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
Fine Quality Bronze and Genuine Crystal French Louis XV Style Chandelier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Description
Bronze. Crystal prisms. 8 arms. 53 1/2" h x 25 1/4" diameter.
Condition
Missing prisms. Oxidation. Chips in prisms. One prism broken with ball missing. We recommend all l...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Louis XV Renaissance Brass Figural Dancing Cherubs Urn Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Renaissance Brass Figural Dancing Cherubs Urn Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H (to finial) x 21" H (to light socket) x 8" W x 6.5" D....
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Pair Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Sconces with Musical Motif
Located in New York, NY
Matched pair of large antique bronze wall lights in the French Louis XV style with musical and neoclassical motifs including tambrel (an ancient form of tambourine), flutes, tied rib...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Retro Louis XV Style Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite vintage French Louis XV-style chandelier is a testament to Rococo elegance and craftsmanship. Crafted from brass, the chandelier features four ascending, delicately cu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
$7,151 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of early 20thC French Style Crystal Drop Lustres
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of early 20thC French Style Crystal Drop Lustres on ormolu frames and base with acorn finials to the top - all lights and lamps have been rewired with authentic corded flex, fi...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
1920's French Louis XV style Bronze / Crystal Shade Ceiling Lantern Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1920's French Louis XV style Bronze Mounted Crystal Shade Ceiling Lantern. Attrib Baccarat.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,048 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair 19thc French Antique Gilt Bronze Highly Detailed Louis XV Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French Dore Bronze Large & Heavy Highly Detailed Louis XV Wall Sconces. Very impressive at 6 lights each. crown and mask detail.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
c1900 Antique French Louis XV Gilt Bronze w/ Crystal Floor Lamp Signed Baccarat
By 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...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1940s French Louis XV Style Sconces - Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
A beautiful pair of French 1940's Sconces, the patina is so nice on these. 2 light wall sconces. Please see our other listings for a bigger pair in the same style.
17 1/2 in....
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
$1,400 / set
Very Large Pair French Louis XV 5 Light Electrified Bronze Figural Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This very large pair of French Louis XV 5-light electrified bronze figural sconces represents the pinnacle of 18th-century-inspired decorative lighting. Crafted in solid gilt bronze ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Gold Cherub Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Style Gold Painted Putti/Cherub Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features an attractive chalky distressed gesso finish. Circa Mid 20th Centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier. This most unique six arm chandelier is centered at the bottom by an elegant spira...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
c1880's French Louis XV style Bronze w/Crystal Fruit Table Lamps/ Girandole
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1880 Antique French Crystal Fruit on Bronze Table Lamp/ Girandoles. This is a stunning lamp now electrified. Miami Beach estate.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very unusual late 19th Century chandelier is solid bronze that is finely chased. Most of the chandelier's original crystals are retained and the finest quality rock crystals ha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
$95,000
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
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Iron
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, Bronze, Nickel
Large Rock Crystal & Glass Chandelier in the Manner of Maison Baguès
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and beautifully proportioned 12-light rock crystal and glass prism chandelier, possibly from the iconic firm of Maison Baguès in Paris. The wrought iron cage (frame) i...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Iron
$19,250 Sale Price
30% Off
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
PAIR of Gilt Bronze and Iron Foliage Sconces
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This pair of sconces stands on an urn in bronze with a patina of gilt wood. The foliage has little flowers and leaves patinated bronze. American wired
Category
1970s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$2,900 / set
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.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A Pair of French Porcelain Gilt Bronze Mounted Urn Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of French Porcelain Iron Red and gold urn form lamps. The hand decorated front cartouches with gilt bronze handles and mounts. The decorated panels with artist signature at ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré Wall Sconces, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze D'Oré Wall Sconces, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) blue and white Sevres porcelain 4 arm chandelier with bronze dore trim.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Continental Iron and Cut Glass Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th century continental iron and cut glass six light chandelier. Chandelier features colorless glass pendants and beads. The iron has a not old mellow patina. Perfect for any ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Iron
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....
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair French Louis XV style Gilt Bronze Rococo Wall Sconces Signed by A. Petitot
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1940's French Louis XV Rococo style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces. Signed by Atelier Petitot. I purchased these while on a buying trip to France.
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair 19thc Antique French Rococo Louis XV Dore Bronze w/ Crystal Corner Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Very Unique 19thc Pair French Louis XV Rococo style CORNER Sconces. These are hard to find - for the corners of the room. Draped in cut Crystal with Bronze Frame.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,860 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Style Iron and Cut Glass Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large Louis XV style iron and cut glass eight light chandelier. Chandelier has colorless and amethyst glass pendant prisms. Wonderful old mellow patina. Perfect for any decor.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
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.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,984 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Bronze & Tole Louis XV Style Bouillotte Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant French bronze Louis XV style Bouillotte lamp from the 19th Century with an adjustable painted metal shade and three electrified candle- arms.
Measures: height 22.4" in. (57 cm), diameter 13" in. (33 cm).
