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.
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Style: Louis XV
Italian Turn of the Century Louis XV st. Gilt Metal and Rock Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most attractive Italian Turn of the Century Louis XV st. Gilt Metal and Rock Crystal chandelier. The wonderful six arm chandelier is centered by a solid spherical bott...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Antique Chandelier. Louis XV Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite gilt bronze ten-light Louis XV style chandelier, originally for candles, now electrified.
Category
19th Century French Antique 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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Painted Carved Walnut Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in Provence, southern France, circa 1920, the oblong light fixture is decorated with carved floral and leaf motifs throughout, over a double s...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bronze dore and crystal 8 arm chandelier.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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
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)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Bronze Wall Sconces with Green Shades
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) bronze wall sconces with three scroll arms, a centered lion head with swags, and green pleated fabric shades (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Torchere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and Large French 19th-20th century Louis XV Style Belle Époque gilt bronze four-light torchère with Laurel Wreaths with white opaline glass globes, raised on a two-tone circul...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Chandelier by Mottheau et Fils
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and cut-glass eight-light chandelier with a suspended bell-shaped blown-glass candle-bowl, by Mottheau et Fils,...
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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
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Agate, Ormolu
Chandelier in Gilt Bronze Garnished with Transparent and Golden Tassels
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Chandelier in gilded bronze, 9 sconces and three crystal daggers. transparent and golden tassels.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
Louis XV style Bronze and Cut-crystal Chandelier, c. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV style "Basket" chandelier, with a bronze frame of slender curving bars, supporting a single tier of 8 lights. Dating from the late 1800s, and French in origin. The crystal...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Ormolu and Rock Crystal Bird Candelabra Lamps, French Louis XV Style
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite Louis XV style ormolu and hand-carved and hand polished Rock Crystal bird lamps, with rock crystal finials and shades.
Meticulous attentio...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Antique French Louis XV Painted Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Louis XV Painted Wall Sconces are the perfect choice to provide timeless elegance to any room! Carved from solid wood by master sculptors, each features the clas...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wood
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 p...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Fine Pair of French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Wall-Lights with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French Belle Époque Louis XV Style 19th/20th century six light gilt-bronze figural wall sconces, each modeled as a ribb...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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
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 scu...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Continental Seven Branch Cut-Glass Wall Lights
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of Continental seven branch cut-glass wall-lights.
Measures: cm 120 x 70 x 40.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Fifteen-Light Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV style gilt bronze and crystal chandelier with fifteen lights in two tiers, fitted with variegated clear and amber French pendeloques, centered by fluted bellflower from cano...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Instrument Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-Style gilt 2 arm wall sconces with carved design of musical instruments and bow knot top. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
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
Pair of Regence Ormolu Two-Light Sconces
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with foliate voluted backplate centered by a Zephyr’s mask, issuing a pair of asymmetric scrolling foliate-cast candle arms, with strap work-cast drip-pans, drilled for electric...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Wrought Iron 8-Light Flat Bottom Island Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a breakfast room with this elegant antique light fixture. Forged in France, circa 1920, the chandelier features an interesting rectangular flat bottom decorated with scrolle...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Foyer or Bedroom Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming French Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass four-light chandelier. The cage gilt bronze frame surmounted with cut-glass pendants, four candle-arms and a central cup-li...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Six Lights Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Louis XV-Style bronze styled chandelier with crystal pendants and finials and tinted glass, completed and rewired with candlestick holders and six light sockets. Rewired.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
19th century gilt bronze French wall lights in the style of Louis XV
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A pretty pair of French gilt bronze wall appliques in the style of Louis XV.
Each with 3 scrolled candle arms, festooned with acanthus leaves.
Period- 19th century
Place of origin- F...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Girandole Table Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Girandole in the Louis Quinze style.
Brass, chiselled. On three-legged curved plinth with three flared feet with garland trim.
High baluster-shaped body. Outgoing nine pass...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Liégeois Chandelier In Blown Glass And Cut Crystals, 6 Arms Of Light
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Liégeois Chandelier In Blown Glass And Cut Crystals, 6 Arms Of Light, 18th Century
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style gilt bronze sconces
French, 19th Century
Measures: Height 50cm, width 31cm, depth 16cm
This elegant ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp with French Bronze Mounts
Located in Essex, MA
With elaborate bronze mounts that may polish over a Chinese verte porcelain vase. Unsure of condition of the vase. No cracks visible. From a Bellevue Avenu...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Important Sconces in Bronze with Crystals from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of important sconces in bronze with crystals from the 19th century.
