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
Exquisite Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style
Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Crystal Beaded Chandelier With Amethyst Glass Prisms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, Italian 1960s gilt-iron and crystal beaded chandelier with amethyst drops.
The chandelier features a shapely scrolled-iron frame decorated with an abundance of glass bead...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Iron
Signed Baccarat Gilt Bronze And Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautifully proportioned 19th Century signed Baccarat chandelier, originally candle powered has been electrfied.
The gilt bronze frame ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
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
Materials
Porcelain
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
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Knot & Tassel Appliqué Wall Candle Sconces
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing matching pair of gilt bronze sconces in the shape of knotted ribbons holding two candle arms. These amazing set were produced in the 19th-century in France.
Both remarkable ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bronze Louis XVI Style Single Sconce
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis XVI style two bulb single sconce. This classically designed bronze sconce depicts a bow twisted around two fluted column forms ending with a laurel leaf pendant. Profe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Diminutive French Chandelier
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Petite Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal Sack of Pearls Chandelier
A charming, one light, 14-inch petite crystal sack of pearls chandelier. Graduated strands of crystal beads c...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century, 3 Lights Billiard Chandelier in Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
3 Lights billiard chandelier in patinated gold bronze.
The metal parts are in patinated gold bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Bouillette Brass Table Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Brass, Original Tole Shade
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wall Sconces Louis XVI Style France Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
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Elegant pair of one arm wall sconces...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Magnificent Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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 sky with clouds and pure gold decorations. The metal parts are finely chiselled. The joint on the bar a...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XVI style nine light bronze and crystal chandelier–with all the glamor of Maison Bagues–to illuminate your dining room or foyer. This statemen...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
c1880 Antique French Louis XVI stlye Bronze & Porcelain Flowered Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Louis XVI Bronze Frame with Porcelain Flower Chandelier. The flowers are crawling on bronze vines. Swirl effect towards the top. Ormolu.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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 in...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique Bronze Hall Lantern, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
A French gilded bronze antique hall lantern, the brass bulbous candle sconces, surrounded by four sectional circular decorative embellishments fa...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Louis Seize Brass Crystal Chandelier Rare French Style Ceiling Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Chandelier – Handcrafted Masterpiece with Crystal Drops
This exclusive chandelier is a true work of classical craftsmanship, inspired by the refined elegance...
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2010s Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
21st-Century, 12-Lights Porcelain and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Calenzano, FI
12-lights chandelier in light-green porcelain and bronze in burnished. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The lampshades are...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Louis XVI from the 1780s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair sophisticated carrara marble and gilt bronze Candlesticks. Made in France during the 1780s. Louis XVI.
Beautiful contrast between the white Carrara marble and the gilded de...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
Pair of Brass & Frozen Glass Sconces From Louis XVI Style late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French pair of wall sconces massive brass & frozen tulip glass.
These torch-shaped sconces will give your home a classic look. They consist of a ring into which a torch would have b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Louis XVI Style French Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Louis XVI style French porcelain and hand gilt gold decorated urn shape vase pair table lamp. Each lamp features on one side a painted pastoral scenes decorated de...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Gold, Brass
Pair Antique French Sevres Portrait Porcelain Ormolu Wall Sconces Candle Lights
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large pair of antique French Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted candle wall sconce lights, mounted with portrait miniatures, circa 1880.
The top of each sconce is inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait miniature of Princess Elizabeth the Sister of Louis XVI & Madame De Montesson the wife of Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze, 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
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Italian Gilt Wood Wall Sconces Appliques Lights
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Two Giltwood Wall Candle Sconces, 1960's Italy. Elegant wall sconces with beautiful detail throughout, including bows and ribbons as well as leaves and tassels. The hand-paint...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair French Tole Umbrella Chandeliers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Pair of French Tole Umbrella Chandeliers. Metal. Paint decorated. 4 lights. White shades.
Dimensions: 19" h x 21 1/2" diameter.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Charming Louis XVI style bronze chandelier, with 8 lights, decorated with drapes, bows and garlands, and ending with a pine cone.
