Louis XV Lighting
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
Find antique Louis XV bedroom furniture, seating, tables and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XV
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with three arms and decorative crystals. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Venetian Chandelier In Colorless And Pink Murano Glass, Circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Chandelier In Colorless And Pink Murano Glass
6 Arms Of Light
Circa 1940
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Of Gold Finished Mirror Back Double Arm Wall Sconces
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well made pair of diminutive gilt brass or bronze Mirror Sconces having a fine compact French presentation. Pair of gold finished mirror back double arm ...
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
$3,500 / set
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.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Palatial Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An important and palatial pair of French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved six-light wall lights "Appliques" (Sconces), the six scrolled candle-arms emanating from a center...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wood
$28,950 Sale Price / set
61% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tole and Saxe Porcelain Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. tole and Saxe porcelain chandelier. The six arm chandelier displays a lovely curvaceous cage adorned with elegant tole leaves and a stunn...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Series of Four Louis XVI Style Wall Lights with Parrots, After 1885
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This series of four gilt bronze wall lights featuring a porcelain parrot was made for l’Escalier De Cristal after 1885, year during which Henry and Georges Pannier start to manage th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-Style bronze chandelier with 10 arms and filigree bobeche and finial bottom with canopy.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Small Venetian Chandelier In Opalescent Blue And Gold Murano Glass
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Small Venetian Chandelier In Opalescent Blue And Gold Murano Glass
6 Arms Of Light
New Electrification
Circa 1950
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier After Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very finely chased French 19th Century Louis XV Style gilt and steel six-light figural chandelier after a model by Pierre Gouthière (French, 1732-1813). The finely chase gilt bronz...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Steel, Bronze
$19,850 Sale Price
58% Off
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
Cage chandelier with moulded glass and bronze pendants, circa 1800
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Cage chandelier with moulded glass and bronze pendants, circa 1800
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Palatial Three Light Sconces, French Louis XV Style
Located in El Monte, CA
This palatial pair of Louis XV style wall scones exemplify the opulent aesthetic of the Louis XV period. Each sconce features a central escutcheon with shell castings and is topped b...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Twenty-Light Chandelier by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-crystal twenty-light chandelier by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat,
French, Circa 1890.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair French Ormolu Sconces, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of 19 century French louis XV style ormolu 4 light sconces.
Each surmounted with a ribbon, above intricate ormolu foliage and mythical mask, issuing two reeded candelabra arms with dragonfly wings and unique camel heads...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$12,000 / set
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...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Louis XV Style Cut-Glass Thirty-Light Cage Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and important Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-crystal thirty-light cage chandelier.
French, circa 1870.
This fine chandelier is of a grand scale at 223 cm high (88 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Marble & Ormolu Candelabra Henri Vian
By Henri Vian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial pair of French 19th century Louis XV style marble and gilt bronze mounted four-light figural candelabra by Henri Vian, (French, 1860-1905). The ovoid marble ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$24,850 Sale Price / set
47% Off
Late 18th Century Genoese Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Late 18th century Genoese chandelier consisting of a carved giltwood body, original eight iron arms and original and later crystal prisms (clear and colored). Hand-blown and pressed glass decoration and beading. This Genoa chandelier...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Cage Chandelier In Gilt Bronze And Baccarat Crystal
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent Louis XV style cage chandelier in gilded bronze very richly decorated with crystal pendants from the Baccarat crystal factory.
Iluminating with eight arms of light and tw...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, 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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Venetian Giltwood Sconces with Engraved Glass Background
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this wonderful pair of Venetian sconces made from gilded wood, featuring beautifully engraved mirrored backgrounds. Crafted in the style of Louis XV and hailing from t...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wood
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
Pair of French Three-Arm Louis XV Style Sconces
Located in Buchanan, NY
Pair of gilt metal, three armed sconces, wrought iron with applied leaf decorations. French, 1920s. Rewired (not UL listed). Very good vintage condition.
Ref #: LS0317-01
Dimension...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,400 / set
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$6,950 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Rock Crystal 8 Light Gilt Chandelier, Louis XV Style
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive large French Louis xv style hand carved rock crystal and hand forged wrought iron eight light chandelier, in the antique gold finish. with carved rock crystal spike in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Gold, Wrought Iron
$9,000 / item
Very Fine 19th Century French Cut Baccarat Style Louis XV Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine large 19th century French baccarat style hand cut crystal and gilt bronze trimmed chandelier.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
A Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Pink Marble Vases, Fitted As Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Pink Marble Vases, Fitted As Lamps.
