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
19th Century French Ormolu
Onyx Telescopic Standard Lamp
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional quality Roccoco revival late 19th century French Ormolu and onyx telescopic standard lamp, having turned central column, to the circular vined marble shelf. All raised...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
French and Asian Collaboration 19th Century Louis XV Style Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French and Asian collaboration 19th century Louis XV st. Famille Verte porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a beautiful and richly chased scrolled foliate base w...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Candelabras by Barbedienne
Located in Tarzana, CA
A superb quality pair of French Louis XV style ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble seven arm candelabras by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base ab...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
Italian Early 19th Century Louis XV/ XVI Style Giltwood Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive Italian early 19th century Louis XV/ XVI style giltwood floor lamp. The lamp is raised by a tripod base with cabriole legs below a mottled scroll. The column has a central crest with an 'X' over a lattice designed background. The vertical fut above has a fanciful turned design with carved acanthus leaves and egg and dart patterns. The top of the lamp has an urn shape with an eternal flame above. All original gilt. The lamp is fitted with our signature Cedric DuPont antique...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
A Fine 10 Light Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine & Elegant Iron Chandelier. 10 Lights. France, circa 1880.
Dimensions: Height 34" Diameter 34"
CW5273.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
French Gilt Bronze Lantern with Crystals
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV style gilt bronze lantern with crystals, electrified with three lights. The shape is pentagonal, with one side that opens for cha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Girandole Table Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Girandole in the Louis Quinze style.
Brass, chiselled. On three-legged curved plinth with three flared feet with garland trim.
High baluster-shaped body. Outgoing nine pass...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$2,855 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Style Brass Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV style three-light hexagonal lantern fitted with beveled glass panels , the frame applied with foliate forms.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Eight Lights Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This exceptional Louis XV style gilt bronze candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi resumes the great taste of Rococò period decorat...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Style Louis XV Pair of Wall Lamp in Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
A pair of beautiful gilt bronze two-light wall sconces in the Louis XV style, each of asymmetrical Rococo form, the highly ornamented back plate wrapped in acanthus with flower heads...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Very Fine Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier Louis XV Style "Cage" Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal chandelier Louis XV style "Cage" chandelier by Baccarat. A rare find, France, circa 1910. 12-ligh...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Pair of Bronze Girandoles Candelabras with Clear and Amethyst Crystals
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of bronze girandoles candelabras with clear and amethyst crystals. Rare beautiful pair.
Dimensions: 17.5” H x 12” W x 12” D
Base diameter 5”.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XV Style Bronze Doré Candlestick Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th century Louis XV style bronze doré candlestick mounted as a lamp, with overall moulded rocaille forms.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Ormolu and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 18th century Louis XV period ormolu and rock crystal chandelier. The nine arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful solid rock crystal ball pendant...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze Wall Light
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique original French wall application, circa 1850-1870.
Engraved bronze. Three-lighted luminary, flat wall sign made of relief volutes and acanthus leaves. In the middle of it ex...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronze French Style 4 Light Chandelier With Shades
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Gorgeous Early 20th Century Bronze French Style 4 Light Chandelier With Shades
Dimensions : 38" Tall X 18" Wide X 18" Deep
This gorgeous chandelier was made in the early 20th centu...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Bow Knot Brass Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) gilt bronze bow knot top wall sconce with two electrified lights.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Hallway Lantern in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A large French hallway lantern in the Louis XV style, previously of Huis Delbeke, Antwerp, gilt-bronze with serpentine glazing, re-wired and PAT tested. Early twentieth century in th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Cut Crystal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French crystal and bronze chandelier. Fine detail 16 lights.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Louis XV Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant Louis XV gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Featuring gorgeous scrolling arms with leaves and a decorative base. Exceptional quality! Circa 1880
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XV Bronze Doré Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV (19th century) bronze doré 2 arm wall sconces with oval plaque back with cupids in relief and finial top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$16,000 / set
Baguès Louis XVI Style Twelve Light Crystal Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal twelve light chandelier by Maison Baguès, with nine scrolling arms swagged with crystal garlands. and three downswept lights. The central sh...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi Beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having three...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful 19th Century Regence Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and beautiful 19th century Regence gilt bronze chandelier.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze wall sconce with five arms emanating from a scroll back with floral decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
$3,500 / set
French Two Light Wall Appliance, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Two light wall appliance.
