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
Russian Neoclassical, Table Lamps, Dore Bronze, Crystal, France, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Russian Neoclassical, Table Lamps, Dore Bronze, Crystal, France, 19th C.
A pair of 19th-century Russian Neoclassical gilded bronze table lamps, exemplifying refined craftsmanship an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gilded Sconces
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Spectacular pair of neoclassical wall sconces. Giltwood Ribbon design with tassel, adjustable chain, wonderful eagles and floral details.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Gilt Bronze & Nickel Silver Onyx Wall Sconces Orig. Gas, C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian five arm acanthus scrolled Gilt Bronze and Nickel Silver Onyx wall sconces decorated with arrow and foliage motif. Sconces retain the original cock keys for adjusting...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Silver, Bronze
Pair of Arturo Pani Style Wrought Iron Gold Leaf Lamps
By Arturo Pani
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Hollywood Regency wrought iron gold leaf lamps.
Measures: 44.5H (to top of finial). Under socket: 32 height, diameter: 8.5
Shades not included. Arturo Pani Style.
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Lamp. Bronze. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Lamp. Bronze. XIX century. Lamp with circular glass
decorated with a series of classicist decoration moldings
at the bottom and an oval shape from which a
ring hangs, and another mol...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Other
Tall French 1940s Bronze and Brass French 1940s Table Lamp
Located in Buchanan, NY
This stunning, tall table lamp exudes elegance and sophistication. Hailing from 1940s France, it boasts a breathtaking combination of turned bronze and brass components with a soft E...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Brass
$640 Sale Price
54% Off
Stunning Pair of Neoclassical Sconces by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Montreal, QC
Stunning and large pair of neoclassical style crystal and gilt bronze sconces by Baccarat. Signed "Baccarat" in raised lettering on the bobeches. Provenance: Estate of the late mothe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$16,500 / set
Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze sconces. Each sconce has an impressive and richly chased patinated Bronze winged...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Nickel Plated Floor Lamps
Located in Buchanan, NY
Introducing a stunning pair of French 1940s nickel plated floor lamps, featuring ornate stems made up of turned and cast bronze and brass components that gracefully guide the gaze to...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$3,184 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Pair of Bronze Two-Light Neoclassical Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of bronze two-light neoclassical wall sconces.
available an other pair with red decoration.
Measurements: cm 48 x 22.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Russian Neoclassic Style Ormolu Lyre and Eagle Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Russian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) ormolu lyre form 6 arm chandelier cast with eagle's headed scrolling arms
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Crystal Chandelier, Austria, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large brass ceiling chandelier with rich crystal hangings and six arms with candle grommets.
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$8,038 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Gilt Carved Wood & Crystal Ten Light Bronze Arm Chandelier, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood and crystal ten light bronze arms chandelier. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. Late 18th Century
Category
1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gas Lamp in Glass, Gilded Bronze and Enameled Porcelain, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Gas lamp in glass, gilded bronze and enameled porcelain, 19th century.
A pedestal with rockery and medallions serves as a base for the porcelain vase decorated with roses that makes...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Other
Neoclassical God and Goddess Pillar Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pair of 1950s neoclassical style table lamps feature the busts of Greek gods mounted on the lower half of a lacquered Doric column. The figures are skillfully carved in wood and...
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Wood
Neo Classical Island/Billiard Light
Located in Atlanta, GA
Neoclassical Island/Billiard Light. The inverted T shaped frame issuing two cylindrical lanterns with pleated white fabric shades (4 interior lights each). France, circa 1940.
Dimen...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of French Bronze Doré and Lapis Lamps with Eagle Heads
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent pair of 1790-1800 French neoclassical bronze doré tripod-candlesticks made into lamps. Each tripod-leg has an eagle head at the top and a hoof foot at the bottom. The tri...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Classical Figural Lamps
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Italian classical figural lamps depicting woman in Roman dress, each with cut glass pendant drops and with pale blue silk shades.
Category
1950s European Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Spelter
$1,792 / set
Fine Pair French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Rams Head Linke Filigree Swag Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large pair of beautifully etched doré bronze two-arm sconces with filigree draping and swags with fluting detail and decor around the bobeches and a ram's head center med...
