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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 Rococò Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This finely chiseled French Rococò Style gilt bronze and crystal chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has twenty-four lights and it shows classical features of that period such acant...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair French Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely pair of French Louis XV style hand-carved and hand-polished rock crystal five light gilt bronze sconces, late 20th century. Each sconce is centered by a gilt bronze scrollin...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Cage chandelier with moulded glass and bronze pendants, circa 1800
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Cage chandelier with moulded glass and bronze pendants, circa 1800
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal

18th Century, Giltwood Pair of Italian Louis XV Candle Wall Sconce with Mirror
Located in IT
Pair of Piedmontese Italian candle wall sconce in carved and gilded wood with mirror. Turin (Italy), Louis XV period, mid-18th century The precious pair of sconce, made around th...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Mirror, Giltwood

Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XV rock crystal and gilt bronze 12 light chandelier.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Pair of French Wall Sconces in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
A very fine pair of Louis XV style bronze two-light wall sconces, with their original finish and patina. France, circa 1880  
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Twenty-Light Chandelier by Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-crystal twenty-light chandelier by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat, French, Circa 1890.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Candelabra Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and elegant French mid-19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamp, with inkwells and adjustable screen. The lamp is raised by a k...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier. This most unique six arm chandelier is centered at the bottom by an elegant spira...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu chandelier. This most elegant nine arm chandelier is centered at the bottom by a charming acorn finial below the r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Table Lamp, Figure By Mathurin Moreau, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stately table lamp, adorned with a decorative vase, bronze, spelter, and patinated pewter, is positioned in the presence of a young woman seated at the edge of a fountain. The foun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Metal, Bronze, Spelter, Pewter

Fine Pair of French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Wall-Lights with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French Belle Époque Louis XV Style 19th/20th century six light gilt-bronze figural wall sconces, each modeled as a ribb...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XV Patinated Bronze Crystal Chandeliers, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful pair of French patinated bronze chandeliers feature the bird cage shape Classic to the Louis XV style. The pair is draped with bunches of colored crystal grapes and ad...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Giltwood Wall Sconces with Leaf Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Make an elegant statement in your home with this pair of antique giltwood wall lights. Crafted in France circa 1850, and oval in shape, each large sconce features hand carved acanthu...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

Pair of Italian Torcheres in Silver Wood Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A rare pair of early 19th century silver wood torchieres from Italy. Superb Italian Louis XV style work in carved wood. Very good quality of carving and in magnificent condition T ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Painted Gilt Eight-Light Iron Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique chandelier was created in Paris, France circa 1920. Round in shape, the Louis XV style iron chandelier features forged scrolled motifs decorated with metal acan...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Iron

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass, and Crystal Girandole lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass, and Crystal Girandole lamps. Each beautiful four arm Girandole is raised on a circular stepped Orm...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Parrot Chenet Lamps
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high quality pair of French gilt-bronze Louis XV style chenets, with nicely-cast foliate detailing and featuring parrots (19th century), which have been converted to lamps (wired f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lantern, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt Bronze and cut glass Lantern. France, early 20th century. Measures: Lantern height with chain: 136 cm. Lantern height without chain: 76 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Set By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A fine set of French Louis XV style gilt bronze sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi Beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, hav...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Bronze Candlestick Lamp Bases with Acrylic Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French bronze candlesticks mounted as lamps on acrylic bases.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights by Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze wall lights by Barbedienne French, late 19th century Measures: height 51cm, width 41cm, depth 35cm Signed for the leading bronzier and metalwo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

Four Antique Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These gilt bronze (ormolu) wall sconces (lights) are elaborate and highly elegant in their design. They are fashioned in the Rococo style, after decorative arts of the Louis XV perio...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu, Bronze

Large Wall Sconce Gilt Louis XV Style Nine Lights
Located in Austin, TX
A large this antique style nine-light wall sconce will be a graceful focal point on any wall. Modern materials with old-world charm of Louis XV style. Beautiful gilt piece features...
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2010s American Louis XV Lighting

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Plastic

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass and Crystal lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass and Crystal lantern. The wonderful pentagon shaped lantern is adorned with top and bottom 'S' scrolled spra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Globe
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine & Decorative Louis XV style Gilt Bronze & Cut Crystal Globe. 1 light. France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height 13" Diameter 8" CW5078
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1910s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Chinese Export Rooster Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular and large pair of Chinese Export rooster Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted candelabras. Each candelabra is centered by a large ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Large Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Five-Light Wall Lights in the Style of Caffieri
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each sconce of asymmetrical rocaille design with foliate-cast backplate issuing five foliate S and C- scrolling candle arms mounted throughout with stylized leaf-tip motifs. Drilled ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Louis XV Style Crystal, Cut Glass and Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century Louis XV st. cut glass, crystal and iron six arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine cut crystal ball at the bottom. Above is a fine arr...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal

Ormolu and Rock Crystal Bird Candelabra Lamps, French Louis XV Style
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite Louis XV style ormolu and hand-carved and hand polished Rock Crystal bird lamps, with rock crystal finials and shades. Meticulous attentio...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most unique French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and crystal Plafonnier chandelier. The Plafonnier is centered by a finely detailed ormolu floral reserve from where...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles. Each six light lamp is raised by a fine triangular pierced Ormolu base with...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

A Pair of French Porcelain Gilt Bronze Mounted Urn Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of French Porcelain Iron Red and gold urn form lamps. The hand decorated front cartouches with gilt bronze handles and mounts. The decorated panels with artist signature at ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

