Napoleon III Lighting
NAPOLEON III STYLE
Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.
Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”
Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.
Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Napoleon III
Huge chandelier in bronze and glass, XXth century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Imposing chandelier in patinated bronze and frosted glass, comprising 13 lights, 12 of which are distributed on the arms. Each light is contained within a frosted glass tulip, accent...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Iridescent Celadon Porcelain Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of bottle shapped iridescent celadon porcelain lamps. Chiseled and gilt bronze mount on an openwork circular base decorated with cartouches and swirls, two openwork handles and ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair 1920's French Napoleon III Bronze & Crystal Fruit & Petals Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Antique 1920's French Napoleon III style Bronze with Crystal Fruit Table Lamps/ Girandoles. These lamps have been electrified and we will send lam shades...
Category
1920s French Vintage Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,184 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair 19thc French Silvered Bronze Louis XV Crystal Fruit Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1880 Pair French Antique Napoleon III Silvered Bronze Lyre Back Crystal Fruit Wall Sconces. These are beautiful loaded with Italian crystal fruit. Found th...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,580 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Very Fine Napoleon III Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Napoleon III style chandelier having a gilt bronze frame with "S" curve arms ornate with "Fumee" purple pendalogues and beaded swags. 8 Lights.
France, circa 1900. Dimen...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Napoleon III Table Lamp
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III table lamp
materials gilt bronze, onyx and cloisone enamel
Origin France circa 1860
electrified 220 w perfect condition.
The Napoleon III style had its heyday during the...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Enamel
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of French Napoleon III Period Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Napoleon III period opaline glass vases with hand-painted beadwork decoration, mounted as lamps with hand-carved wood bases with scalloped edges, painted to match. F...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
$2,800 / set
Oil Lamp Featuring a Mathurin Moreau Bronze Statue of a Nymph and Putto
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare bronze statue of na Nymph and a clinging putto by famous French 19 Century sculptor Mathurin Moreau which was custom transformed into an oil lamp. The nymph is is holding al...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Valentine Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Baluster shape pair of lamps in Valentine porcelain. Decor of flowers in white background cartouches, on a cobalt blue background with gilt geometrical motifs. They are framed by two...
Category
1880s European Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Oil Lamps Mounted as Table Lamps, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of oil lamps mounted as table lamps, Napoleon III period, 19th century .
Pair of earthenware and bronze oil lamps mounted as table lamps, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
H: ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Bronze Candlestick, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Napoleon III bronze candlestick, measures high: 25 cm.
Very good condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Chandelier in Bronze & Alabaster Napoleon III Second Empire
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Chandelier in Bronze and Alabaster Napoleon III Second Empire
The grand turned alabaster marble bowl sits in a bronze ring decorated with ribbons and floral rosettes...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$6,157 Sale Price
20% Off
Candelabra In Porcelain And Bronze, Japonisme, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Porcelain candelabra painted with flower decoration, with a base and a bouquet of 7 lights, in bronze with a brown patina, in the Japanese or Escalier de Cristal style
Good general ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Torchères, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of torchères, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
Pair of bronze torchères with mahogany base, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
H: 188...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Porcelain Oil Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a touch of refined French elegance to your home with this charming pair of antique oil lamps, crafted in France circa 1870. Originally “Lampes à Pétrole,” the lamps have been p...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Dutch Style Chandelier from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Solid brass Dutch style chandelier from the 19th century with five arms and five candles.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Lustre De Fete Crystal Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Crystal chandelier meant for sunlit garden parties. Used without candles or lights but sunlight. It can be illuminated by dropping a bulb into the center of it.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Wire
Lamp in Porcelain and Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in porcelain and gilt bronze, baluster shape adorned, on the belly, with leaves and flowers on a white background. Belly ornamented with two cartouches on both sides. Base and m...
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Monumental French Napoleon III Style Patinated Thirteen-Light Torchères
Located in Tarzana, CA
A pair of large French Napoleon III style metal thirteen-light figural torchières.depicting two winged cherubs holding up a thirteen-light torchère, standing on bases with gold highl...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Metal
French Napoleon III Oil Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine French Napoleon III Oil Lamp, now electrified. Opaline glass container decorated with Maidens in Classical robes. France, circa 1860.
