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Material: Ormolu
Antique French Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and impressive antique French marble top coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, the frame is made from solid birc...
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1930s French Louis XIV Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Display Cabinet, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French ormolu mounted mahogany vitrine, circa 1870 in date. This beautiful cabinet is of slender form with gilt bronze ormolu mounts and a moulded cor...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Pair of Belle Époque Baccarat Crystal Crinoline Plafonniers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 19th Century Belle Époque Baccarat Crystal “Crinoline” Plafonniers Crinoline model created in 1895 Composed of a crown in gilded bronze f...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

A fine French Empire Chandelier, circa 1820
Located in New Haven, CT
An elegant 12 arm French pendant from the 1st Empire Period. The lead crystal prisms are all original and have a subtle grey/purple hue. The chandelier resembles a four tier fountain...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Serpentine Console Side Table
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French serpentine console side table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. It is of exceptional quality and is a very useful size...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Pair French Empire Style Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A thoroughly delightful pair of antique French ormolu mounted walnut and parquetry bedside cabinets, circa 1880 in date. They each feature rectangular mottled Rouge de Rance marb...
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1880s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Large Ormolu Mounted Pedestals After François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of ormolu mounted marquetry pedestals. After a model by Francois Linke. Each with a marble top above bombé sides inlaid with loose floral bouquets, the angles mounted with lion-pelts suspending laurel swags and drapery, on short foliate-clasped cabriole legs with paw-cast sabots. François Linke: ‘Modèle Tête De Lion’ Laurel-festooned in celebration of 'abundance through labor' and hung with lion-pelts recalling Hercules's labors , there is perhaps no greater admired nor more frequently imitated master work of French furniture than Jean-François Oeben's and Jean-Henri Riesener's celebrated Bureau du Roi...
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20th Century European Louis XV Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood and Sèvres Porcelain Jardinières, circa 1870
Located in Portland, OR
Pair of antique French Louis XV Tulipwood and Sèvres Porcelain jardinières / Planters, circa 1870. The planters having bronze flame finials and Rococo gilded bronze mounts, each side...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

20th Century Pair of Statuary Marble & Ormolu Fireplaces
Located in London, GB
20th Century pair of statuary marble & ormolu fireplaces. Early 20th Century (Late Victorian) Pair of White Statuary Marble Chimneypieces, With Fine Ormolu Mounts To The Upright J...
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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Statuary Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany bombé vitrine by François Linke. Signed to the corner clasp 'F. Linke'. This elegant...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Style Twelve Branch Ormolu Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative French Louis XIV style twelve branch ormolu chandelier, circa 1900 in date. Emanating from a central column, the upper part is dressed with three female ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

20th C. United Wilson Blue and White Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Lamps, Signed Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of late 20th century ormolu and crackle porcelain lamps by United Wilson Porcelain, signed. Stunning blue and white vase form lamps with ornate ormolu mounts. Part of United Wilson's ormolu series inspired by 18th century French antiques, the collection infuses Eastern and Western artistry using Asian porcelain and European-style sculptural gilt bronze. The shapely body features a floral and foliate design with pairs of cherub figures noting the French influence as well as the gorgeous silk shades with pleat detail and long fringe. The original bronze finials coordinate with one another as they are slightly different adding uniqueness to the pair. These are exceptional lamps of the finest quality in very good condition. Signed on the bottom with United Wilson 1897...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Fire Gilt Bronze Crystal Twelve-Branch Floral Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
Exceptional fire gilt bronze and crystal chandelier of French origin, a two tier twelve-light hanging fixture dating back to circa 1870 born for candle burning, modified to electric,...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Superb 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt- bronze mahogany, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and magn...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Empire Period French Gilt Bronze Six Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Empire period French gilt bronze six light chandelier French, c. 1810 Height 80cm, diameter 45cm Made in France around 1810, at the time when the Empire style was in vogue, the chan...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bijouterie Vitrine Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Opulent mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted lift top table vitrine. The Louis XV style form with bronze trim and foliate mounts on the knees, the silk tufted ...
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1950s European Louis XV Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Side Cabinet, Signed Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style marble topped side cabinet. Having wonderful quality gilded ormolu mounts depicting swags, drapes and buffalo heads. Parquetry...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Vernis Martin Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Vernis Martin cabinet in the Louis XVI manner Constructed in mahogany, with extensive ormolu mounts; the square rectangular tapering legs, d...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Linke Style Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bijouterie Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century mahogany oval table display cabinet, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts depicting cloven hoofed Bacchus influen...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Classical 19th Century French Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu mantel clock. Having a broken arch pediment with a twin handled urn to the centre. The inset champlevé enam...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

