Louis XVI Lighting
LOUIS XVI STYLE
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.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XVI
Large Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and impressive pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze two-light wall sconces, each lumière with a circular foliate backplate suspended by a ribbon tied o...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$27,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 Louis XVI French Dore Bronze Wall Appliqués/Sconces, 18th Century Paris
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite rare set of four antique French Louis XVI period, three-light wall lights/appliqués, (sconces). Each having a Hercules mask to initialize each arm, with an o...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and frosted glass three light chandelier. At the center are three statement making ormolu torches which are bound together by a wonderfully executed tied flowing fabric. Each torch is connected by a foliate chain and are finished with most decorative frosted flames...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Silvered bronze & cut crystal Pendant, featuring hand cut graduated faceted beads and crystal finial. France, circa 1920. 1 light.
Dimensions: Height 8" Diameter 10"
CW5263.
Category
1920s Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$550
French Louis XVI Style Candelabra Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) 3 arm candelabra with a column over a triangular base with claw feet now wired as a lamp.
Ships without a shade
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Breccia Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of most impressive and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia marble lamps. This finely detailed pair of urns mounted into lamps are raised by square...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu Wall Lights
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of late 19th century French ormolu four branch wall lights, each with classical scenes depicted in the plaques, scrolling foliate, and ribbon decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze sconces.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Pair of French Bronze Doré Sconces by Edward Caldwell
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century French classical mercury gilt sconces signed Edward Caldwell New York.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and enameled Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and enameled Bronze chandelier. The six light chandelier is centered by an inverted Ormolu acorn final leading...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th C Sevre
s Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI Sevre's style gilt bronze and cobalt porcelain hand painted and signed urns with gilt bronze ram's heads mounts. Custom wired and sh...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Turn-of-the-century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Crystal and Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and unique French Turn-of-the-Century Louis XVI st. ormolu, crystal and frosted glass chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful richly chased bottom...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Beligan 19th c. Louis XVI St. Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and exquisitely detailed Beligan 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal plafonnier chandelier, signed Val St. Lambert. The stunning Montgolf...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Alabaster and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. alabaster and ormolu chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a richly chased acorn finial below the impressive alabaster bowl with a wo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Marble,
Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, black Belgian Marble, and Ormolu lamps. Each finely detailed lamp is raised by a square black Belgian marble st...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu chandelier. This most unique six armed chandelier is centered at the bottom by a large and ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Montreal, QC
A massive pair of Louis XVI style three light bronze wall sconces, each arm modeled with scrolling acanthus, the back plate with vase-shaped flame finial and of tapering garlanded fo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$9,500 / set
Beautiful Bronze Wall Lamp in Louis XVI Seize
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful bronze wall lamp in Louis XVI style
Two flames. Solid bronze. Lamp crowned by a plastic bow. Electrified.
(F-82).
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra After Clodion Cast, Suse Frères French circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of gilt and patinated bronze seven-light candelabra, after a model by Clodion, Cast by Suse Frères.
Stamped 'Susse Fres'.
The candelabra are in the form of patinat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze
Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier. The chandelier is composed of a circular gilt bronze frame supporting eight candle-form lights...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Neoclassical Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze chandelier.
France, circa 1900.
Dimensions:
H 20"
D 25"
6-light
CW3901.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Sconces, Circa 1840-1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Louis XVI style gold bronze sconces, Circa 1840-1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
18th Century, Pair of French Two-Light Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
18th century, pair of French two-light gilt bronze candlesticks
Measurement: H total 35 cm; H base 10,5 cm x W 8,2 x 8,2 cm; W putti 16 cm x D 10 cm
The splendid pair of candlestic...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,565 Sale Price
25% Off
Gilt
Patinated Bronze Louis XVI style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt & Patinated Bronze Louis XVI style chandelier. The central shaft representing quiver issuing "U" shaped arms with acanthus leaves, three patinated cherubs holding torches enhanc...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by a fine bottom foliate finial below the elegant tapered ce...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, Pair of French Louis XVI style Two Lights Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French Louis XVI two lights gilt bronze candlesticks
sizes: overall height cm 39,5 x height bronze 29 x W 20 x D 9 cm
The fine pair of candlesticks was made in...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$6,170 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and enameled bronze sconces. Fine quality gilt bronze ram's head details.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Sevres, Louis XVI style vase / lamp, late 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th Century French Serves, Louis XVI style Cobalt blue porcelain and gilded ormolu vase / lamp.
