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Louis XV Centerpieces

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
19th Century Chinese Cobalt Blue Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative 19th century Chinese cobalt blue porcelain centerpiece adorned with finely chased Louis XV st. ormolu mounts. The centerpiece is ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Ormolu

Eric Stepniewski French Louis XV Sawtooth Ormolu & Crystal Swan Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Eric Stepniewski French Louis XV style Ormolu & Crystal Footed Champagne Chiller / Compote / Centerpiece Bowl / Vase. Features a regal 24k gold finished body with i...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Etched Glass Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and intricately detailed French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and etched Glass centerpiece. This exquisite four arm candelabra centerpiece is raised on four 'C' scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Ormolu

Eric Stepniewski Louis XV Style Ormolu & Crystal Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Eric Stepnewski centerpiece bowl. Crafted from chiseled brass ormolu finished in 24k gold and crystal. Perfectly suited to function as a champagne bowl or simply as...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Brass

Eric Stepniewski French Louis XV Ormolu Crystal Incense Burner Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Dayton, OH
Large and impressive French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted crystal incense burner / centerpiece bowl and cover. Features beautifully chiseled bra...
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1990s Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Brass

Mid-Century French Silvered Bronze Surtout de Table Centerpiece with Glass Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console or dining table with this elegant antique centerpiece. Crafted in France circa 1950 and made of bronze with silver, the "Surtout de Table" (table centerpiece) stan...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze, Silver Plate

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and very attractive French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece bowl is raised by front and back "S" scrolled pierced supports...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Ormolu

Vintage Louis XV Repousse Bronze Oval Jardinière Center Piece with Zinc Liner
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant bronze jardinière with repousse motifs was created in Italy, circa 1990. The oblong vintage planter dressed with side handles, sits on small curved feet decorated with acanthus leaf motifs, over a scalloped apron embellished with shell and floral decor; it is further decorated with a large shell motif in high relief in the center. The oval bombe planter is further dressed with the original removable zinc liner. The Louis XV style jardiniere...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze, Zinc

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by a beautiful pierced scrolled central reserve with a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Trifid Centerpiece Epergne
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Louis XV Style bronze and marble centerpiece / epergne in very good condition. Measures 15.25" in diameter and stands 9.5" tall.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Centerpieces

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Silvered Bronze 2-Piece Surtout de Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Step into the world of exquisite 19th-century France with a 2-piece silvered bronze surtout de table. These magnificent pieces come adorned with highly shaped mirrors and are surroun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Metal, Bronze

Antique French Mirrored Ormolu Surtout de Table Center Piece, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Known in France as a surtout de table, this mirrored centerpiece is from circa 1900. The 13 ¾ inch diameter mirror is surrounded by a tripartite bronze base, which has been gilded using an ormolu technique, which is a coating of finely ground gold. Notice the bright color of the ormolu, indicating that a high-karat gold was used (total diameter is 17 1/2 inches). The edge of the mirrored section is surrounded by a thin ring of highly detailed grapevines. At the bottom edge of the base is another cluster of grapes, with much larger leaves. The second ring is interrupted on three occasions by a lobed leaf, each terminating in a thick, volute foot. Surtout de tables were often gilded or silvered or surrounded by exotic metals, making them highly sought-after furnishings. Typically, they were used as ornamental centerpieces on formal dining tables, allowing candlesticks and serving pieces to be displayed, although our mirrored ormolu surtout de table...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Metal, Bronze

Ormolu Windmill with Meissen Harlequin and Columbine
Located in Maidstone, GB
Windmill from the Louis XV period, decorated with 2 Meissen porcelain figures and gilt bronze. The movement of the mill signed inside ‘Bunon Fecit ParisiSe’ , and likely to be the w...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Centrepiece by Christofle & Cie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style silvered centrepiece by Christofle & Cie. with an ovoid molded cut-glass centre-dish (later) on a pomegranate branch-form foot, the underside stamped: CHRISTOFLE and 1147156, Paris, circa 1900. Charles Christofle...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Silver Plated Oval Jardinière Center Piece
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant bronze silver plated jardinière was created in Paris, France, circa 1870. The oblong antique planter sits on small curved feet and leaves, over a scalloped apron decorat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Silver Plate, Bronze, Zinc

Centerpieces bronze and crystal by cristofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th-20th century Cristofle&Cie louis XV style silvered. Figural centerpiece with a circular scalloped crystal bowl ,the center-dish flanked by two seated putti,one hold...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Silvered Bronze Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze mirror surtout de table centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by elegant scrolled foliate feet with intricately etched de...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Christofle & Cie Figural Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th/20th century Christofle & Cie Louis XV style silvered figural centerpiece, fitted with an oval diamond-cut-glass center-dish, attributed to Bacca...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Silver Plate, Bronze