Lighting: takes three small Edison bulbs. It originally used candles...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Metal
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
Venitian Chandelier In Murano Glass 12 Arms Of Light
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Rezzonico chandelier, 12 arms of light with dolphins heads
new electrification
Category
20th Century Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Style Cut Glass and Gilt Metal Chandelier 19th/20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XV Style Cut Glass and Gilt Metal Chandelier
19th/20th Century
Height 20 x diameter 29 inches
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Cut Glass
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,700 / set
Louis XV Bronze Crystal Chandelier, Six Lights, 1800s
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elegant 1800s Louis XV-style bronze chandelier with crystal pendants, six arms with candlestick holders, and six rewired sockets. A refined decorative statement.
This exquisite 19th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Bronze, Brass
$2,749 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair Of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze, twin branch wall sconces. Newly electrified. There are four more of these in a seperate listing.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,281 / set
19th Century Wall-Light Scones Louis XV Style French Gilt Bronze
Located in Vienna, AT
Gilded bronze wall lamp, sconce with 5 arms fitted each with E14 socket. Made in the shape of a torch with a large mesh and acanthus leaves decor. Made about 1890 in France. up to 4...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,883 Sale Price / item
30% Off
c1910 French Louis XV style Bronze w/ Crystal Chandelier atrributed to Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1910 French Louis XV Bronze with Cut Crystal Chandelier. This chandelier is attributed to Baccarat. Clear and Amethyst toned crystal. I have seen a Baccarat photo of this chandelier.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cherub Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore wall sconces with four arms wall sconces and cupid figures. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
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 Mid-Century French Louis XV Bronze Single-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your interiors with this elegant pair of vintage bronze wall sconces in the Louis XV style. Crafted in France circa 1950, each single-light sconce features a richly patinated...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Chandelier with Black Metal Frame & Clear Crystals, 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style 6-light chandelier with black metal frame, clear crystals & drops, France circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
19thc Pair French Louis XV / Louis XVI Transitional Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French Gilt Bronze Louis XV/ Louis XVI Transitional style Wall Sconces. Rococo casting work here is just stunning!
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,744 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 1940's French Louis XV style Dore Bronze Wall Sconces after A. Petitot
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 6 French Louis XV style Dore Bronze Rococo Wall Sconces after Atelier Petitot. Manufactured from the 1940's. Marked.
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,068 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Candelabra Table Lamp with various light settings. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to finial) x 28.5" H (to light...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
‘free-form chandelier by Venini, designed in 1968 by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Honnelles, WHT
‘free-form chandelier by Venini, designed in 1968 by Osvaldo Borsani
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
c1880 French Louis XV Bronze Table Lamp/ Girandole Laden w/ Murano Crystal Fruit
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1880 French Louis XV style Bronze Table Lamp/ Girandole Laden with alot of Murano Crystal Fruit. This lamp, now electrified is stunning. Please look closely at pictures, they descri...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Schonbek 3571 Renaissance Louis XVI Style 9 Light Silver Crystal Chandelier
By Schonbek
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Schonbek 3571 Renaissance Louis XVI Style 9 Light Silver Crystal Chandelier
Dimensions : 33" Tall X 26" Wide X 26" Wide
This gorgeous chandelier is Schonbek's 3571 Renaissance cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Elegant Pair of Brass Hunting Horn and Hoof Form Wall Lights
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style three horn lights each with oak branch form supports with oak leaves. Bows on the crest and at the center, the terminal with oak leaves and tassels and Hoof form on th...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Ten-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze ten-light chandelier, the tapering leaf tip cast and fluted shaft over an urn form bowl issuing scrolling foliate arms upli...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$6,850 Sale Price
62% Off
Pair of Empire Sconces in Gilded Bronze with Three Lights, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, early 20th century
Three lights.
Decorated with themes typical of the Empire style.
Electric wiring and spark plug for light bulbs with E14 socket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Rocaille Wall Lights In Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large pair of Louis XV Rocaille style sconces in very finely chiseled gilded bronze, with two light arms.
Parisian work of very fine workmanship, end of the 19th century, magnificen...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Rock Crystal Gabrielle Chandelier of 18 Lightning in Bronze & Nickel finish
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This chandelier in the shape of a lyre is composed of a central shaft made of bronze rhombuses.
The base of the shaft, punctuated by a gable, gives rise to 18 curved arms of light distributed in a circle and decorated with white and pink rock crystal.
Crystal pendants and rosettes adorn the latter, echoing the two ornamental tiers distributed along the shaft.
A final tier punctuated by bronze daggers...
Category
18th Century Antique Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Nickel
Impressive Venetian Chandelier In Murano Mordor, Blue And Pink Glass, Circa 1930
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Impressive Venetian Chandelier In Murano Mordor, Blue And Pink Glass, Circa 1930
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Small Venetian chandelier in colourless and red Murano glass, circa 1950
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Small Venetian chandelier in colourless and red Murano glass, circa 1950
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting
Materials
Glass
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.