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Louis XIV Lighting

LOUIS XIV STYLE

As opposed to the styles that would follow from the other 18th-century French kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, antique Louis XIV furniture is rigid and imposing. It expresses opulence — even its armchairs, with their upright backs, straight legs and lavish ornamentation, look like thrones. Authentic Louis XIV sofas, a then newly emerging iteration of seating, are fully upholstered and often feature decoratively carved frames of walnut, chestnut or oak.

When French King Louis XIV established his royal court at Versailles in 1682, he transformed what was once a hunting lodge into a palace that declared his wealth and power through its design. Until his death in 1715, he reigned with a spirit of excess and absolute political dominance. The “Sun King,” as he called himself, believed that France revolved around him as planets do the sun. Louis XIV adopted the sun as his emblem, decorating the grounds with symbols of the sun and Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. As he stated, “There is nothing that indicates more clearly the magnificence of great princes than their superb palaces and their precious furniture.” He was a child when he became king in 1643, only shaping his style after he became absolute monarch in 1661.

Reflecting trends in French Baroque art, Louis XIV furniture characteristics included exuberant decoration. There were gilded bronze details including shells, suns, grotesques, lions and classical references like acanthus leaves. The years of growth in the country’s manufacturing, such as the tapestries and cabinets made at Gobelins, led to design innovations. The commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk.

The materials were luxurious, such as the popular tortoiseshell veneer technique that leading cabinetmaker Pierre Golle used in his designs. André-Charles Boulle, who became royal cabinetmaker in 1672, was a masterful artist of marquetry, using inlays of ebony, exotic woods and mother-of-pearl.

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Style: Louis XIV
Wonderful French Gilt Iron Louis XVI Hexagon Glass Lantern Pendent Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Gold Gilt Iron Louis XVI / Maison Bagues Style Octagon Shaped With Inset Glass Panel Lantern Pendent Having 3 Internal Candelabra Lights, This Chandelier Com...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

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Iron, Gold Leaf

Large Bronze Louis XIV Style Wall Sconce
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large bronze 7-light wall sconce which can be hard wired or plugged into a socket. Great bronze casting with no issues. In excellent vintage condition with minimal age related wear. ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Vintage Monumental Pair Ormolu Twin Branch Wall Lights Sconces mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a monumental French pair of antique Louis XVI Revival gilded ormolu quadruple branch wall lights, mid-20th century in date.   A large pair of very ormolu wall sconces, each w...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

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Ormolu

Palatial French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze "Versailles" Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style gilt bronze and panelled bevelled glass "Versailles" style single grand hall hanging lantern. The elongated and wide body sur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

White Alabaster and Bronze Three-Light Pendant Chandelier, France, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XIV-style black veined white alabaster pendant light with bronze fixtures. An adorable alabaster pendant light fixture from circa the 1920s. This antique and beautifully veined...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Alabaster, Brass, Bronze

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Style Twelve Branch Ormolu Chandelier
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Style Twelve Branch Heavy cast Brass and Ormolu Chandelier. Great vintage condition. This heavy cast brass Jewel will not rust. Measures 28" in d...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Louis XVI style Giltwood Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Louis XIV style Chandelier, having a central stem with 22K gold leaf finish and hung with colorless crystal strings & prisms. 12 lights. Dimensions Height 60" Diamete...
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1980s European Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Crystal

French Early 20th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze "Versailles" Style Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming French, early 20th century, Louis XIV style gilt bronze and gilt metal molded glass "Versailles" Style three-light hanging hall lantern. The elongated blown glass body sur...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

Wrought Iron Castle Lantern with Scroll Decoration
Located in Marseille, FR
Wrought iron lantern decorated with scrolls and acanthus leaves. Made in the purest tradition of forge masters of the 19th century without welding or screws. These lanterns have been...
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1990s Russian Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XIV Style Antique Brass Chandelier
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XIV Style Antique Brass and Crystal Chandelier Great vintage condition. Measures 20" in diameter...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XIV Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Ormolu

Large Baroque Style Gilt Bronze Eighteen-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This impressive, eighteen-light chandelier—which measures 1.7 metres (67 inches) in height—will bring grandeur and majesty to a room. It is crafted in a bold Baroque style, which was...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Ormolu, Bronze

Palatial French 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Orante Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Large French Belle Epoque 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Twelve-Light Gilt-bronze Figural Chandelier with frosted glass shades. The ovoid shaped body with scrolled...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass "Versailles" Style Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century gilt bronze and molded cut-glass "Versailles" style single-light hanging lantern, in the manner of Baccarat. The elongated molded and cut-glass body s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XIV Gilt Bronze 8-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) French Louis XIV style gilt bronze chandelier in the style of André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642 - 1732), later electrified with sockets, wiring and wax c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu and Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu and patinated bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised by an exceptional and most decorative curved or...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA . VERY LARGE Louis XIV style bouillotte table lamp in fine gold color on bronze With a beautiful detai...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Tin