19th Century French Dore Bronze Figural Centerpiece/6 Arm Candelabra w/ Putti
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th century French Louis XV style Dore bronze figural centerpiece/ six arm candelabra. Truly a marvelous piece that is beautifully cast, hand-chased, and hand-chiseled. The base is beautifully decorated with a fantastic dore bronze putti seated on a dore bronze tree trunk with leaves, vines, and branches. The tree runs downwards to four dore bronze dragons which support the rest of the piece. The top of the piece is a gorgeous open-work centerpiece bowl, which consists of six dore bronze candelabra arms that sprout up from each side of the bowl. Underneath the bowl is gorgeous dore bronze love...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu, Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very unique French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu, patinated bronze, and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by a stunning pierced base with supe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Sterling Silver Tureen by Maison Odiot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Louis XV st. Sterling silver tureen from Maison Odiot, stamped PR - Maison ODIOT PRÉVOST & Cie. 1449 with its original fitted insert. The tureen displays a most charming and decorative shape with tied reeded handles at each side. The removable lid displays a richly chased and wonderfully executed choux-fleur top finial with detailed leaves and a fine tied reeded design at the rim. The originally fitted insert lifts out by two small tabs.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Sterling Silver

Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Baccarat Crystal Centerpieces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Baccarat crystal presentoir centerpieces. Each two tiered presentoir is raised by an elegant pierced scrolled foliate base in a rich satin and burnished finish and mottled socle shaped support. At the center are charming finely detailed cherubs sitting on a rock with lovely musical instruments while draped in flowing fabric and grape vines while holding a beautiful foliate water flora branch leading upwards. The lovely reeded Baccarat crystal dish...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze Centerpiece, Napoleon III Period
Located in Paris, FR
This beautiful Napoleon III period silvered bronze centerpiece, which can also be used as a jardinière, is completely in the Louis XV style, with its decorations of foliage. The ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

Silver Plated Bronze Jardinière in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Important oval jardinière of Louis XV style, dating from the end of the 19th century. This centerpiece serving as a jardinière in silvered bronze, with its curved forms and leafy mot...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

Pr. French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Surtout-de-Table Centerpieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze surtout-de-Table plateau centerpieces by the Parsian Orfèvre Paul Canaux et Cie. The ovoid shaped gilt-bronze bodie...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Ormolu, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by striking scrol...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze centerpiece with its original removable interior. The centerpiece is raised by elegant scrolled foliate feet. The body displ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Silvered Bronze Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and finely chased French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised on scrolled square feet adorned with acanthus leaves. Above is the ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze Mirrored Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze mirrored centerpiece. The plateau is raised by four scrolled acanthus leaf feet and is framed within a fine scalloped shap...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Silvered Bronze Mirrored Plateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze mirrored plateau. The centerpiece retains the original mirror plate and is framed within a fine scalloped shaped mottled s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

Ferdinand Barbedienne Pair of Marble & Ormolu Urn Low Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Rouge Griotte marble urns by Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892), now converted to low side tables with glass tops. The ovoi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Christofle & Cie Centrepiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th-20th century Christofle & Cie Louis XV style silvered figural centrepiece with a cut-glass scalloped centre-dish, attributed to Baccarat, and fla...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu-Mounted Hand-Painted Oval Centerpiece/Jardenier
Located in New York, NY
An unusual antique French iridescent Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu-mounted oval shaped centerpiece, the light jade green iridescent color Sèvres Porcelain painted with a beautiful scen...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

Large Pedestal Bowl in Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Substantial porcelain pedestal bowl embellished with white medallions set on a sky blue background. On one side of the bowl, the medallion is decorated with a pastoral scene depictin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French Faience Jardinière by Veuve Perrin
Located in Pembroke, MA
A lovely, highly-detailed French faience soup tureen, with handles, feet and nicely-sculpted vegetable decorated cover (18th century). The top cover has a radish, carrot and scallion. The painted decoration on the sides includes a shield with fleur-de-lis. The piece is marked underneath, "VP 1777" (mark for Veuve Perrin...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Ceramic

Pair of French Louis XV Bronze Dore 3 Tier Compotes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore compotes with 3 tier round trays on triangular scroll base with top handle. (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

Shell-Shaped Silver Plated Centrepiece, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style shell-shaped silver plated centerpiece decorated with gadroons, volutes and vegetal interlaces, standing on three small curved legs. A creature sculpted in the round,...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Metal

Pair of French Louis XV Bronze Dore 3-Tier Compotes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore compotes with 3 tier scalloped white opaline bowls on triangular base with griffins and cupids (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

French Louis XV Bronze Dore Cupid Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore triple cupid design centerpiece with swags between figures under a crystal round bowl with fluted gilt trim.  
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Bronze Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) oval bronze dore cupid design centerpiece with double scroll handles.
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Centerpieces

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Bronze

Louis Xv centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage centerpieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV centerpieces made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original centerpieces, popular names associated with this style include Christofle, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Ferdinand Barbedienne, and Maison Odiot Paris. 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 centerpieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $900 and tops out at $36,000 while the average work can sell for $13,668.

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