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.
Find antique Louis XV bedroom furniture, seating, tables and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XV
17th Century Pair of 6-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Lights Inspired by J.Caffieri
By OMBRES ET FACETTES, Jacques Caffieri
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This wall lamp is inspired by a very famous model of the XVIIIth century, enormously copied, made by Jacques Caffieri.
Many bronze and goldsmiths participated in the fame of the mod...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Carved Marble and Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Lamp Att. to E.F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This gilt bronze and carved marble lamp is attributed to the renown firm of Edward F. Caldwell. The gilt bronze mounts are finely detailed, and feature acanthus and shell motifs.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble
Wonderful Signed Baccarat French Dore Bronze Eight-Light Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Signed Baccarat French doré Bronze eight-light crystal chandelier
with crystal bobeche, crystal center finial and crystal drop.
Measures: 46" H x 26" W.
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Sconces in Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Set of four (4) French gilt bronze two-light wall appliques in the Rococo style with numerous multi-colored porcelain flower heads. May be electrified.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XV Style bronze and crystal chandelier.
Stunning French Louis XV style bronze and crystal chandelier...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Louis the 15th Style Bronze Wall Lights. French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Louis the 15th style wall lights are made of bronze. This is a French work, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$26,711 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fine Set of Four 18th Century Roman Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of Four 18' century Roman giltwood Mirrors with three candlearms,
cm 95x45
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Fruitwood
$30,783 Sale Price / set
22% Off
French Gilt-Bronze Chandelier with Exceptional Crystals
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV style gilt-bronze and crystal chandelier, electrified with six lights. This chandelier features exceptional, large cut crystal pendalogues, stars and rosettes, and a ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Gold Cherub Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Style Gold Painted Putti/Cherub Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features an attractive chalky distressed gesso finish. Circa Mid 20th Centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze 6-Light Chandelier with Rock Crystals
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV style gilt bronze 6-light chandelier with rock crystals.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Large Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Five-Light Wall Lights in the Style of Caffieri
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each sconce of asymmetrical rocaille design with foliate-cast backplate issuing five foliate S and C- scrolling candle arms mounted throughout with stylized leaf-tip motifs. Drilled ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Cage Chandelier In Gilt Bronze And Baccarat Crystal
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent Louis XV style cage chandelier in gilded bronze very richly decorated with crystal pendants from the Baccarat crystal factory.
Iluminating with eight arms of light and tw...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful Pair of Louis XV Rock Crystal Iron Gold Gilt Filigree Baguès Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Louis XV style rock crystal and iron with gold gilt filigree sconces in the manner of Baguès with 2 candelabra sockets each completely rewired and ready to install.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Iron
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French Bronze Mounted Oxblood Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Gorgeous Pair of French Bronze Mounted Ox Blood Lamps. Each lamp mounted on a lucite bases. They were converted to lamps in the 1920's and the lucite bas...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze, twin branch wall sconces. Newly electrified. There are four more of these in a seperate listing.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,258 / set
Pair of French Louis XV Bronze Dore Large Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Century) bronze dore monumental wall sconces with 5 arms (LEWISOHN ESTATE) (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Silvered-Bronze & Cut-Glass Chandelier with Grapes & Fruit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Belle Époque 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Eight-Light Silvered-bronze and Colored-Crystal Chandelier with amethyst grape clusters and molded glass pendants of ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Amethyst, Bronze
$14,950 Sale Price
39% Off
Louis XV Style French Crystal and Brass Sconces, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XV style French Art Deco Period cast brass three light crystal sconces a variety of large cut crystal prisms and pendalogues with rosettes. Good quality heavy casting...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Two Pairs E. F. Caldwell Silvered Bronze and Crystal Winged Putti Sconces
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
These silver and crystal sconces feature winged busts of putti, and feather form backplates.
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Candelabra Table Lamp with various light settings. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to finial) x 28.5" H (to light...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gold
Vintage French Louis XV Style Brass & Crystal Urn Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Brass & Crystal Urn Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to finial) x 27" H (to light socket) x 5" W x 5" D. (Location: Se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Carved And Gilded Wooden Chandelier, 18 Light Arms, Italy About 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carved And Gilded Wooden Chandelier, 18 Light Arms, Italy About 1880
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
pr of French 19 century Bronze Sconces with Fruit Shaped Crystal Pendants
Located in New York, NY
pr of French 19 century Bronze and crystal Sconces with Fruit Shaped Crystal Pendants.
Backed by wooden backplate covered in textile.
Not Wired for electr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Sevres Porcelain Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) pink and white Sevres porcelain 4 arm chandelier with bronze dore trim.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XV Style Crystal Princess Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Crystal Hung Princess Chandelier, with three candlestick form lights. 20" H x 11.5" Diameter. Provenance: From an 880 Fifth Avenue Collection.
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Rock Crystal Gabrielle Chandelier of 18 Lightning in Bronze & Nickel finish
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This chandelier in the shape of a lyre is composed of a central shaft made of bronze rhombuses.
