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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
Meissen style Porcelain Figural Floral Chandelier with Gilt Details Italian Made
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an extraordinary porcelain figural chandelier with what appears to be clowns climbing the base of the chandelier and masks from a theater production of some kind. The chandel...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Porcelain, Fruitwood

19thc XL French Louis XV Bronze & Crystal "Versaille" Chandelier attrib 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...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

19thc French Antique Louis XV style Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp on Marble
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Spectacular FrenchAntique Mid 1840's Bronze Louis XV Cherub Table Lamp. The detail is amazing, an amazing casting, with the arms cast seperately and then screwed in. On Portoro Marbl...
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1840s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Antique 18th C Italian Giltwood Candle Wall Sconce. 1 of two available.
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C Italian Giltwood Candle Wall Sconce. 1 of two available.
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

Pair of French Louis XV Giltwood Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) giltwood floral carved narrow wall sconce with 3 candle holders (PRICED AS PAIR)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

French Louis XVI Silver Plate Mirrored Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) silver plate wall sconce with two scroll arms, oval mirror, and wreath design with bow knot top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Mirror

French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Cherub Angel Trumpet 24 Arm Chandelier 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive Louis XV / French Empire / Pierre Gouthière style gilt bronze twenty four light, three tier Cherub / angel / trumpet candlestick chandel...
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Extraordinary Italian Giltwood Designer Sconce, Juliette by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Extraordinary Italian giltwood designer sconce, Juliette by Randy Esada Item #: 1132, Juliette sconce (1-Arm) Finish: 23-karat heavy distressed yellow ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

Italian Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Glass Chandelier, Mid-19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
with shaped and segmented glass standards issuing two upper levels of curled bronze arms with hanging prisms, the two lower levels each with candle cups and bobeches, made for candle...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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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

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Metal

19thc French Maison Bagues Louis XV Rock Crystal w/ Amethyst Stone Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Grand Louis XV style Cut Rock Crystal with Amethyst Rock Crystal Chandelier Estate Yves St Laurent. Manufactured by Maison Bagues. Beaded rock crystal cage form ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal

Coppia Grandi Appliques Fiorentine Intaglio Rocaille Luigi XV Legno Dorato 1990
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Grandi Appliques Stile Luigi XV italiane, Fiorentine in Legno Intagliato a motivi vegetali rocaille e dorato. Quattro bracci curvi con quattro luci disposte su tralci sagom...
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1990s European Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

French Louis XV Style Ormolu Chandelier, 19th Century Signed BR
Located in Cypress, CA
Sensational 19th century French Louis XV style doré bronze two-tier 42-light chandelier with birds. Signed BR. The exquisite doré bronze chandelier is surmounted in an ormolu aca...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Bronze "Versailles" Lantern with Beveled Glass Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bronze "Versailles" lantern with beveled glass panels. 1-light France, circa 1920 Dimensions: Height 18", diameter 8 1/2" CW4614.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Antique 19th-Century French Brass Rococo or Louis XV Chandelier with 7 Lights
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful compact chandelier was made in France in the late 19th century. The pendant features 6 asymmetrical shaped arms decorated with scroll...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Brass

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

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Crystal, Metal

19th Century French Louis XV Style Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XV style brass floor lamp. Three finely cast Rococo decorative ornaments at the base with six cast brass feet. Ribbed brass pole with inner brass tube ext...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Brass

Classic French Louis XV Irion Chandelier with Cut Crystal Prisms and 6 Lights
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior with timeless elegance by incorporating this Classic French Louis XV Iron Chandelier featuring six lights and an abundance of cut crystal prisms. Inspired by th...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

19thc Pair French Antique Louis XV Rococo style Dore Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc French Antique Dore Gilt Bronze Louis XV style Rococo Wall Sconces. This pair is lovely and would make a statement in any room.
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Early 19thc French Antique Louis Bronze Louis XV Table Lamp - Ultra High Quality
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is a rare French Louis XV style Bronze Cherub Table Lamp. I say rare because all of the body parts of the cherub were seperately cast and appl...
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1840s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV-Style Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Patinated Brass
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Brass

