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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 6x10 Louis XV Style Silver Plated Candlesticks
Located in Hallowell, US
Pair of Louis XV style silver plated candlesticks. Also available as electrified candlestick lamps. These were custom cast from 18th centur...
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Early 2000s American Louis XV Lighting

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Silver Plate

6-Arm Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful 6-arm chandelier made in Italy of Murano glass. The chandelier measures 23 x 23 x 28 tall and will require rewiring since it is Italian. The chandelier dates to t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Art Glass

Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Cherubs Head Twin Arm Wall Sconces, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Louis XV style bronze Cherubs head twin arm wall sconces. A wonderful pair of Louis XV or Rococo style ornate wall sconces with cher...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

19th Dragon Pair of Wall Lamp in Bronze Oxidized Silver and 24K Gold
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Faithful to the fashion of Japaneseism at the end of the 19th century, this model is inspired by the works of Edouard Lièvre (1828-1886), a major contributor to this movement within ...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Gold, Silver, Bronze

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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Silvered Bronze Louis XV Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality silver over bronze Louis XV style wall sconces with frosted cut to clear torch form glass globes. Wall torchiere form sconces recently rewi...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Silver Plate, Bronze

Pair of Ormolu Candlestick Form Lamps, 19th Century with Pleated Shades
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Ormolu candlestick form lamps, 19th century. Wired & ready for use. With 12 inch white silk pleated shades.  
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Gold, Bronze, Brass

Pair of Louis XV Sconces in Gilt Bronze with Two Lights, Mid-20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, mid-20th century Two lights Decorated with floral themed acanthus leaves typical of the Louis XV style. Electric wiring and spark plug for light b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Louis XV st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu chandelier. The eight arm twelve light chandelier is centered by a beautiful cut crystal ball below the el...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Rock Crystal And Gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Metal

20th Century Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum quality, highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style. Unusual, finely engraved, cast bronze. Strongly adorned middle shaft, with six fully moulded puttos and three birds....
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Cage Chandelier in Bronze Garnished with Tassels, Early 20th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilded bronze chandelier adorned with pendants, 9 sconces.
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Petite Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Dore bronze rococo Louis XV Petite lantern chandelier has been rewired with 3 candelabra lights inside a hand blown and cut curved gl...
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century 6 light Louis XV gilt bronze and rock crystal chandelier.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Louis XV Style French Crystal and Bronze Sconces, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XV style French Art Deco Period cast bronze and crystal sconces. Good quality heavy casting with five candle lights and a variety of cut crystal prisms and pendalogue...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique French Gilt Metal & Glass Cherub Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large and stunning antique table lamp in gilt metal & brass, with original textured glass shade inserts. We believe it’s French & dates from around the 1930-50’s period. It is o...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Metal, Brass

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

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier. The twenty arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful bottom acorn finial below wonderful foliate mo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier After Pierre Gouthière
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style gilt bronze seven-light figural chandelier. The elongated and ovoid gilt-bronze frame with six scrolled candle-arms (now electrified) surmou...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Bronze Chandelier in Peacock Feather Shape, Late Eighteenth Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
bronze chandelier with tassels late eighteenth early nineteenth century. New electrification
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Glass

Brass Four-Arm Candle Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of brass lamps, with four arms for candles, later addition of two sockets for light bulbs, unmarked. Dimensions: 21.5" H x 10" W. SKU: 86375 Dealer: S138XX
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Brass

Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Set of Four Italian Louis XV Style Sconces Gilt Bronze Foliate Wall Lights 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
A set of Four Italian Gilt Bronze Sconces Louis XV Style, scrolling curved line two-armed wall lights dating back to the first half of 20th ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Light Gilt-Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th Century Louis XV style three-light gilt-bronze wall lights (Sconces), attributed to Henri Dasson (1825–1896). The elongated ormolu tassel body surmoun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Three Mid-20th Century Ivory and Gold Lacquered Wood Italian Wall Lights
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of antique ivory and gold lacquered wood hand-crafted in Italy in the first half of 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Gold

Mid 19th Century French Henri Picard Pair of Louis XV Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid 19th Century French pair of Louis XV gilt bronze candlesticks, made by Henri Picard/Paris: Baluster shaped stem standing on a broad round base decorated with curled cartouches,...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze Louis XV style chandelier. C shaped arms at three circles adjoined with hand cut crystal pendalogues and garlands of octagonal a...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Sconces, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This stylish and chic pair of Italian Louis XV style wall sconces date to the 1960s and are fabricated in iron, blackened, gilt steel and crystal prisms. Note: They have still the...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

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.
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Glass

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

Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mottled Granite-Marble Candelabra, Attr. F. Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mottled granite-marble urn seven-light candelabra, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The tapering ovoid bod...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Gilt Metal and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century Louis XV st. gilt metal and Baccarat crystal chandelier by Maison Bagues. The chandelier is centered by a beautiful cut crystal ball amidst a superb arra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

Antique French Brass and Crystal Cage Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century brass cage chandelier with crystal drops and prism to centre. A faceted crystal ball drop to bottom. the drops faceted and fea...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Three-Armed Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French Louis XV rococo style gilded bronze double arm wall sconces, in very good antique condition. Beautiful decorative floral and leaf tiered scrolling arms. Very goo...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Gilt Bronze Lanterns, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt bronze lanterns. France, late 19th century.  
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