French White Marble and Ormolu Pillar Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French ormolu and white marble pillar clock with ormolu mounts surmounted by an ornate finial with and standing on four gilded bun feet. The four pillars have fine ormolu mounts and are decorated with ornate chain swags. Enamel dial with Arabic numerals and finely cut original gilded hands. Eight day French striking movement with outside countwheel and starburst pendulum, circa 1870 An exceptionally fine French pillar clock...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Pedestal, in the Style of 'Linke'
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French marble topped classical pedestal, having its original marble top, wonderful elegant gilded ormolu mounts, fine quality marquetry inlaid f...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Sevres Style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An unusual and very good quality 19th century French Sèvres style porcelain and gilded ormolu mantel clock. Having a domed top with a painte...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Enameled Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
The contrast between rich blue enamel, in light and dark hues, and bright gilt bronze gives this carriage clock a sumptuous, luxurious feel. With a t...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Drum Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and pleated silk chandelier with six interior lights; drum form frame suspended by heavy chain from ribbon form shaft, the silk frame modelled as two ribb...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century Raingo Fres, Paris Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French 19th Century gilded ormolu and patinated bronze clock garniture, having a pair of seven branch flower like candelabra, being supported by putti, raised on circular plinth bases with scrolling decoration. The clock having bronze patinated mother and three children, one sculpting, one painting and the other reading. Mounted on this beautiful gilded ormolu base with flowers, shells and foliage. The eight day duration clock chimes on the hour and half hour and is signed; Raingo Fres...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV style gilt bronze 33-light chandelier
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze 33-light chandelier French, 20th Century Height 156cm, diameter 102cm This beautiful chandelier is crafted from gilt bronze in the Rococo style of Lou...
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20th Century French Rococo Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French, Louis XVI Style Enamel Clock Set, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style Champleve enamel clock set. The clock having a classical scene of a cherub handing flowers to ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Renaissance style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 53cm, width 28cm, depth 23cm This exquisite mantel clock is crafted in the idios...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Antique Gilt Bronze Fireplace Surround Fender
Located in London, GB
This elegant gilt bronze (ormolu) fireplace fender was created in France in the late 19th century. The item will add splendour and beauty to a fireplace, making it the focal point of a room. The fender features a pierced rail which is decorated with a central cartouche, flanked by stylized acanthus leaves. The ends of the fender are topped by full-length, semi-nude figures. These include a beautiful young woman and a bearded male, holding a blacksmith’s hammer. The latter can be identified as Hephaestus (or Vulcan), the classical god...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This beautiful three-piece clock set is designed in a French neoclassical style, popular in 19th century decorative arts. The set has been crafted from clear, cut glass and fine gilt...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Glass Spherical Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Gilt bronze and frosted glass chandelier modelled as a globe with three lights covered in beaded shades, pendant from eagle beaks.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Victorian Period Amboyna Cabinets with Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaques
Located in London, GB
Pair of Victorian period amboyna cabinets with Sèvres style porcelain plaques English, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 77cm, depth 47cm This unusual and superb...
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Late 19th Century English Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Linke Style Display Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century plum pudding mahogany Louis XVI style vitrine, having a marble top, gilded ormolu mounts, shaped glass panels to the door and sides, three glass shel...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by H. Picard
Located in London, GB
Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the clock with central circular dial signed 'PICARD / A GENEVE', surrounded by three ormolu cherubs and two porcelain pl...
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19th Century Swiss Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Empire Style Mantel Clock, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and stylish early 19th Century gilded ormolu and green marble mantle clock, having two classical maidens either side feeding Rams, an Eagle above the circular white...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Turquoise Sèvres Style Jeweled Porcelain and Ormolu Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
A high quality gilt bronze and Turquoise Sèvres style jeweled Porcelain clock set. The clock surmounted by a covered urn and flanked by lion masks on each side, en suite with a pair of painted turquoise porcelain vases...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Chandelier. Baccarat basket style chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful gilt bronze and crystal basket style chandelier by Baccarat.
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Early 20th Century French Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Classical Ormolu Chandeliers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century classical ormolu chandeliers, each having 10 branches, with scrolling foliate and motif decoration. Wired for electricity.
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Floral Marquetry Side Cabinets with Marble Tops
Located in London, GB
Constructed in kingwood, with gilt bronze mounts; rising from bracket feet, the cabinets, a true left and right pair, have central doors dressed with well executed floral marquetry p...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Large Pair of Classical Ormolu 19th Century Chandeliers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive large pair of 19th century classical ormolu 20 branch chandeliers, each having swag, foliate and scrolling decoration. Scrolling out swept arms with sconces, Rams h...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame. This richly decorated bureau de dame is of bombe shape beautifully inlaid overa...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique 18th Century French Ormolu & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier c.1770
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century French Impressive ormolu bronze and cut rock crystal chandelier. This chandelier is particularly large and magnificent, featuring finely detailed hand cut crysta...
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1770s French Other Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Secretaire
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XVI style ormolu and Sèvres porcelain mounted secretaire French, c. 1840 Height 127cm, width 76cm, depth 37cm This magnificent secretaire was crafted around 1840 from ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Twenty Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Lovely Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Twenty Light Basket Chandelier The crown designed with bronze roses and flowers, the flowing crystal beads connected to ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Large Pair of Sèvres-Style Porcelain Napoleonic Vases with Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Large pair of Sèvres-style porcelain Napoleonic vases with ormolu mounts French, Late 19th Century Height 96cm, diameter 33cm Standing just below a metre in height, these impressive...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Cave a Liqueur with Chinoiserie Inlay Late 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Cave a Liqueur with chinoiserie lacquer Date : Late 19th century Period : Third Republic Origin : France Decoration : Cover with chinoiserie scene with classic fence patter...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

