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Pair of 19th Century French Painted Wooden Pedestals
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Wooden Pedestals

Pair of 19th Century French Painted Wooden Pedestals

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A handsome pair of substantial 19th Century French pedestals or plinths. Each of rectangular architectural form with a broad moulded top above a fielded panel front and deep, steppe...

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Antique 19th Century French Country Pedestals

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique French Oak Pedestal Column, Hand-Carved, Neoclassical, 90cm
Antique French Oak Pedestal Column, Hand-Carved, Neoclassical, 90cm

Antique French Oak Pedestal Column, Hand-Carved, Neoclassical, 90cm

Located in Montréal, CA

Designed as a display plinth, this French oak column pedestal is ideal for showcasing sculpture, ceramics, or plants, bringing height and focus to an interior.

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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Rare Ladies Perfume Atomiser, French, c1930
Art Deco Rare Ladies Perfume Atomiser, French, c1930

Art Deco Rare Ladies Perfume Atomiser, French, c1930

Located in Devon, England

Totally original 1930s Art Deco perfume atomiser on a black glass plinth. Originates from France. These perfume bottles are very hard to source.

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bottles

Materials

Cut Glass

French Empire Figural Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
French Empire Figural Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

French Empire Figural Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in New York, NY

Winged cupid with flowing robe, clock resting between wings and fabric, raised on bronze ormolu-mounted verde antico plinth. France, first half of the 19th century.

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

19th Century, French Brass Desk Lamp in Empire Style
19th Century, French Brass Desk Lamp in Empire Style

19th Century, French Brass Desk Lamp in Empire Style

Located in Sofia, BG

19th century electrified brass desk lamp in Empire style with an Amphora resting on a tripod claw on curved plinth. France, circa 1860.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire More Lighting

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century French Bisque Figurine of Two Putti in an Amorous Embrace
Antique 19th Century French Bisque Figurine of Two Putti in an Amorous Embrace

Antique 19th Century French Bisque Figurine of Two Putti in an Amorous Embrace

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A wonderful antique 19th century figurine of two putti in an embrace - one putto wrapped in the other's arms with faces at a tenderly close distance. Likely French with a glazed p...

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Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rococo Revival Giltwood Trumeau Mirror, Figural Design, France, 1890
Rococo Revival Giltwood Trumeau Mirror, Figural Design, France, 1890

Rococo Revival Giltwood Trumeau Mirror, Figural Design, France, 1890

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

The mirror plate is flanked to each side by female term figures holding floral festoons above uprights carved with palm leaves and standing on a plinth base. French, circa 1890.

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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Reclining Nude with Goats Georges Gori, France, 1930
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Reclining Nude with Goats Georges Gori, France, 1930

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Reclining Nude with Goats Georges Gori, France, 1930

By Georges Gori

Located in Antwerp, BE

The bronze has a lovely green patina and stands on a Portor marble plinth. France 1930 Literature: Benezit. ? Statuettes of the Art Deco period Alberto Shayo.

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

huge vase, crater vase, hand painted, signed, 1950s, Limoges, France
huge vase, crater vase, hand painted, signed, 1950s, Limoges, France

huge vase, crater vase, hand painted, signed, 1950s, Limoges, France

By Limoges

Located in Wien, AT

The vase is signed and inscribed on the plinth, Limoges France paint main. Measurements approx.: height 20,08 in - 51 cm, diameter 10,24 in - 26 cm.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

C. Masson Gilt Bronze Panther Sculpture on Marble Base, 1930s France
C. Masson Gilt Bronze Panther Sculpture on Marble Base, 1930s France

C. Masson Gilt Bronze Panther Sculpture on Marble Base, 1930s France

Located in New York, NY

Seated panther in soft gilt patinated bronze on modeled rock base by the French animal sculptor Clovis Edward Masson 1838-1913., on black marble plinth.

