Louis XVI Table Lamps
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
20th Century Louis XVI Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Tôle, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Louis XVI Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Tin
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XVI Table Lamps
Spelter
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Slate, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Tôle, Brass
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Table Lamps
Clay
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century European Louis XVI Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Bronze
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Gold, Brass
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1950s Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Zinc
20th Century European Louis XVI Table Lamps
Agate, Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze, Tôle
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Marble, Ormolu
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Spelter
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze, Ormolu, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Table Lamps
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s American Antique Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Bronze
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Metal
Early 1900s American Antique Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Tôle, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze