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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.

Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.

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Style: Neoclassical
"POOL Shark" POOL Table Light
Located in Berkeley, CA
Dun-da. Dunda. Dun-da, dunda-da. Dunda, DUNDA,DUNDA!DUNDA!!! ( Jaws sound track.) Who doesn't a four foot shark hanging over their pool table? This, ...
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2010s American Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Resin

Italian Neo Classical Style Travertine Marble 1960s Torchiere Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
Neoclassical style and grandeur make this lamp a standout among torchieres. The lions offer realism in the artistic detail of the teeth and head. The lamp design is sturdy and it is ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Vintage Waterford Cut Crystal Leaded Glass Urn Form Brass Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Waterford "Lismore" Cut Crystal Leaded Glass Urn Form Brass Mounted Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 27.5" H (to finial) x 19" H (to light socket) ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Antique French Brass Crystal Chandelier Art Nouveau Light Pink Neoclassicism
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent Restored Chandelier from the Neoclassical Era – circa 1910 For sale is a stunning chandelier from the Neoclassical period (circa 1910), characterized by its elegant symm...
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1910s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Wire

Pair of Italian Alabaster Column Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Italian Alabaster Column Lamps with Corinthian capitals. Hand carved with reeded columns and a square plinth base. Lamps have been rewired and have new sockets. They measure ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster

Brass Turned Vintage Floor Lamp Classical Style, French, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French floor lamp in brass made circa 1960. Simple, elegant design. Height given without bulb and shade This is suitable to USA or European and UK standards. Sold without shade. S...
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1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

1920's Caldwell Small Mirror Sconces with 2 lights
Located in New York, NY
pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze double lights sconces with mirrored back plated
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1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Italian Empire Crystal and Gilt Tole Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Empire crystal and gilt tole chandelier circa 1850-1879. Neoclassical style chandelier decorated in gilded pierced repousse tole bands. Strung with clear crystal prisms and p...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron, Tin, Gold Leaf

French Neoclassical Style White Glass and Bronze Pendant Light, circa 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful Neoclassical style white milk glass pendant ceiling light fixture with an ornate bronze frame. France, 1920s. This ado...
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1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Billy Haines Style Silverplate Candlestick Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Regency style silverplate lamp with tall foliate and ribbed column, tripod paw feet on concave-shaped base .
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20th Century British Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Silver Plate

French Neoclassical Style Bronze and Glass Ceiling Light Fixture, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Neoclassical style bronze, brass, and glass ceiling light fixture, from circa the 1920s. This adorable Neoclassical style three-light ceiling lamp features an impressive and o...
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1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1920's Caldwell Gilt Bronze Light Fixture with Opaline Glass
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Caldwell neoclassic style light fixtures with beautiful Opaline glass inset.
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1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Doré Bronze Purple Glass Crystal Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French empire / neoclassical doré bronze and purple glass center with crystal drops chandelier having 10 exterior and 5 interior l...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

A Pair of NEOCLASSIC TABLE LAMPS, in the style of ROMEO REGA, Italy 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An important and rigorous pair of table lamps, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Neo-Classical, Seventies, asymmetrical compositions of 2 rectangular blocks in beige veneered wood, offset...
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1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian, Genovese, 2-Tier, 12-Light Glass and Iron Chandeliers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Twelve lights and two-tiered Crystal and Gilt Metal Chandeliers from Genoa, Italy, circa 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Neoclassical Alabaster Urn Lamp on Column
Located in Barcelona, ES
Neoclassical Alabaster Urn Lamp on Pedestal Stand Gorgeous alabaster pedestal-mounted uplighter neoclassical urn lamp. Italy, 1940s. Amazing aged patina, it provides a charming ligh...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster

Wonderful Empire Neoclassical Bronze Crystal Swag Regency Baltic Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful empire / neoclassical bronze and crystal swag regency / Baltic style French 6 candelabras light chandelier, wiring has been updated and comes with chain canopy and mounti...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Large Neoclassical Solid Brass Urn Table Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stately urn shaped solid brass table lamps features large neoclassical style urn on square ebonized bases. As shown without shades they stand 26 inches tall making an impressive stat...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Neoclassical Style Brass and Glass Hanging Hall Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful French mid-20th century neoclassical style single light interior hanging lantern with six glass panels. Each of the six glass panels has a cut starburst decor. One socket f...
Category

1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

1970s Elegant France Neoclassic Brass Lantern with Curved Glass
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Brass lantern with curved glass from France, 1970. This elegant pendant light features a classic design with a polished brass frame and curved glass panels, creating a timeless look....
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Fancy Pair of Crystal & Brass Corinthian Column Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fancy pair of crystal and brass neoclassical style table lamps with custom silk shades. The columns look like corinthian columns.
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1990s American Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Gilt Sunburst Crown Light Fixture in Wrought Iron and Glass, Spain, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst Crown Light Fixture, Gilt Iron, Gold Leaf, Pressed Glass Eye-catching neoclassical style sunburst ceiling light fixture from the Mid-Cen...
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Antique Italian Neoclassical Carved White Marble Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical Carved White Marble Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H (to finial) x 22" H (to light socket) x 6.5" W x 6.5" D. {...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Marble

