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
Belle Époque Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This imposing chandelier, cast in bronze and gilt with stylised acanthus has eight lights , it was originally made for candles but is now surface wired. It is obviously of high qual...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade, France, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This bouillotte lamp was created in the 19th century in the style of Louis XV with its undulating acanthus leaves and evokes the beauty and charm of the romantic French style. The pi...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Highly Important Rock Crystal Chandelier in Louis XV Manner
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A highly unusual silver bronze chandelier constructed with eight scroll leaf arms supporting candle nozzles and drip pans suspended on two spiralled vines from the top crown the cent...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Rock Crystal Chandelier, gilded Cage, surface wired
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful and well balanced French mid-19th century rock crystal and white gold over iron chandelier, a rock crystal center spire, drops and ropes. The chandelier is centered by a ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal
Exceptional Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of large Louis XV style gilt bronze wall lights.
Stock Number: L204
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1950s to 1970s Era Pair of Sconces Silvered Wood in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of silvered wooden wall lamps, five bulbs,circa 1950s to 1970s, good condition
Category
1970s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wood
20th Century, Louis XV Style French Prunk Applique/Wall Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
French Prunk Applique "A LA MAILLE", Louis XV.
Matt- and gilded, chased bronze. Wall panel in the shape of a torch with a large mesh, grape garland, acanthus decor and grape-like fi...
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Mid-Century Venetian Glass Nine-Arm Two-Tier Sconces
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of classical Venetian nine-arm sconces from Italy. Glass two-tier sconce with three-light on upper and six below. Decorated with cut faceted prisms....
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A very fine chandelier in the Louis XV taste.
Constructed utilizing finely cast, and chased gilt bronze, and handblown glass adornments and prisms of cut lead glass crystal; the ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Silvered Bronze and Cut Crystal Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
A fine French silvered bronze 12 light chandelier, This elegant chandelier is surmounted by a crown of floral rosettes and half-pear pendent drops; swags of cut drops cascade to a lo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, 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
Large Pair of French Bronze Sconces Louis XV Style ( with one more pair )
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have over 3000 antique sconces and over 1000 antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, use the "Contact Dealer" button to ask us, we might have it in our s...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Monumental Crystal, Rock Crystal and Brass Candelabras. Great Scale
Located in Buchanan, MI
Spectacular pair of monumental crystal, rock crystal and brass candelabra. Electrified. Great Scale And Proportions.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Brass
Set of Two Exquisite French Bronze Doré Louis XV Style Appliques
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Set of two fine bronze dore´ Louis XV style appliques, each with a superb acanthus cast back-plate with three scrolled candle arms featuring drip pans.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Bronze Dore Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (1940s) bronze dore and green agate table lamps with 3 swans at base (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Agate, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Bronze Doré Candlestick Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th century Louis XV style bronze doré candlestick mounted as a lamp, with overall moulded rocaille forms.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Instrument Wall Sconces
Located in New York, 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
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
Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This elegant and high quality chandelier adds an atmosphere of shimmering and delicate illumination wherever it is hung. It is simply yet powerfully conceived. ....Eight-light, heavy cut spires, star shaped medallions and hefty beveled violin shaped drops, all terminating in a large pendant ball...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Pair of Louis XV Style Bronze Wall Sconces with Green Shades
Located in New York, 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
19th C. Figural French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Lion Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stately 19th C. French Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamp in the Louis XV Taste. This remarkable table lamp features seven ornate lighted candelabra arms, ornate gilt bronze detailing with ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Polychrome Tôle and Glass Hanging Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
This charming whimsical French lantern interprets playfully the Louis XV style, retaining its essence while abandoning formality. The hexagon frame and ornamental acanthus and leaves...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Tin
Pair of French Louis XV / XVI Style Bronze and Porcelain Candelabra Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant pair of French porcelain and bronze figural candelabra lamps in the Louis XV / XVI taste. Lamps feature floral drapes, maiden faces, three lights each and classy form. Marked...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chandelier. Elegant Louis XV Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine gilt bronze and rock crystal cage style chandelier, six lights
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Antique Set of Three French, Louis XV Style Bronze Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful set of french bronze Louis XV style sconces, the patina is much nicer in person, we can sell it by pair if you like, or one. We have over three thousand antique sconces ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique pair of 19 th century French bronze sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
