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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
Pair of 19th Century Marble Silvered Bronze French Bacchus Lamps After Clodion
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of 19th Century Marble & Silvered Bronze French Bacchus Lamps After Clodion Dimensions : With shades - 17 X 17 X 32" tall Without shades - 7.5 X 7.5...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Marble Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine and Rare Gilt Bronze & Marble Chandelier in the Louis XVI taste. France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height 32" Diameter 26" CW5178
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Doré Bronze and Wedgwood Three-Light Sconces, E. F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and unique pair of antique Louis XVI style doré bronze and wedgwood mounted three-light sconces/wall appliques signed by E. F. Caldwell & Co N...
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1890s American Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th century Ormolu, marble and bronze lamps, signed Anfrie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble, Ormolu and patinated Bronze lamps, signed C. Anfrie. Each charming candlestick mounted i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandeliers. Each stunning six arm, six light chandelier is centered at the bottom by a charming inverted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style, Bronze, Rock Crystal, 12 Light Chandelier, France, 19th c.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Bronze, Rock Crystal, 12 Light Chandelier, France, Late 19th/Early 20th century Fine 19th-20th century Louis XVI style 12 light bronze and rock crystal chandelier. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Monumental Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Jean-Charles Delafosse
By Jean-Charles Delafosse
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1775. The rarity and importance of this magnificently grand and opulent pair od sconces cannot be overstated, they are without question the finest example you will see...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

A Pair of Large Maison Bagues Rock Crystal Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A vast and extremely unusual pair of Large Maison Baguès Rock Crystal Chandeliers. Each chandelier is constructed in a tall, multi-tiered form with a central stem adorned throughout ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal

French late 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French late 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. Ormolu chandelier. This stunning six arm chandelier is centered by a charming spiral reeded final below the Ormo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Crystal Sconces, French 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Magnificent large French 19 century pair of Louis XV style ormolu mounted and cut crystal Five light sconces. Meticulous attention has been given to every details, the sconces are b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and tastefully decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps. Each six light lamp is raised on a circular Ormolu base wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century French Pair of Hand Carved Giltwood Sconces in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
This antique French Louis XVI style hand carved and giltwood sconces is adjusted and wired for two bulbs each one. France, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Giltwood

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each beautiful sconce is after a model by Pierre Gouthière and displays scrolled arms showcasing berried foliate ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp. This beautiful four arm lamp is supported on a circular highly detailed base ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair 19th C Ormolu Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vases Turned to Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent pair of 19th century Louis XVI Style ormolu mounted chinese famille verte porcelain vases turned to lamps, the ormolu attributed to Henry Dasson. The ormolu mounted Chi...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This exquisite Montgolfière shaped twelve arm, nineteen light chandelier is cent...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze, Louis XVI style chandelier, based on the one inside Maria Antoinette's bedroom in Versailles, France, circa 1920. 6 Lights Dimensions: Height 57", diameter ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Bronze Brass Clichy Glass Louis XVI Style André Arbus Sconce
Located in Labrit, Landes
1950s wall lamp consisting of a frieze of flowers (Raie-de-coeur) supporting a Nubian hand, which holds a torch. The white speckled glass, also known as Clichy glass, is not the orig...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze, Brass

Pr. Unusual French Baccarat White Opaline Bronze Mounted Lamps w Elephant base
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique French Baccarat Gilt and Patinated Bronze White Opaline Crystal Rectangular Lamps with Enamel Decoration. This pair of antique French Baccarat lamps features recta...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Crystal Chandelier first 19th Century, Perfect in Every Part
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique authentic Genoese chandelier, with crystal drops, even colored and finely carved gild wood, original in every part and perfectly restored. Like this: into Palazzo Ducale in...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Gagneau Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps, signed Gagneau Paris. Each lamp is raised by a circular pedestal with a beaded edge. Above...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with elegant and unique fi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

pair of Italian 18th century Giltwood and patinated Bronze mirrored sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Giltwood and patinated Bronze mirrored sconces. This stunning pair of sconces displays two bottom patinated ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French mid-19th century Louis XVI ormolu sconces. Each backplate has an urn of prosperity above a draped ribbon. Below is a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French Bronze Chandelier, circa 1900s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large Louis XVI style six-light massiv bronze chandelier, France, circa 1900s. Socket: 6 x e14 for standard screw bulb (newly rewired).  
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Very Important Louis XVI Wall Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine pair of Louis XVI style wall sconces profusely decorated with ribbons, garlands, musical instruments and the mask of Apollo. France, circa 1900. 5 lights. Overall height...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Frosted Glass Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Elegant Gitl Bronze Chandelier in the Louis XVI taste, featuring frosted glass dome and top funnel shaped cover. France, circa 1920. Dimensions: Height 30" Diameter 18" CW4613
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Large Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A large pair of French Louis XVI style wall sconces.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th century Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Saxe Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp. This most charming electrified candelabra lamp is raised by an O...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis XIV Style Bronze Two Light Sconces
Located in Cypress, CA
Pair of large Louis XVI style bronze two light sconces. A shaped gilt bronze backplate decorated with two female masks within foliate and ribbons, issuing three foliate-inspired can...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candelabra lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu electrified candelabra. This palatial candelabrum is raised by a cast Limestone t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Limestone, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Celadon Glazed Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique porcelain celadon glazed vases with gilt bronze mounts in the neoclassical Louis XVI style, originally designed as oil lamps with later sockets and wiring added. Dis...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Bronze Dore Louis XVI Style Chandelier, circa 1870-1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze dore Louis XVI style chandelier, circa 1870-1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia Marble and Ormolu lamps, attributed to Paul Sormani. This stunning pair of brûle parfu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Verte Antique marble and ormolu mounted urns mounted into lamps. The pair are raised by square marble bases with concave ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Turn of the Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. ormolu and crystal lamps. Each two arm lamp is raised by a square base with fine topie sha...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