French, 19th century.
Louis XV style in bronze relief and chiseled decoration.
Height: 40 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Silvered Bronze and Cut Crystal Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
A fine French silvered bronze 12 light chandelier, This elegant chandelier is surmounted by a crown of floral rosettes and half-pear pendent drops; swags of cut drops cascade to a lo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having three...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Italian Louis XV Style Giltwood 2-LT Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Louis XV style giltwood wall sconces, 20th c., undulating feather-form wall mount supporting two foliate scroll arms ending in bobeches and faux candles.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$2,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Celling Lantern cast bronze and Glass Leave Branches Decoration Champagne Metal
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Discover the timeless elegance of our ceiling lantern, made of cast bronze and finished in a sophisticated champagne finish.
Its delicate patterns of leaves and branches, inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Painted Porcelain, Crystal and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp. France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted Porcelain, crystal and gilt bronze table lamp. France, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Prisms Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
French prisms chandelier in Louis XV style.
Polished brass. Finely ground crystal. Twenty-four curved light arms.
(F-Hud-2).
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Louis XV Style French Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique French chandelier of the 18th century.
Frequently curled basket rods. In the center rising, multi-articulated baluster-shaped glass shaft with multiple crowns. Brass, chisel...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis XV-Style Doré Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Louis XV-style doré bronze sconces, mercury gilded, burnished, foliate form, three lights with a putto at the base of each sconce. 19th century, circa 1880, France.
30" H ...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th C French Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Frosted Lalique Style Glass Inserts
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French gilt bronze Louis XV style chandelier. Lalique style frosted glass inserts. 3 lights.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Applique Wall Light in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass, patinated. Finely ground crystal. Five curved light arms.
Measures:
Width:38 cm,
height:50 cm,
depth:27 cm.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fine Pair of French Louis XV Fire Gilt Three Light Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV fire gilt three light sconces. Large and very fine details.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu mounted lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most stately Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu mounted lamp. This stunning glazed Porcelain lidded jar mounted into a lamp is raised on a f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier in Maison Baguès Style
Located in Montreal, QC
A very fine Maison Baguès style Louis XV style eight-light rock crystal and gilt bronze cage chandelier, naturalistically modeled with flowers and leaves., the central stem enwrapped...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Hanging Lantern with Ceiling Escutcheon
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large antique Louis XV style glass hanging lantern with ceiling escutcheon, gilt metal, and glass. The lantern takes three candelabra bulbs. The dro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Steel Floral Chandelier with Basket, Bow Knots and Ribbons
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage steel floral chandelier with basket, bow knots and ribbons.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Steel
Antique Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique gilt bronze lantern featuring double curved, beveled and handcut crystal panels.
Louis XV style. France, circa 1910.
CW4471
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Sconce
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Louis XV style gilt bronze sconce.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Cast-Bronze Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style.
Unusual, finely engraved and cast bronze. Balustrade formed, profile-framed corpus connected with wide, ornamental reliefed, hoops, crowned by sunbeams. There from, four curved light arms, ending in bell formed traffic-light style. On the wide hoop, can be found Rococo cartouches. Under which are profiled medallion-like framing Provenance: Princess Shwikar (King Farouk...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Dark Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This chandelier is made with a dark bronze frame, which has then been draped with beautiful crystal plaquettes. A crystal ball hangs from the finial. The c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A Fine Pair Of Gilt Bronze
Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Pair of Gilt Bronze & Crystal Wall Sconces. 2 lights each. France, circa 1930
Dimensions: Height 18" Width 13 1/2" Depth 7"
CW4430.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$1,350 / set
Chandelier with Eight Arms of Lights in Gilded Bronze and Pendants
Located in Paris, FR
Large chandelier with cut crystal pendants in the Louis XV style. The gilded bronze frame is composed of eight curved arms of lights and numerous crystals finished by rosettes. The c...