The base of the shaft, punctuated by a gable, gives rise to 18 curved arms of light distributed in a circle and decorated with white and pink rock crystal.
Crystal pendants and rosettes adorn the latter, echoing the two ornamental tiers distributed along the shaft.
A final tier punctuated by bronze daggers...
Category
18th Century Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Nickel
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV-Style (20th Century) bronze 2-arm wall sconces with Chinoiserie figures and scroll design. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Small Venetian chandelier in colourless and red Murano glass, circa 1950
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Small Venetian chandelier in colourless and red Murano glass, circa 1950
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV Rococo style gilt bronze wall sconces.
French, late 19th century.
Measures: height 77cm, width 44cm, depth 24cm.
The two wall lights in this pair are crafted fr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) blue and white Sevres porcelain 4 arm chandelier with bronze dore trim.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Bronze Dore Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (1940s) bronze dore and green agate table lamps with 3 swans at base (PRICED AS Pair).
Ships without a shade
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Agate, Ormolu
$17,500 / set
Continental Iron and Cut Glass Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th century continental iron and cut glass six light chandelier. Chandelier features colorless glass pendants and beads. The iron has a not old mellow patina. Perfect for any ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Iron
A French Belle Époque 19th-20th Century 18-Light Gilt Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Belle Époque 19th-20th century eighteen-Light gilt bronze and alloys figural chandelier. The scrolled acanthus corona suspending a rope-hung quiver, supporting six win...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$48,950 Sale Price
42% Off
Pair of Mid-Century French Louis XV Bronze Single-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your interiors with this elegant pair of vintage bronze wall sconces in the Louis XV style. Crafted in France circa 1950, each single-light sconce features a richly patinated...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous Louis XV style gilt bronze and rock crystal chandelier. This shimmering beauty creates a very elegant look! The fixture comes with a chain and canopy, is wired and ready to ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Bronze Figural Lamps, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming pair of period 18th century. Louis XV gilt bronze figural chenets that have been mounted on impressive and hefty Lucite plinths and fitted as lamps. The opposing b...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,520 Sale Price / set
54% Off
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.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré & Crystal 24 Light Chandelier, c.1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré & Cut Crystal 24 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Ormolu and Cut Crystal Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Spectacular large French Louis XV style ormolu and fine cut crystal two-tier twenty light chandelier,
19th century.
The chandelier is surmounted with a gilt bronze flame, above a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eight arm chandelier has an open cage and a central crystal...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Chandelier Style French Louis XV
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French style Louis XV chandelier
Materials: Bronze and glass paste
Ormolu
Electrified at 220 w
Perfect condition Origin France
Origin France Circa 1920
It has 8 external lights...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XV Style Painted Wood Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) gold painted wood 6 scroll arm chandelier.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wood
Monumental French Louis XV Style Chandelier Dore Bonze
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental French Louis XV Style Chandelier Dore Bonze
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very unusual late 19th Century chandelier is solid bronze that is finely chased. Most of the chandelier's original crystals are retained and the finest quality rock crystals ha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
$95,000
Pair of Vintage Candlestick Wall Sconces in Gilt Bronze, Belgium, 1960
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage bronze sconces Empire style with voluminous, very beautiful casting. Manufactured in Belgium, 1960s.
Support in gilded bronze and handcrafted by craftsmen.
They're openwork...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Important Gilt Bronze Chandelier Trimmed With Glass Balls, Circa 1890
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilt bronze chandelier garnished with glass balls, new electrification, 10 arms of light
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Painted Wood Louis XV Style Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in Provence, southern France circa 1920, this elegant oval chandelier exemplifies traditional Louis XV grace. The openwork frame features carved floral and acanthus leaf ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré Chandelier, Circa 1880's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré Chandelier, Circa 1880's.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with clear glass teardrops, rosettes and columns and accented with six turquoise blue glass teardrops. All original, as found. Brass fram...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt-wood Mirrors or Wall Lights Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful pair 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 porcelain scul...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Gilt Bronze & Crystal 20 Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Louis XV chandelier with a bronze frame, oversized teardrop crystals, and a ball pendant. This piece was acquired fro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Carved Wood Piano Leg Table Lamp
Located in Denver, CO
Late 19th century hand carved piano leg fashioned as a table lamp. The primitive yet detailed carving speaks to an era of craftmanship and quality. Striped ...
Category
Late 19th Century Polish Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Hot Air Balloon Style Chandelier in Silvered Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful hot air balloon style chandelier in silvered bronze of the 19th century with drop crystals, nine lights.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,625 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Crystal Gilt Bronze Nine Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Classic Louis XV style chandelier having nine ( 9 ) arms and 10 lamps (9 lamps and 1 central lamp).
The gilt metal frame heavily laden with various sized crystal plaquettes.
Origin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze
$3,081 Sale Price
40% Off
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
19th century crystal chandelier: Gilt brass frame adorned with high quality original crystal prisms attributed to Baccarat. Newly wired...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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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