Dimensions: Height 36" Diameter 17"
CW5174
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French D'ore Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful chateau quality d'ore gilt and patinated bronze 9 light chandelier. Provenance : Andrew Hall estate, Southport, CT.
Category
1810s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Suite of Three Wrought Iron Sconces, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suite of three wrought iron sconces, early 20th century
Suite of three early 20th century wrought iron two-light sconces.
Measures: H:...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,178 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Brass and Painted Glass Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique oil lamps made into table lights were crafted in France, circa 1880. The tall "Lampes a Petrole", stand on intricate round brass bases decorated with leaf motif...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gilt Bronze and Crystal Pendant, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt bronze and crystal pendant, very nice decoration, Napoleon III period, 19th century, 3 lights.
Measures: H: 34 cm, d: 33 cm.
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$2,462 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Candlesticks
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century French candlesticks. They are in gilded and patinated bronze. They present a very beautiful abundant chiseled work. In good general condition. They measure: 65 c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,368 / set
Lantern, attributed to Maison Millet, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful lantern in double patina bronze and crystal. The central shaft is engraved with a Greek frieze centered on a star. The whole is suspended from a openwork crown decorated wi...
Category
1890s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Lyre Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of 19th century gilt bronze Lyre sconces, Napoleon III period, 3 lights.
Measures: H: 47 cm, W: 35 cm, D: 24 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,031 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Transparent Blown and Pinch Glass Chandelier Decorated with Crystals, Austria
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Glass and crystal chandelier on three levels, 16 sconces.
Category
20th Century Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Glass
Chandelier of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chandelier of the 19th century, Napoleon III period in golden bronze and crystal, 14 lights, very beautiful chiseling of golden bronze with floral design.
Measures: H 110 cm, D 64 cm.
Category
1870s European Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique French Bronze Wall Sconce Napoleon III
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Large antique French bronze wall sconce Napoleon III (19th Century).
This large decorative wall sconce in bronze features o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,065 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Napoleon III Lamps marble and enamel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of Napoleon III lamps
Origin France 19th century, circa 1860
electrified 220 w perfect condition
gilt bronze, onyx and cloisonné enamel
39 cm high up to the screen frame.
The Na...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Enamel
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain and Bronze Oil Lanterns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century hand painted porcelain and bronze oil lanterns are exquisite works of art executed in amazing detail and vibrant color by hand, then glazed to preserve the beaut...
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Dark Blue and Gold Tole Incense Burner
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century dark blue and gilt-metal cylinder with openings in the lid. The cylinder gilded and painted with Greek mythical scenes, depicting three different kinds of chariot: The c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Lamps in Tin, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in tin with a fluted shaft. Decor of frieze of beads on the base and the top of the mount. Gilt cartouche embedded on the base mentioning "Lampe modérateur T & G brevet...
Category
1880s European Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Tin
Maison Gagneau, Pair of Louis XVI Style Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Gagneau, signed.
Pair of baluster shape Louis XVI style lamps in guilloche brown brass.
Chiselled and gilt bronze mount. High of the mount with...
Category
1880s European Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze D' Ore and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French Napoleon III bronze d' ore and crystal chandelier.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Napoleon III Style Bronze Lantern Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Napoleon III style bronze lantern circa 1900 acid-etched glasses
Category
Early 20th Century European Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Neoclassical Style Porcelain Lamps, Napoléon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of neoclassical style porcelain lamps, baluster shaped, with a blue mat background. Black piedouche base and inner edge of the neck. On the body, decor of central medallion on one side representing a polychrome characters antique style dressed...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Lamp in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large lamp in Imari porcelain formed by two balusters. Imari decor in the blue and red tones with gilt highlights on a white background figuring flowers in large cartouches.
Chisell...
Category
1880s European Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Napoleon III Six-Light Candelabra
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Napoleon III six-light candelabra
each with a young faun in bronze holding two ormolu candle branches entwined with vine leaves set upon stop fluted grey marble columns wh...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Napoleon III Gold Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, Ca 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional antique French Napoleon III gold bronze and baccarat crystal chandelier, Circa 1880.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Twelve-Light Chandelier with dragons
Located in Tarzana, CA
A large late 19th century French Belle époque neoclassical revival style gilt bronze and crystal twelve-light oval shaped chandelier with drago...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Candelabra Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze and gilded bronze five-light candelabra, in the Napoleonic Empire style with two-bulb cluster.
