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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$29,864Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fine Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt-wood Mirrors or Wall Lights Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful near pair of Large 18th century finely carved and gilt - wood Oval Shaped mirrors . Centered with with a male and female figures. Original Mecca gilding in very good ...
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Six-Light Iron Chandelier with Verdigris and Gilt
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chandelier was crafted in France circa 1890 in the Louis XV style. Forged from hand-wrought iron, the six-light fixture features a verdigris painted finish richl...
Iron
Wonderful French Polished Brass Vaughan Square Glass Lantern Pendent Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Polished Brass Louis XV Style Square With Inset Beveled Glass Panel Lantern Pendent Fixture Having A 4 Candelabra Light Interior Cluster Comes Ready To Install Wit...
Brass
French Set of Four Louis XV Style Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional grouping of four early 20th century Louis XV-style wall sconces, made of gilt bronze sculpted into the most elegant acanthus and rococo forms. Designed to mirror each ...
Bronze
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and grand scaled French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The thirty light chandelier with a striking crystal central fut is surrounded by six central supporting scrolled arms which split at the bottom into three arms. Flanking the supporting arms are six single arms. The three levels of lights are joined by swaging garlands of faceted crystal beads in various sizes. Each arm is elegantly decorated by most impressive and thick crystals of various shapes and cuts. Each saucer below the candle cups are decorated by elongated cut...
Crystal
18th Century, Giltwood Pair of Italian Louis XV Candle Wall Sconce with Mirror
Located in IT
Pair of Piedmontese Italian candle wall sconce in carved and gilded wood with mirror. Turin (Italy), Louis XV period, mid-18th century The precious pair of sconce, made around th...
Mirror, Giltwood
Elegant French Art Deco Flush Mount Ceiling Light with Crystal Beads, circa 1940
Located in Lisse, NL
Infuse your space with timeless elegance through this exceptional French Art Deco flush mount ceiling light, dating from around 1940. A perfect marriage of refined geometry and artis...
Crystal, Brass, Bronze, Metal
18th Century Italian Louis XV Style Pricket Floor Lamp Distressed Finish
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Florentine hand carved wood torchère as floor lamp, a tall solid cembran pinewood pricket carved on three sides, with a deep acanthus leaf and flowers carving, resting on tri...
Pine
Pair of French Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV-Style (20th Century) gilt bronze 4 arm wall sconces with leaf design top and trim (from Bonwit Teller Dept Store, NY) (PRICED AS PAIR)
Giltwood
Louis XV Style Bronze Five-Light Candelabra
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Louis XV style bronze Five-light candelabra, Early 20th century. Of naturalistic form, the foliate clasped nozzles and drip pans issuing from scrolling branches about co...
Bronze
Louis XV Style Italian Crystal Beaded Arm Chandelier, Circa 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian 24 light crystal beaded arm chandelier adorned with garlands of crystal swags, crystal spheres, and crystal pendants throughout. The fixture is wired with new drip...
Crystal, Metal
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...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Three-Arm Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu three arm sconces. Each sconce is centered by a lovely scrolled foliate design in a striking satin and burnished finis...
Ormolu
$2,275 / set
Louis XV Bronze Hall Lanterns
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic "near pair" of Louis XV-style hall lanterns. These bronze lanterns are both in very good condition. They differ slightly in that one of the lanterns is in gilt bron...
Bronze
$5,600Sale Price|37% Off
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...
Crystal
Pair of Antique French Six Arm Candelabra, Bronze Dore on Rouge Marble Bases
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair, very much in the Louis XV style, has a number of points of interest : The six arms are arranged around the central light so there are actually seven lights, the vase shaped stem is modelled in bas-relief with leaves, and the base is a well-chosen shaped rouge griotte marble tablet...
Bronze
Rock crystal pendants Louis XV style Cage Chandelier with 64 arms
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Chandelier Louis XV, In bronze, 64 arms lights, antique fuinish done on top of an 18 carats gold electrolyse. Dimensions : Height 260 cm x 190 cm diameter. Very important Louis XV style chandelier in gilt bronze with rock crystal pendants. Made in the form of a cage, the central shaft of “baluster” shape is surrounded by sixty-four arms of light ending in foliage and decorated with faceted rock crystal pendants. We have this one in stock however we can reproduce it in an other finish or in an other size with rock crystal pendants or clear crystal pendants. Price will change depending on finish and crystal types. We manufacture most of our orders bespoke : from models of our collection that we can adapt to required dimensions, from antiques models which will allow often to get a set or more of identical models, or we can create from scratch the model of our clients. We work from pictures, drawings, designer’s sketches...
