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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Pair of Vintage French Bouillotte Style Green & Brass Table Lamps with Shades
Located in Perkasie, PA
Title Pair of Vintage French Bouillotte Style Green & Brass Table Lamps with Shades Description A handsome pair of French Bouillotte style table lamps, dating to circa 1950s, featur...
Metal
Pair Luxury Louis XV Style Bronze Brass Wall Lanterns Faceted Glass Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
Exceptional pair of luxury handcrafted wall lantern sconces in the elegant French Louis XV Revival style. These impressive wall lights were created following the tradition of the finest French bronze lanterns from the late 19th century. The quality of execution, proportions and materials make them outstanding decorative statement pieces. The construction is made of very heavy forged brass or bronze with a beautiful naturally aged patina. Each lantern features exceptionally thick, solid beveled and faceted glass panels, creating magnificent warm reflections and a very atmospheric light when illuminated. Every detail shows the focus on durability, craftsmanship and premium quality: the strong metal frame, hand-finished decorative elements and massive glass construction were designed to last for generations. The extraordinary quality is reflected in the remarkable weight — each wall light weighs approximately 4.4 kilograms. Presumably handcrafted in Germany by a high-end workshop, these sconces combine the charm and elegance of French château lighting...
Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Pair of Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French pair of electrified 19th century girandole candelabra made of pewter frames and dripping with crystals that would be a fabulous statement on a dining room buffet. The lamps ar...
Crystal, Pewter
Antique French Louis XV Style Crystal & Bronze 6 Arm Chandelier
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a petite French Louis XV style crystal and bronze six arm chandelier. It has been re-wired and newly cleaned. The canopy is 5.5 inches in diameter. The chain is 25 inches, an...
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Gilt Metal and Beaded Crystal 18-Light Two-Tier Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique gilt metal and hand-beaded crystal chandelier with 18 lights in two tiers. A cascade of light and cut crystal, gilded and hand-beaded, the kind of piece a room organizes its...
Crystal, Metal
19th C. Louis XV Style Bronze Two Light Table Lamp with Adjustable “Pare-feu"
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze Two Light Table Lamp with Adjustable “Pare-feu“. Elegant late 19th century Louis XV style table lamp with adjustable screen. It is made with a high level of refinement in casting and chasing the bronze figure. The little horn blowing pan is seated on a granite base. It is framed by two gilded bronze candle...
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Four-Light Porcelain Flower Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Graceful and highly decorative, this antique floral chandelier combines delicate porcelain blossoms with an airy scrolling metal frame inspired by the elegance of the Louis XV period...
Metal
Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Three-Light Wall Sconces, ci
Located in Perkasie, PA
Title Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Three-Light Wall Sconces, circa 1890–1900 Description A refined and highly decorative pair of late 19th century French gilt...
Bronze
Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier, Brass Frame, Six Lights, Circa 1940
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystal prisms and pendalogues with rosettes, ribbed center column, and large cut crystal sphere. Solid brass frame...
Crystal, Brass
An Antique French Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Rococo Lantern
Located in London, GB
A Large antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze Rococo lantern with six cut bevelled glass panels, an ornate canopy of scrolled acanthus and foliate. The glass panels framed with C...
Bronze
Large Louis XV Style Chandelier with Murano Glass Crystals and Iron, Italy
Located in New York, NY
This large Louis XV style chandelier is handcrafted in Italy with heavy and large Murano glass crystals. Crystals are hand-knotted and...
Iron
$1,485
Silvered Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Silvered metal Louis XV style two-arm bouillotte lamp with later black tole shade. Newly electrified, France, circa 1930s. Dimension: 23.5" H to top of finial, 9" W, 5.5" W base, to...
Metal
French Retro Louis XV Style Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite vintage French Louis XV-style chandelier is a testament to Rococo elegance and craftsmanship. Crafted from brass, the chandelier features four ascending, delicately cu...
Crystal, Brass
French Louis XV Rococo Style Brass and Glass Lantern Chandelier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 42in W: 22 1/2in D: 21in This vintage French Rococo style brass lantern chandelier is perfect for you and your home! This would be a wonderful addition to your entryw...
Brass
$3,450Sale Price|30% Off
A Charming French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming French early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass three-light chandelier. The elongated gilt-metal body with cut-glass pendants, surmounted with three scr...
Metal, Bronze
Rezzonico Venetian chandelier in multicoloured Murano glass, circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Rezzonico Venetian chandelier in multicoloured Murano glass, circa 1900
Glass
19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Dore Table Lamp with Glass Globe
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore table lamp with Neptune & dolphins at base holding glass globe with etched stars fabricated from a c...
