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Louis XV Decorative Objects

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 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabras, Signed Germain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and monumentally scaled pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabras, signed Germain. Each uniquely designed five arm candelabra is raised by a fine mottled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Mantle Clock in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A mantel clock in the Louis XV manner. Constructed in white Carrara marble and gilt bronze; the rectangular form base having bowed ends, rises from gilt toupie feet and has opposed gilt sphinxes and gilt bronze foliate mounts to the facia; the two train clock...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Large 19th Century Giltwood French Louis XV Cartel Clock
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and most impressive large size antique French cartel clock. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the 19th century, very fi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Porcelain, Glass, Giltwood

Exceptional Fürstenberg Pedestal Medici form Twin Handled Urn Vase Unique Sample
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing glazed hand painted urn vase made in Germany by Furstenberg Porcelain, a well known Manufactory for extraordinary items. This is a heavy vase but you can also use it as a ...
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1980s German Vintage Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Louis XV Style Pair of Candelabra Ormolu Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical pair of candelabra 6 lights and on the top you have a cabochon to extinguish the candles on this time. This is very rare to have it generally all the cabochon was lost by t...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Italian Louis XV Style Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Italian Louis XV Style Bronze and Marble Seven-Light Candelabra. Measures 11" in width, 11" in depth and 27" in height.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze or Metal Bacchanalian Vases with Marble base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pair of patinated bronze Bacchanal vases. The vases are modeled with masks depicting chimeric ibexes, flanked by laurel garlands, above which are finely carved reliefs of...
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Early 20th Century German Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Metal, Ormolu

Pair 18thc French Antique Gilt Bronze Full Figural Cherub/ Putti Sculptures
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 18thc Antique French Gilt Bronze Full Figural Cherub/ Putti Sculptures. Weighty and very expressive crisp detail. These are gorgeous and very high quality. Parisian Estate.
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1780s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

20th Century French Louis XV Carved Burl Wood Grandfather Clock from Lyon Region
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted near Lyon, France, circa 1980 and built of burl wood, the vintage tall "Horloge Bressane" (Bressan is a region neat the city of Lyon), stands on curved feet over a scalloped ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Burl

19th Century French brass mounted Louis XV-style mantel clock
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century French brass mounted Louis XV-style mantel clock, by Japy Freres. Decorated in the Vernis Martin style with Watteauesque-style scene of a young courtship couple beneath...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Metal, Brass

Bust of Alexandre Brongniart First Half of 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean Antoine Houdon, first half of 20th century, painted plaster in faux terracotta finish on white circular waisted socle, some retouching to the...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Hand Painted Floral Wig Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful hand painted, domed shape wig box with brass corners and incised brass surround around lock. Painted interior.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Brass

Imperial Italian Louis XV Style Mantel Clock
By Imperial Clock Company
Located in Augusta, GA
Imperial mantle clock Made in Italy circa 1970s Made of brass and vibrant blue enamel Original key included Beautiful details
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Brass, Enamel

Pair of French White Carrara Marble and Gilt Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A good pair of candelabra in the Louis XVI manner. Constructed in Carrara marble and gilt bronze; the square stepped bases having incurved angles, and supporting bronze socles dre...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Style Bisque and Ormolu Sculpture After A. Rousaud
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 10 1/2 in W: 17 1/4 in D: 11 in This antique 19th century Louis XV style bisque and ormolu sculpture of children on a sofa is made of the highest quality! If you loo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

‘Les Grands Faunes’, a Pair of Candelabra after François Rémond, circa 1880
By François Rémond
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
‘Les Grands Faunes’, a large and very finely cast pair of gilt bronze and patinated bronze figural candelabra on green granite marble bases, after a model by François Rémond...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Clock Garniture by Maison Baguès French circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt and Patinated bronze figural clock garniture by Maison Baguès. This rare example of a clock garniture by Maison Baguès has a twin train eight-day movement striking on a bell.  The garniture consists of a clock and a pair of candelabra en suite. The clock has a Rococo cast case surmounted by a patinated bronze putto playing a lyre, above a circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic seconds and pierced hands. The dial inscribed 'Eug Bagues, Paris'. The case terminates in four scrolling legs put down on an acanthus cast plinth base. The candelabra en suite have gilt bronze pierced acanthus cast bases supporting patinated bronze putti each holding aloft three scrolling acanthus arms terminating in circular and foliate cast drip trays and nozzles. Maison Baguès The Baguès Company, located at 31, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, was founded in 1840 by Mr. Noel Baguès who started his business to cast liturgical bronzes. By 1880 the company had expanded into the production of bronze light fixtures in response to the development of electrical lighting. Carried on by Noël’s son Eugène and grandsons Victor and Robert, Maison Baguès continued to progress, adding intricately detailed iron lighting collections in the 1920s as well as stair banisters...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French 19th / 20th Century Bronze Cartel Clock, Figural, Dore
Located in Manhasset, NY
A French Bronze Wall, Cartel Clock Late 19th Century, Solid Bronze, Figural A fine solid bronze large and impressive Wall or Cartel Clock having porcelain Cartouche Roman numera...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Steel, Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Black Marble Standish Double Inkwell
Located in Germantown, MD
An exceptional Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Black Marble Standish Inkwell with Cherub playing music.
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Metal, Brass