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Vintage 1930s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Ormolu Corinthian Column Sinumbra Base Table Lamps, France, circa 1825
Ormolu Corinthian Column Sinumbra Base Table Lamps, France, circa 1825

Ormolu Corinthian Column Sinumbra Base Table Lamps, France, circa 1825

Located in Kinderhook, NY

An exquisite pair of neoclassical Corinthian column form table lamps converted to electricity in the early 20th century from circa 1825 French Sinumbra oil lamp bases, the lost-wax-c...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Ormolu

Pair of Art Deco Glass Figurines Piranha Molded Fish By Ferjac France 1920s
Pair of Art Deco Glass Figurines Piranha Molded Fish By Ferjac France 1920s

Pair of Art Deco Glass Figurines Piranha Molded Fish By Ferjac France 1920s

By Ferjac

Located in Bochum, NRW

Each with a sculpted fish; signed ‘FERJAC FRANCE’ on the glass plinth. Black stone plinth.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Pair of French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Tazzas with Siena Marble Bases, 1830s
Pair of French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Tazzas with Siena Marble Bases, 1830s

Pair of French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Tazzas with Siena Marble Bases, 1830s

Located in Knivsta, SE

Pair of French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Tazzas with Siena Marble Bases, 1830s An elegant and architecturally refined pair of Grand Tour tazzas executed in richly dark-patinated b...

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Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Decorative Bowls

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

19th Century Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Rouge Marble Urns and Covers
19th Century Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Rouge Marble Urns and Covers

19th Century Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Rouge Marble Urns and Covers

Located in New York, NY

A pair of fine quality French ormolu-mounted rouge marble urns and cover, each with a bulbous body on a stepped plinth Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 19 in x 9 in.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Black Marble Patinated & Gilt-Bronze Vase Attributed: Charpentier & Cie
French Black Marble Patinated & Gilt-Bronze Vase Attributed: Charpentier & Cie

French Black Marble Patinated & Gilt-Bronze Vase Attributed: Charpentier & Cie

By Lemerle-Charpentier & Cie

Located in New York, NY

The masks are further elevated upon marvelously patinated clawed feet, which, in turn, gracefully support the vase within a quadripartite structure and rest with poise upon a circula...

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Antique 19th Century French Greek Revival Vases

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Raphael Hubert (French 1884), Le Berger "The Sheperd" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Raphael Hubert (French 1884), Le Berger "The Sheperd" Patinated Bronze Sculpture

Raphael Hubert (French 1884), Le Berger "The Sheperd" Patinated Bronze Sculpture

Located in Germantown, MD

A very detailed representation of a standing “shepherd”. Original from France around 1920. Height: 14" Hubert for Raphael Hubert is signed on the side of the plinth.

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Early 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical wooden tripod floorlamp, 1960s.
Neoclassical wooden tripod floorlamp, 1960s.

Neoclassical wooden tripod floorlamp, 1960s.

Located in Lisboa, PT

Neoclassical Empire style floor lamp in mahogany veneer, the column shaft ringed with bronze at the top and finished with a tripod plinth base. France, 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s French Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Red Lacquer Vases, Adapted as Table Lamps
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Red Lacquer Vases, Adapted as Table Lamps

A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Red Lacquer Vases, Adapted as Table Lamps

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Each vase is mounted with gilt-bronze handles issuing from grotesque masks, gilt-bronze collars, and fluted plinth bases. French, Circa 1890.

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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Very Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon
Very Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon

Very Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon

Located in London, GB

A later, large painted wood plinth supports the French antique. After a sculpture by a renowned artist, this antique is a magnificent addition to the collection of anyone intereste...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Scale Pink Granite Urn-Form Jardiniere
Large Scale Pink Granite Urn-Form Jardiniere

Large Scale Pink Granite Urn-Form Jardiniere

Located in Dallas, TX

large scale pink granite urn-form jardiniere, 19th century France, mounted on a custom nickel plated base with Greek Key detail and ball feet on a custom made black marble plinth, Fr...

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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Granite, Marble

Burled Amboyna  Art Deco Period Secretary Cabinet Attributed To Rene Herbst
Burled Amboyna  Art Deco Period Secretary Cabinet Attributed To Rene Herbst

Burled Amboyna Art Deco Period Secretary Cabinet Attributed To Rene Herbst

By René Herbst

Located in Montreal, QC

Burled elm Art Deco period secretary cabinet attributed To Rene Herbst. the front decorated with looping thread inlay, drop down door opening with inset with cognac colour leather wr...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Amboyna

A Napoleon III Onyx and Champlevé Enamel Pedestal Clock
A Napoleon III Onyx and Champlevé Enamel Pedestal Clock

A Napoleon III Onyx and Champlevé Enamel Pedestal Clock

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

The lower pilaster section with a central champlevé enamel mount and apron, with inset angles, raised on a stepped plinth. France, Circa 1870. This opulent pedestal clock exemp...

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

Materials

Onyx, Bronze, Enamel

Large Red Granite and Gilt Bronze Column in Neoclassical style
Large Red Granite and Gilt Bronze Column in Neoclassical style

Large Red Granite and Gilt Bronze Column in Neoclassical style

Located in Paris, FR

It is set on a circular, terraced base above a square plinth. 20th century French work.

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Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Pair of Victorian Gothic Revival Pressed Brass Letter Racks, 19th C
Pair of Victorian Gothic Revival Pressed Brass Letter Racks, 19th C

Pair of Victorian Gothic Revival Pressed Brass Letter Racks, 19th C

Located in valatie, NY

Days Patent, with the Royal Coat of Arms, both in the form of a Gothic multi-spired cathedral, each spire labeled with a day of the week in French, on a stepped plinth. One spire mis...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Desk Sets

Materials

Brass, Iron

Art Deco Ceramic Squirrel by Charles Lemanceau
Art Deco Ceramic Squirrel by Charles Lemanceau

Art Deco Ceramic Squirrel by Charles Lemanceau

By Charles Lemanceau

Located in Doornspijk, NL

Signed Lemanceau on plinth. French, 1930s.

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Pair of Gilt Bronze and Black Onyx Neoclassical Urns
19th Century Pair of Gilt Bronze and Black Onyx Neoclassical Urns

19th Century Pair of Gilt Bronze and Black Onyx Neoclassical Urns

Located in New York, NY

The campagna form showing figures engaged in various activities and mounted on black onyx plinths. Origin: French. Date: 19th century. Size: 17 1/4 in. x 6 1/2 in.

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Antique 19th Century French Urns

Materials

Onyx, Ormolu

Rene Lalique "Sophora" Frosted and Clear Glass Table Lamp with Gilt Mounts C1930
Rene Lalique "Sophora" Frosted and Clear Glass Table Lamp with Gilt Mounts C1930

Rene Lalique "Sophora" Frosted and Clear Glass Table Lamp with Gilt Mounts C1930

By René Lalique

Located in Atlanta, GA

The underside of the base is etched R. LALIQUE – FRANCE, with additional impressed Made in France mark to the brass plinth.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Cassolettes
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Cassolettes

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Cassolettes

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Each with a Verde antico marble urn and cover embellished with foliate garlands and berried finial, supported on ram's mask monopodiae surrounding spiral column, on a triangular plin...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Gilt Bronze Lamps
Pair of Gilt Bronze Lamps

Pair of Gilt Bronze Lamps

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of gilt bronze lamps resting on marble plinths. France, circa 1920. Dimensions: Height 33" Diameter 8 1/2" CW3757.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Directoire Gilt-Bronze Marble Mounted Chariot Clock, Late 19th Century
Directoire Gilt-Bronze Marble Mounted Chariot Clock, Late 19th Century

Directoire Gilt-Bronze Marble Mounted Chariot Clock, Late 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Exquisite bronze work depicting a winged charioteer guiding a pair of horse on an ormolu Rosso Levante Marble Plinth. France, circa 1880. Dimensions: Height 14 3/4 x width 18 x depth...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Impressive Pair of Napoléon III Torcheres by Goelzer and and Poumaroux
Impressive Pair of Napoléon III Torcheres by Goelzer and and Poumaroux

Impressive Pair of Napoléon III Torcheres by Goelzer and and Poumaroux

By GOELZER POUMAROUX (1816-1881)

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

The bases with four scrolling acanthus feet put down on a lobed plinth. French, Circa 1890. Literature 'Éditions du Génie Civil et de la Métallurgie Tour Palerme', 1880, V...

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Urn
Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Urn

Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Urn

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large Sèvres style porcelain urn raised on a bronze plinth. France, circa 1880. Measures: Height 25" x width 11".