Antique French Louis XV Hand-Painted Porcelain Urn Bronze Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Hand-Painted Porcelain Urn Form Bronze Ormolu Table Lamps with Handles - a Pair. Item features gilt bronze ormolu and is finely hand-painted on both sid...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of French Early 20th Century Brass and Crystal Girandoles Table Lamps
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French brass and crystal three-light girandoles table lamps from circa 1900. This elegant pair of French antique candelabra table lamps...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Pair Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Two Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century French Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze two light Sconces.
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Rare 4 lights gilt beaten wrought iron lantern with curved glasses. French work.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful and rare 4 lights lantern is made of gilt beaten wrought ironwith curved glasses. This is a French work. Circa 1940
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Iron

Pair of Louis XV Style Cast Bronze 2 Branch Wall Sconces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome pair of antique Louis XV style cast bronze wall sconces having two arms each with pierced scroll and foliate serpentine central cartouche in high relief with Fleur di Lis ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze 10 Arms Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A gilt bronze Crystal and glass ceiling lamp in the Louis XV Style with ten arms. Recently rewired with ten illuminants. Ready to hang in your selling. Take into account that the ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Two-Light Sconces, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Two-Light Sconces, with foliate form arms. 19" H x 10.75" W x 5.25" D. Provenance: From a Fifth Avenue Collection.
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

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

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Six Holder Gilt Bronze Glass Pendants Chandelier Louis XV, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French Louis XV-Style ceiling lamp with gilt bronze scrollwork adorned with faceted glass pendants and finials, with six ( 6 ) candlestick holder. Its six lights reflect beautiful...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Metal, Brass, 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

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Crystal

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

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Fruitwood

Pair of Brass Appliques, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Pair of brass wall sconces, 1950s, Made in Italy.  Elegant Pair of gilt brass wall sconces in the style of Louis XVI. They are very elegant and their feature is having a very small c...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Brass

Louis XV Dark Bronze Baccarat Chandelier, France, 19th Century
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful Louis XV ten-light crystal chandelier attributed to Baccarat, France, circa 1880s. This beautiful chandelier is made of dark bronze suspended with big crystal prism in t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair Antique 19thc French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Marked Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Extraordinary 19thc Antique French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces. What makes these Sconces stand out is the delicate and highly detailed casting. These Sconces are ma...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Venetian chandelier in Murano glass in shades of blue, circa 1950
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in Murano glass in shades of blue, circa 1950
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal

1930s French Louis XV style Nenuphar Bronze "Lily Pad" Floral w/ Crystal Lantern
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1930's French Louis XV Versailles style Nenuphar Bronze with Crystal Ceiling Lantern fixture. The style inspired by Baccarat.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Three Italian Appliques 1700 Set of Three Golden Curved Arms With Flowers and Leaves
Located in Milano, MI
Three Gilded Appliques 1700 Wrought Iron Candle Holder Arms in Leafy and and Floral Motifs, lot of three antique wall lights, candle holder arms eighteenth-century period, curved ar...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Wrought Iron

c1900 Antique French Louis XV Gilt Bronze w/ Crystal Floor Lamp Signed Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1900 Antique French Louis XV style Gilt Bronze with Cut Crystal Grand Floor Lamp Signed by Baccarat. Rare model. First time in my 35 years of dealing Antique upscale lighting that I...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century Large Gilded Bronze Lamp in Louis XV Style
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this grand desk lamp, designed in the transition Louis XV style. This kind of lamp is often referred to as a 'bouillotte' lamp due the fact that it contains three ligh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Antique French Doré Bronze Exquisite Chandelier Set Up for Candles Mid-1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
What at first looked to be your ordinary French Crystal Chandelier that no one bothered to wire for lightbulbs, turned out to be something quite special. Our first hint was the hand-...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Gold, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu, Crystal And Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and uniquely detailed French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Crystal and Rock Crystal chandelier. This nine arm, eighteen light chandelier is centered by a most decorative pierced diamond shaped Crystal with a central tear drop. Above the bottom finial is a collection of rosette and tear drop shaped Crystals mounted to a circular Ormolu plate...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Early 20th Century Mirrored Bronze Candle Wall Sconces - a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Mirrored Bronze Wall Candle Sconces Measures 8" in. Width, 5" in depth and 10" in height.
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
1940s French Louis XV style 12 arm crystal chandelier with black paper shades.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

