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
Antique French chandelier with clear and soft coloured crystals
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
Beautiful crystal chandelier with 6 lights around the chandelier and 4 small lights inside.
Cage form;
In the centre there is a crystal poignard with an extra light fitting.
The who...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Pair of Large French Bronze and Glass Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
20th century pair of large French bronze and glass sconces.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Two Tiered Multicoloured Murano Glass Venetian Chandelier With Flowers And Leave
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Two Tiered Multicoloured Murano Glass Venetian Chandelier With Flowers And Leaves,circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Louis XV Sevres Style Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) French gilt bronze mounted parcel gilt porcelain vases in the Louis XV Sevres style, electrified late 19th to early 20th century, featuring finel...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Carved Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV-Style gilt and beige painted 2 arm wall sconces with carved design of crossed flags and bow knot top. (PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier After Pierre Gouthière
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style gilt bronze seven-light figural chandelier. The elongated and ovoid gilt-bronze frame with six scrolled candle-arms (now electrified) surmou...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$18,750 Sale Price
24% Off
Large Pair of Antique Gilt Bronze French Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
This is an especially sumptuous pair. Each base is pierced with stylised acanthus and en rocaille. The stems are modelled with putti in a leafy arbour and support five arms around a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Louis XV Nine-Arm Rock Crystal & Bronze Sculptural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This elegant rock crystal and gilded bronze nine-arm chandelier was realized in France, during the early 19th century. It features a central baluster body carved in rock crystal from...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Venetian chandelier in multicoloured Murano glass, 10 light arms, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in multicoloured Murano glass, 10 light arms, circa 1880
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras. Each high quality six arm candelabra is supported by a circular pierced foliate decorated bas...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Grande Applique Portacero Italiana in Ferro Battuto 1750 circa Quindici Bracci
Located in Milano, MI
18th Century Italian Wrough Iron Sconce Monumental Fifteen-armed Candelabra with a pyramidal hand-made iron frame decorated with scrolling, curling embossed motivs. This large size unique artwork is a 18th century Italian iron candlestick sconce consists of two pieces, an upper 15 armed wall candelabra, a 15 armed candlestick and a later wrough iron basement, may be dating from the early 20th century, to use this candelabra as a standing floor torch...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An absolutely stunning and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This grand scaled thirty-five arm thirty-nine light chandelier...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Fine Pair Cast Bronze French Bachus Face Bowtie Large Two Candle Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These are not wired with electricity. I had no choice but to specify voltage and wiring. They can be wired. These are gorgeous cast bronze sconces and feature bowties and the face of...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,596 Sale Price / set
68% Off
Pair of French Bronze and Rock Crystal 2-Light Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of early 20th century 2-light cast bronze and rock crystal sconces. The sconces are detailed with strands of tiny crystal beads that create an "X" pattern. This pair of sconces ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A palatial French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass 16 candle-arms and 28 Interior light chandelier, attributed to Baccarat. The elongated gilt bronze frame with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$36,850 Sale Price
70% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style Sconces, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This stylish and chic pair of Italian Louis XV style wall sconces date to the 1960s and are fabricated in iron, blackened, gilt steel and crystal prisms.
Note: They have still the...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$720 / set
18th Century, Wood Sicilian Torchere Transformed into Floor Lamp
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An antique torchere hand-crafted in Sicily in 18th century transformed in a particular floor lamp. Dimensions of the torchere without lampshade are c...
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Mid-18th Century Sicilian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Fruitwood
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style
Ormolu and crystal girandoles
Probably by Baccarat
Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of "Rocaille" Wall-Lights by H. Vian, France, circa 1890
By Henri Vian
Located in PARIS, FR
Height with lights : 42 cm (16,5 in.)
Charming pair of Rocaille-inspired two-light wall-lights in chiseled, gilded and openwork bronze.
With a scalloped shape, they are decorated wi...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier. This exquisite twelve arm twenty four light chandelier is centered around an O...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV style ormolu sconces from the Napoleon III period
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant Louis XV-style ormolu sconces with two arms and acanthus leaf decoration.
These sconces retain their beautiful period matte and burnished gilding. The chasing is of fine qua...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Louis XV Sconces in Gilt Bronze with Two Lights, Mid-20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, mid-20th century
Two lights
Decorated with floral themed acanthus leaves typical of the Louis XV style.
Electric wiring and spark plug for light b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces. Each three-arm sconce is centered by a fine bottom acorn-shaped finial below striking richly c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This most elegant chandelier is centered at the bottom by a solid Crysta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Patinated and Silvered Bronze Torchères Floor Lamps
Located in London, GB
Important Pair of Antique Torchères in the Louis XV Manner
Constructed in patinated and silvered bronze, and rouge brecciated marble; rising from serpentine marble bases, trimmed with silvered bronze tied cannelures, the tripartite scrolled legs issue columns incorporating addorsed syrinxes, holding reeded Pan pipes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Large Louis XV Style 24k Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in Southall, GB
These large Louis XV style wall lights are 24-carat gold plated, have two lights & fret cut leaf detailing, originally removed from Prince Jafrei's, a member of the Sultan of Brunei'...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Very Fine 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Underneath the top canopy is a distribution box ( prolonged underneath by a shaft ) issuing three hooks, hanging from the hooks are ch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Bagues 9 light Chandelier
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
An early 20th century French Bagues 9 light chandelier
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Small Venetian Chandelier In Colorless And Pink Murano Glass 5 Arms 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Colorless Murano glass chandelier 8 arms of light, new electrification, three levels of flowers and leaves
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
A Large French Baccarat Style Bronze Framed Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An elegant early 20th Century French chandelier with crisp cut glass crystal obelisks and flat cut glass pear-shaped drops joined with faceted beaded swags, headed with cut glass sta...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19thc French Louis XV style "Floral Fireworks" Chandelier by Maison Bagues Paris
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare 19thc French Louis XV style Crystal Beaded "Floral Fireworks" Chandelier Maison Bagues Paris. This fixture is absolutely stunning. Statement lighting piece for any room. French ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$4,784 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier. The twenty arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful bottom acorn finial below wonderful foliate mo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century, Giltwood Pair of Italian Louis XV Candle Wall Sconce with Mirror
Located in IT
Pair of Piedmontese Italian candle wall sconce in carved and gilded wood with mirror.