A Classic lamp with good patina and scale.
Ex. Christies Auction...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Canton porcelain chandelier, gilt bronze mount, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chandelier with a Chinese Canton porcelain vase with a white background and ornamentation of cherry blossom branches, three arms chiseled and gilt bronze mount and decorated in the L...
Category
1880s Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Napoleon III Crystal & Gold Bronze 12-Light Chandelier circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III crystal and gold bronze 12-light chandelier, circa 1890's.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Late 19th Century Empire Style Sconces
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine pair of gilded bronze sconces each having four arms which are decorated with palmettes. The arms are attached to a decorated central 'well' similar to a lidded reservoir which...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of lilac porcelain of Paris lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Lilac colour Paris porcelain lamps standing on a piedouche shape base mounted in gilt bronze. The upper part of the vase is decorated with a white background frieze with a fl...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XIV st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and monumentally scaled pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XIV st. Ormolu sconces. This exceptional pair of sconces are centered by an Ormolu gadroon...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Black Porcelain Lamp Bronze Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
French Black Porcelain Lamp Bronze Mounts
Beautiful lamp purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photo or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Magnificent Floor Lamp, Bronze, Gold Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique magnificent floor lamp, bronze, gold Napoleon III.
Voluminous body with curved bronze arms. Lavishly with crystal curtains.
Solid gilt bronze base with curved volutes in Louis XV style.
Finely cast and chased bronze elements, gilded.
Lampshade frame...
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
$3,495 Sale Price
20% Off
French late 19th century Napoleon III Period Marble and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique French late 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI st. Jaune de Valence, Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu lamp. This stunning lamp is raised on a cir...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Napoleon III Bronze D’Ore Chandelier with Cherub and Acanthus Leaves
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite French 19th century Napoleon III chandelier features an intense and beautiful bronze d’ore. The piece is adorned with acanthus leaves; note the movement on the arms, growing to the top, and the flower bulb like candle cups. Lastly, a bronze d’ore cherub is seen in the center holding a sickle, a symbol of bounty in harvest.
Each piece in our shop is professionally rewired and in working order. Each chandelier comes with a vintage canopy...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Napoleon III Style Gilt Bronze Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
In this Napoleon III Style Gilt Bronze Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi You can appreciate both hunting and vegetal motifs in the form of a boar and oak leaves that create a sinuous ...
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2010s Italian Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in Beaune, FR
Important Louis XVI style gilded bronze chandelier with 11 lights. It is composed of 8 arms of light with tulips as well as a globe in the shape of a shell and a large flame. Complet...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A pair of Napoleon III bronze and ormolu table lamps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Napoleon III bronze and ormolu table lamps, each in the form of a bronze putto holding the base of a single light fitting, left and right handed, set on an ormolu cylindric...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Monumental French Late 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in London, GB
A monumental pair of French lamps in antique vert marble and gilt bronze. Set on large antique vert marble bases with gilt bronze mouldings. The lamp holders are in the form of the b...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Putti
Located in Marseille, FR
19th chandelier in gilt and silver bronze with putti decoration, Louis XVI style. Outstanding quality of carving and gilding.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Ormolu Candlesticks with Palmettes and Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of candlesticks in gilded and sculpted bronze. The stem is adorned with a frieze of Greek waves that separate the upper, polished part from the lower part that is richly decorat...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Napoleon III Wall Appliqués
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Napoléon III gilt and patinated bronze Louis XVI style three-Branch Wall Appliqués, After a Design by Pierre Gouthière.
French, Circa 1880.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Ormolu Bronze Antique Candlestick Holders with Putti
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of antique candlestick holders crafted of beautiful ormolu or gilt bronze. They feature a figure of a child standing on a ribbed cylind...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Napoleon Iii lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III 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, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III 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 Baccarat, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Europa Antiques, and OMBRES ET FACETTES. 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 $300 and tops out at $233,178 while the average work can sell for $3,389.
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