French Chrystal and Bronze Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Fabulous 19 century French Louis XV style finely gilded bronze 18-light chandelier mounted with beautifully cut crystal prisms and spikes, possibly Baccarat. Measures: H. 55" x D. 3...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extremely fine 19th century French Louis XV style ormolu three-light sconces. The beautiful three-light sconces in the form of a foliate bough with three arms branching from the cen...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

18th Century Style Table Lamp in 18K gilted bronze and pink rock crystal
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Table lamp of style louis XV in 18K gilted bronze with parts in cut pink rock crystal. We have one table lamp in stock however we can produce them made to measure and in other fin...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze, Nickel

A Large French Baccarat Style Bronze Framed Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An elegant early 20th Century French chandelier with crisp cut glass crystal obelisks and flat cut glass pear-shaped drops joined with faceted beaded swags, headed with cut glass sta...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Lacquered and Gold Wood Louis XV Style Italian Wall Lights
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of late 18th-century Italian wall lights. Lighting in Louis XV style, carved, lacquered, gilded, and silvered, beautifully designed and feature attractive furnishings. The mirro...
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1780s Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Mirror, Wood

Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Tole, Gilt Metal And Saxe Porcelain Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Tole, gilt metal and Saxe porcelain chandelier. The six arm eighteen bulb chandelier is centered by a charming bottom gilt metal floral ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

Louis XV Giltwood Mirrored Girandoles
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredibly rare pair of Louis XV-period giltwood mirrored girandoles capture the grandeur, grace and opulence of the Rococo movement in the decorative arts. Each opulent mirror is exquisitely framed with voluminous flourishes of naturalistic motifs exemplary of the Louis XV era’s organic, deliberately asymmetrical stylings. Holding four candles each, these outstanding mirrored girandoles would have decoratively flanked a room of the period elegantly, illuminating the giltwood lustrously and providing ambient light reflected in the mirrored glass. Mirrors have long played an integral role in decorative design, often serving as focal points of a room. Dating back to the 13th century, the first French looking glasses were very small, yet enormously precious. Because these early mirrors...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Mirror, Giltwood

Italian Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Iron, Gilt and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. patinated off white iron and gilt metal twelve arm chandelier. The patinated off white iron cage has a wonderful open scrolled des...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Metal, Iron

Cherub Gilt Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze chandelier with crystal pendalogues, featuring cherubs playing different musical instruments, originally for candles now electrified. 24 lights. France, circa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Very Fine 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Underneath the top canopy is a distribution box ( prolonged underneath by a shaft ) issuing three hooks, hanging from the hooks are ch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XV Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze & cut crystal chandelier in the Louis XV style. 12 lights. France, circa 1920. Height 39" Diameter 32" CW5040.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Impressive Belle Époque Lantern in the Louis XV Manner
Located in London, GB
An Important Lantern In the Louis XV Manner Constructed in gilt bronze, the ovoid body composed of six blown crystal facets interspersed with orm...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Rococo Lantern
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Rococo Lantern. Finely cast with fronded and scrolling acanthus and ribbon tied foliate decoration. French, Circa 1870.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. This charming pair of lamps is raised by an asymmetrical and intricately chased Roc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandeliers. Each twelve arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful and most uniquely shaped hand blown...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Monumental Italian Crystal Beaded Arm Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian 24 light crystal beaded arm chandelier adorned with garlands of crystal swags, crystal spheres, and crystal pendants throughout. The fixture is wired with new drip...
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1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Ormolu and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period ormolu and crystal chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a charming and finely cut hand blown crystal ball below a tier of cut crystal pendants. Each of the fifteen elegantly scrolled arms are adorned with clear and amethyst color cut crystals...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

A small French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier. The six arm chandelier displays a central fut decorated with foliage amidst a twisted ribbon. The fut...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Bronze Mirror Double Sconces From Louis XV Style circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French pair of wall sconces in bevelled mirror, brass & glass tassels Wall lights giving a lovely warm light. Made in the 20th mid-century circa 1960 in the Louis XV style. Tassels ...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Brass

18th C Style Carved Italian Gilt Wood 8 Light Chandelier by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Carved Italian Gilt Wood 8 Light Chandelier by Randy Esada for Prospr Additional information: Materials: Lights, Wood Color: Gold Brand: Randy Esada Designs for Prospr ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Lighting

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Wood

Louis XV Wood and Metal Italian Torchere Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is an 18th-century Louis XV-style Italian torchère that has been converted into a table lamp. The lamp features an intricately carved wooden base adorned with ornate detailing a...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

Charming Pair of Italian Style Three-Arm Chandelier, Great Worn Patina Priced ea
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming pair of Italian style three-arm chandelier, great worn patina, priced per chandelier, have four available, comes with chain and canopy, newly wired so ready for installation.
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Lighting

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Tôle

Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Wall Lights
Located in London, Park Royal
Exceptionally crafted, very large, Louis XV Style, pair of hand-carved wall lights. Hand Gilded in antique gold finish. Featuring traditional motifs of musical instruments, laurel le...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XV Lighting

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Wood, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu, Tole and Sèvres Porcelain Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu, tole and Sèvres Porcelain sconces. Each sconce is centered by an ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Metal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful finely detailed acorn finial below the reeded body. Each of the elega...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of Palatial Louis XV Style Ormolu Bronze Sconces, 19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
This pair of palatial ormolu bronze wall sconces in the Louis XV style exhibit the characteristic asymmetrical and flowing lines of the period. Each sconce has three branches that in...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Italian Turn of the Century Louis XV st. Gilt Metal and Rock Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most attractive Italian Turn of the Century Louis XV st. Gilt Metal and Rock Crystal chandelier. The wonderful six arm chandelier is centered by a solid spherical bott...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Metal

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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