Pair of Bronze Candleholders Louis XV Style, French 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French decorative candle holder in the Louis XV style with acanthus leaves Solid bronze Good condition with nice patina Shipping 38/25/45 cm 6 kg.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Italian walnut clock, Pellegrino Amorotti, mid-18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Roman table clock. Walnut wood case and finely crafted gilt bronze friezes. Gold-plated brass dial with time band and central dial for alarm clock. Dial "at 12 o'clock" for "ri...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Inkwell Signed Van De Voorde
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 6 1/2 in Width: 15 3/4 in Depth: 9 in This antique French Louis XV style bronze ormolu inkwell is truly a sight to be seen! If we take a look at the photos prov...
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20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Louis VX Style Rouge Marble Centerpiece and Candelabra Set by F.Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
Comprised of a jardiniere centerpiece and a pair of nine arm candelabras in rouge marble. The jardinere features gadrooned gilt bronze mounts with elaborate foliate scroll forms and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Giltwood Wall Bracket
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ornate "S" scroll Italian Florentine giltwood hand carved wall bracket.
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French Louis XV-style walnut farinerio flour box exemplifies the perfect union of form and function. Crafted from warm-toned walnut, the box features intricately ca...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Cartel Clock
Located in Pembroke, MA
Louis XV style Cartel clock in gilt bronze with painted porcelain dial. The case has been re-gilded, and features typical rocaille ornament such as laurel leaves and berries, flowers...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu, Bronze

Jean-Jacques Caffieri Nobleman Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French life size plaster bust of 18th Century nobleman on square base (model by Jean Jacques Caffieri 1725 - 1792/late 19th cent)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Four Arm Cupid Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th century) bronze dore cupid design 4 arm candelabras supported on filigree triangular shaped bases. (Priced as pair...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Metal, Bronze

LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century MANTEL CLOCK
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century MANTEL CLOCK French, in gilded bronze and marble, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals. Decorated with cupid and rooster. Marked "Samuel Marti Gold Med...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Four Beautiful Louis XV-Candlesticks in Gilded Bronze from Banque De France
Located in Knivsta, SE
Four Beautiful and very rare candlesticks in gilded bronze from 1760s in Louis XV. Most probably made in Paris. Provenance from the Banque de France, complete with inventory number f...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Gold, Bronze

French Pair of Bronze Girandoles Candelabras with Clear and Amethyst Crystals
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of bronze girandoles candelabras with clear and amethyst crystals. Rare beautiful pair. Dimensions: 17.5” H x 12” W x 12” D Base diameter 5”.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

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 Decorative Objects

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Gold

French Venus and Cupid Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantle Clock by Planchon
By Planchon au Palais Royale 1
Located in New York, NY
French Venus and Cupid Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantle Clock by Planchon - Au Palais-Royal  Crafted in the Louis XV style this gilt bronze and white marble mantle clock depicts Venus and Cupid mounted on a marble pedestal base with floral garlands, ribbon bows, acanthus leaf scroll forms and beading, all resting on bun feet. The white enamel clock face...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Bronze Figural Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Bronze Figural Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture w/ Swan. A Napoleon III gilt bronze centerpiece surmounted by winged maiden and winged swan pulling ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Imari Porcelain Planter, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese porcelain and French gilded bronze mount. Important Imari Porcelain planter with a polychrome and golden decoration of cranes, carp and lion, on a blue vermiculated backgro...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Set, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style gilt bronze mantel set, 19th century. A Louis XV style ormolu mantel set with a clock and two candelabras. Clock: H: 38cm, W: 26.5cm, D: 14cm Candelabra: H: 45,5cm, W...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XV Style Mantel Clock
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique French 19th century mantel clock. This exquisite mantel clock has a Sevres porcelain dial plate and other Sevres porcelain decorations. The movement with spring suspension. ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Louis XV Bronze Mounted Chinese Export Centerpiece Bowl or Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite Louis XV style bronze mounted Chinese Export centerpiece bowl. The porcelain bowl is finely hand painted with exotic birds, dragon fruits and plants. The bowl features t...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Silver Plated Metal Planter in Louis XV Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated metal planter in Louis XV style, early 20th century. Measures: H 14 cm, L 37 cm, D 12 cm.  
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Metal