19th French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Rock Crystal Table Lamp Maison by Maison Bagues
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Very Large 19thc Antique French Louis XV Gilt Bronze with Rock Crystal Table Lamp by Maison Bagues. This is quite the room dominating statement piece. French Chateau acquisitions.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Rock Crystal

Louis XV Style Cage Chandelier In Gilded Bronze And Baccarat Crystal
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent cage-shaped chandelier in the Louis XV style with a gilded bronze frame and decorated with very rich Baccarat crystal ornamentation such as plaques, pendants, cups, dagge...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

PR 19thc French Louis Louis XV Bronze Sconces with Baccarat Crystal Torch Shades
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Stunning French Louis XV style Bronze Torch Wall Sconces. Open crystal flame form shades by Baccarat France. The shade holders are spring form [not shown when shades are put on]...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Vintage Pair of Elaborate French Louis XV Style Wall Sconces
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

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Crystal, Bronze

French Rococo Style Bronze and Noverdy Glass Three-Light Chandelier, ca 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XV or Rococo style bronze and Noverdy glass three-light chandelier, from circa 1920. This absolutely splendid antique chandelier features a beautifully shaped bronze fra...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze, Brass

Louis XV Style Three Light Bouillotte Lamp France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Louis XV style bouillotte table lamp with Three candlesticks, , a green fabric shade, adjustable in height . Very good quality lamp . solid Brass . so stylish on your Desk .
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Large Two-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces in Louis XVI Style, Circa 1900
Located in NICE, FR
This pair of Louis XVI–style wall sconces, each with two lights and measuring 47 cm in width, was made in France around 1900. Crafted in gilt bronze and brown-patinated bronze, they ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century French Fire Gilt Bronze Crystal Twelve-Branch Floral Chandelier
Located in Milano, MI
Exceptional fire gilt bronze and crystal chandelier of French origin, a two tier twelve-light hanging fixture dating back to circa 1870 born for candle burning, modified to electric,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze

19thc Pair French Louis XV Manor style Carved Giltwood Rococo Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French Antique Louis XV Rococo Manor style Carved Giltwood Wall Sconces. Parisian Estate Acquisition. These are expertly carved and make a strong lighting statement.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Wood

Bronze and Baccarat crystal French chandelier in the style of Louis XV
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful French chandelier with 8 lights around the chandelier. With original dark patina. 'Cage' form; With 12 scrolled candle arms and 4 main 'cage' arms. On the 'cage' arms the...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Set of 4 1920's French Louis XV style Bronze Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 4 c1920'sFrench Louis XV Bronze Wall Sconces. Cut crystal adorned.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Superb bronze and crystal chandelier, 8 lights , 60 watts max bulb US rewired and in working condition Totally restored and refinished From A Nice côte D’azur estate.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair 19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Sconces by Maison Millet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XV rococo style gilt bronze two-light wall lights, stamped MB on rear for Blaise Millet, founder of Maison Millet of Paris. The firm was a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

French Bonze & Tole Louis XV Style Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant French bronze Louis XV style Bouillotte lamp with an adjustable painted metal shade and three electrified candle- arms. Measures: Height 25.6" in. (65 cm), diameter 13" in....
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze Candle Wall Sconces
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An ornate pair of gilded bronze, twin-arm antique candle wall sconces. Decadently curved arms, ending in leaf shaped bobeche drip trays and...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

French Louis XV or Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconce
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large Louis XV French Rococo style three–arm sconce. Curvy asymmetrical acanthus leaf-like gilt bronze scrolls in Classic French Rococo style. Each arm has a socket for the E14 light...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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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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