A Decorative Chandelier for indirect light in the Louis XVI style.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine and Decorative Chandelier for Indirect Light in the Louis XVI style. The lights are fitted inside a round bronze gallery on top issuing supports for six faceted crystal b...
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Early 1900s European Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Chandelier from Charles Aznavour s Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ebony, ormolu Tortoiseshell and brass inlaid chandelier from the collection of Charles Aznavour...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Brass, Ormolu

Fine Rare Pair of 19th C Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Chandeliers, Rams Head Design
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze rams head designed chandeliers.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI-Style Candlesticks with Etched Hurricane Shades
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Louis XVI style candlesticks with female figures holding a candlestick aloft and metal frame with crystal drops. Supported by square bronze bases below cylindrical m...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert Patricia Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Patricia marble and ormolu lamps. each lamp is raised on ormolu ball feet below the square marble and ormolu support. The fl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Marble, And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps in the manner of Clodion and attributed to Barbedi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair 19th Century French Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Baluster Form Flower Decorated Vases Mounted as Lamps. Each of these crystal lamp...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal

Pair of Sconces Gilt Bronze 3 Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely cast pair of louis XVI style gilt bronze and blue steel three lights. Although apparently unmarked. The quality of the bronze casting is of the highest Parisian standards...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant Louis XVI style candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features high quality gilt bronze decoration such as the fully chiseled Corinthian style capital or the base with a blossom motif and the bronze profile...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal Ormolu Girondoles Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. rock crystal and ormolu girondoles lamps. Each two arm Marie Antoinette lamp is raised by a pierced scalloped triangular base with elegant scrolled foliate feet with fine rosettes and crystal pendants below three curved supports. At the center is a rare and exquisite rock crystal perfume bottle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Fabrication Française, Louis XVI Style Spelter Cassolette Lamp, circa 1915
Located in Chatham, ON
Fabrication Française (Consortium of French Foundries - Active 1892-1915) - Antique Louis XVI style Cassolette lamp - medium size - verdigris finish - ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Spelter

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Chandelier, Signed F. Barbedienne, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu four arm chandelier signed F. BARBEDIENNE PARIS. The chandelier is centered by a beautiful berried foli...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high very quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The thirty-six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful solid botto...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandeliers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style bronze chandeliers. A large and impressive palatial pair of gilt bronze chandelier having 13 lighted arms with ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Ormolu Figural Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Outstanding opposing pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu lamps with rouge marble bases. With parcel gilt and paint decorated faux parchment shade. Each ormolu lamp...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Etched Frosted Glass Chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative pair of French 19th century Ormolu and etched frosted glass chandeliers. Each eight arm chandelier is centered by a lovely reeded and foliate bottom O...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant five-light Louis XVI style wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzishows many high-quality hand chiselled details. At the top, there is a tassel, a typical element of Louis...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

True Pair of French 20th Century Sconces Attributed to Maison Bagues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. gilt metal and etched glass sconces attributed to Maison Bagues. Each three arm sconce is centered by a most elegant ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting

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Metal

Antique 19th Century French Dore Bronze and Glass Figural Seven-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous antique 19th century Louis XVI style French dore bronze and glass figural seven-light lantern. Beautifully cast, hand-chassed and hand-chiseled with the finest quality of ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Large French Bronze Louis XVI Style Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of large French bronze two-arm Louis XVI style wall sconces.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine circular Ormolu base below the beautifully shaped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Period Gilt-Bronze Figures of Maidens as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of antique French Louis XVI period, 18th century gilt bronze and white Carrara marble figures of maidens mounted as Lamps. This magnificent pair of gilt bronze fig...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French White Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style white bisque figures ormolu mounted to lamps, 19 century Each lamp is with a white bisque standing putti with a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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Bronze

pair of Italian Louis XVI st. patinated wood and Gilt Tole sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A whimsical and most lovely pair of Italian Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. patinated wood and Gilt Tole sconces. Each most attractive and colorful two arm sconce with its original...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting

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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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