"Versailles" Style Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Versailles" gilt bronze hall fixture. The canopied support featuring a crown with "Fleur de Lis". The body frame with beveled glass panels, decorated with Atlantes, shells, lions ma...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Italian Louis XIV Period Painted Wood Papier Mache’ 12-light Chandelier, 18thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a wooden and papier mache’ covered polychrome painted standard issuing two tiers of iron and metal arms with wooden bobeches and crimped metal drip pans, the arms with painted...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Pair Italian LXIV Period Hexagonal Brass Lanterns, 1st half 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
these elaborately constructed lanterns are hexagonal and have a number of decorative features with graduated bases, brass overlay in patterns on the glass sides, 3 sides with decorat...
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1730s Italian Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Brass

Pair 18thc French Heraldic Louis XIV style Brass Wall Sconces - Original Candle
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 18thc French Antique Heraldic Louis XIV Brass Wall Sconces. Original candle lit. Highly detailed. Clam shell form top. Very high quality sconces. Easily wired for electricity.
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1780s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Brass

Louis XIV Style Bouillotte Table Lamp in Fine Silver on Bronze mood light LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Louis XIV Style Bouillotte Table Lamp in Fine Silver on Bronze mood light LA CA . A very high end, large Side table lamp in fine silver on bronze. This table lamp has a center pipe...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Silver Plate, Tin, Bronze

Fine Pair of Ritz Gilt Bronze Louis XIV Sconces by Maison Delisle, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine pair of Ritz Louis XIV gilt bronze wall sconces from Maison Delisle-France. New custom made black lacquer shades gold inside. Rewired.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Bronze

1800s French Cast Iron Betty Rooster Oil Lamp France
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fine French handcrafted cast iron Oil Betty Lamp with decorative Rooster 1800s Known as a 'Betty Lamp' features a circular tank base with a decorative rooster finial. 8.75 tall x 5....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Iron

Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Hand-Hammered Louis XIV style Iron Chandelier. Exquisite Detail. 10 lights. France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height 37" Width 41" Depth 31" CW5276.
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1910s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Iron

Large Pair Classical 19th Century Ormolu Wall Lights
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and impressive pair of classical Louis XVI style gilded ormolu wall lights, with flamed frosted glass shades on torches, held by a ribbon and bow with foliate wreaths to each.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Antique French Ceramic and Gilt Metal Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French ceramic and gilt metal table lamps. They were made in France, they date from around the 1950’s. They are of superb quality and are an impressive si...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Metal

Wonderful Large French Bronze Louis XV Etched Glass Crystal Flush Mount Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Bronze Louis XV Style Etched glass / crystal flush mount ceiling fixture with 3 edison lights.
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20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair 19th Century Bronze Candlestick Floor Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Bronze Candlestick Floor Lamps is a remarkable find! Heavy cast bronze comprises the entirety of the candlestick, featuring intricate turnings and a castellated bo...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair 19thc French Dore Bronze Louis XIV style Cherub Candle Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Cherub 3 Light Wall Sconces. Original unelectrified state. Beautiful detail.
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Bronze

A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant pair of Louis VXI style Bronze and marble diminutive table lamps with oval marble body with three gilt bronze legs attached to a round base. The lamps are 21 inches tall,...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Columnar Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This stately French lamp has a green column with an ormolu collar situated on a green marble triangular plinth with ormolu mounts, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Monumental Chandelier in Louis XVI Style, According to J.-B. Klagmann
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely chased and gilded bronze. 39-flame electric mounted, bronze frame with main branches in two-stage crown form, each main branch consists of fully-plastic cast, mermaid women fa...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and large scale French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a hexagonal shaped base with a mottled e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Ormolu

"Versailles" style Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze Lantern, "Versailles" style depicting lion's masks, shells and mythilogical figures. Stylized crown on top. 3 lights. France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Large and Impressive Pair of Bronze Sconces by E. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
These large and highly detailed Baroque style three light sconces feature classic motifs including acanthus leaves and laurel swags. They originally hung in the dining room at Lyndhu...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Fine Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze 8-Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style gilt bronze 8-arm chandelier Date: Late 19th/20th c. Origin: France Dimensions: 30"h x 30" in The channeled baluster-form central stem set with neoclassical masks and floral canopy, issuing eight floral scroll arms ending in electrified candlesticks...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Style Twelve Branch Ormolu Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative French Louis XIV style twelve branch ormolu chandelier, circa 1900 in date. Emanating from a central column, the upper part is dressed with three female ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Ormolu

Custom Made Handcrafted Gilt Iron and Murano Crystal Chandelier, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Absolutely decadent Italian custom made crystal chandelier handcrafted in Italy with hundreds of Murano glass crystals of sizable weight. Crystals are individually hand knotted and t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Iron

