Neoclassical Lighting
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
19thc Large French Neoclassical Bronze & Porcelain Wall Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc Large French Neoclassical style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Wall Sconce. Painted porcelain insert. Bronze lattice work, fruit basket detail.
Category
1890s French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$900 Sale Price
20% Off
1930's Leaded Glass Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's leaded glass light fixture with 2 interior lights
Category
1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$4,800 / item
Pair Of Chapman Lighting Brass Neoclassical Style Wall-Mounted Lights
Located in Toronto, ON
This impressive and important pair of solid brass wall lights can be wired for direct installation to the lighting box. Other examples include a long brass stem designed to hide the ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 FOUR 19thc. French Neoclassical style Bronze Ribbon Swag Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Matched Set of 4 French Neoclassical style Bronze Wall Sconces Mid 19th. c. Bronze draped ribbon swag form with great detail with tassel detail. Original unelectrified state. Can eas...
Category
1860s Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,784 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Vase Urn Baluster Marbro Style Lamp
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Am impressive neoclassical vintage Italian table lamp. Solid translucent white alabaster urn, vase or balusters form with very subtle gray veining....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Jacques Adnet Style Bronze Horse Sconce Wall Lamp French Neoclassical
Located in Miami, FL
Jacques Adnet style neoclassical bronze horse head sconce, wall light, lamp with form fit original shade.
In perfect working condition and takes 2 l...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Pair of Old Paris Armorial Urn Lamps, 19th Century France
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Lovely pair of old Paris urn lamps, 19th century. Armorial decoration with swan shape handles. Original finials top the lamps. Overall dimensions includi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
$704 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Pair of Neoclassical Alabaster Torch Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical bronze armature support stylized flame shells, each holding one 40-60 watt bulb.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$5,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Of Stately Lyle And Umbach Pompeiian Ram's Head Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine pair of Neoclassical style Lyle and Umbach Pompeiian and French Empire style table lamps showcasing white bronze Athenian forms with lidded urn-shaped fonts heavily decor...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage French Carved Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a buffet, console or bedside tables with this elegant pair of antique cassolettes converted into table lamps. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the urns are made of carved vari...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Mangani Firenze Porcelain Gilt Urn Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mangani Firenze Porcelain Gilt Urn Table Lamp
Offered for sale is an Italian Mangani Firenze white porcelain and gilt decorated urn neocla...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal, Wire
Pair of Italian Cold Painted Tin & Iron Figurative Monkey Wall Sconces, 20th C
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian cold painted tin and iron figurative dancing monkey wall sconces with flanking decorative palm trees, two scrolled foliage candle a...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Iron, Tin
Venus I Floorlamp
Located in London, GB
A monumental floor up-lighter lamp modelled after the harmonious curves of the female form. Sold individually. Available in UK, EU, and US compliant formats. In picture 3, Venus II i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Plaster
$5,425 / item
Neoclassical Table Lamp in patinated metal. 1940s.
By Metal Art
Located in Bromma, SE
Neoclassical Metal Table Lamp in Column form. Sweden, 1930s.
Atelier made lamp shade is included, pick any of the shades on the pictures.
Great Condition with only small signs of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Two-Tiered 12-Light Silvered Chandelier w/ Crown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental size 12-light, two-tiered silvered chandelier. The chandelier is adorned with a crown on top and cherub faces throughout. The fixture is newly rewired and includes chain...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal
$2,880 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Style Iron Torchieres
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of antique French Neoclassical style iron torchieres.
Stunning pair of French Neoclassical style iron torchères, torchiere, torche`re lamps or floor lamps, circa 1920, possibly ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Iron
Neoclassical Bronze Painted Basket Pendant Light Composition Plaster
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical style pendant light made of bronze painted Edwardian style cast composition plaster and a bronze finish brass chain. The light features Greek key and acanthus leaves det...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swedish Neoclassic Lantern
Located in Westwood, NJ
The Swedish neoclassic style three-light brass hall lantern with 18th century style embellishments. The leaf tip crown above scrolling supports an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
$5,792 / item
Striking Double Opaline Glass Globe Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This desk lamp has just the right look. It illuminated by two 7 inch diameter heavy glass globes that look to me like Vaseline or warm colored Opaline glass. It spreads an nice warm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1930 Gilt Bronze Sunburst Sconces 2 Lights
Located in New York, NY
pair pf circa 1930's gilt bronze sconces with sunburst shaped backplate
Category
1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,800 / set
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Regency Bronze Patinated Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire neoclassical regency bronze patinated Bouillotte lamp with 3 candelabra sockets
Completely rewired and ready to enjoy.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Swedish Brass Fixture with Opaline Glass in the Neoclassic Manner
Located in New York, NY
Antique Swedish Brass Fixture with Opaline Glass in the Neoclassic Manner
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French dolphins sconces.
