sconces, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French gilt bronze single-arm four-candle cup sconces with decorative floral and scrolled motif. Candle powered and can be electrified, Early 19th Century.
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1810s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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

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Bronze, Metal, Copper

American late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp, signed Caldwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant American late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp, signed Caldwell. This charming lamp is raised by an Ormolu socle surrounded by a pier...
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19th Century American Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps. Each wonderful Ionic column turned into a lamp is raised by a double tiered square plinth below th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

A Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Vases Turned-to-Lamps. Each lamp features hand-diamond cut crystal bodies with a prismatic lattice patter...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Fine Rare Pair of 19th C Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Chandeliers, Rams Head Design
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze rams head designed chandeliers.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps
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

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Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Bronze Candelabra Mounted as Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Gold Painted Bronze Five Light Candelabra Mounted as Lamp, two putti on tree form support, on red marble base. 40" H x 11" W x 11" D. Provenance: From a New York City...
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Large Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate with Distinction Explore our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns crafted in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonio...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Large Antique Gilt Bronze Wall Lights after François Rémond
By François Rémond
Located in London, GB
Pair of large antique gilt bronze wall lights after François Rémond French, 19th Century Height 103cm, width 47cm, depth 27cm Inspired by the artistry of François Rémond (1747–1812)...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Cylindrical Hall Lantern
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style hallway lantern, mid-twentieth century, cast and gilt-lacquered bronze with curved glazing panels, re-wired and PAT tested. Ceiling hook/rose required. Dime...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant French 19th century Louis XVI bronze and crystal chandelier. Notice the very fine details on the bronze base. An exceptional piece!
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of vintage bronze wall sconces from 1980s italy
Located in Cantù, IT
Pair of vintage bronze wall sconces from 1980s italy
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a lovely mottled topie shaped bottom finial. The body displays a decorative stepped ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Sèvres Porcelain Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Sèvres porcelain chandelier. The six light chandelier is ce...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

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

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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