Large Antique Ornate French Louis XIV Boulle Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial cast and gilt bronze eight-arm chandelier was made in France in approximately 1900 in the Louis XIV style. The ornate and very heavy casting is decora...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Large Antique Ornate French Louis XIV Boulle Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial cast and gilt bronze twelve-arm chandelier was made in France is circa 1900 in the Louis XIV style. The chandelier is ornately cast with a series of f...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

French Mid-20th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt-Metal Glass "Versailles" Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French mid-20th century Louis XIV style gilt-metal and molded glass "Versailles" style single-light hanging hall lantern. The elongated blown glass body banded with gilt-metal stri...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Metal

"Mazarin" Gilt Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful chiseled and gilded bronze chandelier with eight square section light-arms, attached to the shaft by female heads and adorned with acanthus leaves and ending with delicatel...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Louis XIV Ceiling Candelabra/ Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XIV ceiling candelabra/ chandelier Ceiling candelabra in Louis XIV style. Solid, engraved brass. Fifteen curved light arms. Delivery time can take about 6-8 ...
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20th Century Louis XIV Lighting

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Brass

Fine and Large French Louis XIV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze Figural Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French Louis XIV style 19th century gilt-bronze and beveled glass "Versailles" style four-light hanging grand-hall lantern, surmounted with a royal crown, male gargo...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Chandelier, France, Régence Style, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in IT
19th Century, French Régence Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier Dimensions: Diameter 95 cm x H 136 cm. Chandelier H 92 cm, Chain H 30 cm, Ceiling cup H 14 cm This eight-light chandelier ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain urn lamps.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive and decorative pair of French Sevres style porcelain lamps, each with wonderful colourful inset hand painted floral scenes, armoral crests to the reverse. Cobalt blue g...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Porcelain

19th Century French Louis XIV Bronze Chandelier with 12 Lights
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Bronze Chandelier with 12 Lights features stunning foliate motifs expressed in a variety of forms, appearing from the tips of the bobeches to the pendan...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Large Louis XIV Style ‘Versailles’ Lantern
Located in London, GB
A very large Louis XIV style ‘Versailles’ lantern, a twentieth century model of the original created for the Château de Versailles, with three light...
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20th Century European Louis XIV Lighting

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Brass

Versailles Style Hall Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt Bronze Lantern "Versailles". The glass part is single piece blown into the gilt bronze frame featuring "Fluer de Lis" ornaments. France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height 2...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Napoleon III Eight-Light Chandelier After the Model by Boulle
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoleon III ormolu eight-light chandelier, after the Model by André-Charles Boulle. This well-cast Louis XIV style chandelier is after an important model attributed to And...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XIV Style Chandelier Ormolu Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High end quality chandelier in bronze ormolu louis XIV style finely executed this model is very unsual
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Bronze Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze & crystal chandelier by Baccarat. 8 lights, France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height 47", diameter 30" CW4321.
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1910s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Patinated Iron and Tole Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Louis XIV period patinated iron and tole chandelier. The nine arm chandelier is cent...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Metal, Iron

Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Iron Chandelier. The Hexagonal hand hammered frame issuing six "S" shaped arms with lights suspended by six chains. The top cro...
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

Materials

Iron

Regence Style Silvered Bronze Chandelier Attributed to E. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This quality six arm chandelier is beautifully cast, and features a baluster form central shaft. Adorned with scallop shells, it terminates in a pinecone finial.
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Early 20th Century American Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Antique Louis XIV-Style Ormolu Chandelier by Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XIV-style ormolu chandelier by Barbedienne French, Late 19th Century Height 100cm, diameter 75cm This superb chandelier is crafted by Ferdinand Barbedienne, one of th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Hexagonal Gilt Bronze Lantern with Hand Cut Panels.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Lantern in the Louis XIV Taste. Hand Cut Sunburst in Panels. 3 lights. France, circa 1920. Dimensions: Height 21" Diameter 12 1/2" CW2807, 5011 & 5077
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1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Fine Ceramic Ormolu Cup Vase Shape Table Lamp c1940s MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Fine Ceramic & Ormolu Cup Vase Shape Table Lamp c1940s MINT
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20th Century American Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century, Pair of French Three-Light Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French three-light gilt bronze appliques The refined pair of wall lamps was made in France in the 19th century in chiseled and gilded bronze. The quality and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Bronze

19th Louis XIV Style Pair of Church / Altar Candlesticks in Silver Metal / Lamp
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice pair of church or altar candlesticks in silver metal. The wear of the silver gives them a magnificent patina. Louis XIV-style Nineteenth century. These pretty candlehol...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Lighting

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Silver Plate

Louis Xiv lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV 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 and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with bronze, crystal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Gherardo Degli Albizzi, and Modenese Gastone. 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 $6,712 and tops out at $7,574 while the average work can sell for $6,757.