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Antique French Onyx & Gilt Metal Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive antique French table lamp in onyx and gilt metal. This was made in France and dates from around the 1930’s.
It is o...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Metal
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Six-Arm Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of French mid-19th century Louis XV style ormolu six-arm sconces.
Measures: cm 50 x 47 x 50.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze, Crystal and Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming, Louis XVI style gilded bronze and crystal chandelier featuring colored glass pears, apples and grapes. 9 lights.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is supported by a three sided base with pierced Rocaille scrolling designs. The...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Liégeois Chandelier In Blown Glass, Two Levels Of Light Arms, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Liégeois Chandelier In Blown Glass, Two Levels Of Light Arms, 18th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Louis XV-Style Doré Bronze Sconces
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bronze Ormolu Sconces
19th Century
This exceptional pair of Louis XV-style bronze ormolu sconces exemplifies the height of 19th-century decorative artistry. Crafted with extraordina...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Baguès Louis XVI Style Twelve Light Crystal Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal twelve light chandelier by Maison Baguès, with nine scrolling arms swagged with crystal garlands. and three downswept lights. The central sh...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Restored 9 Light Petit French Crystal Louis XV Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
20th century petit bronze and crystal chandelier done in a Louis XV style. Loaded with crystals. Takes 9 normal chandelier style light bulbs. Cleaned and restored. This light is wire...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Crystal Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Crystal chandelier 19th century, gilt bronze, Napoleon III period, Louis XV style
Measures: H: 100cm, D: 60cm.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Early 20th Century French Louis XV Painted Iron Two-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
These matching antique wall sconces were crafted in France, circa 1920. Each sconce features two arms with newly wired lights over the original wood candle sleeves with drip; the bac...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
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...
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20th Century European Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Louis XV style "Cage" Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Louis XV style "Cage" Chandelier featuring hand cut crystal pyramids, fluer de lis and pendalogues. 16 lights
France, circa 1910.
Dimensions: Heigh...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Liégeois Crystal And Glass Chandelier Cut On Two Levels, 10 Light Arms
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Liégeois Crystal And Glass Chandelier Cut On Two Levels, 10 Light Arms, 18th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
18th Century Louis XV Pair of Wall Lamp in Gold Bronze
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A pair of beautiful gilt bronze two-light wall sconces in the Louis XV style, each of asymmetrical Rococo form, the highly ornamented back plate wrapped in acanthus with flower heads...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Pair Of Louis XVI Style Carved And Painted Wood Sconces, circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XVI Style Carved And Painted Wood Sconces, circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XV style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by lovely ormolu pieced foliated and floral movements be...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XV Patinated Bronze & Crystal Chandeliers, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful pair of French patinated bronze chandeliers feature the bird cage shape Classic to the Louis XV style. The pair is draped with bunches of colored crystal grapes and ad...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Giltwood Carved Base for Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful handmade carved base for lamp with very elegant figure of cherub.
Very stable proportion.
France.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The ten light, six arm chandelier is centered by a bottom foliate finial below...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Chandelier with 16 Lights in Nickel Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This chandelier is a reinterpretation of the Louis XV style (with its three floors in the form of a capped eight) but also of the First Empire style (with the balloon models with met...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
19th Century Cut Crystal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French crystal and bronze chandelier. Fine detail 16 lights.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Empire Sconces in Gilded Bronze with Three Lights, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, early 20th century
Three lights.
Decorated with themes typical of the Empire style.
Electric wiring and spark plug for light bulbs with E14 socket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XV rock crystal and gilt bronze 12 light chandelier.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Italian Early 19th Century Louis XV/ XVI Style Giltwood Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive Italian early 19th century Louis XV/ XVI style giltwood floor lamp. The lamp is raised by a tripod base with cabriole legs below a mottled scroll. The column has a central crest with an 'X' over a lattice designed background. The vertical fut above has a fanciful turned design with carved acanthus leaves and egg and dart patterns. The top of the lamp has an urn shape with an eternal flame above. All original gilt. The lamp is fitted with our signature Cedric DuPont antique...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
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.