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Material: Ormolu
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Red Marble and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century neo-classical st. red marble and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a triangular marble base with concave sides, a mottled border and a bottom ormolu f...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Sang de Bouf Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful 19th Century Chinese Sang de Bouf vase, having French gilded ormolu scrolling foliate swag and drape mounts, raised on an ormolu plinth base.
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Garnitures Urns Now as Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of black marble and gilt bronze garniture urns now as lamps. The bottle form marble urns with ormolu mounts and bases with two sockets fo...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking and most decorative Baccarat crystal body with a lovely circular folia...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Blue Glass and Ormolu Candelabra Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. hand blown cobalt blue glass and ormolu candelabra mounted into a lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant foliate designed ormolu base be...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Empire Style Ormolu and Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French early 19th century Empire st. highly chased ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble, three arm candelabra, mounted into a lamp. The square Rouge Griotte marble base with or...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Tole and Saxe Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, tole and Saxe porcelain lamps. Each lovely two arm lamp is raised by a circular mottled ormol...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Bronze and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large scale French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and faux painted Porphyry lamp. The lamp is raised by ormolu ball feet below a most decorati...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vert Campan Marble and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Vert Campan marble lamp. The large scale lamp is raised by beautiful mottled feet below finely detailed ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine patinated bronze and ormolu bases with ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Table Lamps Sèvres Style Blue Porcelain with Gold Lace Shades
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of Italian 20th century cobalt blue Porcelain table lamps, painted with a galant scene, gilt bronze scrolls handles and square plinth. They are a vintage Italian Tuscan manufacture, a pair of Sèvres style classical vases mounted as table lamps, center vases with hand painted courting scene and gold gilded enameled scrolling decor.
Unique modern handmade dome-shaped shades, sewn in French golden lace and silk-lined.
Very good condition, no chips or cracks, bronze with beautiful patina of age, they date back to circa 1975.
Provenance: they come from a private collection of a Milanese palazzo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Romantic Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Two-Arm Candelabras Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French mid 19th century two arm candelabras in ormolu and patinated bronze mounted into lamps. The pair is raised on a square giltwood base below a white Carrara b...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful pair French 19th century neo-cassical ormolu and patinated bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised on a square ormolu base with a reeded patinated bronze column. Above ormolu u...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rouge Griotte Marble, Bronze, and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble, patinated bronze, and ormolu four arm candelabras mounted into lamps. Each lamp is ra...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Neo-Classical Verde Antico Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and unusual French 19th century Neo-Classical Verde Antico marble, patinated bronze and ormolu lamp with all original gilt & patina throughout. The lamp has a triangula...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Vert Patricia Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Vert Patricia marble lamp. The lamp is raised by a square Vert Patricia marble stepped base with fine foliate, berried lau...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine square Vert de Patricia marble base with concave corn...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Candelabras Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and richly chased ormolu five-arm candelabras mounted into lamps. The pair is raised by a square base below an ormolu fluted base, supporting a spiral fluted design urn with floral ormolu mounts. The five scrolled ormolu arms sprout out of the urn with rose buds and blossomed...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant circular base with three fine seashell shaped supports a...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality and elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps. Each lamp with an ormolu square base supports a richly chased ormolu pedestal with reeded sides and bottom laurel leaf band...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Neo-Classical St. Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive pair of 19th century French Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps. Each lamp with an ormolu base supports the patinated bronze pe...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and silvered bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised by four fine circular mottled feet below handsom...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and marble candelabra lamps. Each three arm lamp is raised by an elegant square white Carrara marble base...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Three-Light Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of exceptional French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three light candelabra lamps. Each richly chased lamp is raised on a round base with acanthus leaves. The C scrolle...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Three-Arm Electrified Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of elegant and uniquely shaped French 19th Century Louis XVI st. three-arm electrified candelabras. Each is raised by a square white carrara marble base with recessed central ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble, Ormolu and Cloisonné Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brocatelle Violette marble, ormolu and Cloisonné lamps. Each lamp is raised by a rectangular base with an ele...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI St. Urns Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu urns mounted into lamps. The pair are raised by a marble base above topie shaped ormolu s...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine discreet ball feet below a square white Carrara marb...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Carrara Marble, Ormolu
1950s Neoclassical Modern Table Lamp, Alabaster and Ormorlu Gilt Bronze
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Neoclassical Alabaster Lamp with Ormorlu and Bronze Motifs
Sculptural solid gilt bronze koi fish and alabaster neoclassical design l...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality true pair of French 19th century neoclassical St. ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine and most decorative black Belgi...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Marble Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised on a circular ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Fine Pair of Ormolu-Mounted White Opaline Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Origin: French
Date: Late 19th century
Dimension: 39 inches overall.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Girandole Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Baccarat crystal girandole lamps. Each eight arm lamp is raised by a unique and most decorative ormolu base with ball feet and fine beautifully scrolled supports leading upwards. At the centers are magnificent Baccarat crystal daggers encased by most impressive scrolled cages with additional superb smaller daggers...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and white Carrara marble lamp, retailed by Caldwell of New York. The lamp is raised by a square o...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Statues Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble statues mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine feet with lovely richly chased faces centering recesse...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & White Marble Mermaid Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine french 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu and white marble three-light candelabra, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The single allegorical and whimsical finely chased gilt-bronze Belle Époque group representing a pair of mermaid Putti supporting a cornucopia filled with flowers and fruit topped...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a pierced circular ormolu base with silvered bronze bord...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Antique Early 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Imari Porcelain Urn Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of antique early 19th century ormolu mounted Imari Porcelain urn lamps.