remember we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, we can not put everything on 1stdibs, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, ask...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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 s...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Louis XV1 Style Bronze and Lead Crystal Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This sumptious chandelier from the Belle Epoque consists largely of a large hemispherical bag filled with basket weave crystals in a lattice of beads and flowerheads, the upper secti...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Lantern with Crystals
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV style gilt bronze lantern with crystals, electrified with three lights. The shape is pentagonal, with one side that opens for cha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Chandelier in Louis XV Style, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisitely-designed gilt-bronze and cut-crystal chandelier in the Louis XV style, with six(6) candle-arms extending from a central column. Wired for USA electricity.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Multicolor Murano Glass Venetian Chandelier 12 Arms Of Light On Two Levels
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in Murano glass, new electrification of 12 sconces on two levels
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Verdigris and Gilt Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique iron chandelier was created in France, circa 1920. Round in shape, the scrolling chandelier is decorated with a central decorative motif with inside finial; it h...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Ormolu Sconces With English Wedgwood Plaques
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 14in W: 9 3/4in D: 5in
This pair of Louis XV style bronze ormolu sconces with wedgewood plaques is made of the highest quality and are a fine example of 19th century ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style 8-Light Brass & Crystal Chandelier, France, Circa:1900
Located in Alexandria, VA
Beautiful faithful reproduction of an 18th Century Louis XV design. The 6-light frame is hand-cast solid brass with hand-cut lead crystal prisms in the Baccarat style. Ceiling cap, h...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Late 18th Century French Tole Floral Sconces with White Porcelain Flowers, Pair
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of late 18th century French tole floral sconces with white porcelain flowers. The paint appears original.
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Tin
Pair Of 1920’s Wrought Iron and Crystal Pendants Wall Lights in the style of Lou
Located in London, GB
Elegant pair of 1920s wrought iron and crystal pendant wall lights in the style of Louis the XV, French. The wall lights have been rewired very discreetly to the UK standard and hold...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Verdigris and Gilt Six-Light Iron Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant chandelier would make a lovely addition to a breakfast or dining room. Crafted in France circa 1920, and built of iron, the chandelier is oblong in shape. The fixture is...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Louis XV/XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and elegant French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier. This wonderful four arm chandelier is centered at the bottom by a spherical cut crystal bal...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Bronze Dore Louis XV Style Floral Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Louis XV style bronze dore four light lantern adorned with hand painted Capodimonte flowers.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Chinoiserie Sconces
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine pair of French Louis XV sconces with a finely cast silvered bronze, the Chinsoierie male and female figures with elaborate leaves, C scrolls, and floral motifs.
France, ca...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Small Louis XV "Cage" Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine & Petite Louis XV style "Cage" chandelier. Iron & Crystal. France, circa 1920. (pair available)
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Huge Louis XV Candelabra in Wrought Bronze from Thomire Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary candelabra, in the shape of a girandole door, in bronze is a reproduction that echoes the work of the famous bronzer Pierre-Pierre Philippe Thomire especially some...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Porcelain Style Floral Sconces from Italy
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Fine 19th Century Mercury Gilt French Louis XV Female Figural Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century French Louis XV gilt bronze tripod female headed lamps. Finest gilt bronze.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Crystal and Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Crystal and bronze eight-light chandelier, 19th century.
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
10-Light French Louis XV Style Crystal Beaded Chandelier, circa 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
10-light French Louis XV style crystal beaded chandelier, circa 1930s. The chandelier is adorned with etched cut pendulum shaped crystals and garlands of English cut beads throughout...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Monumental Louis XV Style Cut-Glass Forty-Eight Light Chandelier, circa 1885
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A monumental Louis XV Style gilt bronze and cut-glass forty-eight light chandelier.
French, circa 1885.
The frame is variously stamped with numbers and 'JL'.
This rare and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Crystal Beaded Louis XV Style Chandelier, circa 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French twelve-light double tier crystal beaded gilt metal chandelier adorned with star cut crystals and strands of crystal garlands throughout. The fixture has been newly rewired wit...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
French Wrought Iron and Crystal Painted Chandelier, circa 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French wrought iron eight-light chandelier that has been newly rewired with drip wax candle covers. The finish depicts both remnants of gold leaf and celadon paint throughout. Variou...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Fine Antique French Bagues Style Gilt Bronze & Rock Crystal Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fine antique French Louis XV style cage form gilt bronze and cut rock crystal chandeliers in the style of Bagues.
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
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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