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold
Antique Chandelier. Baccarat Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant gilt bronze and crystal eight light 'cage style' chandelier by Baccarat
Crystal, Bronze
$4,200Sale Price|20% Off
19thc French Louis XV Gilt & Patinated Large Bronze Cherub on a Swing Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Large Louis XV Gilt and Patinated Bronze Cherub on His Swing with Garland Chandelier/ Pendant 3 Light Fixture. Highly detailed, super high quality castings. Rare...
Bronze
Pair Early 20th Century Jules Leleu Style Crystal and Brass Wall Candle Sconces
By Jules Leleu
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Early 20th Century Crystal and Brass Wall Candle Two-Lights Sconces in the Style of Jules Leleu. Originally electric and converted to candle sconce. Measures 9 " in width, 4....
Brass
Pair of rock crystal and clear crystal large gilt bronze five light sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Large gilt bronze pair Of wall sconces, five lights each With large rock crystals And clear crystal. They have been re wired and ready for installation. They are in excellent condit...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Louis XV Crystal & Bronze Chandelier, Six Lights, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French Louis XV style chandelier crafted from bronze and glass, with six ( 6 ) elegant candlestick holders along with an additional central light, a variety of pendants and finials...
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Ceiling Light by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style gilt bronze and crystal ceiling light by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has four internal lights and it shows classical features of Rococò period. At the top there is a ...
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier In the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
This French Louis XV-style crystal chandelier is a hand-cast gilt bronze piece, featuring a combination of bronze for the body and arms, and brass for the bobeches, crafted in the st...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Cherub Floor Torchieres
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) carved gilt floor torchiere with cupids holding cornucopia candelabra (PRICED AS PAIR).
Giltwood
18th Century Style Louis XV Lantern with Six Lights in antique bronze finish
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This eight-sided lantern is a reinterpretation of the domestic models that were very popular in the mid-18th century. Indeed, reserved for a utilitarian use under Louis XIV, the lant...
Bronze
Louis XV Crystal Twelve Arms Chandelier, Maison Bagues, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large French Louis XV doré bronze and crystal twelve-arms chandelier with cut crystals, plaques, rosettes and faceted drops. Wonderful overall detailing and patina in the original fi...
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XV-Style Gilt Metal Ceiling Fixture, Four Lights, France
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-Style (20th Century) gilt metal round ceiling fixture with 4 lights.
Metal
Gilt Bronze Lantern, Original Curved Glasses, Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilt Bronze Lantern, Original Curved Glasses, Circa 1900
Metal
$1,540Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Style Brass & Cut Glass Floor Lamp, France, 1968
By Francisco Luque
Located in Den Haag, NL
If you want something else. This is it. Like a classic chandelier on a stand. Brass stand, very nice quality comes with a 5 arm cut glass top. Still with their original shades. Good...
Cut Glass
Large Louis XV Style Chandelier with Murano Glass Crystals and Iron, Italy
Located in New York, NY
This large Louis XV style chandelier is handcrafted in Italy with heavy and large Murano glass crystals. Crystals are hand-knotted and...
Iron
$67,800Sale Price|20% Off
A Fine Palatial French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine palatial French Louis XV style gilt bronze rock crystal, amethyst, crystal and cut-glass sixteen-light chandelier in the manner of Baccarat. The floral gilt bronze frame decor...
Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Bronze
French Silvered-Bronze and Crystal Fruit Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
The metal scrolling caged frame profusely hung with clear and colored crystal beads and fruitage including lemons, pears, and apples in amethyst, amber, and ruby; issuing twelve outs...
Crystal, Bronze
Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze & crystal Louis XV "Cage" style chandelier. 9 Lights. France, circa 1900. Dimensions: height 38" diameter 24" CW4432.
Crystal, Bronze
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
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.
Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu lamps, signed G.G.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu lamps, signed G.G. The wonderful pair of candlesticks mounted into lamps display circular bases with twisted motifs and mot...