Each vase of fleur de Pêcher marble entwined with rich gilt-bronze r...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19thc XL French Louis XV Bronze & Crystal "Versaille" Chandelier attrib Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Grand Scale 19thc French Louis XV Gold Bronze and Cut Crystal "Versaille" Chandelier. Please look closely at pictures as they explain that this chandelier is loaded with original Cry...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$15,004 Sale Price
20% Off
Large bronze chandelier, 36 light points, new wiring, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large bronze chandelier, 36 light points, new wiring, circa 1880
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
Monumental and Impressive 60-Light Gilt Chandelier, Paris '1320 Lbs'
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 ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Important Gilt Bronze Chandelier Trimmed With Glass Balls, Circa 1890
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilt bronze chandelier garnished with glass balls, new electrification, 10 arms of light
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Forged Polished Iron Six-Light Rooster Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring some French flair to your breakfast room with this antique "Chanticleer" light fixture; crafted in France circa 1990, the iron chandelier with six arms is embellished with a ce...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
Large Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Five-Light Wall Lights in the Style of Caffieri
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each sconce of asymmetrical rocaille design with foliate-cast backplate issuing five foliate S and C- scrolling candle arms mounted throughout with stylized leaf-tip motifs. Drilled ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Rezzonico Chandelier In Colorless And Red Venice Glass Circa 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Rezzonico Venetian chandelier in colorless and red Venetian glass
Circa 1920,
New electrification
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
20th Century Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum quality, highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style.
Unusual, finely engraved, cast bronze. Strongly adorned middle shaft, with six fully moulded puttos and three birds....
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$2,760 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier after Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze six-light figural chandelier. The elongated gilt bronze frame with six scrolled candle-arms (now electrified) surmounted with ribbons...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$8,945 Sale Price
30% Off
French Louis XV St. Fifteen-Light Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French Louis XV st. fifteen light Baccarat crystal chandelier. With nine impressive double S scrolled ormolu arms opulently decorated with amethyst and clear crystal lyre and kite shaped...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
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
20th Century Louis XV-Style French Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Prince Louis XV-style French chandelier.
Finely chased and gilded bronze. Twelfth. Volute-cover ring for elongated, articulated, in the middle basket-shaped shank with pin end. In e...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Light Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style three-light gilt-bronze wall appliqués (sconces - wall lights). The three scrolled candle-arms, protruding from a gilt-bronze s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$12,450 Sale Price / set
36% Off
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
$25,582 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$5,600 Sale Price
37% Off
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...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Italian Cut Glass Eighteen-Light Chandelier
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Impressive Italian Louis XV-style cut-glass chandelier.
With a subtle Eau De Nil iron frame. The many arms are joined by layers of intersecting swags of flat crystals and beads.
Wi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
Venetian chandelier in multicoloured Murano glass, 6 light arms, circa 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in multicoloured Murano glass, 6 light arms, circa 1920
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19thc Huge Heavy French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Cherub Wall Sconce / Candle
Located in Opa Locka, FL
On Offer is a Huge Architectural Size 19thc French Antique Louis XV Gilt Bronze Cherub Wall Mounted Wall Sconce for Candle. This is a masterpiece, incredible detail, very heavy Cheru...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Cherub Gilt Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze chandelier with crystal pendalogues, featuring cherubs playing different musical instruments, originally for candles now electrified. 24 lights. France, circa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large Wall Sconce Gilt Louis XV Style Nine Lights
Located in Austin, TX
A large this antique style nine-light wall sconce will be a graceful focal point on any wall. Modern materials with old-world charm of Louis XV style.
Beautiful gilt piece features...
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2010s American Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Plastic
24-Karat Gold Plated Brass 6-Sided Lantern
Located in Warsaw, PL
This exceptional six-sided lantern, crafted in the Louis XV style, exemplifies the elegance and artistry of 19th-century French decorative arts. Meticulously constructed from finely ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Torcheres in Silver Wood Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A rare pair of early 19th century silver wood torchieres from Italy.
Superb Italian Louis XV style work in carved wood.
Very good quality of carving and in magnificent condition T
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Category
Early 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.