18th C Style Carved Italian Gilt Wood 24 Arm Verochio Chandelier by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C style carved Italian Gilt wood 24 arm Verochio chandelier by Randy Esada.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XV Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful high quality Louis XV gilt bronze and cut- crystal chandelier, France, 1840-1880s. This beautiful chandelier is made of gilt bronze suspended with big crystal prism in t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Louis XV style Chandelier.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt Bronze Louis XV style Chandelier. Centered by stylized flower basket. 9 Lights. France, circa 1900. CW5185
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French 20th Century Louis XV St. Gilt Metal And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French turn of the century Louis XV st. gilt metal and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a solid Baccarat crystal ball pendant amidst an exceptional array of tear drop and kite shaped pendants...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze Ormolu French Wall Lights
Located in Roma, IT
Sumptuous and large pair of 5-light sconces in gilt bronze. This fantastic set was made in the early 20th century in the style of Louis XV in France. This luxurious pair is decora...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Louis XV Style Ormolu Candlestick Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV Style Ormolu Candlestick Lamp, c. 1900, the ormolu base depicting two putti in the manner of Meissonier atop fruiting rocailles flanking a wreathed column supporting a singl...
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt Bronze Two-Armed Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
A Fine pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconces. Beautiful designed and in very good condition. Electrified. Dimensions: 13 5/8" H x 9 1/4" W x 5" D.  
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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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

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

French Pair of Louis XV Style Bronze Girandoles Crystal Candelabras
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of bronze girandoles candelabras with clear and amethyst crystals. Rare beautiful pair. Dimensions: 17.5” H x 12” D Base 5” D.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Louis XV Style Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This styish and chic Louis XVI style chandelier dates to the 1960s and it's large scale makes a definite statement with its form and finish. Note: Requires six candleabra bulbs. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Iron, Metal

Rare Rock Crystal Chandelier Attributed to L. Messagé, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional ormolu and rock crystal twenty-four-light chandelier attributed to L. Messagé. Made of cage form, the central stem cast with bulrush and a fruit-filled vase, issuing twen...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze & crystal Louis XV "Cage" style chandelier. 9 Lights. France, circa 1900. Dimensions: height 38" diameter 24" CW4432.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Sconce Mirror and Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th/20th century Louis XVI style belle epoque gildwood carved sconce mirror (wall-light) Girandle. The elongated carved body decorated with giltwood carved wreaths...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Gesso, Giltwood, Mirror

Gilt Wall Sconce with three Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gilt wall sconce with three lights - the wiring looks to be in good condition and metal all in very good shape...a beautiful replica of a period French piece.
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Bouillotte Desk Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each three arm candelabra; with painted black tin shades and gilt bronze finials, wired for electricity. From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York, NY.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

Large Carved Gilt Gold Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Large beautiful hand carved gilt gold chandelier. Circa early 19th century, Rewired ready to install, 20 lights.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

Pair of Antique French Louis XV Styled Brass & Cut Crystal Lamps & Glass Fruits
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique brass and crystal lamps are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Maison Jansen Rock Crystal Six-Light Chandelier 'Mid 20th Century'
Located in London, GB
A Maison Jansen French ormolu and rock crystal six-light chandelier (mid-20th century). Of Louis XV style, the open cage centred by an upswept faceted sprig with ormolu finial, the s...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Large Louis XV Style Cut-Glass Thirty-Light Cage Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and important Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-crystal thirty-light cage chandelier. French, circa 1870. This fine chandelier is of a grand scale at 223 cm high (88 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of French Lamps with Chinese Ceramic Vase
Located in IT
19th Century Pair of French Lamps with Chinese Ceramic Vase This particular pair of lamps was made with the use of ceramic vases, made in China in the nineteenth century and moun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Large Baccarat Crystal Chandelier Dining Entry Ceiling 12 Light Fixture Pendant
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Baccarat Crystal Antique Chandelier Dining ceiling 12 light fixture pendant . Late 18th Early 19th century Rare and Exquisite baccarat crystal chandelier 12 light with hand made crafted Elegant Bronze cage . French luxury manufacturer of fine crystal located in Baccarat , France . Baccarat not only uses and used high-end crystal for centuries but it makes and made products with design in mind setting the highest standards in crystal glassmaking to create beauty, their expert glassmakers have turned ordinary objects into works of high art Baccarat, 250 years of french Art de ViVre . Since 1764 Baccarat has written the chapters of its remarkable history in sparkling letters. Founded in Lorraine, by permission of King Louis XV, the world's most famous Crystal works has, over the ages, become a symbol of superb craftsmanship and French Art de Vivre. It doesn't create objects you can find anywhere else since its products are designed by some of the top artistic minds in the industry. 1817-1869 Baccarat received its first royal commission in 1823. This began a lengthy line of commissions for royalty and heads of state throughout the world. An exquisite Hand crafted Large 18th century chandelier...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Metal, Bronze

Pair of Louis the 15th Style Bronze Wall Sconces, French, circa 1920
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pair of Louis the 15th style wall sconces is made of bronze. This is a French work, circa 1920.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

French Bonze & Tole Louis XV Style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant French bronze Louis XV style Bouillotte lamp with an adjustable painted metal shade and three electrified candle- arms. Measures: Height 25.6" in. (65 cm), diameter 13" i...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Metal, 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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