Category
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Bronze Figural and Floral Candelabras, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian bronze five-arm figural candelabras with decorative floral motif, flanking rams heads, and terminating on a tripod base with acanthus winged cherub motif. Early 19th ...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Opaline Glass Table Lamps with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Neoclassical style opaline glass urn-shaped table lamps from the 20th century, with brass accents. Created in France during the 20th century, each of this pair of table lamps captures our attention with its Classical urn-shaped silhouette perfectly accented by its opaline glass and brass details. Each showcasing two sockets, foliage motifs and raised on a square base, this pair of French Neoclassical style opaline table lamps will bring an undeniable touch of graceful elegance to any home, perhaps displayed atop a pair of commodes...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Bronze and Tin Hanging Decorative Lantern, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian bronze and tin hanging lantern with decorative filigree, foliage motif, elliptical chain and original canopy. Chandelier is candle powered and can be electrified. Early 19th ...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Pair of Neoclassic Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1920s neoclassic two light sconces with original patina.
Measurements:
17" Height
5" Depth
11" Width
Category
1920s Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$5,800 / set
Russian Neoclassical, Dore Bronze, Crystal, Marble, Table Lamps, Russia, 19th c.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Russian Neoclassical, Dore Bronze, Crystal, Marble, Table Lamps, Russia, 19th c.
A refined pair of 19th-century Russian Neoclassical gilt bronze candelabra table lamps. Each example...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Italian Neoclassic Gilt Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassic 18th century gilt wall sconces with 10 (3-tier) scroll form arms with acanthus leaf carving emanating from a carved wall bracket.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Wood
$37,500 / set
Antique French Neoclassical Black Porcelain Classical Bulbous Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French neoclassical black porcelain classical bulbous table lamps - a pair. Item features black bulbous porcelain bodies, painted figural ne...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Pair French Neoclassical Dore Bronze Regency Four-Arm Candelabra Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of doré bronze large candelabras with centre flame, detailed surrounded by four arms with filigree, fluted center shaft and finely etched filigree pedestal base.
...
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Style Steel Crossed Arrow Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) steel and gilt trimmed wall sconces with five lights and cross arrow designs. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Steel
Neoclassical Gilt Metal Greek Key Design and Crystal Basket 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 18th century Italian neoclassical gilt metal and crystal basket chandelier with 6 lights and greek key design.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Classical Urn Lamps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A large pair of turned wood neoclassical table lamps with oversized S-scroll handles.
We are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Gesso, Wood
$9,295 / set
Vintage Pair of Italian Marble / Alabaster Pineapple Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Pair of Italian Marble Pineapple Lamps. Not exactly sure of the material. Assuming it is Marble or Alabaster. Or possibly one is Marble a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Foliage Gasolier w/ Frosted Etched Shades, 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical gilt bronze four light gasolier with central rope spiral column, four foliage scrolled arms with cock keys, and retains the original four frosted etched foliage ...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Bronze Bouillet Table Lamp Goat Heads Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large and rare French empire bronze Bouillet table lamp with goat heads in the manner of Pierre Gouthiere with basket form base and silk s...
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Silver Plated Bronze Two-Tiered Sixteen Light Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This chandelier was made in Italy in the early half of the 19th century, circa 1810, and has two graduated tiers with sixteen lights in total. The two sections are supported by four ...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
Fine Pair French Dore Bronze Neoclassical Rams Head Linke Filigree Swag Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Large pair of beautifully etched doré bronze two-arm sconces with filigree draping and swags with fluting detail and decor around the bobeches and a ram's head center med...
Category
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Swedish Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Of elegant basket form festooned with crystal garlands and hanging from a chains beaded with varying sized crystal beads, set below a cut glass collar hung with cut crystal pendants....
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Large French Louis XVI Style Antique Ormolu Torchere Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
This impressive floor lamp is finely crafted in the neoclassical style. The central column features a scrolling tri-form lower section terminating in three paw feet. A mechanism in t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
$19,684 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze & Crystal Foliage Chandelier with Canopy C 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical style gilt bronze and crystal chandelier with central intertwined crystal beaded basket, foliage canopy with connecting chains, and four scrolled foliage vine ar...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Continental Baltic Rock Crystal Obelisk Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Continental Baltic Neo-classic (20th Century) style rock crystal obelisk form table lamps having a downward tapering square column (PRICED AS Pair).
One base has chips. Ship...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal
Flush Mounted Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine flush mounted plafonnier/pendant. Brass with frosted and cut glass dome. 3 lights,
France, circa 1930
Dimensions: Height 14", diameter 18"
CW2308.
