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
Pair of Late 19th Century French Ormolu Neoclassical, Regence Stye Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of late 19th century French Ormolu Neoclassical- Regence Stye sconces.
Paris Foundry, circa 1880-1899
A beautiful, well proportioned finely cast pair of ormolu sconces in the Neoclassical style. The quiver and arrow...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Chapman Neoclassical Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chapman neoclassical crystal and brass column table lamp.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of French 1950s Cerulean Blue Opaline Concical-form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each of conical form in a deep cerulean blue opaline glass; with brass caps and bases; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; 18.25" (top of glass) 29.25" (top of shade)
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
Pair of French 19th Century Figurative Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps
By J. Pradier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast pair of French 19th century neoclassical patinated figural bronze nine arm candelabra after a model by Jaen Jacques Pradier They are signed J. Pradier and were converted into lamps in the 20th century. Each candelabra is cast as classically draped maiden with one representing Phyrne and the other unknown, standing on a circular stepped dark green marble socle base. There are no visible foundry marks on the bronzes.
Born in Geneva in 1792 in Switzerland, Pradier was the son of a Protestant family from Toulouse. He left for Paris in 1807 to work with his elder brother, Charles-Simon Pradier, an engraver, and also attended the École des Beaux-Arts beginning in 1808. He won a Prix de Rome that enabled him to study in Rome from 1814-1818 at the Villa Médici. Pradier made his debut at the Salon in 1819 and quickly acquired a reputation as a competent artist. He studied under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres in Paris. In 1827 he became a member of the Académie des beaux-arts and a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts.
At the Salon of 1834, Pradier's Satyr and Bacchante...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1920's Silver Plated Caldwell Engraved Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's silver plated Caldwell chandelier with unusual scrolled arms with 8 lights
Category
1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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 Italian Neoclassical Floral Enameled Opaline Glass Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Floral Enameled Opaline Glass Column Lamps
Italy, Circa 1960s
Pair of Italian Neoclassical floral enameled opaline g...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Of 19th C. Giltwood Mirrored Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of giltwood sconces, in classical form, each surmounted by carved fluted flower-filled urn draped with swags, shield shaped mirror plate, two candlearms; not electrified.
Stock...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Neoclassical Fluted Corinthian Column Enamel & Brass Table Lamps, Set of 2
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine lighting acquisitions of a
Pair of Vintage Neoclassical Fluted Corinthian Column Enamel & Brass Table Lamps
Brass collar and aca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Pair of 18th Century French Carved Wooden Capitals Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally Composite order column capitals, these French architecturals have been repurposed into a pair of desk or table lamps. Wonderfully hand-carved during late 1700s, the wooden capitals feature Neoclassical elements of the Composite order: volutes with egg-and-dart (of the Ionic order) above acanthus leaf caulicoles (Corinthian order...
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair French 1940s Neo-classic arrow shaped brass wall lamps
Located in Milan, IT
Pair French 1940s Neo-classic arrow-shaped brass wall lamps
carries two lights per lamp.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Grand Scale Urn-Form Alabaster Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of table lamps, of carved alabaster, each a campana form urn, its body outcarved with blossoms, flanked by curved handles, on fluted socle, raised on round footed base, set upon graduated cylindrical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of French Neoclassical Bronze Mounted Opaline Vases, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French neoclassical bronze mounted opaline vases, now as lamps
France, 20th century
Each one with a white opaline glass urn of typ...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Doré Three-Arm Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
A massive pair of 19th century bronze doré sconces from France.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fornasetti Architecture Lamps
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Rare pair of iconic Piero Fornasetti architecture lamps from the Architecture series. American wired.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of Silver Plated Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's English silver-plated torcheres with uplight and with finely etched bases.
Measurements:
Total height: 64"
Diameter: 10"
Category
1940s English Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Neoclassical Brushed Steel & Brass Floor Lamp In the Style of M. Charles
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and unusual pair of neoclassical style floor lamps is made of brushed steel and brass with hunting horns. This is a French work in the style of Maison Charles. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bouillotte Lamp with Porcelain Flowers by E. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fine quality Louis XVI style bronze bouillotte lamp, mounted on a Carrara marble base features hand painted porcelain flowers and naturalistic
gilt bronze leaves and branches. ...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
1900 Caldwell Neoclassic Gilt Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1900 Caldwell neoclassical gilt bronze sconces, newly rewired (UL)
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Neoclassical Swan Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Cut Crystal Lamps, Pair
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French pair of neoclassical style swan bronze ormolu-mounted handle cut crystal lamps in the manner of Baccarat.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1920's Caldwell Silver Plated One Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell silver plated one light sconces
Category
1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1930's Silver Plated Sconces with Etched Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1930's silvered plated sconces with etched mirrored backplate.