80w each.
US wired and in working condition.
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal
$950 / set
Brushed Metal and Gilt Metal Pineapple Chandelier in the Style of Maison Baguès
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice Pineapple chandelier is made of brushed metal and gilt metal. This is a very nice model. This is a work in the style of famous French designer Maison Baguès. Vers 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair of Maison Jansen Style Two Patina Bronze Neoclassical Floor Lamp Tripod
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical two patina bronze floor lamp with a tripod claw feet base, made in france in the 1950s.
Original European wired takes one regular Light bulb or LED comes with a foot sw...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Neoclassical Brass Six-Arm Scroll Form Chandelier C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Large Antique Neoclassical Brass Chandelier with Six Scroll Form Arms and Faceted Font, c1930
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze and Glass Floor Standing Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of monumental gilt bronze and glass floor standing candelabra
Crafted in the neoclassical style, this pair of floor-standing candelab...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Classical Silver Plate Column Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of classical silver plate column lamps, with urn and swag decoration on the base. Working, original condition, shades and finials not in...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,800 / set
Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Sconces by Maison Delisle
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of extreme high quality neoclassical bronze sconces by les Frères Delisle ( Maison Delisle)
US rewired and in working condition.
Signed LFD ( l...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1900s Caldwell Silver Plated Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1900 silver plated Caldwell sconces with two lights
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
$4,800 / set
Single Italian Urn Neoclassical Style Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Single finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamp. New shade included. Measures: Diameter shade 12” x Diameter lamp 4.75”
#2571.
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Mangani Firenze Porcelain Table Lamp with Gilt Floral Decoration
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mangani Firenze Porcelain Table Lamp with Gilt Floral Decoration
Offered for sale is an elegant Italian Mangani Firenze Porcelain gilt floral table lamp. The lamp is delicat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
$550 Sale Price
20% Off
1900's Neoclassic Green and Gold Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 Neoclassic style light fixture with Greek key design and interior lights
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Plaster
Pair 19th C., Russian Neoclassical Bronze, Iron & Feather Pulled Floor Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, Magnificent 19th Century Bronze, Iron & Feather Pulled Floor Lamp Torchieres.
Likely Russian in original, possibly outdoor light posts from an important building. Extremely heavy gilt bronze bases with Neoclassical scroll work accented by fine wrought iron feathers. The center stem (which hides the electrical work) is surrounded by 4 finely cast bronze rods with additional central twists for detail. Studded iron work gives further support and detailing.
The lamps have a detachable "hood" that showcases a later feather pulled art glass shade, each custom made to fit the lamps very eloquently by James Lundberg of Lundberg Glass...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$11,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century Italian Giltwood, Metal and Rock Crystal Twelve Light Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
A north Italian giltwood, gilt-metal, cut-glass and rock crystal twelve-light chandelier
Genoa, 18th century
The central foliate-carved baluster shaft issuing sprays of beaded and ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
Two Austrian Purple Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in London, GB
Two Austrian purple cut glass and gilt bronze lamps
Austrian, Early 20th Century
Height 40cm, width 11cm, depth 11cm
These lamps are truly exceptional antique pieces of Austrian design. They were created in the early 20th century, in the refined Neoclassical style which was in fashion at the time. They are crafted from fine purple amethyst crystal glass and gilt bronze (ormolu).
The stems of the lamps are shaped like classical campagna vases...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
$13,232 / set
Antique French Bronze Lamp Figure ‘La Paix’ by Jean-Jules Cambos
By Jean Jules Cambos
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique French bronze lamp figure ‘La Paix’ by Jean-Jules Cambos (1828-1917). This dates from around the 1880-1890 period.
It is very large and impressive, it is of ou...
Category
1880s French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Zinc Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French neoclassical style zinc lamps.
Stunning large pair of French Neoclassical style zinc lamps. These French zinc lamps ha...
Category
1940s European Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Zinc
$4,250 / set
Rare bronze floor lamp in neoclassical style, Paris, France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Rare bronze floor lamp with green patina, neoclassical style.
