Louis XV Lighting

Exceptional French gilt bronze and cut-glass fourteen-light chandelier, the cage with faceted pendants. Measures: 125 x 100 cm.

This Louis XV style gilt bronze lamp by Gherardo Degli Albizzi resumes the great taste of Rococò period decoration. As this, vegetal motifs are all over this piece and it features gr...

A stunning and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is supported by a three sided base with pierced Rocaille scrolling designs. The...

This small Louis XV style gilt bronze candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi resumes the great taste of Rococò period decoration. A...

A charming and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular foliate base with a beautiful central fut in a strikin...

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having nine arms issuing from...

A Very Fine Hand-Hammered and Fire Gilt Iron Chandelier in the Louis XV style. Exquisite Detail. 8 Lights. France, circa 1900 Dimensions: Height 29" Diameter 31" CW5272.

This exquisite pair of French girandoles, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the timeless elegance of traditional French Louis XV style lighting design. Each piece features ...

A wonderful continental early 19th century Louis XV st. gilt iron, crystal, six light manor style chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a beautiful and uniquely cut solid crystal...

A pair of French mid-19th century Louis XV style ormolu six-arm sconces. Measures: cm 50 x 47 x 50.

A very fine bronze and crystal Louis XV style "Cage" chandelier by Baccarat. France, circa 1930. 6 lights Dimensions: Height 27 1/2", diameter 19" NI896.

A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Louis XV style "Cage" Chandelier featuring hand cut crystal pyramids, fluer de lis and pendalogues. 16 lights France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Heigh...

A very fine Louis XV style iron chandelier featuring hand cut Crystal Pendalogues & Fruits. France, circa 1900. 8 Lights. Dimensions: height 33" diameter 24" CW5034

A very fine bronze "Cage" Louis XV style chandelier with colored pendalogues, France, circa 1910. Dimensions: H 21" D 15" 4 lights CW3470.

A high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The twelve light chandelier has impressive scrolling ormolu arms decorated by elegant and fine...

Pair of Louis XV style gilt, two-light sconces, hand carved and electrified. Sold as a Pair Price reflects price for Pair.

A handsome and large scaled pair of French late 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras signed E. Lelivevre and casted by Susse Freres Foundary. The pair of four arm electrified...

st. Ormolu mirrored sconces. The pair of two arm sconces have pierced oval backplates surrounding the central mirror plate. The frame has a bottom central reserve of a female face wh...

A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu lamps. Each striking candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a finely detailed foliate base with elegant foliate desi...

A fine gilt bronze lantern featuring six glass panels with handcut starburst ornamentation. 3 lights.

A beautiful and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XV style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by lovely ormolu pieced foliated and floral movements be...

An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamps attributed to François Linke. Each six arm lamp is r...

A charming and uniquely scaled pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candlesticks mounted into lamps. Each candlestick is raised by a Rocaille-designed base with fine folia...

A charming and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and patinated bronze candelabra lamps. Each seven ar...

A most elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu six arm chandelier. The chandelier has an open cage with a reeded crystal central fut. A the bottom ar...

An elegant French 19th Louis XV st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu six light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a bottom solid crystal ball pendant amidst fine cut and tear drop ...

An elegant and most charming French 19th century Louis XV st. Baccarat crystal, patinated and gilt iron chandelier. The twelve arm chandelier is centered by an impressive solid smoot...

A superb and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by an impressive and most decorative tripod base wi...

Pair Antique French Louis XV Painted Wall Sconces are the perfect choice to provide timeless elegance to any room! Carved from solid wood by master sculptors, each features the clas...

A beautiful and high quality Italian 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by an impressive and finely detailed bottom acorn finial with l...

A stunning and important French early 19th century Louis XV st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu eight light chandelier. The incredible Baccarat central fut is surrounded by scrolled ormo...

A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces after a model by André Charles Boulle. Each five arm sconce is centered by an exceptiona...

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...

Brass, chased. High baluster-shaped body. Underneath, starting from twenty-four perfectly curved lighthouses in three further levels, curved struts and eight polished glass obelisks. In the center ascending, multiple articulated baluster-shaped glass shaft with multiple crowning. Candle-shaped pods made of handmade papier-mâché. Rich, hand-cut, hand-wired leaf prism hanging of varying size and drop-shaped crystal hanger. Inside six more...

