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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
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

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

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. Hight cm 75 plus ch...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

Vintage French Louis XV Style Brass & Crystal Urn Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Brass & Crystal Urn Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to finial) x 27" H (to light socket) x 5" W x 5" D. (Location: Se...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

18th C Style Carved Italian Gilt Wood 24 Arm Verochio Chandelier by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C style carved Italian Gilt wood 24 arm Verochio chandelier by Randy Esada.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Sconce Mirror and Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style giltwood and gesso carved sconce mirror (Wall-Light) girandole with candelabra. The scrolled carved mirror frame surmounted with a pair of ...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Gesso, Giltwood, Mirror

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

Three Mid-20th Century Ivory and Gold Lacquered Wood Italian Wall Lights
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of antique ivory and gold lacquered wood hand-crafted in Italy in the first half of 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Gold

Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt-wood Mirrors or Wall Lights Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful pair 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 porcelain scul...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

20th Century Set of Pair French Bronze and Glass Sconces with Ceiling Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
20th century set of pair French bronze and glass sconces with ceiling lamp Sconces measurements: H 11.81in W 11.81in D 3.93in Ceiling lamp measurements; H 22.44in W 8.66in...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Beautiful pair of French turn of the century bronze sconces Louis XV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of solid bronze sconces, the patina is so much nicer in person, I am sorry I realize way after taken the pictures, the glasses are dirty, they will be cleaned
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Early 1900s 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

Venitian Chandelier In Murano Glass 12 Arms Of Light
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Rezzonico chandelier, 12 arms of light with dolphins heads new electrification
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

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

Large Bronze And Crystal Cage Chandelier (h142cm), 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very large bronze chandelier in the shape of a "cage", enriched with crystal pendants in the shape of 1/2 smooth pears. It is lit by a system of lights inside the chandelier and outs...
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20th Century Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Gold Gilt Metal Tall Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Metal Tall Twin Handle Ornate Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 42.5" H (to finial) x 29.5" H (to light ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

18th C. Ormolu Rock Crystal 16-Light Chandelier Hanging Ceiling Light Pendant LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Ormolu Rock Crystal 16-Light Chandelier hanging ceiling light pendant LA .A sensational and rare French mid-18th century Louis XV transition Louis XVI period Hand Crafted Roc...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal, Metallic Thread

Pair Italian Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze & Glass Chandeliers, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
each chandelier 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,...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style 6-Light Bronze Chandelier, Circa: 1900
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome Louis XV style chandelier was made during the Belle Epoque era somewhere in Continental Europe. Originally candle-burning, it is now wired for electricity to US standar...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Lighting

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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

Four French 18th Century Gilt Bronze Chinese Figure Appliques or Wall Lights
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of four French 18th century Louis XV gilt bronze two-light sconces , each with a finely chiseled Chinese male or female figures . Scrolling arms with acanthus leaves termi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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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

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.
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

A Large French Baccarat Style Bronze Framed Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An elegant early 20th Century French chandelier with crisp cut glass crystal obelisks and flat cut glass pear-shaped drops joined with faceted beaded swags, headed with cut glass sta...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Hall Lantern
Located in Rome, IT
A Louis XV style gilt bronze hexagonal hall lantern with three lights.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier from the Spelling Manor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Spelling Manor living-room chandelier. A very Fine and Palatial French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and Crystal Thirty-Three Light Twelve...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

French, 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Glass Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style pear-shaped gilt bronze and diamond-cut-bent-glass lantern. The ovoid gilt bronze body with a single light, surmounted with three glass panels centered with a sunburst design. The scrolled gilt bronze body with scrolls, acanthus, rosettes and leaves, each panel crowned with gilt bronze bows and ribbons...
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1890s French Antique 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

Carved And Gilded Wooden Chandelier, 18 Light Arms, Italy About 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carved And Gilded Wooden Chandelier, 18 Light Arms, Italy About 1880
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Giltwood