Pair 1920's Silver Plated and Beveled Cobalt Mirror Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell double light silver plated sconces with cobalt mirrored backplate
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1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Glass Important Pending Lantern
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century french Neoclassical gilt bronze and glass very important large pending lantern By: unknown Material: metal, bronze, copper, tin, glass, crystal Technique: cast, mo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Tin, Copper, Bronze

Italian, Piemontese, Silvered & Gilt Metal & Iron 12-Light Chandelier, ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
hanging from a gilt metal crown form top with roundels and leaf forms, the later glass bead chains connecting to a central ring sharing the same pattern as the upper crown and issuin...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal

Cascada Suspension Lamp Handcrafted Pink Murano Glass and Brass, Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
Cascada suspension lamp with a brass structure, featuring four tiers of handcrafted pink Murano glass. Designed for both aesthetic refinement and functional illumination, it is equip...
Category

2010s Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of 2-Arm Brass Hurricane Sconces with Spiral Back Plate
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of neoclassical style, extended double arm, brass sconces with heavy, blown glass chimney shades and rosette detail. American, 1980s. Recently restored and rewired.
Category

1980s Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Painted Carved Wood Urn Shaped Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vintage Painted Carved Wood Urn Shaped Lamps. The hand carved urn shaped body sits atop a square plinth base. Ebonized detailing accents the lamps. Lamps are wired with a double cluster light...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Wood, Paint

Stiffel Neoclassical Coppertone Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of Neoclassical style table lamps made by Stiffel. Spire shaped finials top the harps, above urn shaped vases decorated with a vine leaf motif. The finials and body are finish...
Category

Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian NeoClassical Swan Motif Bronze & Alabaster 6 Arm Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Neoclassical Swan Motif Bronze & Alabaster 6 Arm Chandelier Italy, Late 20th Century An elegant Italian Neoclassical Swan Motif Bronze & ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Pair of Reading Lamps with Removable Arms in Brass and Synthetic Green Painted
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant pair of reading lamps is made of removable brass arms synthetic green shade in painted sheet metal style. This is a French work in the style of Maison Jans...
Category

1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carved Alabaster Columnar Lamps with Ionic Capitals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of columnar-form table lamps, of carved alabaster, each a round, fluted, tapered column, with Ionic capital, on round foot, raised on square graduated plinth bases. Stock ID:...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of bronze and crystals French sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of crystals wall sconces, France circa 1900s. The French sconces have a bronze frame with a Lyre shape. The antique sconces are fully ornate with crystals: a few of them in past...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Maison Charles Bronze Nautical Sconces. 2 pairs available
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Maison Charles Bronze Nautical Sconces. 2 pairs available
Category

1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Wonderful Regency Three-Light Vaughan Bell Jar Glass & Brass Lantern Greek Key
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Regency / Neoclassical Three Candelabra Light Etched Bell Jar Glass & Patinated Black Brass Lantern With Greek Key Pattern Lantern Fixture, In The Manner Of Vaughan Designs
Category

20th Century Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century French Carved Painted Lamp with Fruit Decor with Custom Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your table or console with this elegant single-light carved wood lamp, adorned with a charming display of fruits and foliage. Crafted in France circa 1970, the sculpture rest...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Wood

Alabaster Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very fine and well made Stone fixture with a fine Classical form and good color. Large alabaster pendant with highlights floral swag around edge. Light is suspended by thick woven ro...
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster

Alabaster Pendant Light Fixture
Alabaster Pendant Light Fixture
$1,850 Sale Price
36% Off
Giltwood Wreath Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Giltwood wreath fragment table lamp on Lucite base, hand carved Italian giltwood architectural fragment (circa 1840) newly-wired for use within the USA...
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal

Neoclassical Alabaster Urn Lamp with Handles & Amphora Shape
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved Alabaster Amphora Shaped Tall Table Lamp, Spain, 1930s-1940s This Art Deco period alabaster lamp has an elegant neoclassical design with Art Deco accents. Twin Handles at both...
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster

Large White Alabaster with Black Veins & Bronze Pendant Chandelier, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Neoclassical-style pendant light made of black veined white alabaster with bronze fixtures. This stunning ceiling light fixture dates back to the 1920s. It features a beautif...
Category

1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze, Brass

Neoclassic Gilt Bronze Picture Wall Light by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Neoclassical picture light by Gherardo Degli Albizzi. Current production, 100% made in Italy by Italian craftsmen. Available in different dimension: 30, 40 and 60 cm. Customizable in...
Category