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$2,500
Wonderful Neoclassical Nickel-Plated Three-Arm Sconces Attributed E.F. Caldwell
Located in Roslyn, NY
This elegant pair of neoclassical nickel-plated sconces are attributed to Caldwell. Very neoclassical in design with the linier detail through the centre and on the bobeches, the fla...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Antique Italian Classical Bronze Finish Metal Bulbous Figural Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian classical bronze finish metal bulbous empire style figural table lamps, a pair. Item features figural classical bulbous bodies with chariot riders, 3-light sockets, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully sculpted pair of Italian neoclassical hand carved alabaster lamps, distinguished by their harmonious use of two contrasting tones: a richly veined brown and a soft, cre...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
$12,000 / set
Large Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Sconces
Located in Cypress, CA
Pair of large Italian neoclassical style 22-karat gold leafed carved wood two-light sconces with flamed urn finials and large curved silk shades.
Overall ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf
Custom Giltwood Column Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Custom giltwood column table lamp: early 19th century hand-carved giltwood column newly wired as a table lamp. Wired for use within the USA. So...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Gilt Dore Bronze Cut Crystal Urn Form Ormolu-Mounted Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French gilt dore bronze and cut crystal urn form ormolu-mounted lamps.
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Venetian Gilt Bronze and Crystal Sconces Originally Candles. Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Venetian gilt bronze and crystal two arm sconces with tear drop prisms and decorative floral motif. Originally candle powered and can be e...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Elegant Wrought Iron Sconces from a Chateau in Central France, circa 1940/1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant wrought iron sconces from a chateau in central France. around 1940/1950
2 Wall lights with 2 lights.
The iron has not been lacquered, not treated and tends to oxidize.
T...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Solid Silver Lamp, with Hallmarks, Possibly Malaga, Spain, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Both the decoration and the lines and the shape of the lamp show a strong French influence and a very close relationship with Neoclassicism and other styles derived from it. The eagl...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Silver
Pair of Gilt Bronze Standing Floor Lamps
Located in London, GB
Each floor lamp in this pair is constructed from gilt bronze and designed in a neoclassical manner to imitate the appearance of a Corinthian column. Each lamp is formed from a fluted...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$4,921 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Ormolu Bronze Foliage & Ribbon Wall Sconces. C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian Neoclassical ormolu bronze three arm wall sconces with decorative flanking ribbons, bird wings, cornucopia fluted beaded candle arms, central intertwined snakes with ...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu, Wire
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant neoclassical style gilt bronze and veneer of malachite Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi features a balance shape.
The malachite veneer could be changed with lapis veneer o...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
French Floor Lamp with Hexagonal Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This impressive floor lamp hails from France, circa 1940s, and is a beautiful blend of brass and bronze. The lamp features turned and cast components that are elegantly assembled onto a hexagonal base...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Crystal and Gilt-Metal Girandoles
Located in New York, NY
Each with cut crystal support mounted with a gilt-metal outward scrolling candleholders with cut-crystal nozzle and drip-pan with pendant lusters; now electrified and fitted with candle sleeves...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Wonderful E.F. Caldwell Neoclassical Silvered Bronze Candelabra Fine Table Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Caldwell silvered bronze candelabra lamp.
The height to the top of candle cup Is 13"
Overall to top of candle clip Is 17"
Measures: 1...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bronze, Ormolu & Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Glass chandelier. The six arm nine light chandelier is centered by a striking and richly chased Ormo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Neoclassical Table Lamp with Marble Foot and Egyptian Warrior under the Shade
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very rare table lamp with a brass Egyptian warrior walking on a marble base. The shade, which is gold colored on the inside, provides for a warm light. A true personilty.
Category
20th Century Dutch Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Pair of E.F. Caldwell Polished Silver Two-Arm Neoclassical Bow-Top Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
Elegant pair of E.F. Caldwell marked silvered nickel bronze sconces with embellished bow top and framed with filigree draping. With a softly aged gilt bronze patina, the sconces are ...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical French Dore Bronze & Cut Crystal Six-Arm Empire Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A very fine, French doré bronze and cut crystal neoclassical six-arm chandelier with three interior lights and six lights around the body.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful Pair French Neoclassical Empire Patina Gilt Bronze Filigree Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Neoclassical Empire Patinated & Gilt Bronze Filigree Center Two Arm Sconces Completely Rewired With New Candelabra Sock...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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.