Louis XV Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant Louis XV gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Featuring gorgeous scrolling arms with leaves and a decorative base. Exceptional quality! Circa 1880
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Grace your walls with a touch of French grandeur with this pair of antique Louis XV style gilt bronze sconces. Exquisitely crafted from gilded bronze, these sconces boast a captivating display of scrolling designed arms that cascade down the central body and gracefully curve along the three arms. The meticulous details including the bow knot top...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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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 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Iron

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 Gilt Bronze Three-Armed Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French Louis XV rococo style gilded bronze double arm wall sconces, in very good antique condition. Beautiful decorative floral and leaf tiered scrolling arms. Very goo...
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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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....
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Carved Marble and Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Lamp Att. to E.F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This gilt bronze and carved marble lamp is attributed to the renown firm of Edward F. Caldwell. The gilt bronze mounts are finely detailed, and feature acanthus and shell motifs.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Lighting

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Carrara Marble

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp France, circa 1860s, Now Electrified, Newly Rewired. This 19th-century Louis XV style ormolu mounted celadon porcel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Wrought Iron & Crystal Two Arm Wall Sconce, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite pair of French Louis XV style wall sconces. Forged from wrought iron, these sconces are a testament to the artistry and skill of traditional French metalwork. Each scon...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Wrought Iron

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...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

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
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal

Pair of Large Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Louis XV Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Louis XV Style These large and impressive gilt bronze wall sconces each support three beautifully decorated out-swept arms stemming from the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

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

Large Louis XV Style Lamp Made of Marble and Decorated with Decorative Bronze
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Important marble lamp is decorated with a bronze crown at the base, large handles made of shells and acanthus leaves and finished with a decorative floral element. This is a ver...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

19thc French Louis XV style Bronze/ Crystal Fruit / Crystal Pendants Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Louis XV style Crystal Fruit/ Crystal Embellished Chandelier. Quite a stunning Fixture choice!
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal

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

Gilded Bronze Rocaille Lamp
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rococo style lamp in gilded and chiseled bronze with two light arms and featuring a beautiful oblong lampshade in beige silk. French work from the end of the 19th century and very e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Brass and Bronze Three-Arm Mirrored Girandole Wall Sconce
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Louis XV style brass and bronze girandole, wall sconce with beveled mirror. Three arms, each with a socket for an E14 light bulb, ornate with foliate scrolls and flowers, F...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

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

Chandelier Style French Louis XV
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French style Louis XV chandelier Materials: Bronze and glass paste Ormolu Electrified at 220 w Perfect condition Origin France Origin France Circa 1920 It has 8 external lights...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Antique Superb Pair Of Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful five light mirror image gilt bronze and crystal sconces, 34 inches long x 17 inches wide
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Ormolu

Luxury French Empire Regency Louis XV Purple Crystal Obelisks Bronze Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Fabulous 8-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with gilt bronze frame and 4-faceted crystal obelisks, circa 1920s Also available a pair of matching sconces. Measures: ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair Of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
A pair of French Louis XV style, three branch gilt bronze wall lights. Not electrified.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Ormolu

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

Bouillotte Lamp, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XV-inspired bouillotte lamp in chiseled and gilded bronze with two light-arms decorated with foliage, topped with an elegant oval-shaped lampshade in beige pleated sil...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Original Set of Four 19th Century Gilded Bronze Louis XV Style Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Set of four impeccable bronze wall sconces made in the 19th century, original patine, Louis XV style. The originality of this set lies in the imitation of tree branches by the arms o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Lantern, Original Curved Glasses, Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilt Bronze Lantern, Original Curved Glasses, Circa 1900
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20th Century French Louis XV Lighting

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Metal

19thc French Louis XV Rococo style Bronze Frame - Crystal Fruit Laden Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Special chandelier here! 19thc French Antique Louis Rococo style Chandelier Laden with Crystal Fruit. Bronze and crystal framed. French estate find.
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Lighting

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Crystal

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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