Saint Amable, polychrome poplar wood, France, 18th century
Located in Brescia, IT
Description Polychrome wooden centerpiece sculpture depicting Saint Amable. Saint Amable of Riom was a Latin presbyter and was among the first Rium pastors. Tradition has it that at ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Wood

18th Century Turned Oak Bowl from France
Located in High Point, NC
18th century Holm oak bowl from France. The bowl is beautifully hand turned and has a rich color and patina and shows honest signs of use. This type of bowl may have been used in ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Oak

A Rare 18th C. French Dore Bronze Clock w/ Putti & Musician, Att. Robert Osmond
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare French 18th-Century Doré Bronze Mantel Clock Attributed to Robert Osmond. The clock is designed in the form of an urn, supported by a central pedestal and a re...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Candelabras with seating Putti
Located in Norton, MA
Large and heavy French Louis XV style candlesticks made of bronze candlesticks with intricated sculptural form through the entire piece. Special gilt effect on the putti's body to make this figure very visible and catch the attention of it. 7 candlestick...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Porcelain and Bronze Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Each with central Macaw bird with trailing branches with carnations and roses. Each with three candle arms. Rocaille bronze bases.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair 19th C Bronze Dore' Cherubs Table Lamps Candelabra Manner Henry Dasson
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This incredible 1890s era pair of candelabras possibly made by Henry Dasson in the after Clodion are simply spectacular and feature the finest possible casting of cherubs and flowers...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair of Large French Louis XV Style Bronze Five-Light Candelabras
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large and impressive pair of Louis XV or Rococo style bronze five-light candelabras, France, 1920s. Decorated with floral and scrolled leaf motif throughout. Dimensions: Height 60 ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century French Patinated Spelter Horse and Foal Sculpture After P.J. Mêne
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique horse composition in a man’s office or on a shelf in a study. Created in France, circa 1870, the spelter composition features a tall stallion figure and a ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Spelter

Pair of Antique French Copper Bath Warmers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare pair of 18th Century French bath warmers handcrafted with copper and iron in utilitarian yet sculptural form, still functional and miraculously retaining the original lids.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Copper, Iron

Pair of French Louis XV 18th Century Silvered Bronze Candlestick with Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV silvered bronze candlesticks from the 18th century, with volutes and paw feet. Born in France during the reign of King Louis XV nicknamed the Beloved, each ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Ewer Vase from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall, antique "Aiguiere" (ewer) was sculpted in Rouen, France, circa 1860. This delicate, ornate ceramic pitcher has one large handle, a sloped spout, four feet and an elegant s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Faience, Ceramic

Beautiful French Bronze Antique Mantle Desk Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bronze. Enamel face. With key and pendulum. 15 1/4" h x 10 3/4" w x 5 3/4" d. Condition Damage to enamel face. Minor oxidation.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Clock, Cartel in Louis XV Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Clock, Cartel in Louis XV style, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 45 cm, W: 22 cm, D: 14 cm.
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1870s European Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Orologio antico Luigi XV da console in lacca effetto tartaruga e bronzo dorato
Located in Cantù, IT
Orologio antico Luigi XV da console in lacca effetto tartaruga e bronzo dorato - Private Collection Domenico rugiano
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Bronze Candleholders Louis XV Style, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French decorative candle holder in the Louis XV style. Plated bronze. Good condition with nice patina Shipping 41/20/25 5.8Kg
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fine Quality Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
The 8-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, dial signed "Raingo Freres, A Paris”. Origin: French Date: Mid/late 19th century Dimension: 23 in. x 27 in. x 12 in.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and exceptionally high quality French early 19th century Louis XV st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu inkwell, signed Sèvres. The inkwell is raised by striking pierced scrolled foliate ormolu movements in a most decorative satin and burnished finished. At the center is the finely detailed Sèvres Porcelain tray...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Louis XV Style Bronze Five-Light Candelabra
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Louis XV style bronze Five-light candelabra, Early 20th century. Of naturalistic form, the foliate clasped nozzles and drip pans issuing from scrolling branches about co...
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20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Repousse Silver Plated Brass Candle Holders
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an air of drama and elegance to your home with this important pair of antique candlesticks with wax candles. Crafted in France circa 1870, each church candle holder...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate, Brass

Louis Xv decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

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