2010s Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Foliage Crown Flush Mount Ceiling Light Fixtures, Pair
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of light fixtures in gilt iron with foliage design. Spain, 1940s. These eye-catching flush mounts feature an structure made of gilt metal leaves surrounding a central light. They have a terrific patina with their original gold leaf finishing in bronze-gilt shades. Interesting design with Hollywood Regency and neoclassical accents. To be used as ceiling flush mounts but they also could work as pendants hanging from a chain at the desired height. These light fixtures will be a nice addition to a foyer, corridor or any bathroom or bedroom: they can be used as pendants hanging over the nightstands on each side of the bed or at both sides of a mirror in a powder room. On sale as a pair. Rare find Newly wired with an E27 bulb holder each. Overall Measures: 23 cm diameter x 17 cm height // 9,05 cm diameter x 6,69 in height Crown Flush Mounts // Foliage Ceiling Lights // Foliage Crown Light...
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Metal

Torch Tole Pendant Chandelier Glass Shade Neoclassical Design, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Add a touch of opulence to your home with this charming classic chandelier in an extravagant design: rust-brown finish in harmonious combination with warm alabaster shape glass, to e...
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1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair of French Provincial Neoclassical Tole Lamps with Swan Handles and Paw Feet
Located in Middleburg, VA
A graceful pair of French Provincial lamps, originally crafted as oil lamps in Provence circa 1800 and later expertly converted for electricity. Fashioned from painted tole, these ur...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal, Ormolu, Bronze, Brass

Vintage Boho 1968 Pieri Tullio Gilt Eagle Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commanding in presence and patriotic in spirit, this striking pair of Vintage Boho Pieri Tullio Gilt Eagle Lamps brings sculptural elegance and historical grandeur to any interior. C...
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1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

1900’s Caldwell Leaded Glass and Silver Plated Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
circa 1900’s Unusual silver plated bronze Caldwell leaded glass light fixture with Ram’s head and flowers in designing
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Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Chapman Neo-Classical Style Brass and Marble Doric Column Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a classic pair of neo- classical style Doric column form table lamps by Chapman. The lamps are marked and have marble bases. The height listed is to the socket. The shades ar...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Marble, Brass

1940's Silver Plated One Light Mirror Sconces
Located in New York, NY
pair of circa 1940's one light silver sconces with mirrored backplate
Category

1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Gessoed and Parcel Gilt Urn-Form Italian Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of painted and parcel gilt lamps, each a wooden urn form, with white, mottled, and gessoed finish, flanked by gilded swan neck and acanthus handles, on round foot and square pli...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1950s Modern Neoclassical Style Gilt and Faux Marble Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Featuring a double socket cluster, this pair of very elegant table lamps have a stem of gilt tole leaves rising from a column footed neoclassical urn wi...
Category

1950s Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Red Tole & Neoclassical Gilt Medallion Tea Canister Lamp, Circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Red Tole & Neoclassical Gilt Medallion Tea Canister Lamp, Circa 1950 This Italian red tole tea canister lamp is a striking example of neoclassical design, featuring an elega...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

1900's Caldwell Bronze Chandelier with Greek Key
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900's Caldwell neoclassic style chandelier with Greek key design
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Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Decorative Formal Style Brass 2-Light Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass floor lamp having two bulbs supported by coiled brass arms, with original oval shade, shade shows some discoloration. Nice decorative lamp, well made, clean, ready to use condi...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Elegant Neoclassical Desk Lamp Attributed to Maison Charles, France, 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Brass, bronze and gun metal finish table lamp. One light. Attributed to Maison Charles, France 1960.   
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1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

A SHABBY-CHIC NEO-CLASSICAL Compression Sculpture TABLE LAMP, France 1990
Located in PARIS, FR
A sculptural cubic table lamp, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Neoclassical, massive cubic compression of golden and silver metals, with an orientable rectangular horizontal shade, allo...
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal

American Antique Lighthouse Sculpture Lamp, Circa 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century American antique lighthouse sculptural table lamp in working condition. Circa 1910. Natural finish with oxidation to metal as exp...
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1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair Of Italian Alabaster Urn Table Lamps
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning pair of 20th century alabaster Italian urn table lamps. Lamps feature the classic ornate urn shape and are characterized by their beautiful veined stonework and soft, transl...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Alabaster

Vintage Corinthian Column Reservoir Oil Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful corinthian column oil lamp light. Unique ribbed glass column shaft with lovely corinthian capital and brass plinth base. Cut glass oil reservo...
Category

20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass

Neoclassical Black and Ormolu Bronze Sinumbra Base Table Lamp, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual and finely cast circa 1835 English William IV or French Louis Philippe period ormolu and black-patinated solid bronze table lamp of columnular form, the base originally us...
Category

1830s European Antique Neoclassical Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Wire

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.

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