Electricity to be reviewed
Height 80cm
Diameter 70cm
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20th Century European Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous and large 20th century (vintage) French Louis XVI style eight light bronze and crystal chandelier inspired by Maison Bagues to illuminate your dining room, foyer, or even ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
"Marie-Antoinette" Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, France, circa 1870
By Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI-inspired baluster-shaped chandelier, in crystal and silvered bronze mount. The central shaft, made of threads, is lit by 12 indirect lights and 12 light-arms endi...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze And Glass Sculptural Table Lamp, France
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century Louis XVI-style gilt bronze sculptural table lamp with pink glass accents, France
By: unknown
Material: bronze, copper, metal, tin, glass, crystal, cord
Technique: cast...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Pair Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces by E. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fantastic quality pair of signed Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces are by the renown marker Edward F. Caldwell. They feature Neo-Classical motifs including acanthus leaves, bo...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Five-Light Tulip Design Chandelier Fixture
Located in Plainview, NY
A classy and stylish Louis XVI style bronze fixture featuring tulips design having five lights and featuring a bronze canopy. The fixture will be perfect for the bathroom or hall are...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Multi Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This finely cast French Louis XVI style chandelier presents a stately arrangement of twelve candle-form lights mounted in two graduated tiers. The gilt bronze arms sweep outward in s...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Bronze Hallway Lantern Lamp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique lantern / hallway lamp. The crown-shaped fixture is made entirely of cast bronze. The lampshade is made of molded glass, with floral m...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
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
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Large Doré Bronze Louis XVI Lantern Fixture Curved Glass Panels Bows
Located in Roslyn, NY
An elegant doré bronze five-light lanterns with etched ribbed bronze trim on top and bottom of the lantern are fluted reed trim with cross bows around a curved glass panel accented w...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Torchieres
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian giltwood torchieres.
This lovely pair of 18th century Italian Louis XVI period gilt wood torchieres, torcheres...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Eggshell Blue Glazed Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) French porcelain vases in the Louis XVI period style, with lovely Chinese egg shell blue glaze and finely cast neoclas...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Belgian Louis XVI-style Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Slender and elegant, this Louis XVI-style chandelier from Belgium will add instant panache to your room. Cleaned and wired for US electrical using UL-listed parts and is ready to han...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Louis XVI Style French Majestic Pair of Crystal and Bronze Girandoles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Monum...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of 19th-century French Sèvres porcelain table lamps, mounted in gilt bronze ormolu, exemplifies the fine craftsm...
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1830s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
21st-Century, Hand-carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in hand-cut clear crystal 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 this tabl...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut-glass beaded Cascade ten-light chandelier with garlands and a crown top with a floral canopy, circa 1900, Paris.
...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century
A stately gilt bronze table lamp inspired by the French master Claude Galle and the refined elegance of the Lo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamps by Sevres
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine quality 19th Century Louis XVI style Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted table lamps. Traditional French porcelain.
These beautiful h...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XVI gilt bronze three arm hall lantern with serpentine sides, bronze swags, flame urn for finials, acorns, and acanthus leaf decorations.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Three Lights Wall Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of large Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall sconces, come from a house decorated at 50s in Madrid, the wall sconces have all the usual decorative motifs in this Louis XVI style,...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style French Bronze Wall Lights, Early 1900s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful pair of French Louis XVI-style wall lights. Made of bronze in the shape of large scrolls and decorated with elegant foliate motifs. Each sconce has one socket for the E14...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French gilt bronze and beaded crystals chandelier with 12 lights
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H. Beau, Cupids Chandelier, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XVI style chandelier composed of a gadrooned basin sculpted in alabaster surrounded by a frieze in chiseled and gilded bronze on which lie three small winged Cupids lo...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
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
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Imposing Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent 60 Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier in the Louis XVI taste having crystal chains and pendalogues. France, circa 1920
Dimensions: Height 60" Diameter 56"
CW5230
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Baccarat Dore' Bronze and Crystal Electrified / Candle Chandelier, C 1820
By Baccarat
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
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Louis Xvi lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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