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
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces. Each three armed sconce is centered by a fine pierced scrolled foliate back plate with lovely richly chased le...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Rococò Style Gilt Bronze Lantern by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This finely chiseled French Rococo style gilt bronze lantern by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has six-light and it shows classical features of that period such acanthus leaves and vegetal d...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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 ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Crystal and Ormolu Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Gilded 3-Arm French Louis XV Style Chandelier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Very Fine 19th Century French Cut Baccarat Style Louis XV Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine large 19th century French baccarat style hand cut crystal and gilt bronze trimmed chandelier.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Louis XV Style Twenty-Light Chandelier by Baccarat
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
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
18th C. Ormolu Rock Crystal 16-Light Chandelier Hanging Ceiling Light Pendant LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Ormolu Rock Crystal 16-Light Chandelier hanging ceiling light pendant LA .A sensational and rare French mid-18th century Louis XV transition Louis XVI period handcrafted Rock crystal and Glass ormolu with an exceptional 16-light chandelier. The chandelier is showered by an outstanding solid rock crystal stone carvings, creating a magical play of lights.
Each of the 16 arms are adorned with teardrops shaped cut rock crystal pendants and rosettes formed with multiple rock crystal cuts bound together. The row of lighting in the center part shines upward, the reflection of light displayed is breathtaking .The chandelier is connected with threads of small beads forming a cage. High End Antique...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal, Metallic Thread
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
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV style Eight-Light Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This elegant chandelier has come to us in original condition requiring only careful cleaning and regilding the frame. From the swagged crown to the hand-blown ball, it is hung with a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Bronze & Tole Louis XV Style Bouillotte Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant French bronze Louis XV style Bouillotte lamp from the 19th Century with an adjustable painted metal shade and three electrified candle- arms.
Measures: height 22.4" in. (57 cm), diameter 13" in. (33 cm).
Lighting: takes three small Edison bulbs. It originally used candles...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Rock Crystal Pendant Bagues Style French Louis XV Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1990s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eight arm chandelier has an open cage and a central crystal...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Large Antique Gilt Metal Flagon Lamp
Located in London, GB
Large antique gilt metal lamp in the form of an embossed flagon with many fine details & sitting on an onyx base with gilt feet.
The gilding has a soft gold color & has been clean...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Dark Bronze Baccarat Chandelier, France, 19th Century
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful Louis XV ten-light crystal chandelier attributed to Baccarat, France, circa 1880s.
This beautiful chandelier is made of dark bronze suspended with big crystal prism in t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with clear glass teardrops, rosettes and columns and accented with six turquoise blue glass teardrops. All original, as found. Brass fram...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
20th Century Set of Pair French Bronze and Glass Sconces with Ceiling Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
20th century set of pair French bronze and glass sconces with ceiling lamp
Sconces measurements:
H 11.81in
W 11.81in
D 3.93in
Ceiling lamp measurements;
H 22.44in
W 8.66in...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Arm Giltwood Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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 ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Wall Sconces in Gilt Bronze, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV style wall sconces in gilt bronze with three fires. Agrafe decor on which are fixed three scroll shape branches. Cups and bobeches decorated with acanthus leaves.
...
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1950s European Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Nickel over Bronze Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of circa 1910 Louis XV style electrified wall sconces. Nickel over bronze. Fine quality and recently wired.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Solo Wall Light Sconce Glass Shade Louis XV Revival, Mid 20th Century
Located in Mimizan, FR
Solo wall light sconce Louis XV revival, mid 20th century
Small light with good glass shade with one very small mark on not very visible
This will be re-wired and tested to USA or ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Twenty-four-light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very large fine and palatial 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass twenty-four-light chandelier (There are two of these chandeliers available), the solid bronze fra...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A palatial French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass 16 candle-arms and 28 Interior light chandelier, attributed to Baccarat. The elongated gilt bronze frame with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French appliques (pair) bronze gilded in the style of Louis xv
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French appliques (pair) bronze gilded in the style of Louis XV
circa 1900
five lightly.
Louis XV style (in French, Louis Quinze) is an artistic style, mainly in the field of decorat...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Carved and Metal Giltwood and Painted Two-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Light up a dining room or powder room with this elegant pair of antique fixtures. Crafted in Italy circa 1980, each sconce features intricate hand-carvings with leaf and scrolled mot...
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Late 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
19th Century, Four Three-light French Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in IT
19th century, four three-light French gilt bronze wall sconces
These four large three-light wall lamps were made, in chiselled gilt ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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...
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20th Century 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 Style Cut Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th century French Louis XV style chandelier with bronze frame and cut crystal pendants.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Five Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These beautiful gilt bronze (ormolu) wall sconces (lights) are designed in an elegant Rococo style after decorative arts of the Louis XV period (1715-1774). Characteristic of this st...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Clear Glass with Pendants Two-Light Sconce
Located in Brescia, IT
Louis XV style clear glass with pendants Two-light sconce contemporary production
A nice wall sconce of untimeless beauty. Very contemporary brown burnished metal details.
Burnis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
French Louis XV Style Imari Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th century) monumental Imari porcelain and bronze doré palace vases mounted as lamps.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Six Lights Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This small Louis XV style gilt bronze candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi resumes the great taste of Rococò period decoration. A...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Bronze "Versailles" Lantern with Beveled Glass Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bronze "Versailles" lantern with beveled glass panels. 1-light
France, circa 1920
Dimensions: Height 18", diameter 8 1/2"
CW4614.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chandelier. Baccarat Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant gilt bronze and crystal eight light 'cage style' chandelier by Baccarat
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair French Ormolu Sconces, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of 19 century French louis XV style ormolu 4 light sconces.
Each surmounted with a ribbon, above intricate ormolu foliage and mythical mask, issuing two reeded candelabra arms with dragonfly wings and unique camel heads...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XV Style Floor Lamp, 1960s, France
By Francisco Luque
Located in Den Haag, NL
If you want something else. This is it. Like a classic chandelier on a stand. Brass stand, very nice quality
comes with a 5 arm cut glass top. Still with their original shades. Good...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Cut Glass
Pair of Fine French Amythest Colored and Clear Crystal Prism Candelabrum
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine pair of vintage 1940s French tabletop candelabrum, circa 1940. They are fitted with fine clear crystals and amythest colored crystals. M...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze sconces.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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
20th Century Louis XV Style Girandole Table Lamp Brass with Crystals
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...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Hexagonal French Louis XV Style Wrought Iron Hanging Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of four hexagonal French Louis XV style wrought iron hanging lanterns, after the antique. The elongated body surmounted with fleur-de-lis', floral rosettes and scrolled decorat...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Materials
Rock Crystal, 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
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
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...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Set of French Silver Plated Sconces, Sold Per Pair
Located in New York, NY
A set of four French circa 1950s Louis XV style three-light sconces with silver plated finish.
Measurements:
Height 20"
Width 11"
Depth 4".
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Figural Cherub Brass and Marble Candelabrum Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style figural cherub brass and marble candelabrum table lamp. Item features round black marble base, 5 candelabras, figural cherub to center, ornate acanthus ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of French Louis XV Gilded Carved Wood Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
Early 2000s French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Rouge Marble Candelabra
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very stately pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze and rouge five-light marble candelabra. 19th century.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces. Each three-arm sconce is centered by a fine bottom acorn-shaped finial below striking richly c...
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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