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Vintage Pair of French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Occasional Tables, 20th C
About the Item
This is a beautiful pair of vintage French Louis Revival ormolu mounted side tables, mid-20th century in date.
The square shaped "rosso levanto" marble tops are framed with decorative ormolu borders. The frieze and the legs are beautifully shaped and decorated with intricate ormolu mounts, the legs are conjoined by ormolu stretchers and terminate in gilded ormolu hoof feet.
There is no mistaking the unique quality and elaborate design, which is certain to make them a talking point in your home and a fine embellishment to your reception room.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
height 78 x width 46 x depth 46.
Dimensions in inches:
height 2 foot, 7 inches x width 1 foot, 6 inches x depth 1 foot, 6 inches.
Rosso Levanto marble
A classic marble used extensively in the churches of Rome. A deep, bloodlike red with exquisite veining across slabs.
Ormolu - Gilt Bronze (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'.
The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object.
After around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury other techniques were used instead. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt..
Our reference: A3118
- Dimensions:Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)Depth: 18.12 in (46 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Materials and Techniques:Marble,Ormolu
- Place of Origin:France
- Period:1950-1959
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:
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