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Early 19th Century European Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XV style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by lovely ormolu pieced foliated and floral movements be...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. silvered bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamps is raised by a circular mottled Rouge Griotte marble ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Bronze Lamps Picard Attributed
By Henri Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular pair of French 19th century Belle Époque period, five arm ormolu and patinated bronze, candelabras attributed to Henry Picard. Each lamp is raised by a circular ormolu ...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu mounted lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine square ormolu base with concave corners a...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Three Arm Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three arm candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular stepped base with a lovely wrap around foliate band and beaded design. Above the spiral fluted socle pedestal is a fine berried laurel pattern...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Neo-Grec Style Ormolu and Porcelain Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Grec st. ormolu and porcelain lamp. The lamp is raised by striking and richly chased palmette designed feet. Above, is the mottled socle pedest...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Antique Pair French Bronze Bacchantes Marble Table Lamps, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An antique pair of French bronze and marble louis Revival table lamps, Circa 1880 in date.
Each lamps features a pair of maidens in classical costumes raised on fluted white marbl...
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1880s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze candlesticks mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular ormolu base with protruding rosettes...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ebonized Fruitwood and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. ebonized fruitwood and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a most decorative circular ebonized fruitwood base with a lovely fluted design. The ormolu column above display beautiful acanthus leaves at the base and elegant richly chased palmettes leading up to a fine fluted design. Above are intricately carved foliate patterns and an elegant reeded border. Shown with our signature two tone pin tuck silk Cedric DuPont Antique...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French Tole and Faux Marble Column Table Lamps, Originally Oil, C. 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French tole and faux marble column table lamps with the original gilt bronze frosted shades and resting on step back squared ormolu bases. Original oil powered and have been ...
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1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Ormolu
Ormolu and Rock Crystal Bird Candelabra Lamps, French Louis XV Style
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite Louis XV style ormolu and hand-carved and hand polished Rock Crystal bird lamps, with rock crystal finials and shades.
Meticulous attentio...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Ormolu Table Lamps
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Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of French 19th century Renaissance style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by striking scrolled and foliate designed ormolu feet leading u...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Faux Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu, silvered bronze and faux painted porphyry lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular mottled base with a wonderfully executed faux painted porphyry design. The urn shaped silvered bronze bodies display most impressive richly chased ormolu swaging berried laurel garlands and wraparound lattice bands...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20 century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of medium proportions.
In the shape ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, white Carrara marble and Vert de Patricia marble lamps after a model by Clodion. Each lamp is raised by a square base...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style silvered bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful square base with concave sides and a fine...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20th century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of large proportions.
In the shape...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Rock Crystal Fluted Urn Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Elegant pair of Rock crystal fluted urn lamps. (A)
Each lamp with Rock Crystal pulls and finial
Meticulous attention has been given to every details
Meas...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Marble & Ormolu Candelabra Henri Vian
By Henri Vian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial pair of French 19th century Louis XV style marble and gilt bronze mounted four-light figural candelabra by Henri Vian, (French, 1860-1905). The ovoid marble ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Ormolu Table Lamps and Other Ormolu Lighting for Sale on 1stDibs
Able to double as task lighting, table lamps can illuminate darker corners of a room, and antique ormolu table lamps and other ormolu lighting can be incorporated into a variety of spaces.
Your style of decorating doesn't have to necessarily have to be rooted in neoclassical design in order to tastefully introduce ormolu — while demand for the material and/or technique was at its peak in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, ormolu table lamps, desk lamps and other ormolu furniture and decor are still widely loved by contemporary designers and collectors.
What is ormolu?
Ormolu is a brilliant form of decorative trickery. To the untrained eye, ormolu table lamps, clocks, jewelry boxes and other ormolu furniture and decor look like they're made of solid gold. But those in the know recognize ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — as having been essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
“Most commonly, ormolu refers to a bronze object that has been covered with gold, typically 18 karat or 24 karat,” explains Jamie Sinai, director of the antiques specialist Mayfair Gallery, in London. “For that reason, ormolu is sometimes called gilt bronze or, in French, bronze doré. Strictly speaking, however, the term ormolu also denotes the technique of applying gold to a metal.”
“The word comes from the French or moulu, which translates as ‘ground or powdered gold’ — the form the gold takes before it is applied to a metal surface.”
From the court of King Louis XVI to that of Napoleon I, the French elite snapped up furniture mounted with ormolu, as well as sconces, candelabra and table lamps made from the material.
If you're looking to bring a touch of this 19th-century pizzazz to your desk, an antique ormolu table lamp is a decorative touch that blends ornament and functionality. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room, and a well-crafted ormolu table lamp does more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Today, antiques collectors and interior designers seek out the finest in ormolu clocks and continue to prize ormolu for its extraordinary craftsmanship and history-infused glamour.
“This wondrous material was highly sought after in France as the ultimate luxury. It magically resembled solid gold and sparkled under candlelight,” says Sinai.
Find antique ormolu table lamps, ormolu floor lamps and other ormolu lighting on 1stDibs.
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