20th Century French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage, Bureau Plat!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 20th Century French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage, Bureau Plat!! Bureau Plat, Writing Table, French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage! This is a ...
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20th Century French French Provincial Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Limoges Royal Blue Ormolu Mounted Casket Box 19h Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Limoges ormolu mounted rectangular bombe' shaped table casket, circa 1870 in date and bearing the Limoges marks on the underside. The Royal Blue c...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Angel
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A graceful sculpture of a winged angel. The sculpture is made of casted bronze with an ormolu gilt patina. On a hemisphere, the inside of the sphere is filled with plaster, for a sta...
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1870s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Marble Top Chinese Lacquered Stamped Commode
Located in Lisbon, PT
Chinese lacquer commode, chased and gilded bronze with Aleppo breccia marble top, with a frame of plain black Martin veneer. Beautiful ornamentation of finely chiseled and gilded bro...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique German Ormolu Cow Horn of Plenty Cornucopia Vase Centerpiece poss. WMF
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a German Cow Horn of plenty Cornucopia decorative Vase or Centerpiece, firmly attributed to the World-famous silver manufacturers Württembergische Metallwaren...
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19th Century German Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Chinese Porcelain Sage Green Urns or Vases - A Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental pair of vintage Chinoiserie urns decorated with ornate brass ormolu style handles, bases and rims, circa 1970s. The body of the large urns are heavy porcelain with intric...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

Fine Pair of French Louis XV Style Francois Linke Attrib. Side Tables
Located in Forney, TX
A very fine pair of antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze ormolu mounted mahogany tiered side tables with breccia violetta marble tops. circa 1900 ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th C. Dresser Ormolu Burl Elm Toilette Table Jacob Desmalter JACOB D.R.MESLE
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Dresser Ormolu Burl Elm Toilette Table Jacob Desmalter JACOB D.R.MESLE . Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu Mounted Burl Elm “Table de Toilette” Estampille: Stamped: Jacob D...
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Early 19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis-Philippe enameled opaline pair of vases
Located in Paris, FR
An enamel opaline baluster-shaped pair of vases decorated with polychromatic flowers in lobed cartridges on light blue background hightened with white and gilded rinceau. The base an...
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1840s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Opaline Medicis vase Iinspired by la Fontaine fable the fox and the goat
Located in Paris, FR
A very elegant amethyst Medicis vase. It consist of a gilded bronze pedestal base, adorned finely sculpted with foliage.The base supports the opaline which is decorated with banding,...
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1820s French Charles X Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Empire Commode Chest of drawers wood and ormolu
By Decorating House France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary chest of drawers in the Empire style, in the time of Napoleon I Bonaparte. Made of wood, the fronts are veneered with mahogany palm, one of the most exclusive, attract...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Ormolu Clocks, Lamps and Other Furniture and Decorative Objects for Sale

Antique ormolu furniture and decorative objects can be incorporated into a variety of spaces, and while demand for the material and/or technique was at its peak in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, ormolu is still widely loved by designers and collectors today.

What is ormolu?

Ormolu is a brilliant form of decorative trickery. To the untrained eye, ormolu 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. “As the French reputation for supreme art, architecture and furniture developed, the craze for ormolu spread across Europe,” adds Sinai.

Today, antiques collectors and interior designers 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.

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