Louis XV Lighting
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 Louis XV Gilt Bronze
Crystal 20 Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Louis XV chandelier with a bronze frame, oversized teardrop crystals, and a ball pendant. This piece was acquired fro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Pair of Three-Light Gilt Bronze French Louis XV Style Appliques
Located in IT
Important pair of gilt bronze three-light wall appliques finely chiseled with rich rocaille decoration of foliage stylized.
Style Louis XV, late 19th century.
These appliques are sty...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$13,026 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair Of Louis XV Style Silver Plated Wall Sconces
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of late 19th Century French Louis XV style silver plated bronze, three arm wall sconces. Not yet electrified.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,505 / item
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cupid Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with two arms, finial tops, and oval plaque backs with cupids in relief. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
19th century crystal chandelier: Gilt brass frame adorned with high quality original crystal prisms attributed to Baccarat. Newly wired...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cherub Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with two foliage-decorated arms supported by a cherub figure. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Chandelier Style French Louis XV
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French style Louis XV chandelier
Materials: Bronze and glass paste
Ormolu
Electrified at 220 w
Perfect condition Origin France
Origin France Circa 1920
It has 8 external lights...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XV Style Bronze Doré Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style 20th century bronze doré 2 arm wall sconce with cupid holding foliage decorated arms.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$15,000 / set
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Gas Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
This antique lantern was originally a gas fixture which dates it to the early part of the last half of the 19th century. The four shaped glass panels are held in a whimsical leafy br...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cherub Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with four arms wall sconces and cupid figures. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Lacquered Brass and Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (20th Century) lacquered brass wall sconces with five arms and cut glass teardrop-shaped hanging crystals. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Crystal Gilt Bronze Nine Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Classic Louis XV style chandelier having nine ( 9 ) arms and 10 lamps (9 lamps and 1 central lamp).
The gilt metal frame heavily laden with various sized crystal plaquettes.
Origin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze
$3,095 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cupid Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with five arms and cupid figures holding musical instruments with floral trim. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Rock Crystal Gabrielle Chandelier of 18 Lightning in Bronze
Nickel finish
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This chandelier in the shape of a lyre is composed of a central shaft made of bronze rhombuses.
The base of the shaft, punctuated by a gable, gives rise to 18 curved arms of light distributed in a circle and decorated with white and pink rock crystal.
Crystal pendants and rosettes adorn the latter, echoing the two ornamental tiers distributed along the shaft.
A final tier punctuated by bronze daggers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Nickel
Crystal
Bronze Louis XV Style Chandelier with 12 Lights, 19th Century France
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Louis XV style bronze frame chandelier with crystal pendants and 12 lights.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Ormolu and Cut Crystal Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Spectacular large French Louis XV style ormolu and fine cut crystal two-tier twenty light chandelier,
19th century.
The chandelier is surmounted with a gilt bronze flame, above a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Instrument Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-Style gilt 2 arm wall sconces with carved design of musical instruments and bow knot top. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Style Bronze Doré Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (20th century) bronze doré 2 arm wall sconce with cupid holding foliage decorated arms.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$15,000 / set
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with three arms and decorative crystals. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Beautiful Hot Air Balloon Style Chandelier in Silvered Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful hot air balloon style chandelier in silvered bronze of the 19th century with drop crystals, nine lights.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,641 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV style Bronze and Cut-crystal Chandelier, c. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV style "Basket" chandelier, with a bronze frame of slender curving bars, supporting a single tier of 8 lights. Dating from the late 1800s, and French in origin. The crystal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Painted Wood Louis XV Style Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in Provence, southern France circa 1920, this elegant oval chandelier exemplifies traditional Louis XV grace. The openwork frame features carved floral and acanthus leaf ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Walnut
French Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass, 14-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional French gilt bronze and cut-glass fourteen-light chandelier, the cage with faceted pendants.
Measures: 125 x 100 cm.
Rewired. Repaired. Good Condition. Frame is original,...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$25,872 Sale Price
20% Off
Milan Chandelier with 16 Lights in Nickel Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This chandelier is a reinterpretation of the Louis XV style (with its three floors in the form of a capped eight) but also of the First Empire style (with the balloon models with met...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very unusual late 19th Century chandelier is solid bronze that is finely chased. Most of the chandelier's original crystals are retained and the finest quality rock crystals ha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
$95,000
French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Rock Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Rock Crystal chandelier. This stunning six arm, six light chandelier is centered at the bottom by a wonder...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous Louis XV style gilt bronze and rock crystal chandelier. This shimmering beauty creates a very elegant look! The fixture comes with a chain and canopy, is wired and ready to ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French lighting Pair of bronze lanterns Louis XV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful pair of lanterns gilded bronze louis XV style ,by their shape they are rare ,elegant and sober at the same time they can radiate a room
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Black Patina Bronze Cage Chandelier Festooned With Cut Crystal Pendants Circa 19
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Black Patina Bronze Cage Chandelier Festooned With Cut Crystal Pendants Circa 19
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Chandelier, 12 Lights, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A classic Louis XV style chandelier with elegant gilt bronze frame with various sizes of cut glass plaquettes.
