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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
Carved Italian Giltwood Bellini Pricket Table Lamp by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Carved Italian giltwood Bellini Pricket table lamp by Randy Esada designs.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XVI Lighting

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Silk, Giltwood

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular white Carrara marble base with a beaded...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style gilt bronze 3-arm candelabra base bouillotte table lamp with green tole shade.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Tôle

French Louis XVI Revival Style Brass Chandelier - 6 Arms
Located in Plainview, NY
French Louis XVI Revival Style Brass Chandelier, 6 Arms: This refined French Louis XVI Revival brass chandelier showcases timeless elegance with its neoclassical form and warm pati...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and complete set of four French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a lovely bottom foliate finial below the beautiful scro...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by beautiful backplates with richly chased foliate designs, lo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

A Palatial and Exceptional Large 19th Century Baccarat Cut Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A palatial and large 19th century Baccarat cut crystal chandelier composed of tiered crystal elements, hand-cut prisms, and acid-etched glass shades. The chandelier features a centra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

1910 Antique French Louis XVI style Bronze Floral/ Faux Draped Fabric Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1910 French Antique Louis XVI Bronze Floral Petals and Vines Chandelier. Style of Maison Jansen. 4 light. Purchased on a buying trip to Paris.
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality and elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps. Each lamp with an ormolu square base supports a richly chased ormolu pedestal with reeded sides and bottom laurel leaf band...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra, Paris, Circa 1880 A large scale single Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated seven-light candelabra, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Turn of the Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood, Metal, and Rock Crystal Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French turn of the century Louis XVI st. giltwood, gilt metal, and rock crystal lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant circular mottled giltwood base with six unique a...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Metal

Antique French Louis XVI Revival Ormolu Mounted Marble Table Lamp 1860s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French Louis XVI revival ormolu mounted marble table lamp, Circa 1860 in date. This beautiful ormolu mounted boldly veined breche violette mable table lamp is decorated...
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1860s Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Spectacular Antique French Silvered Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular antique French silvered bronze and rock crystal chandelier of large scale. The chandelier is constructed in a tiered pyramidal form, descending in multiple levels of ca...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze

21st Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in clear and turquoise Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-Lights chandelier in clear and turquoise crystal and gold patinated bronze. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes ea...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A highly detailed and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This magnificent thirty arm thirty light chandelier is centered by a topie shaped Cry...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

French Louis XVI st. Silvered Bronze and Tole Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Silvered Bronze and Tole Bouillotte lamp. This elegant three arm lamp is raised by a circular mottled Silvered Bronze base with a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Silver Plate

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilded Bronze Bouillotte Lamps with Black Tôle Shades
Located in New York, NY
With three outward scrolling candlearms and fitted with two bulb sockets; adjustable upright with wreath finial and feather quill screw. Dimensions: Overall Height: 24 (not inclu...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Large French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Crystal Four-Light Lantern, 1920-1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very elegant gilt bronze and brass mounted cylindrical lantern with a central four-light candelabra cluster, France, 1920-1930. Finely handcrafted, clean lines and modern design inspired by Louis XVI style. Four original curved crystal glass panels surrounded by fine swags and ribbons, the four original silk chandelier lamp shades...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) gilt bronze floor lamp supported on a round base with a floral design shaft.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style bronze chandelier is a spectacular design, inspired by ancient Greek and Roman architecture! The original canopy survives, cast to depict a laurel rose...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Italian Bronze 2 Arm Sconce Bacchus Face Grapes Panther Flame Torch Gilt Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Italian polished Dore bronze two flame torch arm sconce with Bacchus masks in the center, Panther and Grapes all around. The Wine God Bacchus Theme all over. This Wall Light comes with the original gilt clip on Shades...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Empire Style Bronze Chandelier, Paris, France, circa 1980s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful solid bronze chandelier Paris, France, circa 1980s. This chandelier is inspired by the mid-18th century and in the style of Louis XVI. Measures: Height without chain is...
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1980s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

A pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. rock crystal sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable and most decorative pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. rock crystal and silvered metal sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by a striking rock cr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Metal

Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Carved Wood Floral Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair French 19thc Louis XVI Carved Wood Display Wall Sconces. I found these beautiful sconces at auction. There is a left side and there is a conforming right side.
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Wood

Large French Bagues Style bronze, crystal and colored glass fruit chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This exuberant Extremely Large and Unusual French chandelier in the manner of Maison Baguès features a richly adorned 24 light frame with layered tiers of sweeping crystal-beaded ar...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze

Pair Louis XVI Style French Porcelain / Dore Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XVI style French porcelain and gilt gold dore decorative vase pair table lamp. Each lamp features on one side a painted pastoral promenade scenes signed by a famous artist in t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Gold, Brass

21st Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in pink and green Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-Lights chandelier in pink and green crystal and nickel bronze. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item uniq...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Red Marble Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Red Marble Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi features high-quality gilt bronze decoration such as the fully c...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

