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
Pair of 19th Century Gilt-Bronze & Faience Porcelain Table Lamp Candelabras
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and Faience porcelain three-light candelabra table lamps. The ovoid porcelain urn hand decorated in floral burgundy...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré & Crystal 24 Light Chandelier, c.1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré & Cut Crystal 24 Light Chandelier, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystal prisms and pendalogues with rosettes, ribbed center column, and large cut crystal sphere. Solid brass frame...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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
Silvered Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Silvered metal Louis XV style two-arm bouillotte lamp with later black tole shade. Newly electrified, France, circa 1930s.
Dimension: 23.5" H to top of finial, 9" W, 5.5" W base, to...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze & Cut-Glass Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass three-light Girandoles table lamps. (Electrified), Paris, circa 1900.
Height: 33 inches (84 cm).
...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century marble and ormolu mounted figural urn three-light table lamp candelabra. The ovoid white marble body surmounted with a pair of mermaids holding han...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th century antique French bronze and crystal chandelier
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A fabulous bronze French chandelier 'lustre tige'.
With 9 candle arms.
In the centre are 3 additional small lights.
The central stem is covered with faceted decorative vases.The whol...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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 Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eight arm chandelier has an open cage and a central crystal...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and grand scaled French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The thirty light chandelier with a striking crystal central fut is surrounded by six central supporting scrolled arms which split at the bottom into three arms. Flanking the supporting arms are six single arms. The three levels of lights are joined by swaging garlands of faceted crystal beads in various sizes. Each arm is elegantly decorated by most impressive and thick crystals of various shapes and cuts. Each saucer below the candle cups are decorated by elongated cut...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Twenty-Five Light Chandelier
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderfully impressive large gilt bronze and cut glass lustre, twenty-five-light two-tier chandelier in the Louis XV style.
French late 19th Century - Circa 1890-1900.
Of Rococo design with tiers of glass lustres, the foliate cast corona supporting two graduated tiers of leaf cast scrolling candlebranches, issuing from a pierced leaf and lily-cast compound baluster stem, finishing with a pierced finial.
In excellent condition having been recently cleaned, rewired and PAT tested, having the original gilt bronze ceiling...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Export Rooster Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A pair of spectacular and large antique Chinese export porcelain rooster transitional Louis XV/Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted three arm candelabra lamps of superb quality embell...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Venetian Chandelier In Murano Glass Two Tones Of Blue, Circa 1940, 8 Arms
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in Murano glass two tones of blue, circa 1940, 8 arms of light
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
Wonderful Italian Cage Form Chandelier with Colorful Porcelain Flowers
Located in Rome, IT
19th century Italian Piedmontese cage form chandelier ornamented with colorful porcelain flowers and hand painted tole leaves.
Six arms with six candle holders...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Monumental and Impressive 60-Light Gilt Chandelier, Paris '1320 Lbs'
By Guillaume Denière
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental and impressive 60-light gilt Chandelier, Paris (1320 lbs)
Finely chased and gilded bronze. 60 flames, electrically wired in a bronze frame
Important chandelier bronze ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Hand-Hammered and Fire Gilt Iron Chandelier in the Louis XV style. Exquisite Detail. 8 Lights. France, circa 1900
Dimensions: Height 29" Diameter 31"
CW5272.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
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...
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1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystals with rosettes, including French pendalogues and large faceted prisms, a ribbed column at the top, and cut crystal ball...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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 ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Louis the 15th Style Bronze Wall Sconces, French, circa 1920
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pair of Louis the 15th style wall sconces is made of bronze. This is a French work, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Putti Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze Putti torchere table lamps on a Rouge Royal base. Each figure representi...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Italian Late 19th Century Louis XV St. Glass and Tole Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and attractive Italian late 19th century Louis XV st. glass and tole chandelier. This twelve light chandelier has a tole inverted blossom finial base with leaves and a central glass pendant. Six scrolled lighted arms are decorated with glass beads, tole leaves...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XV Style bronze and crystal chandelier.
Stunning French Louis XV style bronze and crystal chandelier...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XV Style 12 Light Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Louis XV style 12-light crystal chandelier with a variety of crystal pendalogues with rosettes. Solid brass frame with scrolled arms, brass bobeches and decorative elements. Large crystal spike in center and hollow glass columns at the top. Rewired and in working condition. New candle covers, canopy and two foot chain...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Gilded Bronze Cage Chandelier With Peacock Feather Glass Tassels Circa 1800
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilded Bronze Cage Chandelier With Peacock Feather Glass Tassels Circa 1800
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Style French Crystal and Brass Sconces, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XV style French Art Deco Period cast brass three light crystal sconces a variety of large cut crystal prisms and pendalogues with rosettes. Good quality heavy casting...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Louis XV Transitional Ormolu Chinoiserie Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of French Louis XV transitional period chinoiserie wall sconces. Beautifully modelled with head and bust of two Chinese men. Gre...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Louis XV Style Cast-Bronze Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style.