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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Petite Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Fluorspar Cassolettes
Pair of Petite Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Fluorspar Cassolettes

Pair of Petite Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Fluorspar Cassolettes

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Each cassolette having an ovoid form fluorspar body surmounted by a gilt-bronze stiff-leaf cast neck, a berried terminal, and gilt-bronze Bacchic mask and looped handles, raised on t...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Burr Walnut Pier Cabinet
Victorian Burr Walnut Pier Cabinet

Victorian Burr Walnut Pier Cabinet

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

The cabinet is further enhanced by ornate gilt metal mounts to the front uprights, adding a decorative French-inspired quality. The shaped plinth base gives the piece a pleasing arch...

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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Art Déco Bronze Sculpture of Girl and Goat by Paul Silvestre for Susse Frères
Art Déco Bronze Sculpture of Girl and Goat by Paul Silvestre for Susse Frères

Art Déco Bronze Sculpture of Girl and Goat by Paul Silvestre for Susse Frères

By Susse Freres, Paul Silvestre

Located in North Miami, FL

Silvestre" and stamped twice with the Susse Frères foundry mark, all of this supported on a large marble plinth. French sculptor Paul Silvestre, born in Toulouse in 1884 and trained ...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper

Spanish Baroque Style Six-Door Solid Oak Credenza with Bun Feet, 1940s
Spanish Baroque Style Six-Door Solid Oak Credenza with Bun Feet, 1940s

Spanish Baroque Style Six-Door Solid Oak Credenza with Bun Feet, 1940s

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

The base is a moulded plinth topped by four bun feet, a hallmark of the Spanish Baroque tradition and of its French Louis XIII counterpart.

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Vintage 1940s Spanish Baroque Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Pair of Candelabras with Chinoiserie Figures, Famille Rose Style, circa 1900
Pair of Candelabras with Chinoiserie Figures, Famille Rose Style, circa 1900

Pair of Candelabras with Chinoiserie Figures, Famille Rose Style, circa 1900

Located in Greding, DE

A pair of Famille Rose table candlesticks with a male and female chinoiserie figure sitting on a plinth in the shape of bamboo. The plinths are French, circa 1820.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Candelabras

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Fine 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Lamps
Pair Fine 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Lamps

Pair Fine 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cloisonne enamel vases, each with wonderful myithical Dragon flying among clouds. mounted with French gilded ormolu rims and plinths. ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Early Victorian Rosewood, Burl Walnut and Elm Center Table
Early Victorian Rosewood, Burl Walnut and Elm Center Table

Early Victorian Rosewood, Burl Walnut and Elm Center Table

Located in Essex, MA

Twelve sided dodecagon hinged top with elaborate sunburst central inlay with outer band sunburst with elm outer banding, conforming apron with carved details, on a inverted vase supp...

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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Birch, Boxwood, Elm, Mahogany, Rosewood, Burl

Chinese Carved Jadeite Guanyin with Cat, Mounted as a Lamp, Circa 1920s
Chinese Carved Jadeite Guanyin with Cat, Mounted as a Lamp, Circa 1920s

Chinese Carved Jadeite Guanyin with Cat, Mounted as a Lamp, Circa 1920s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This hardwood surround is in turn mounted onto a repoussé French cast bronze plinth with scrolling foliate decoration, typical of Parisian craftsmanship from the 1920s.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Silvergilt Pricket Base Urn Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Silvergilt Pricket Base Urn Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Silvergilt Pricket Base Urn Lamps

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of lamps, of carved silver giltwood, each a porta palma base; a fluted urn with large scrolling handles, on leaf-carved socle, raised on round foot and square plinth. Lamped, wi...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Rare Pair of Cloisonné Vases Mounted as Lamps
Rare Pair of Cloisonné Vases Mounted as Lamps

Rare Pair of Cloisonné Vases Mounted as Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A Billy Haines style pair of late 19th or early 20th century cloisonné vases loose mounted on newly painted wooden plinths and French wired with new sockets. Very Hollywood Regency, ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases

Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The ovoid hand painted porcelain body with dual scenes of a sword presentation to the Royal Court, with stylized gilt dragon porcelain mounts and swan handles, topped with a scallope...

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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Ormolu

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French plinth you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each French plinth for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and bronze. Your living room may not be complete without a French plinth — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A French plinth is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Neoclassical, Victorian and Empire styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French plinth over the years, but those crafted by Jean-Antoine Houdon, Baccarat and Jean-Bernard Descomps are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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The average selling price for a French plinth at 1stDibs is $3,850, while they’re typically $187 on the low end and $254,815 for the highest priced.