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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
French late 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Iron and Tole chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative pair of French late 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Iron and Tole chandeliers. Each most elegant four arm and four light chandelier is centered by...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Samson Porcelain Vases/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An elegant pair of antique French Louis XVI style porcelain vases/lamps, each of ovoid form rising from a square stepped base with a flared pedestal foot. The bodies are painted with...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Porcelain

Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair late 19th century French sevres style porcelain and gilded ormolu five brach candelabra, with scrolling foliate decoration, turquoise g...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Fine French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Bridgeport, CT
French Louis XVI style gilt bronze bouilotte lamp with two adjustable lights having pull chain operation. The lamp with three scrolling arms with bobeche and removable wax cups emitt...
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A symbolic and distinguished pair of Louis XVI-style ormolu three-light wall appliques. The tied drapery backplate molded with oak branches and stag hoofs and cast with tassel terminal. The three branches each, the form of a French hunting Horn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of FrenchCharles X Bronze Dore Urn Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Charles X (19th Century) bronze dore urns mounted as table lamps with side handles (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

American late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp, signed Caldwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant American late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp, signed Caldwell. This charming lamp is raised by an Ormolu socle surrounded by a pier...
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19th Century American Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Mid-Century French Louis XVI Crystal and Bronze Dore Five-Light Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room or living room with this elegant pair of antique gilt sconces. Crafted in France, circa 1960, each fixture features the traditional Louis XVI ribbon bow at the...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
Based on an original Louis XVI antique we discovered in France, this chandelier has a neo-classical aesthetic. Decorative details, like the rope effect on the arms and patterned fini...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Lighting

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Rope, Wood

French Silvered Bronze Ewer Table Lamp Retailed by Tiffany
Located in Essex, MA
After a model by Clodion. Stamped Tiffany And Co on the base.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Multi Tiered Romantic French Bronze Dore Crystal Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning French gilt bronze multi-tiered chandelier. Circa 1920's, this chandelier features 6 candelabra arms in addition to 4 graduating tiers of crystals. The bronze work is beauti...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Gilt and Blue Sevres Porcelain Lamps
Located in London, GB
Constructed in ormolu and ‘Sevres’ porcelain; rising from square ormolu bases with re-entrant radiused angles, the stepped platforms adorned with stiff leaf castings, having pearl ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair Of Gilt Bronze And Crystal Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt bronze and crystal Versilles style Circa 1900 Louis XVI wall appliqués. Fine quality with unusual crystal pain oval crystal chain garland elegantly draped over gilt bronze flat ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Italian 19th Century Patinated and Giltwood Six-Arm Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood and faux painted marble chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a charming bottom bell shaped giltwood pendant below th...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Wood, Giltwood

Amazing Pair of French 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 19th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabras, each with a dark bronze delicious dancing putto figures and parrots holding aloft three scrolled candle-branche...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine feet with lovely richly chased faces centering recesse...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Figural Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of fine antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze figural chandeliers. Each chandelier is structured around a central baluster-form body, richly cast and finished ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

21st Century, Desk lamp in golden bronze with porcelain base
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century desk lamp in golden bronze and with porcelain base decorated with gold silk. The metal parts are finely chiselled. The joint on the bar allows you to direct the light so...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

A 19th Century French Ormolu Multi-Arm Chandelier with Leaves and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century French Ormolu Multi-Arm Chandelier with Leaves and Flowers. The bulbous body is made up of elongated ormolu bars with ormolu vines, leaves, and flowers branching off t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of E. F. Caldwell Co. Dore Bronze Mtd. Carved Rose Quartz Enamel Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of marked E. F. Caldwell and Co. Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted hand-carved rose quartz and enamel table lamps. Mounted on two dore bronze open work bases with ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Exceptional Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Two-Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional antique (late 19th to early 20th century) gilt bronze two-light sconces, attributed to Edward F. Caldwell, distinguished by their ornate, detailed design, fine ca...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Ormolu Mounted Chinese Celadon Crackle Porcelain Lamp Marked E.F Caldwell, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Large 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Chinese Celadon Crackle Porcelain Vase mounted as Lamp, Marked E.F. Caldwell. Presented is an exceptional lamp from the 19th century, masterfully blending Chinese and American artisanship, and distinguished by the signature of E.F. Caldwell. Enhanced with an ormolu mount, this lamp showcases a captivating Chinese celadon crackle porcelain body, elegantly fashioned on the mounts. Adorned with intricate geometric patterns and foliate designs, the ornate ormolu top features a mesmerizing arrangement of filigree and delicate beading. A resplendent finial crowns the lamp, an embellished jewelry-like pierced circular ornament adorned with inner scrolls. Gracefully positioned on a stepped ormolu base, the lamp stands tall atop four foo-dogs, each grasping a ball. Notably, the male foo dog...
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1890s American Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Chandelier with Gilt Iron Frame, Late 19th C. France
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th century French Louis XVI style chandelier featuring crystal ropes, drops and adornments along a gilt iron frame. Six sockets, wired for USA. Candelabra bulbs. Lamp shades...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Iron

Louis XVI style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Superb Gilt Bronze & Crystal Louis XVI style Chandelier. The main circle decorated with swags issuing five groups of three arms, graduated octagon chains conform the "Pear" shaped ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Chandelier After Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu figural six-light whimsical chandelier with figures of cherubs, after the model by Pierre Gouthiere...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI style Bronze Knot and Tassel Sconces, France 1940s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of Louis XVI style sconces done in bronze. They feature 2 lights and a beautiful knot and tassel design. Made in France in 1940s. Very good vint...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Candelabra
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze candelabra in the form of atheniennes. The rams-headed tripod has a snake entwined through the stem, the central ovoid form whit...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style silvered bronze and cut-glass (Crystal) ten-light chandelier, in the manner of Baccarat. The elongated body surmounted with strands of...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style six-light candelabras, crystal prisms with a marble bases.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Bagues Style Bronze and Rock Crystal Fruit Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of unusual and exquisite French Baguès-style bronze and rock crystal fruit chandeliers. Each chandelier is composed of scrolling bronze arms issuing six candle-form lights, mo...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Cast Iron Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful large scale Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. cast iron floor lamp. The floor lamp is raised by a triangular base with convex sides and cut corners. The base displays a ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Iron