Turin (Italy), Louis XV period, mid-18th century
The precious pair of sconce, made around th...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Gilt Metal & Glass Cherub Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large and stunning antique table lamp in gilt metal & brass, with original textured glass shade inserts. We believe it’s French & dates from around the 1930-50’s period.
It is o...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Monumental Giltwood Torchères after Jacques Gondoin, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of monumental thirty-one light giltwood torchères after the model by Jacques Gondoin for the Hall of Mirrors At the Palace of Versail...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Mid 19th Century French Henri Picard Pair of Louis XV Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid 19th Century French pair of Louis XV gilt bronze candlesticks, made by Henri Picard/Paris:
Baluster shaped stem standing on a broad round base decorated with curled cartouches,...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Porcelain and Brass Three-Light Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
French Painted Porcelain and Brass Three-Light Chandelier, with rose bud arms and patinated metal black shades with red fabric tassel. 31" H x 14" W x 13" D. Provenance: From a New Y...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pair of Elaborate French Louis XV Style Wall Sconces
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage pair of 19th century French doré bronze and crystal wall sconces are in the style of Louis XV. Each of these stunning sconces features five doré bronze & crystal extende...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Ormolu and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period ormolu and crystal chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a charming and finely cut hand blown crystal ball below a tier of cut crystal pendants. Each of the fifteen elegantly scrolled arms are adorned with clear and amethyst color cut crystals...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
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...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis the 15th Style Cristal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative chandelier. is made of cristal and bronze. This is a French work in the Louis 15th style. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Entrance Hall Lantern from Château Léoube in Bormes
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental 5-light ormolu entrance hall lantern beautifully designed in Louis XV style. The polylobed mounts are finely decorated with flowery baskets, a...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Baccarat Crystal Antique Chandelier Dining Ceiling 8 Light Fixture Pendant
By Baccarat
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Baccarat Crystal Antique Chandelier Dining Ceiling 8 Light Fixture Pendant . Late 18th Early 19th century Rare and Exquisite baccarat crystal chandelier 8 light with hand made...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
$44,250 Sale Price
25% Off
French Gilt Bronze Chandelier, Six-Arm Louis XV Style
Located in Vero Beach, FL
The six arms are in the form of swirling acanthus leaves in the exuberant Louis XV style. This finely chased chandelier was made in France, circa 1870. A high quality bronze casting....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,540 Sale Price
30% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier Attributed To Vian
By Henry Vian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier attributed to Vian. The five arm chandelier is centered by a lovely bottom foliate finial below a fine acanthus leaf re...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu sconces. Each five arm sconce starts at the backplate with a single scrolled arm protruding from berried foliage an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Tables Lamps in the Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique bronze lamps in the French Louis XV style, 36.5 by 8 by 8 inches including the lamp harps , with cassolette urn-shaped form draped with lion pelts and grapevine handl...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 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 scrolled can...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a fine pierced scrolled foliate backplate with lovely richly chased ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Tole, Gilt Metal And Saxe Porcelain Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Tole, gilt metal and Saxe porcelain chandelier. The six arm eighteen bulb chandelier is centered by a charming bottom gilt metal floral ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Bronze Candlestick Lamp Bases with Acrylic Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French bronze candlesticks mounted as lamps on acrylic bases.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent 6-light French chandelier from the mid-19th century. Very fine gilt bronze and crystal Louis XV style chandelier. Faceted cut crystal column surrounded with open gilded bronze birdcage...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Of Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Sconces Attributed to Delafontaine
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair Of Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Sconces Attributed to Delafontaine
Dimensions : 29" Tall X 15" Wide
This pair of sconces were made in France in the Louis XV style and...
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Early 20th Century French 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
Pair French Louis XVI Style Porcelain Gilt Bronze 2-Light Sconces / Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) French two-light sconces (wall lights) in the Louis XV style, made of gilt bronze with porcelain plaques that are finely gilt and painted with pas...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Crystal Gilt-Bronze Twenty Six Light Oversized Chandelier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Classic Louis XV style large chandelier having 6 arms and 26 lamps (18 in the arms, 6 below, 1 central light, 1 on the top).
The gilt metal frame is heavily laden with various siz...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze
$16,499 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Italian Pair of Gilt Sunflower Sconces Oversize Castle Wall Lights
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Large Italian Gilded Sconces With Sunflowers and Scrolls from 1700 Arms For Votive Lamps made with an important wrought-iron scrolling s...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Pair of Fine Antique French Bagues Gilt Bronze & Rock Crystal Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fine Bagues antique French Louis XV style cage form gilt bronze and cut rock crystal chandeliers.
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Louis Xv lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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