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Louis XV Decorative Objects

LOUIS XV STYLE

The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.

Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.

Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.

During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.

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Style: Louis XV
French Venus and Cupid Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantle Clock by Planchon
By Planchon au Palais Royale 1
Located in New York, NY
French Venus and Cupid Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantle Clock by Planchon - Au Palais-Royal  Crafted in the Louis XV style this gilt bronze and white marble mantle clock depicts Venus and Cupid mounted on a marble pedestal base with floral garlands, ribbon bows, acanthus leaf scroll forms and beading, all resting on bun feet. The white enamel clock face...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Unglazed Sevre Cupid
By Eugene Robert 3
Located in Queens, NY
"Figure of a Reclining Pluto", French Louis XV style (19th Cent) unglazed Sevre white parian figure of cupid reclining with two birds. (signed EUG. ROBERT)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Vintage Pair of Antique Bronze Louis XV Candelabra
Located in Bronx, NY
This fine antique pair of French Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze candelabra date from the 19th century. Detailed sculpted patinated putti figures are prominently positioned ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Cachepot Planter
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality French 19th century gilt bronze cachepot planter. Louis XV style with figural panels with women and putti. Lion and eagle. Venus in shell ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Clodion, Pair of Ewers in Bronze with Two Patinas, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
After Clodion. Pair of bronze ewers with two patinas representing bacchanalia scenes after Clodion. Circular base with gadroon piedouche decora...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Jardinière from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Rouen, France circa 1890, and oval in shape, the antique planter stands on scrolled feet over a scalloped apron; it features elegant s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience

Pair of Louis XV Style Porcelain and Bronze Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Each with central Macaw bird with trailing branches with carnations and roses. Each with three candle arms. Rocaille bronze bases.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV Bronze Candelabras
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of bronze casted Louis XV style candelabras. Also known as Rococo style, Louis XV is characterized by superior craftsmanship and ornate curves, intricate...
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20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Old Paris Porcelain Bombé Shaped White Glazed Box-Hinged and Footed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Old Paris Porcelain box with a white glaze in the form of a bombé commode. The top panel is of a nude woman with two dogs. The front panel ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Metal

Pair of Antique French Copper Bath Warmers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare pair of 18th Century French bath warmers handcrafted with copper and iron in utilitarian yet sculptural form, still functional and miraculously retaining the original lids.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Copper, Iron

Venetian blown glass etched and iridescent Murano vase, late 19th-early 20th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Venetian iridescent blown glass vase/bowl, flared body on foot with two small handles at the neck and engraved banded decoration with plant motifs and dots. Edge and foot profile emp...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Louis XV Bronze Dore Cupid
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Cent) bronze dore small hanging winged cupid figure with draped flower.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of 19th C Silvered Bronze Putti Candelabras
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of 19th C Silvered Bronze Putti Candelabras. Each putti is dressed with a sash standing on a round base holding a 3 branch candelabra. Very well...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Urn
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Sèvres style porcelain urn raised on a bronze plinth. France, circa 1880. Measures: Height 25" x width 11". CW5129.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Centrepiece by Christofle Cie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style silvered centrepiece by Christofle & Cie. with an ovoid molded cut-glass centre-dish (later) on a pomegranate branch-form foot, the underside stamped: CHRISTOFLE and 1147156, Paris, circa 1900. Charles Christofle...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

1920s French Louis XV Style 5 Candlelight Ornate Bronze Candelabra
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Century French Louis XV 5 Arms Ornate, Cast Bronze Candelabra. Louis XV style French brass candelabra with five candle cups and nice cast details. In good vintage conditio...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Silver Plated Metal Planter in Louis XV Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated metal planter in Louis XV style, early 20th century. Measures: H 16 cm, L 44 cm, D 14 cm.  
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Metal

Pair of 19th Century French Sevres Gilt Bronze-Mounted Cobalt Blue Lidded Urns
Located in Tarzana, CA
A magnificent and large pair of 19th century French Sevres cobalt blue Porcelain gilt bronze mounted covered urns. Each panel is beautiful...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Silver Plated Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of silver plated bronze Louis XV candelabra. Five candles with beautifully worked body. Foliate. Silver in great condition.
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20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century MANTEL CLOCK
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century MANTEL CLOCK French, in gilded bronze and marble, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals. Decorated with cupid and rooster. Marked "Samuel Marti Gold Med...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Three Mid-20th Century Ivory and Gold Lacquered Wood Italian Wall Lights
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of antique ivory and gold lacquered wood hand-crafted in Italy in the first half of 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Gold

An Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Group of a Child with a Birdcage
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Group of a Child with a Birdcage, depicting an infant boy Seated, naked, on a rocky base. After Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-85) - L'enfant a la Cage. In his outstretched left hand he holds an empty bird cage with an open door. This sculpture is one of the popular motifs of the period among secondary figures in paintings was the Italian putto...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Alabaster

Pair of Candelabras Bronze with Putti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of candelabras louis XV style attributed to Henry Picard skilled of bronzier who found the maison picard and also supplied the work for the fr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Green Ground Porcelain Jardinière
Located in Paris, FR
French 19th century gilt bronze-mounted porcelain jardinière. It is decorated on the exterior with a couple in a landscape on one side and with a bird on a branch on the other side. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Antique French Louis XV Styled Brass Cut Crystal Lamps Glass Fruits
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique brass and crystal lamps are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Brass

A French 19th-20th Century Carved White Marble Fountain Sculpture with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming French 19th-20th century carved white marble whimsical group sculpture depicting two putti (Children) playing with a dolphin, fitted for use as a fountain, Paris,...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble

Terracotta Bust Of Young Girl Signed Fernand Cian
Located in BARSAC, FR
Fernand Cian (1889-1954) Bust of an elegant young woman wearing a bun, in the style of the 18th century. Patinated terracotta on a sea green marble pied...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Cartel Clock and Barometer
By CAM Opticien
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial pair of French 19th- 20th century Louis XV style ebonized and gilt bronze-mounted cartel clock and matching barometer by La Maison Cam Opticien. The pair sim...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Silvered Brass Candlesticks
Located in Essex, MA
Each with bobeches, reeded baluster form and shaped circular stepped base.
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Brass

A very fine 19th century silvered bronze and gilt bronze centerpiece by Moreau
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French slivered bronze and gilt bronze centerpiece by Mathurin Moreau . Dated 1862 . Moreau is considered one of the finest sculptors in France in the 19th c...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Griotte Marble, Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Styled Miniature Two Drawer Dresser or Jewelry Chest
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature antique two drrawer dresser is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1850 and done in the period Louis XV style. The dresser ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Brass

Antique Meissen Covered Pot or Jar with Flower Handle Hand-Painted Fruits
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique covered jar or pot was made by the well known Meissen factory of Germany in approximately 1750 in the period Louis XV style. This lidd...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Russian Bronze Ormolu Sculpture of a Boy on a Marble Base
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 12 1/2in W: 12in D: 4in This late 19th Century Russian bronze ormolu sculpture of a boy is made of the highest quality! This antique sculpture features a lovely marb...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Large 19th Century Gold French Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XV style bronze doré candelabra, late 19th century. These large and very decorative candelabra are very nice quality. They are cast bronze that is gold plated...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fantastic 3 Piece Tiffany Co Clock Set
Located in Media, PA
This is a stunning 19th Century Tiffany & Co Bronze Clock Set that is beautifully hand-painted with exquisite detail. This clock set is made with beautiful bronze and porcelain that ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Bronze Mounted Castellan Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful Castellan style centerpiece with bronze handles. The handles and the rim are pierced. The cobalt blue bowl is porcelain. The centerpiece sits on a sculpted bronze...
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20th Century Chinese Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Belgium Louis XV Rococo Repousse Brass Inkwell with Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or study with this elegant antique inkwell; crafted in Belgium, circa 1880, the desk accessory stands on scroll feet over a scalloped apron, and features intric...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Brass, Metal

Early 19th Century French Carved Oak Painted Grandfather Clock from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite the elegance of France into your home with this exceptionally carved "Saint Nicholas" long case clock from Northern France, circa 1820. This tall and colorful case clock, is e...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Oak

