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
Gilded Bronze Rocaille Lamp
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rococo style lamp in gilded and chiseled bronze with two light arms and featuring a beautiful oblong lampshade in beige silk.
French work from the end of the 19th century and very e...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Wrought Iron & Crystal Two Arm Wall Sconce, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite pair of French Louis XV style wall sconces. Forged from wrought iron, these sconces are a testament to the artistry and skill of traditional French metalwork.
Each scon...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Louis XV Style Rocaille Chandelier In Gilt Bronze - 9 Lights
Located in BARSAC, FR
Louis XV Rocaille style chandelier in very finely chiseled gilded bronze with a rich and complex moving decoration formed of acanthus leaves and intertwined volutes.
9 light arms fin...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Bronze And Crystal Cage Chandelier (h142cm), 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very large bronze chandelier in the shape of a "cage", enriched with crystal pendants in the shape of 1/2 smooth pears.
It is lit by a system of lights inside the chandelier and outs...
Category
20th Century 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
1920's Caldwell Double Lights Sconces with Hanging Crystals
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze double light sconces with crystal drops.
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Of Large Rocaille Wall Lights In Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Imposing pair of large Louis XV Rocaille style sconces in very finely chiseled gilded bronze decorated with acanthus leaves and mistletoe branches.
Superb Parisian work from the end...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Sconces by Maison Millet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XV rococo style gilt bronze two-light wall lights, stamped MB on rear for Blaise Millet, founder of Maison Millet of Paris. The firm was a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Carved Gilt Gold Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Large beautiful hand carved gilt gold chandelier. Circa early 19th century, Rewired ready to install, 20 lights.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$63,200 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
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 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
Beautiful pair of French turn of the century bronze sconces Louis XV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of solid bronze sconces, the patina is so much nicer in person, I am sorry I realize way after taken the pictures, the glasses are dirty, they will be cleaned
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Beaded Maria Theresa Three-Light Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of bead encrusted sconces, in the Italian Maria Theresa style, having a frame of patinated bronze, each with a crown adorned with spires and crystals, surmounting cascades of cr...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$6,800 / set
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XV style gilt bronze candelabras.
Outstanding finely detailed pair of antique French Napoleon ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
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
18th C. Ormolu Rock Crystal 16-Light Chandelier Hanging Ceiling Light Pendant LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Ormolu Rock Crystal 16-Light Chandelier hanging ceiling light pendant LA .A sensational and rare French mid-18th century Louis XV transition Louis XVI period Hand Crafted Roc...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal, Metallic Thread
$39,750 Sale Price
25% Off
French Gilt bronze chandelier in the Louis XV taste, nine light with floral swag
Located in Houston, TX
This nine light chandelier is 20 th century with a central standard decorated
With floral swags issuing a tier of three arms over six arms, electrified.
The wiring is good and ready ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$4,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Four Antique Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These gilt bronze (ormolu) wall sconces (lights) are elaborate and highly elegant in their design. They are fashioned in the Rococo style, after decorative arts of the Louis XV perio...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$49,590 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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 ...
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Late 19th Century Polish Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Pair Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of very large antique (19th century) sconces in the Louis XV rococo style, the largest of which measures 33 1/2 inches tall, 13 in wide and 12 in deep. With candela...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cherub Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with two foliage-decorated arms supported by a cherub figure. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Figural Bronze & Porcelain Candelabra Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze & Porcelain Candelabra Table Lamps with Maiden Faces and Three Candles Each (Pair). Stamped "Made in France". Circa Early 20th Century. M...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Dark Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This chandelier is made with a dark bronze frame, which has then been draped with beautiful crystal plaquettes. A crystal ball hangs from the finial. The c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze 24-Carat Gold-Plated Six-Arm Figural Candelabras
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of stunning Louis XVI style 19th century bronze 24-carat gold-plated six-arm figural candelabras. Each having five arms forming a large candelabra supported by a man and the mat...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$6,200 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Set of Antique French Rococo Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
A set of four nineteenth century French gilt bronze Louis XV wall appliques, in the Rococo style, re-wired and PAT tested. Fine quality castings of this elegant design.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Four 18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirrors or Wall Lights Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful set of four 18th century finely carved and giltwood mirrors with three candle arms. Roma, 1750.
Measures: cm 95 x 45.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$26,699 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style 3-Light Bronze Sconces, French, circa 1960
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Louis XV style wall sconces is made of bronze sconces. These wall lights have 3-light. They were made in France, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Painted & Parcel Gilt 3 Light Garnitures with Cut Crystal Prisms
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful pair of Louis XV style parcel gilt three light garnitures with painted faux marble or malachite green bases, four tiers of different shaped cut crystal glass prisms, as w...
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
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
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cupid Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with five arms and cupid figures holding musical instruments with floral trim. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
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
$30,769 Sale Price / set
22% Off
French Louis XV Style Bronze Doré Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style 20th century bronze doré 2 arm wall sconce with cupid holding foliage decorated arms.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$15,000 / set
Louis XV Style Bronze Porcelain Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A porcelain table lamp with a Sevres flower bouquet motif in vibrant colors and gilded bronze decorated with a golden wreath on feuillagée.
Doesn't inc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$1,466 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Palatial Doré Bronze Circular Crystal Beaded Ball Chandeliers
Located in Manhasset, NY
A pair of doré bronze circular crystal beaded ball chandeliers. Each of these palatial round chandelier take five bulbs and have been totally rewired. The spectacular bronze work fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Marble & Ormolu Candelabra Henri Vian
By Henri Vian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial pair of French 19th century Louis XV style marble and gilt bronze mounted four-light figural candelabra by Henri Vian, (French, 1860-1905). The ovoid marble ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$24,850 Sale Price / set
47% Off
Pair Of Lyre Shaped Sconces, Silvered Metal And Cut Crystals Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Lyre Shaped Sconces, Silvered Metal And Cut Crystals Circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
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
Luxury French Empire Regency Louis XV Purple Crystal Obelisks Bronze Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Coimbra, PT
Fabulous 8-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with gilt bronze frame and 4-faceted crystal obelisks, circa 1920s
Also available a pair of matching sconces.
Measures:
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A set of four French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu Parrot sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality set of four French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu Parrot sconces. Each most charming three arm sconce has a richly chased and most decorative Parrot sta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Cut Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th century French Louis XV style chandelier with bronze frame and cut crystal pendants.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French appliques bronze gilded Louis xv
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French appliques (pair) bronze gilded in the style of Louis XV
circa 1900
five lightly.
Louis XV style (in French, Louis Quinze) is an artistic style, m...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,750 Sale Price
23% Off
Wonderful French Bronze Louis XV Square Glass Panel Lantern Pendent Fixture
By David Reitner, Marvin Alexander, Inc.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Bronze Louis XV Style Square With Inset Glass Panel Lantern Pendent Fixture Having A 4 Candelabra Light Interior Cluster
Comes Ready To Install With Chain Canopy And Mounting Hardware
Purchased From Marvin Alexander...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
18th Century Hunting Horns Wall Lamp with 3 Lights Antique Bronze
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This sconce combines two very popular motifs in the ornamentation of 18th century lamps.
The knot, very popular from the reign of Louis XV, present for example on a model of François Thomas Germain...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Petite Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Dore bronze rococo Louis XV Petite lantern chandelier has been rewired with 3 candelabra lights inside a hand blown and cut curved gl...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cupid Mermaid Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze chandelier with 4 scroll arms and 2 cupid mermaid figures on a center shaft with a scroll top and bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Gas Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
This antique lantern was originally a gas fixture which dates it to the early part of the last half of the 19th century. The four shaped glass panels are held in a whimsical leafy br...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Girandoles In Bronze And Cut Crystal Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Girandoles In Bronze And Cut Crystal Circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Cut-Glass, Wrought Iron and Parcel-Gilt 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French Louis XV Style Cut-glass, Wrought Iron and Parcel-Gilt Six Light Chandelier. The scrolled ebonized iron frame surmounted with cut-glass pendants and prisms, the flower ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Silvered-Bronze and Crystal Fruit Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
The metal scrolling caged frame profusely hung with clear and colored crystal beads and fruitage including lemons, pears, and apples in amethyst, amber, and ruby; issuing twelve outs...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Grande French Louis XV Style Bronze and Glass Lantern, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, large French bronze lantern was produced circa 1890 in the style of Louis XV. The glass panes have been arranged in a 25-inch...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Original Set of Four 19th Century Gilded Bronze Louis XV Style Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Set of four impeccable bronze wall sconces made in the 19th century, original patine, Louis XV style. The originality of this set lies in the imitation of tree branches by the arms o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$4,767 Sale Price / set
56% Off
French Gilt Wall Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice single gilt French wall sconce.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
French, 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Glass Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style pear-shaped gilt bronze and diamond-cut-bent-glass lantern. The ovoid gilt bronze body with a single light, surmounted with three glass panels centered with a sunburst design. The scrolled gilt bronze body with scrolls, acanthus, rosettes and leaves, each panel crowned with gilt bronze bows and ribbons...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$9,850 Sale Price
46% Off
Pair of French 1920s Gilt Louis XV Style Sconces
Located in Buchanan, NY
Elegant pair of French 1920s gilt bronze sconces with two arms in the Louis XV style. Very good vintage condition, but will need to be wired.
Ref #: LS0408-09
Dimensions: 19"H x 10...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
$2,450 / set
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.