Category
1830s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Louis XV-Style French Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Prince Louis XV-style French chandelier.
Finely chased and gilded bronze. Twelfth. Volute-cover ring for elongated, articulated, in the middle basket-shaped shank with pin end. In e...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Wall Lights
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XV style wall lights
Wall lights in Louis XV style.
Brass, patinated. Finely ground crystal. Five curved light arms.
(F-Me-48).
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,545 / item
Pair of French
German Collaboration 19th Century Louis XV St. Meissen Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and most decorative true pair of French and German collaboration 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu, tole and Meissen porcelain sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by an exceptional bottom ormolu foliate reserve and elegant pierced lattice design from where the two bottom arms branch out. The beautifully scrolled arms are adorned with a stunning array of tole leaves and wonderfully executed colorful hand painted Meissen porcelain flowers leading to remarkable foliate ormolu bobeches and candle cups. At the center of each sconce are exquisite Meissen porcelain statues with the sconce to the left depicting a beautiful maiden dressed in colorful classical attire while wearing a lovely bonnet and holding her dress. The sconce to the right depicts a man also dressed in period attire seemingly serenading the woman while holding a bassoon amidst a stunning array of hand painted Meissen porcelain flowers and scrolled ormolu movements. Above is a single arm decorated in the same manner also displaying a lovely foliate bobeche and candle cup.
Meissen porcelain or Meissen china...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Phenomenal Pair of Iron Girandoles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A phenomenal pair of iron girandoles, partially gilt, ornate with clusters of crystal fruits and featuring two handcut crystal pyramids. The acanthus leaves are wonderful examples of...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Iron
$7,850 / set
Louis XV Style Six Light Crystal Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Louis XV-style pendant with six ( 6 ) lights, featuring ornate bronze arms, glass pendants, and a central tinted glass column.
This French 20th-century chandelier combines classic...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$2,578 Sale Price
36% Off
20th Century, Louis XV Style French Prunk Applique or Wall Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
French Prunk applique "A LA MAILLE", Louis XV. Matte- and gilded, chased bronze. Wall panel in the shape of a torch with a large mesh, grape garland, acanthus decor and grape-like fi...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Exquisite French Bronze Doré Louis XV Style Appliques
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Set of two fine bronze dore´ Louis XV style appliques, each with a superb acanthus cast back-plate with three scrolled candle arms featuring drip pans.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Ormolu Wall Lights in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Ormolu wall lights in the Louis XV style.
French, Late 19th century.
Measures: height 45cm, width 40cm, depth 15cm.
Cast ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt-wood Mirrors or Wall Lights Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful pair 18th century finely carved and giltwood mirrors with three candle arms, Roma, 1750.
The candle arms can also be removed and used as a base for a vase or porcelain scu...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having seven...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Louis XV Style Three-Lighted Luminary Wall Light
Located in Berlin, DE
Original antique Rococo wall light, circa 1890.
Chased bronze. Three-lighted luminary, flat wall sign made of relief volutes and acanthus leaves. In the middle of it extending three...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Crystal and Moulded-Glass Fifte
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An impressive Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-crystal and moulded-glass fifteen-light chandelier.
The corona with branches and three concealed bulbs. The cage frame issuing fifteen branches supporting baluster glass...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Candelabra Lamps, Signed Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and porcelain electrified candelabras lamps, signed Sèvres. Each beautiful lamp is raised by a circular Biscuit de Sèvres p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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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