Unusual, finely engraved and cast bronze. Balustrade formed, profile-framed corpus connected with wide, ornamental reliefed, hoops, crowned by sunbeams. There from, four curved light arms, ending in bell formed traffic-light style. On the wide hoop, can be found Rococo cartouches. Under which are profiled medallion-like framing Provenance: Princess Shwikar (King Farouk...
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Hollywood Regency 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
Louis XV Style French Crystal and Brass Sconces, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XV style French cast brass and crystal sconces with mirrored backplates. Good quality heavy casting with two scrolled candle arms and cut crystal teardrop pendalogues...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th century gilt bronze French chandelier in the style of Louis XV
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A stunning & unique large gilt bronze French chandelier in the style of Louis XV.
Cage form; With 24 lights spread over three levels.
Richly decorated with beautiful quality clear Ba...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Vintage Candlestick Wall Sconces in Gilt Bronze, Belgium, 1960
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage bronze sconces Empire style with voluminous, very beautiful casting. Manufactured in Belgium, 1960s.
Support in gilded bronze and handcrafted by craftsmen.
They're openwork...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A French Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A French silvered bronze and crystal chandelier
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Nickel, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass, 14-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional French gilt bronze and cut-glass fourteen-light chandelier, the cage with faceted pendants.
Measures: 125 x 100 cm.
Rewired. Repaired. Good Condition. Frame is original,...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass 'Crystal' Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass nine-light chandelier. The elongated body with cut-glass (crystal) pendants surmounted with eight candle arms and a centre fros...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bronze Mounted Porcelain Table Lamp in Louis XV Style with Cardinal Bird
Located in New York, NY
Fine porcelain vase with elaborate foliate bronze mounts in the Louis XV style with finely painted birds with red feathers perched on holly branches with berries, and repeated green...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
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.
Category
Early 20th Century French 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
Set of 3 Louis XV Style Maison Arlus Style French Wall Lights
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Set of 3 Louis XV Maison Arlus Style French Wall Lights
These beautiful and rare lamps are made in brass and have mirrored back plates. They are in beautiful condition the wiring i...
Category
1950s Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique French Louis XV Styled Brass & Cut Crystal Lamps & Glass Fruits
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique brass and crystal lamps are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Late 20th Century Louis XV Style Nickel on Bronze Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite modern lantern showcases the elegance of the French Louis XV style, crafted from nickel on bronze. Although the exact date of production is unknown, it is believed to ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
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 ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
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
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 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Light Gilt-Bronze Wall Sconces
By Henry Dasson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th Century Louis XV style three-light gilt-bronze wall lights (Sconces), attributed to Henri Dasson (1825–1896). The elongated ormolu tassel body surmoun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Crystal Gilt-Bronze Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Classic Louis XV style chandelier having 8 arms and 12 lamps (4 central).
The gilt metal frame is heavily laden with various sized crystal plaquettes.
Originally candle lit but no...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Lanterns, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt bronze lanterns. France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Classic Louis XV style chandelier of birdcage design having nine arms; the gilt metal frame heavily laden with various sized crystal plaquettes; originally candle lit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Louis XV Style Girandole Table Lamp Brass with Crystals
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...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Gilt-Metal and Cut-Glass 'Crystal' Ten-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style gilt-metal and cut-glass ten-light chandelier. The caged body surmounted with ten scrolled candle-arms, each fitted with molded glass wax-holders, with two in...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Fine French Amythest Colored and Clear Crystal Prism Candelabrum
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine pair of vintage 1940s French tabletop candelabrum, circa 1940. They are fitted with fine clear crystals and amythest colored crystals. M...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Vernis Martin Painted Clock and Sconces Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) French Louis XV style three-piece garniture (set) of the highest quality, including large wall clock with matching pair of wall lights (sconces) with Vern...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Bronze and Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-Style bronze and crystal chandelier with various style crystal drops & finials and 8 candlestick holders & 8 light sockets.
Missing 1 circular fan crystal finial
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze wall sconce with five arms emanating from a scroll back with floral decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of French Wall Sconces in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
A very fine pair of Louis XV style bronze two-light wall sconces, with their original finish and patina.
France, circa 1880
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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