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1940's French Large Opaline Glass Table Lamps - Pair
Located in New York, NY
pair of circa 1940's French Opaline glass table lamps with gilt details
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
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
Neoclassical Urn Shaped Marble Table Lamp Italy, C.1950
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical urn shaped marble table lamp Italy, C.1950
Neoclassical urn form table lamp. Veined marble example on a stepped square base....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Marble
Set of Four American Classical Brass and Halophane Glass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
These wonderful set of four sconces feature a reverse domed ribbed halothane glass shade with a polished brass arm with classical detailing. They have been newly rewired and are in e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Brass Floor Lamp in the style of Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style floor lamp is made of brass with red lucite elements. The lamp has 5 arms. This is a French work in the style of Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
1900's Caldwell Etched Mirror 2 Lights Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's Caldwell etched mirrored sconces with two silver plated arms for lights. Available 2 pairs
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Neoclassical Double Dolphin Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Neoclassical style brass bouillotte lamp with twin dolphins at the base and a cream colored tole shade.
Early 20th Century
Dimensions: 12ʺW × 8ʺD × 21ʺH
Good vintage c...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
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
Neoclassical Urn Form Greek Key Table Lamp
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous neoclassical style urn form table lamp with Greek key and swag details
Measures: 5.75"W x 5.75"D x 26"H.
Very good original vintage condition. Powers on.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Composition
Pair of Neoclassical Style Carved Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Cypress, CA
Striking pair of neoclassical style hand-carved and polished rock crystal silver-leafed three-light sconces.
21st century.
Each silver-leafed sconce is centered with a hand-carved ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Iron
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Silvered Bronze Ormolu Caldwell 3 Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical silvered bronze set of 3 sconces in the manner of Caldwell set on black velvet Backplate with silvered bronze ormolu mounts.
Rewired and rea...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 1920's Caldwell Diamond Shape Mirror Small Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920 small Caldwell silver plated diamond shape sconces with mirrored backplate
Category
1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Large Signed E. F. Caldwell Bronze and Crystal Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This truly amazing Gilded Age Chandelier of "tent and bag" form features strands of faceted crystal beads of graduated size. The gilt bronze fra...
Category
1890s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
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
Workstead Tube Sconce / Flush Mount Hewn Brass
By Workstead
Located in Floyd, VA
The TUBE SCONCE / FLUSH MOUNT MEDIUM is a versatile slim sconce, our take on a classic vanity fixture. Mounted either vertically, horizontally, or flush mo...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Pair of Italian Decorative Brass Wall Lights with Mirror
Located in Roma, IT
Early 20th century pair of Italian decorative brass wall lights with mirror. This is a production of the first decade of the century in Venice, and the design recalls heavily the Ven...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Neoclassical Carved Gilt Wood Lamps - Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Neoclassical antique carved wood with a stacked urn and pillar silhouette. Gilded and French-wired, on square bases with four feet and beeswax candlestick-style necks. Recently rewir...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Neoclassical Style Chandeliers
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique Neoclassical style chandeliers, made in England and dating from around the 1950’s.
The quality is superb, they are made from patinated brass and each hav...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Empire Crystal Beaded and Gilt-Tole Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Empire crystal beaded and gilt-tole chandelier with seven lights (six arms and one central light). Created circa 1820-1839 in the Genoa region of Italy. Mostly original and n...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf, Tin, Iron
Antique Neoclassical Style Carved Giltwood Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Antique Neoclassical style carved giltwood chandelier
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 84cm, diameter 82cm
This elegant carved gil...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of American 1950s Neoclassical Style Carrera Marble Columnar Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each column of Italian Carrara marble with raised perimeter band all over a stepped base adorned with gilt metal capitals and brass fittings at the base
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Maison Baguès Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Classic and elegant bamboo style, circa 1950s original Maison Baguès floor lamp. US rewired. Maximum wattage: 100W.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian Neoclassic Style Bronze Mermaid Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassic style (20th century) bronze 2-arm mermaid wall sconces.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Table Lamps Yellow Gold Neoclassical Ceramic Vase Table Lamp a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage French Ceramic Lamps Yellow Gold Neoclassical Vase Table Lamps
Style, Vintage, Neoclassical, Mid Century, Traditional, Classic
Design: Traditional Neoclassical Vase lamps in ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
French Maison Bagues Style Bronze Neoclassical Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Bagues style bronze Neoclassical sconces.
French Maison Bagues style bronze Neoclassical arrow sconces. These stunning French Empire s...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Pair of Black Basalt Table Lamps by Wedgwood, Late 19th Century
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A remarkable pair of black basalt table lamps by Josiah Wedgwood, massive in size and very rare, hallmarked. Professionally cleaned and rewired with ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
1970’s Italian White Ceramic Cactus Lamp
Located in Hastings, GB
1970’s ceramic cactus lamp Italian
These lamps are widely considered to be a design by the American Decorator and artist John Dickinson, however the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Plaster
1900's Large Caldwell Gilt Bronze Neoclassic Chandelier with 30 lights
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's Caldwell 30 lights chandelier with Neoclassic design. (pair available)
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Vintage Neoclassical Style Brass & Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century heavy Greek Corinithian column shaped table lamp with green marble base and brass body styled after an ionic reeded column between square plinths. Includes harp, wh...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Italian Gilt Metal and Crystal Two-Light Sconces in the Style of Bagues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of sconces, each having a backplate of scrolling gilt metal, adorned with faceted crystal prisms, drops, and pendants; floral rosettes petals pay homage to the styles of Maison ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
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.