It has 12 lights — eight arms and four central lamps — originally des...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
$3,729 Sale Price
25% Off
Chandelier in Gilt Bronze Garnished with Transparent and Golden Tassels
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Chandelier in gilded bronze, 9 sconces and three crystal daggers. transparent and golden tassels.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
19th Century Large Lantern in Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Large ormolu lantern with polylobed mounts decorated with palmettes, acanthus leaves and foliated scrolls. This naturalist decoration is inspired by the Louis XV style. This entrance hall lantern...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular base with three fine protruding elements be...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
‘free-form chandelier by Venini, designed in 1968 by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Honnelles, WHT
‘free-form chandelier by Venini, designed in 1968 by Osvaldo Borsani
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venetian Rezzonico Chandelier In Colorless And Red Venice Glass Circa 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Rezzonico Venetian chandelier in colorless and red Venetian glass
Circa 1920,
New electrification
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Empire Sconces in Gilded Bronze with Three Lights, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, early 20th century
Three lights.
Decorated with themes typical of the Empire style.
Electric wiring and spark plug for light bulbs with E14 socket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV Rococo style gilt bronze wall sconces.
French, late 19th century.
Measures: height 77cm, width 44cm, depth 24cm.
The two wall lights in this pair are crafted fr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
A Gilt Bronze Chandelier in the Louis XV Style, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A gilt bronze chandelier in the Louis XV style, highly decorative, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A large gilt bronze...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Valentine Porcelain Lamps, End of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Valentine porcelain lamps with two small lezards on the sides forming handles. Porcelain decorated with flowers with cobalt blue and gilt h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Bronze Chandelier with Crystal Decorations in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Bronze chandelier with ten lights with crystal decorations.
France, circa 1920
Measures: High: 72 cm - Diameter: 65 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Three-Arm Louis XV Style Sconces
Located in Buchanan, NY
Pair of gilt metal, three armed sconces, wrought iron with applied leaf decorations. French, 1920s. Rewired (not UL listed). Very good vintage condition.
Ref #: LS0317-01
Dimension...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,400 / set
19th century gilt bronze French wall lights in the style of Louis XV
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A pretty pair of French gilt bronze wall appliques in the style of Louis XV.
Each with 3 scrolled candle arms, festooned with acanthus leaves.
Period- 19th century
Place of origin- F...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Lantern, Original Curved Glasses, Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilt Bronze Lantern, Original Curved Glasses, Circa 1900
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
18th Century Style Hunting Horns Wall Lamp with 3 Lights Antique Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This sconce combines two very popular motifs in the ornamentation of 18th century lamps.
The knot, very popular from the reign of Louis XV, present for example on a model of François Thomas Germain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A pair of wall lamps, Western Europe, early 20th century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Wall lamps from the beginning of the 20th century, Western Europe.
Dimensions: height 30 cm / width 13 cm / depth 12 cm
Category
1920s German Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Girandoles In Bronze And Cut Crystal Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Girandoles In Bronze And Cut Crystal Circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Liégeois Chandelier In Blown Glass, Two Levels Of Light Arms, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Liégeois Chandelier In Blown Glass, Two Levels Of Light Arms, 18th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Antique French Louis XV Bronze D
Oré
Curved Glass Chateau Lantern, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV Bronze D'Oré & Curved Glass Chateau Lantern, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Antique French Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and well made vintage French lamp, dating from around the 1950s.
It is of super quality, with ornate gilt metal mounts, it is a large ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Silvered Bronze And Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding and extremely high quality French early 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze and rock crystal chandelier. The sixteen arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful so...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Ten-Lighted Luminaire Wall Light
Located in Berlin, DE
An important, monumental Rococo wall applications in the style of the 18th century. Ten-lighted luminaire. Bronze chiselled. Flat wall sign made from reliefed volutes and acanthus le...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Twenty-Five Light Chandelier
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderfully impressive large gilt bronze and cut glass lustre, twenty-five-light two-tier chandelier in the Louis XV style.
French late 19th Century - Circa 1890-1900.
Of Rococo design with tiers of glass lustres, the foliate cast corona supporting two graduated tiers of leaf cast scrolling candlebranches, issuing from a pierced leaf and lily-cast compound baluster stem, finishing with a pierced finial.
In excellent condition having been recently cleaned, rewired and PAT tested, having the original gilt bronze ceiling...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Louis XV Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Louis XV Style
These large and impressive gilt bronze wall sconces each support three beautifully decorated out-swept arms stemming from the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$4,791 Sale Price
20% Off
Gilded Bronze Cage Chandelier With Peacock Feather Glass Tassels Circa 1800
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilded Bronze Cage Chandelier With Peacock Feather Glass Tassels Circa 1800
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
19th Century Crystal Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Crystal chandelier 19th century, gilt bronze, Napoleon III period, Louis XV style
Measures: H: 100cm, D: 60cm.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Continental Seven Branch Cut-Glass Wall Lights
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of Continental seven branch cut-glass wall-lights.
Measures: cm 120 x 70 x 40.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Early 20th C. French Green Painted and Gilt Wrought Iron Clock Face Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a bold touch of French Louis XV style to your home with this striking wrought iron chandelier, crafted in France circa 1920. The sculptural light fixture features a large openw...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
A French Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A French silvered bronze and crystal chandelier
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Nickel
Pair of French 1920s Gilt Louis XV Style Sconces
Located in Buchanan, NY
Elegant pair of French 1920s gilt bronze sconces with two arms in the Louis XV style. Very good vintage condition, but will need to be wired.
Ref #: LS0408-09
Dimensions: 19"H x 10...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
$2,450 / set
Pair of Louis the 15th Style Bronze Wall Lights. French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Louis the 15th style wall lights are made of bronze. This is a French work, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis Xv lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV 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, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV 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 OMBRES ET FACETTES, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Baccarat, and Maison Baguès. 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 $88 and tops out at $658,829 while the average work can sell for $6,408.
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