Louis XVI Style, Bronze, Crystal, Thirty-Light Chandelier, France, 19th/20th c.
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XVI Style, Bronze, Crystal, Palatial Thirty-Light Chandelier, France, 19th/20th c. Possibly Baccarat Palatial 19th or early 20th century thirty-light French crystal and...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

20th century French Louis XVI style Bouillotte Dual Lamp, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice brass lamp dating from the 50s in Louis XVI style. Duo lamp, with two lights. Pink silk lampshades sold with. Ideal on a small bedside table. Very...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass

Fine Antique Pair Palace Size Dore Bronze Loius XVI Style Five Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent, rare pair of palace size five light 19th century Louis XVI style Dore bronze figural sconces France, circa 1860 This spectacular pair of sconces is of exceptionally fine...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

A fine pair of 19th c French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze urn lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze urn lamps. Rooster heads and gilt bronze swag details.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

English Louis XVI St. 19th Century Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality English Louis XVI st. 19th century silvered bronze and Waterford crystal twelve light chandelier. The chandelier with a ...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Dore Bronze Chandelier, Louis XVI Dome Style
Located in Manhasset, NY
A gilt bronze chandelier having a decorative center crystal dome surrounded by Fine dore bronze decorative casting. The central column pole holding several lights suspended by three ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Brèche Violette Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Brèche Violette marble lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant circular base with a lovely curved shape, a fine bottom ormolu ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Stone, Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze 6 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890-1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Petite Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze 6 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890-1900.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Bronze Candelabra Mounted as Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Gold Painted Bronze Five Light Candelabra Mounted as Lamp, two putti on tree form support, on red marble base. 40" H x 11" W x 11" D. Provenance: From a New York City...
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

21st-Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in Decorated Porcelain and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-lights chandelier in decorated black porcelain and gold patinated bronze. The porcelain is decorated in pure gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes e...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Three-Light Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Each with three outward scrolling candlelights in the form of a hunting horn, mounted on tasseled-swag encircled by a wreath of oak leaves.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Important Pearl Bag Chandelier In Navette Cut Crystal, Circa 1800
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Important Pearl Bag Chandelier In Navette Cut Crystal, Circa 1800 6 sconces, Weight 32kg
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Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and enameled Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superbly executed and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and enameled Bronze chandelier. This stunning eight light chandelier is centered by an inverted Ormolu a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of "Sèvres" Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra-Vases, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Large pair of baluster-shaped candelabra vases with seven lights, in gros bleu porcelain and chiselled and gilded bronze. The sconces, adorned with fol...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Gold French Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Long beautiful gilt gold Louis XVI style gilt mirror 19th century in excellent conditions.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

Large Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconces or Wall Lights
Located in Berlin, DE
Large pair of French Louis XVI gilt bronze three-light sconces or wall lights A pair of 19th century gilt bronze wall-lights or sconces, each with a foliage ornamented back plate ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Large Carved Giltwood Lantern from a Gilded Age Mansion.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Giltwood Square Shaped Lantern featuring a center dome and four shields flanked by garlands. Glass Panels. Removed from Whitemarsh Hall. France, circa 1910. 4 lights. Di...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Glass, Giltwood

Pair of Superb Antique French Empire Ormolu Chandelier Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of superb and unusual French Empire ormolu chandelier sconces. Each sconce is surmounted by a sculptural mount of doves perched on a cascading floral garland, modeled in high ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Triple Light Hall Lantern in Bronze Louis XVI Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Triple Light Hall Lantern in Bronze Louis XVI Style   This attractive French Hall Lantern in bronze hangs from a floral decorated ceiling ro...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with five arms, bow knot design, lyre-shaped center pieces and masks at bottoms (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal plafonnier chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal plafonnier chandelier. This most striking flush mounted oval chandelier is centered by an inverted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Palatial Bronze and Crystal Swag Design Louis XVI Style Chandeliers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of spectacular palatial crystal swag design Louis XVI style chandeliers in bronze having a floral and swag with drapery form design. These large and impressive chandeliers have ...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Amazing Pair of French 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 19th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabras, each with a dark bronze delicious dancing putto figures and parrots holding aloft three scrolled candle-branche...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Wonderful Maison Baguès Louis XVI Large Rock Crystal Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Louis XVI Bird cage Form Large Eight Candelabra Light Chandelier In The Manner Of Maison Baguès Completely Rewired With New Sockets
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze 7-Light Chandelier with Children, After Gouthière
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style gilt-bronze figural seven-light chandelier with Figures of Putti (Children), after the model by Pierre Gouthière in the Cabinet doré for Marie-Antoinette at ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Century) gilt bronze table lamps with a tall fluted column supported on three feet and resting on a triangular base, originally converted candel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique Palatial Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Multi Light Figural Chandelier Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This large Palatial Antique French Louis XVI-style chandelier lamp, of palatial size, features a gilt bronze frame adorned with neoclassical motifs and cut crystal elements. The stru...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (20th century) bronze doré oval back 2-arm wall sconces with bow knot top.
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20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Chandelier, Cut Crystal Navette Tassels, Circa 1800, Height 170cm
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Important sac de perles chandelier, cut crystal shuttle pendants, circa 1800
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

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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