Ormolu
Pair of French Turquoise Blue Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamps with Linen Shades
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of fine glazed blue porcelain gilt bronze-mounted table lamps, France, early 20th century. Porcelain vase raised on beautifully elaborate bronze base. Both porcelain vases are...
Bronze
A pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamps. Each wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised on a circular Ormol...
Ormolu
$2,684Sale Price / set|20% Off
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...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Continental Seven Branch Cut-Glass Wall Lights
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of Continental seven branch cut-glass wall-lights. Measures: cm 120 x 70 x 40.
Pair of silver gilt metal sconces with rock crystal prisms
Located in Houston, TX
The fine rock crystal makes these sconces special, they each have two lights And the wiring is very good. They are ready for installation.
Crystal, Rock Crystal
$720 / set
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...
Crystal, Metal
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...
Crystal, Bronze
$2,780Sale Price / set|20% Off
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]...
Bronze
Monumental 16 Arm French Louis XV Style Gilt Brass & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Ware, GB
A substantial multi-tier chandelier in gilt brass, dressed with an abundance of cut crystal drops, florals and star prisms. The scrolling arms are elegantly drawn, rising in tiers ar...
Crystal, Brass
$7,105 / set
Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Wall Lights
Located in London, Park Royal
Exceptionally crafted, very large, Louis XV Style, pair of hand-carved wall lights. Hand Gilded in antique gold finish. Featuring traditional motifs of musical instruments, laurel le...
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Crystal Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century crystal chandelier: Gilt brass frame adorned with high quality original crystal prisms attributed to Baccarat. Newly wired...
Crystal, Brass
Venetian chandelier made of clear Murano glass, 12 light arms, around 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in colorless Murano glass, 12 light arms, around 1900 Venetian chandelier in colorless Murano glass, 12 light arms, around 1900 new electrification
Glass
Pair of Louis XV-Style Doré Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Louis XV-style doré bronze sconces, mercury gilded, burnished, foliate form, three lights with a putto at the base of each sconce. 19th century, circa 1880, France. 30" H ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Glass Lantern, Stamped "P.P."
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and hand blown glass lantern, stamped "PP". The five light lantern displays a striking and most unique scalloped shape with elegan...
Ormolu
Antique Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique gilt bronze lantern featuring double curved, beveled and handcut crystal panels. Louis XV style. France, circa 1910. CW4471
Bronze
French Hallway Lantern in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A large French hallway lantern in the Louis XV style, previously of Huis Delbeke, Antwerp, gilt-bronze with serpentine glazing, re-wired and PAT tested. Early twentieth century in th...
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and tole bouillotte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful circular base with richly chased foliate designs in rich sati...
Ormolu
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Petite Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Dore bronze rococo Louis XV Petite lantern chandelier has been rewired with 3 candelabra lights inside a hand blown and cut curved gl...
Bronze
$9,404Sale Price|20% Off
19thc Palatial French Louis XV Gilt Bronze/ Crystal Chandelier attrib. Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Palatial 19thc French Antique Louis XV Gilt Bronze/ Thick Cut Crystal Chandelier attributed to Baccarat France. 6 lights. Stunning cut crystal chains, large thick pendalogues, amazin...
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Verdigris and Gilt 12-Light Iron Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining room or grand entry with this impressive antique chandelier, crafted in France circa 1920. Executed in hand-forged iron, the fixture is designed in the elegant Loui...
Iron
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised on rectangular concave side feet, below the circular base. The base is accented with flowing scrolled acanthus leaves that continue up the fut to a flower bud design. Four scrolled arms also decorated with scrolled acanthus leaves and floral bobeches. With all original gilt throughout. Displayed with signature Cedric DuPont Antique...
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier, Brass Frame, Six Lights, Circa 1940
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystal prisms and pendalogues with rosettes, ribbed center column, and large cut crystal sphere. Solid brass frame...
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Maria Thersea Crystal 12 Light Chandelier 36 X 39 X 39
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Vintage Maria Thersea Crystal 12 Light Chandelier 36 X 39 X 39 Dimensions : 36" Tall X 39" Wide X 39" Deep This vintage chandelier was made in the timeless Maria Thresea style and...
Crystal, Metal