Bronze
Vintage French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier In the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
This French Louis XV-style crystal chandelier is a hand-cast gilt bronze piece, featuring a combination of bronze for the body and arms, and brass for the bobeches, crafted in the st...
Crystal, Bronze
$682Sale Price / set|50% Off
Lighting - Pair of Louis XVI wall lights
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Pair of Louis XVI wall lights. French, 20th century; Louis XVI style; in gilded bronze. Height: 40 cm.
Metal
$4,180Sale Price|20% Off
1950s French Louis XV style Baccarat Chandelier w/ Turquoise Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's French Gilt Bronze Louis XV style Chandelier by Baccarat France. This is a stunning high quality chandelier and is signed on the crystal and on the rare turquoise bobesche.
Crystal
Pair Antique French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique French 19th century Louis XV style five light gilt bronze candelabra Beautiful antique French five light gilt bronze hand chiselled pair of Louis XV style can...
Bronze
Late 19th c. large French bronze and crystal chandelier in the style of Louis XV
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A wonderful French chandelier with 9 lights around the chandelier. With original old brown patina. 'Cage' form; With 9 scrolled candle arms and 3 'cage' arms. On the 'cage' arms ther...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Rococo Style Bronze Dore Two Arm Sconces
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
A pair of Louis XV-style doré bronze sconces feature two arm construction, cast in bronze and gilded. The elegant foliate arms are adorned with candle holders resembling blooming flo...
Bronze
Gilt Tin French Tole Lantern, Louis XV Style Antique Lighting, 1910s
Located in Stamford, CT
Gilt tin French tole lantern. Lantern height with stem and canopy is 22 inches. Lantern has five panels. Gilt metal. Not electrified. Height of lan...
Tôle, Tin
$25,467Sale Price / set|20% Off
Four 18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirrors or Wall Lights Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful rare set of four 18th century finely carved and giltwood mirrors with three candle arms. Roma, 1750. The Candle arms can also be removed and used as a base for a vase or ...
Giltwood
Vintage Louis XV style Brass and Glass Chandelier circa 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Lous XV style mid 20th Century vintage chandelier in very good, original, clean, working and ready to use condition. The fixture features a brass structure with cut glass pri...
Brass
Palatial 19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze & Crystal 16-Light Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century. This palatial antique Baccarat style chandelier is adorned with tremendous cut crystal prisms sizes ranging from 3.5-8.5” in clear and smokey glass. Large cryst...
Crystal, Bronze
$1,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style French Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 19in W: 11 1/2in D: 5 1/4in This Pair Antique Louis XV Style French Brass Wall Sconces are made of the highest quality and are a fine example early 20th century french...
Brass
Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier, Brass Frame, Early 20th Century
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystal prisms and pendalogues, large ribbed center columns, and cut crystal sphere. Solid bras...
Crystal, Brass
Pair French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Cut-Glass 6-Light Girandole Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Six-Light Girandoles Table lamps, in the manner of Baccarat. The finely chased ormolu frame with six ...
Amethyst, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XV-Style Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Patinated Brass Style: French Louis XV
Brass
French Set of Four Louis XV Style Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional grouping of four early 20th century Louis XV-style wall sconces, made of gilt bronze sculpted into the most elegant acanthus and rococo forms. Designed to mirror each ...
Bronze
Pair Of 19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze And Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Norwood, NJ
Magnificent pair of late 19th century French gilt bronze and cut crystal chandeliers, executed in the Louis XV (Rococo) taste, with design elements historically associated with Versa...
Crystal, Bronze
1920s Italian Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
1920s Italian eight arm Louis XV style gilt wood chandelier.
Wood
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Hall Lantern
Located in Rome, IT
A Louis XV style gilt bronze hexagonal hall lantern with three lights.
Bronze
$2,273Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th-Century French Brass Rococo or Louis XV Chandelier with 7 Lights
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful compact chandelier was made in France in the late 19th century. The pendant features 6 asymmetrical shaped arms decorated with scroll...
Brass
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
6-Arm Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite Italian Murano glass chandelier features six gracefully curved arms, each supporting a hand-blown glass bobeche in the form of a scalloped tulip blossom. Crafted by sk...
Art Glass
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style eight-light crystal chandelier. Brass frame with dark bronze painted patina. Cut crystal prisms with rosettes and ribbed glass center columns at the top. Rewi...