Double-ringed shaft surmounted by a Corinthian capital supporting a winged chimera, seated, wings outstretched. Tripod ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Pair of Early 20th C French Neoclassical Pendant Fixtures with Adjustable height
Located in Chicago, IL
Utilizing various designs from the ancient Greeks and Romans for inspiration, the neoclassical style of this pair of pendant lights is elegant and sophisticated with more classical e...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Billiard/Pool Table Light
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Extraordinary Billiard Chandelier, having solid turned bronze frame and Tiffany style shades (the shades are of a later manufacture).
Dimensions: Height 75" (can be shortened) Wi...
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
$26,500
Baccarat Crystal Spiral Urn Form Table Lamp
By Baccarat, Paul Haasen
Located in Norwood, NJ
Baccarat spiral urn form table lamp. Baccarat style urn or vase form lamp on square black veined marble base with subtle gilt bronze embellishments, by...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal eight arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a striking acorn finial amidst fine overlapping f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Late 19th century Silver Plated Caldwell Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa late 19 centuru Caldwell silver plated lantern with 6 interior lights, from Waldorf Hotel in NYC
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1900's Silver Plated Neoclassic Chandelier with 16 lights
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900's Neoclassic style two tiers 16 lights chandelier with Greek key design and black patina
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Cream and Gold Italian Pineapple Carved Wood and Iron Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A classically elegant off-white and gold pineapple motif Italian chandelier of carved wood, iron and tole having 6 arms and wonderful details from top to bottom. Comes with ceiling CAP.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Iron
Wonderful French Neoclassical Large Bronze Bow Regency Lantern Fixture Pendent
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Beautiful etched bronze with draping bow lantern, pendant lantern fixture with cutout design around the bottom, fluted and filigree edges the top edge and...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Hillebrand Halogen Bronze Floor lamp 1980s Germany
By Hillebrand
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Floor lamp . Excellent quality by Hillebrand Germany 1980s
Halogen .with good working dimmer . Ideal reading light
Please don't hesitate to reach out for alternative s...
Category
1980s German Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Spanish Manises Pottery White-Glazed Lobed Urns Now as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each portly lamp with everted neck above a compressed lobed body all over a splayed circular base; with ivory glazed surface and matching wooden caps
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Earthenware
Cream Plaster Relief Column Lamps, Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of plaster lamps with a striking classical design, resembling an architectural column with carved faces in relief. The column features fluted details and is mounted on a squar...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Plaster
$4,200 / set
Antique Rock Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp Attributed to Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
Antique table lamp, attributed to Edward F. Caldwell, with gilt bronze frame raised on triangular shaped base with ball feet, and various cut and polished rock crystal shapes. In ve...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Pair E.F. Caldwell Silvered Bronze Neoclassical 2-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of stamped E.F. Caldwell silvered bronze neoclassical 2-light sconces
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Polychrome Enameled Bronze and Porcelain Flower Lyre Form Sconces
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
These neoclassical lyre back sconces are in the Louis XVI style, and feature hand painted porcelain flowers. They are made of enameled bronze with gilt highlights, and are hung with ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Decorative Painted Scroll Arm Sconces 'Pair'
Located in San Francisco, CA
Decoratively faux painted metal sconces in a fresh, warm tone; two scroll arms and shield backplate with rope and leaf details and wide, foliate bobeches, and wax covered candle cove...
Category
1990s Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal
$300 Sale Price / set
75% Off
1930's Gilt Bronze Sunburst Sconces with Two Lights - Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair pf circa 1930's gilt bronze sconces with sunburst shaped backplate
Category
1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Brass & Silver Plated Lantern with Strong Rounded Faux-Glass Plast
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical large lantern is made of brass and silver plated with strong plastic rounded faux-glass. This is a French work, in the style of famous Maison Jansen, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Silver
Maison Jansen Style Sconces Brass & Blown Glass Flame Shade France 1950, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern sconces, wall lights in brass by Maison Jansen.
Featuring a torch in gold finish with a blown glass flame shade.
US wi...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Style Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat and Barbedienne
By Baccarat
Located in Montreal, QC
Exceptional Neoclassical style crystal and gilt bronze chandelier by Baccarat. Signed "Baccarat" in raised lettering on the bobeches and F. Barbedienne on the bronze work. Provenance...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal
1920's Silver English Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A 1920’s English silver plated lantern with interior lights
Category
1920s British Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
$4,200 / item
1920's Caldwell Gilt Bronze One Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze one light sconces.
Category
1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,850 / set
Neoclassical lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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 Neoclassical lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Workstead, Maison Baguès, 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 $140 and tops out at $240,000 while the average work can sell for $3,427.