Having this wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, two putti on top the o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Bronze Louis XVI Style Hanging Lantern, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French bronze Louis XVI style hanging lantern, circa 1950
beveled glass.
hight with chain : 110 cm
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Fine Louis XVI Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and beautiful late 19th century French Louis XVI 16 light cut crystal and gilt bronze chandelier.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu and Sienna Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, ormolu and Sienna marble lamp. The charming...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Unique Antique French Louis XVI Style Silver Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique and spectacular Louis XVI style chandelier in silvered bronze with rock crystal elements. The chandelier is structured around a central baluster shaft carved from rock cryst...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and Ormolu candelabra lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu candelabra lamps. Each elegant electrified candelabra is raised by an Ormolu circular socle ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Sconces, circa 1930/1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XVI bronze sconces, circa 1930/1950.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI St. Urns Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu urns mounted into lamps. The pair are raised by a marble base above topie shaped ormolu s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Louis XVI style carved and gilt wooden chandelier, original 24-karat gilding. Made for candles now electrified. 4-lights.
Dimensions: Height 19 1/2" x 27" diameter.
CW3...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wood
$3,300
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Silvered Bronze and Beveled Mirror Sconces.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Silvered Bronze Sconces with Beveled Mirrors, Circa 1890's.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Wrought Iron Castle Lantern circa 1930 Very Nice Work of Ironwork
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional wrought iron castle lantern circa 1930
Very nice work of ironwork and bolts
Provenance chateau in the center of France.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of American Louis XVI Style Silvered Sconces Attributed to E.F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A pair of unique antique American Louis XVI style silvered bronze double light figural wall sconces attributed to E.F. Caldwell. Each of the sconces...
Category
20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Twenty-Four-Light Figural Chandelier, French
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent Louis XVI Style gilt bronze twenty-four-light figural chandelier.
This fine chandelier is of large size at over 185 cm (73 inches) high. Finely cast in gilt bronze i...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier. This uniquely designed six light chandelier is centered by a hanging tassel bel...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Rosso Levanto marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Rosso Levanto marble lamps. Each charming lamp rest atop a circular Rosso Levanto marble base wit...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and tole bouillotte lamp. The three arm lamp is raised by a circular base with a fi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Very Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Rams Head Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and very fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and enameled wall sconces.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Cut-Glass Ten-Light Tent and Bag Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and cut-glass ten-light tent and bag chandelier.
French, circa 1900.
This impressive chandelier has a gilt-bronze crown cast with anthemions...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Frosted Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and frosted glass lantern. The lantern is centered by a fine and richly chased bottom floral finial amidst large beautiful acanthu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Bronze Lantern, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze lantern, circa 1950
Need new electric system.
Original glasses missing.
Bronze signed.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze lamps, signed Clodion. Each lamp is raised by a fine ormolu base with a wonderfully executed ground ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Maison Baguès Nine-Arm Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This Classic Louis XVI style chandelier, attributed to "Maison Baguès" has a bronze frame with a sumptuous brown patinated finish. The crown of graduated crystal pendants has gracefu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI style bronze sconces circa 1930.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style bronze sconces circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Silvered Bronze Figural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and silvered bronze figural chandelier embellished with four figures of soldiers.
The chandelier featur...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each small scale lamp is raised by an elegant circular mottled base with...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Very Large Baluster Candelabras, Signed Eugène Hazart
By Eugene Hazart
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of candelabras in bronze and gilded and Marblewhite with three arms of lights in the form of a bouquet of flowers. The shaft in the shape of vase is decorated with two handles e...
Category
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Very Large French Patinated and Gilt Bronze Three-Light Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Our finely sculpted and cast and very large sconces in the French Louis XV / XVI style, 36 1/2 inches tall, have three large tree branch form candle arms tied with ribbon at the base...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Crystal
Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and small scale French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Crystal and Rock Crystal chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a fine bottom facetted cut crystal ball below a lovely Crystal fut from where the arm branch out. Each of the elegantly scrolled Ormolu arms are adorned with Crystal rosettes, with three leading to wonderful foliate bobeches below the mottled candle cups and glass...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Mid-19th Century Bronze and Marble Candelabra, Young Cupids
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite pair of candelabra, composed of a young cupid on clouds in patinated bronze, holding an ormolu torch. A vase with flowers and fruits sits where the flame of the torch would...
Category
1850s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal plafonnier chandelier. The circular five light plafonnier is centered by a charming berried finial belo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Porphyry Lamp Attributed To Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porphyry, ormolu and faux painted Porphyry lamp attributed to Sormani. The brûle parfum lamp is raised by an el...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D
Ore Wall Sconces, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Louis XVI bronze d'ore wall sconces, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Louis XVI-Style Wall Sconces
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Louis XVI-style wall sconces crafted entirely of gilded bronze, with three-light decorated with acanthus leaves. The fluted stem highlighted with birds on a fruit basket, is ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$7,595 / set
Louis Xvi lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI 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, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, 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 Oggetti D'Arte, Edward F. Caldwell
Co., Alexandre Vossion, 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 $212 and tops out at $470,000 while the average work can sell for $7,500.
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