Brass
Venetian Rezzonico chandelier in multicolored Murano glass, around 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Rezzonico Venetian chandelier in multicolored Venice glass, around 1900, newly electrified
Glass
Bronze and Baccarat crystal French chandelier in the style of Louis XV
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful French chandelier with 8 lights around the chandelier. With original dark patina. 'Cage' form; With 12 scrolled candle arms and 4 main 'cage' arms. On the 'cage' arms the...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Crystal Girandoles with Grape Clusters
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XV style four-light French girandoles, or chandelier table lamps. Made of cast polished brass with three tiers of clear and amethyst cut crystal prisms, amber and amethyst grape clusters, and large glass apples...
Marble, Brass
Pair Louis XV Style 16-Light Bronze & Cut-Glass Chandeliers, Manner of Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass sixteen-light chandeliers. The solid bronze frames surmounted with pendants, molded towers, fleur de lis and a central suppor...
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Lantern Chandelier Pendent Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Style Inset With Glass Panels And A 3 Candelabra Light Cluster Completely Rewired With New Sockets. This Lantern Fixture Comes With Cha...
Bronze
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Early 18th C. Régence Ormolu Chandelier, Keck Collection, Sotheby's 5 Dec 1991
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 18th C., France, a Régence Ormolu Chandelier from The Keck Collection, sold Sotheby's 5 Dec 1991. The six light chandelier with a support composed of a gadrooned baluster-shape...
Bronze, Ormolu
12-Light Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier in French Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Fine gilt bronze chandelier in the French Louis XV style with 12 electrified candles and dozens of crystal glass pendants including pendeloques, octagon chains, spheres and spires. ...
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce, Fluted Design, France
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) gilt bronze wall sconce with fluted design, two scroll arms, and an urn and swag finial top.
Bronze
$3,923Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage French Louis XV Style 5 Arm Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
The Vintage French Brass Louis XV Style 5-Arm Wall Lights, the epitome of elegance and sophistication. In the period of the distinguished Louis XV era, these stunning wall lights eff...
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Sconces W/ Bronze, Macaroni Beads Cut Glass Prisms - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of cut glass sconces that are dripping with cut glass prims! It is a dual candelabra with bronze frame. The hand applied macaroni beads just add the right touch of bea...
Bronze
$5,320Sale Price|22% Off
19thc French Rococo Louis XV Gilt Bronze with Cut Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Louis XV Bronze with Cut Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat. This is a rare original example, unelectrified but we will electrify for you if you wish. The cut crysta...
Bronze
French Style Bronze 18 Light Chandelier By Mariner Model 18430 Royal Heritage
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Style Bronze 18 Light Chandelier By Mariner Model 18430 Royal Heritage Dimensions : 42" Wide X 42" Tall X 41" Deep This chandelier is made by Mariner and is the model 18430 ...
Bronze
$1,150 / set
Pair Bronze Louis XV Style Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair bronze Louis XV style sconces. Pair vintage Louis XV style two-arm wall lights newly electrified. Italy, circa 1920. Dimensions: 12" H x 9.5" W x 4” projection
Bronze
$1,596Sale Price / set|68% Off
Fine Pair Cast Bronze French Bachus Face Bowtie Large Two Candle Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine pair of French cast bronze sconces showcases the opulent artistry and classical inspiration of late 19th to early 20th-century design. Each sconce features two candle arms ...
Bronze
Louis XV Style French Crystal Chandelier with Brass Frame
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystals with rosettes, including French pendalogues and large faceted prisms, a ribbed column at the top, and cut crystal ball...
Crystal, Brass
Wonderful French Polished Brass Vaughan Square Glass Lantern Pendent Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Polished Brass Louis XV Style Square With Inset Beveled Glass Panel Lantern Pendent Fixture Having A 4 Candelabra Light Interior Cluster Comes Ready To Install Wit...
Brass
Elegant Pair of Louis XV French Style Gilt Bronze Two-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Elegant Pair of Louis XV French Style Gilt Bronze Two-Light Wall Sconces Dimensions : 19" Tall X 12" Wide X 7" Deep A beautiful pair of French-style gilt bronze wall sconces featur...
Bronze
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...
Crystal, Bronze
Set of Four Louis XV Ormolu Three Branch Wall Lights Circa 1770
Located in Benington, Herts
An Highly Important Set of Four Louis XV Ormolu Three-branch Wall-lights Circa 1770. PROVENANCE Wanecq Ltd, Paris, 1974 The collection of Monsieur and Madame François Christie'...
Ormolu
Mid Century French Louis XV Verdigris & Gilt Wrought Iron Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring French elegance and sculptural character to a breakfast room, dining room, foyer, wine cellar, or powder room with this striking antique-style chandelier. Crafted in France cir...
Iron
Multicoloured Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier, Six Light Arms, circa 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Multicoloured Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier, Six Light Arms, circa 1920
Crystal
Pair of French Louis XV-Style Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Patinated Brass
Brass