French Baccarat Dore Bronze and Crystal Electrified / Candle Chandelier, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Baccarat dore' bronze and crystal scrolled arm chandelier with hanging foliage crystal prisms, central bulbous fluted crystal column, gilt bronze fluted candle cup bobèches, ...
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1820s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Pair of French Antique Louis XVI Style Crystal Candelabras Baccarat Attributed
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular and large pair of French antique Louis XVI-style crystal candelabras, attributed to Baccarat. The pair is crafted from cut and engraved crystal, designed in the Louis X...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by elegant ormolu ball feet below the square pati...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Magnificent Pair of Louis XV1 Style Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in London, GB
Magnificent Pair of Louis XV1 Rock Crystal Candelabras Lovely Ormolu Bronze Arms and Rock Crystal Shaped Droplets Extremely Elegant
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Porcelain Urn Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Gilt Bronze White Matte Porcelain Swirling Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H (to finial) x 24" H (to li...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st-Century, Green celadon Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in crakle celadon green porcelain and bronze in patinated gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Porcelain

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Red Fabric Shade Pendant Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant French Louis XVI style bronze chandelier with red fabric drum lampshade. This beautiful chandelier is suspended by four ornate bronze chains and features bronze floral gar...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Doré Bronze Cherub Putti Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted early 19th-century Louis XVI-style ormolu chandelier exemplifies the elegance and neoclassical influences of the period. Gilt in gold, the chandelier is in amazin...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Clear Cut Glass Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze and clear cut glass four-light chandelier from circa 1920s. This adorable Neoclassical or Louis XVI-style bronze chandelier is adorned with scrolls, aca...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Brass

"Dolphin" Chandelier attr. to Maison Baguès, France, circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Louis XVI-inspired chandelier in crystal and chiseled and gilded bronze with six lights. It is composed of a lit covered basin in gadrooned cut crystal, covered on its base with...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Italian Designer Venetian Rope Table Lamp by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Italian designer Venetian rope table lamp by Randy Esada White gold giltwood finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

20th Cent., Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilded Bronze and faux Malachite Sconce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XVI style, hand chased gilded bronze and malachite three-light sconces.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier with Pate De Verre Glass by Noverdy
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful French Louis XVI style three-light bronze chandelier with orange and blue pate de Verre glass lampshades signed ”Noverdy France” by Jean Noverdy. An ornate bronze fixture d...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These exceptional, large pair of red marble and gilt bronze candelabra is opulently decorated finely-cast neoclassical style decorations. Each candelabrum is formed as a red marble vase...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Crystal Candelabra Table Lamps, Set of 2
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze and crystal candelabra table lamps. These impressive table lamps feature five bronze arms, embelli...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Doré 4-Light Lantern with Porcelain Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
With arching openwork top above a square-form body tapering to a foliate pendant knob; decorated overall with later porcelain flower heads which can be easily removed.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Solid Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Heart Decorated Lever
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A three-light solid brass and tole bouillotte lamp with original tole shade. Marked "M" on the side of the base, see detailed image.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Tôle

21st Century, 8-Lights Chandelier in Clear Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
8-Lights chandelier in clear crystal and gold patinated bronze. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item uniqu...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Fine 18th Century French Louis XVI Style Fire-Gilded Bronze Electried Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A fine, large Louis XVI style fire-gilded chandelier, France, late 18th century. This wonderful piece is finely elaborate in precise detail decorated with elegant foliate, flowers an...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19thc Baccarat France Louis XVI style Cut Crystal Bronze Ceiling Lantern
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Absolutely Stunning 19thc French Louis XVI style Cut Crystal Lantern by Baccarat. Gilt bronze framed with upper section of Cut Crystal. This lantern is extrordinary. Very good condit...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Monumental Versailles Style Lantern Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine bronze & gilt bronze Versailles style lantern featuring beveled crystal panels. France, circa 1900 Louis XVI Versailles style nine li...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of 19th C. French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Five-Light Sconces with Ribbon Bows
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique bronze sconces were crafted in France circa 1860. Each tall Louis XVI–style fixture features the traditional ribbon bow at the pediment, adorned with foliage an...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century French Copper Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French copper lantern with glass panels. Lanterns can be wired for electricity or fitted for use with gas for an additional co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Copper, Iron

Rare Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces, Henri Vian
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined set of four French Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall lamps. Made in France in the late 19th century by Henri Vian. Very high quality. Each fitted with two lights held by a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
5 French Louis XVI-style (late 20th Century) brass wall sconces with three scroll arms and urn shaped tops. (PRICED EACH).  
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Large Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large and exquisite antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut crystal chandelier. The chandelier is suspended from a gilt bronze corona cast with foliate detail, issuing m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Set Of 3 Painted Iron Wall Lights, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Set of 3 painted iron wall lights, with cut-out iron flowers, also painted. Wall lights with 2 lights each, electricity required. Old work, maybe18th century Some wear from...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

Gilt Bronze Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine & elegant gilt bronze & crystal basket chandelier. High quality bronze work. Hand cut graduated faceted beads. 2 Lights. France, circa...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Glass Twin Arm Sconces, ca 1910
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Louis XV style bronze and white and yellow glass twin arm sconces from ca. 1910. These impressive Louis XVI-style sconces feature bronze arms and a backplate of charac...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st Century, 12-Lights Chandelier in Clear Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
12-Lights chandelier in clear crystal and gold patinated bronze. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item uniq...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze five-light figural wall lights (Sconces - Appliques) after the model by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French, 1751–1843...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Large Pair of Wall Sconces Wall Lamp French Louis XVI Style 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of wall sconces bronze doré Louis XVI style of the first half of the 20th century. This model of French wall lamps or sconces have illuminated the Europen Grand Hotels and Cafe...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

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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