An Important Louis XV style twelve-light rock crystal and gilt-bronze chandelier. French, circa 1850. An important Louis XV style twelve-light rock crystal and gilt-bronze chandelier, surmounted by a floral corona, issuing six scrolling branches, each terminating with three circular drip pans and nozzles, decorated all over with drops, grapes, apples and baluster shaped shades. The etymology of the word "crystal" has its origins in the Ancient Greek word for ice ‘krystallos’. Rock crystal which is always cool to the touch they considered to be ice permanently frozen by the Gods. For thousands of years Rock crystal has been prized for its beauty and remarkable ability to refract light. When cut and polished, the inherent striations and inclusions of the crystal create a refracted light richer in luminosity than that of manmade crystal or glass. These properties have made it highly desirable throughout history; its scarcity ensuring its use was limited to all but the most luxurious of decorative items. Rock crystal is in reality a natural quartz, pure monocrystals of siliceous oxide. A material of exceptional hardness with indices of light refraction close to that of a diamond, quartz has been mined and worked since antiquity. In the Middle Ages, this rare material was used almost exclusively on religious objects. A prohibitively expensive material, Cristal de roche was first mined in France in small quantities in the 17th century and its rarity forced artisans to innovate. The imitation of crystal began in Venice in the 15th century - the art of the glassmaker being to recreate the limpidity and luminosity of rock crystal. To do this, the glassmakers invented a 'crystal' made in reality of glass combined with a mixture of potassium, silicon, manganese and lead oxide heated to between 1200 and 1500 degrees. This crystal imitated rock crystal, although it displays a metallic colouring. This crystal de roche should not be confused with what is now called crystal. The latter was a development of 18th century Bohemia and, subsequently France with the Manufacture Royale de cristaux. Rock crystal first appears as small beads on candelabras and chandeliers - not yet called lustres - in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 18th century the discovery of new seams in Central Europe allowed the mining of larger blocks of crystal, which could in turn be worked into pyramids, drops and stars. The highest value was historically based, like diamonds, on two things - the weight and the clarity or limpidity of the crystal. The clearer the better, hence the phrase d'une très belle eau when referring to crystal. Perhaps the earliest recorded-reference in France is in 1697, when Louis XIV offered twelve grand 'lustres' in 'cristal de roche' to the King of Siam. Louis XV also possessed a chandelier with twelve branches in his chambre a coucher at Versailles which had been delivered by Delaroue and Slodtz. This was commented on by the duc de Luynes: 'on a mis dans la chambre du roi, un chandelier en cristal de roche d...

A Louis XVI style gilt bronze candlestick Bouillotte lamp, having a baluster form standard with urn swag and lion mask decoration, set wit...

Nice pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze sconces with original gilding in very good condition. 3 light arms. Electrification is to be expected.

Crafted in France circa 1970, and square in shape, the lantern built of iron is decorated throughout with colorful crystal pendants, including bunch of grapes motifs. The tall lantern features a scrolled top, and is decorated with a pierced ornate body embellished with acanthus leaf and floral motifs. The fixture has four inside lights newly wired and dressed with decorative sleeve covers. The Gothic style ceiling light is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a wonderful patinated bronze painted finish with some gilt accents. Hang this elegant and colorful lantern...

1900 pair of candlestick Louis XV style silver plated 6 lights.

Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having fourteen arms issuing ...

An elegant pair of French 19th-century Louis XV St. Ormolu candlestick mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular base with three fine protruding elements below lovely scr...

A stunning and very charming French early 19th century Louis XV st. rock crystal and gilt metal chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a unique and most decorative cut obl...

A fine French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and crystal twelve light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by an exceptional crystal fut with ormolu sprays and a lower crystal ball pendant. The ormolu arms are decorated with crystals pendants and crystal daggers. The top crown is adorned intricately beaded crystal supports, rosettes and tear shaped pendants...

A stunning and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu four arm, eight light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine ormolu foliate finial below the original s...

A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a richly chased rocaille designed ormolu base in a satin and burnished finish with...

A stunning and extremely unique French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier, signed by Vian and after a model by Jean-Jacques Caffieri. The nine arm chandelier is centered by ...

A stunning French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal eight light chandelier. A crystal ball hangs below the ormolu base with acanthus leaf design and inverted fini...

A pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. three-arm giltwood sconces. The sconces with an oval back plate are decorated with richly carved acanthus leaves amidst scrolls. At ...

A monumental Louis XV Style gilt bronze and cut-glass forty-eight light chandelier. French, circa 1885. The frame is variously stamped with numbers and 'JL'. This rare and...