French Pair of Louis XV Style Four Branch Candelabras in Bronze
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of bronze candelabras with four branches having two different figures standing at the bottom part. France, circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cupid Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore 5 arm candelabras with cupids playing horn instruments (PRICED AS PAIR)  
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fine Louis VX Style Rouge Marble Centerpiece and Candelabra Set by F.Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
Comprised of a jardiniere centerpiece and a pair of nine arm candelabras in rouge marble. The jardinere features gadrooned gilt bronze mounts with elaborate foliate scroll forms and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu clock. The clock is raised by most elegant scroll acanthus leaves centering a beautiful foliate reserve. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis XV Bronze Figural Lamps, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming pair of period 18th century. Louis XV gilt bronze figural chenets that have been mounted on impressive and hefty Lucite plinths and fitted as lamps. The opposing b...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century French Marquetry Miniature Sample Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French marquetry commode de maitrise, or miniature sample commode. Made veneer of mahogany with pine and beech as a secondary w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Beech, Mahogany, Pine

19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Cartel Barometer by A. Crin, a Paris
By A. Crin à Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze figural Cartel Barometer by A. Crin, A Paris. The wall mounting cartel barometer crowned with a figure of a seated maiden a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

A Rare 18th C. French Dore Bronze Clock w/ Putti Musician, Att. Robert Osmond
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare French 18th-Century Doré Bronze Mantel Clock Attributed to Robert Osmond. The clock is designed in the form of an urn, supported by a central pedestal and a re...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Cartel Rocaille Bronze Gilt Ormolu Clock by Nicolas de Launay 18th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Impressive Louis XV period cartel clock by Nicolas De Launay, first half of the 18th century. The case, with rocaille motifs of leaves and flowers, in mercury-gilt bronze, is decorat...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Cloisonné And Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautifully and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Cloisonné and Ormolu candelabras, signed F. Barbedienne. Each six arm candelabra is raised by a square Ormolu ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Cherubs as Candelabra
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
These are impressive pair of 19th century gilt metal candelabra held by an exquisitely patinated bronze cherubs'. They are placed on...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Paris Pink Porcelain Covered Urns
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair are charmingly painted in oval reserves with mother and child within a gilt jeweled border, and verso with wild flowers. Each domed cover is painted correspondingly with a ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Cartel with Its Base in the Style of Boulle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cartel with its Base in the style of Boulle, brass inlays and imitating tortoise shell, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period, 19th century. Measures: H: 45 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 17 cm.
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Brass

Angelot En Bois Sculpté -18° Siècle
Located in Brussels, Brussels
ravissant angelot en bois sculpté du 18° siècle d'époque Louis XV anciennes traces de polychromies qui lui donnent beaucoup de charme
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Wood

French Louis XV Celadon Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style celadon crackled design porcelain vase with bronze dore floral base and scroll top (19/20th Cent.)
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

true pair of French 19th century Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu candelabras. Each most elegant six arm candelabra is raised on a circula...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Ormolu Mounted Imari Porcelain Antique Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very large, rare and impressive original antique clock set. The bodies are stunning Japanese Imari Porcelain mounted with finely gilded bronze. Can...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large 19th Century French Sevres Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in Tarzana, CA
A large and impressive 19th century French 'Sevres' ormolu mounted painted porcelain covered urn. Cobalt-blue baluster form with tooled gilt bordering cartouche centered with hand painted romantic scene depicting a standing man and two ladies. The reverse side with landscape scene within a tooled gilt bordered cartouche. An intricately detailed gilded bronze wreath, wings and hinged ring handles flank each side of urn, conforming socle base with a gilt bronze rim with continuous acanthus leaf detail, gilt bronze shapely plinth. The lid with monogram E within blue interlaced L's Se`vres mark. Inscribed: Offert par le due de Richelieu a la princesse de lamballe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of 18th C. French Louis XV Giltwood Pricket Stands with Tripod Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall and decorative pair of antique candlesticks was hand-carved in France circa 1780 in the Louis XV style. Each piece features a richly ornamented front with fluted columns, s...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Gesso, Giltwood

French Plaster Corneilla Van Cleve Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French large painted plaster bust replica of Corneilla Van Cleve (Signed by a French 18th Century artist) on round shaped base.  
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20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Pair of 19th Century Italian Polychrome Carved Giltwood and Painted Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an air of drama and elegance to your home with this elegant pair of antique candlesticks. Crafted in Italy circa 1880, each candle holder stands on a tripod base ending with scrolled feet; the tall decorative fluted stem is embellished with hand carved leaf motifs. The detailed candlesticks flaunt their beautiful, original two-tone polychrome light...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Giltwood, Paint

19th Century French Pair of Bronze Vases in Brown Patina on Marble Base
Located in Sofia, BG
French pair of vases with brown patina, decorated in Louise XV style, standing on white marble base. Very good condition, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Louis Xv decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

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