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Gilt Bronze Orb

Impressive and Palatial 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal 48 Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
central column leading down to a large gilt bronze orb, six interior lights with six exterior spears
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Smokey Rock Crystal Orbs or Spheres on Plinths with Gilt Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French smokey rock crystal orbs or spheres on plinths with gilt bronze, 20th century.
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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vitrine Tables
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
gilt-bronze dolphins supporting an orb mounted with a fleur de lys, which is not present in the Sormani
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI End Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vitrine Tables
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vitrine Tables
$75,488
H 29.73 in W 29.93 in D 14.57 in

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French Bronze and Rouge Marble Figural Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
seated maiden above Roman numeral dial leaning on gilt bronze orb next to Sphinx head, all on Royal Rouge
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Second Empire Style Agate Orbs on Plinths with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
This pair of second empire style agate orbs on plinths have lions claw feet of gilt bronze with
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Bronze

19th Century French, Dore Bronze Rouge Marble Stand with an Opalescent Glass Orb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French finely chased dore bronze rouge marble stand with an opalescent glass orb
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Antique 19th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

American Gilt Bronze Model of an Eagle on an Orb with Spread Wings
Located in Stamford, CT
A late 19th century American gilt bronze figure of an eagle with wings unfurled shown standing on a
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Circular Coffee Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Highly Detailed Circular Gilt and Ebony Verre Eglomise Glass Top on Gilt Bronze Base with Center
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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

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18th-19th C. Italian Rock Crystal Ball on a Later Italian Giltwood Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th-19th C. Italian rock crystal ball/orb on a later Italian giltwood stand, in two parts The rock crystal ball/ orb European possibly French or Russian The stand early 20th century...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Set of 12 English Raised Gilt Porcelain Dinner Service Plates
By Royal Worcester
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A regal set of 12 elaborately gild service plates, by Royal Worcester. The set with delicate broad gilt borders with a white porcelain background. The mark on the back from 1950.
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Vintage 1950s American Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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, dressed with brass mounts frame the th...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Boulle Mazarin desk, having wonderful classical scrolling decoration and subjects inlaid in brass and tortoiseshell to the top, sides and base. Hav...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
$47,899
H 31.11 in W 58.27 in D 31.5 in
18th Century George III Carved Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Johnson
By Thomas Johnson II
Located in London, GB
A George III Giltwood Pier Mirror In the Manner of Thomas Johnson An exceptionally detailed design; the superb carved decoration housing a shaped rectangular plate and undulating...
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Antique Mid-18th Century British George III Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Antique Late 17th Century Antique Franco-Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This late 17th century Franco-Flemish verdure tapestry, signed RAET, worked in fresh colors, depicting animals in a wooded river landscape with a bird of prey attacking a rabbit in t...
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Antique Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry, Wool

Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental Museum Quality Pair of French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Rosso Granite Marble Flambeaux Urns, each depicting a pair of standing allegorical and whims...
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Pedestal Desk, By Guillaume Grohé. France, Circa 1860. Stamped to the top edge of one door 'GROHE FRERES Ebeniste a PARIS' G...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
$191,598
H 29.93 in W 78.75 in D 40.16 in
Monumental Hanau German Silver Gilt Nef Ship -- 45 in 115 cm
By Hanau
Located in New York, US
Our monumental silver gilt Schlüsselfelder ship or nef, attributed to Hanau, Germany, late 19th to early 20th century, measures an impressive 45 1/4 inches (115 cm) tall and is exqui...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Antique 19th Century French Chateau Oak Paneled Salon Room "Boiserie" circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room or "boiseries" from the...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Panelling

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Empire Mahogany, Gilt and Marble Topped Dressing Table
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in London, GB
Constructed using a fine Honduras mahogany with gilt highlights, Bleu Tarquin marble and richly dressed with fire gilt ormolu mounts of the highest quality. The table of lyre end sup...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Vanities

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Ormolu & Parquetry Guéridon End Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Tulipwood and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Belle Époque Guéridon Circular Side-Table with a Parquetry Top, by François Linke...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque End Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

19th C Handpainted Botanical Rihouet Paris Porcelain Pink Dessert Service 17 Pcs
By Rihouet Rue de la Paix No.7
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an extensive and exquisite 19th century dessert service made by Rihouet, Paris, circa 1820s. Each piece is superbly hand painted with a unique botanical specimen framed by th...
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Antique 1820s French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents. This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of con...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Pair of Cut Rock Crystal Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A fine and unusual pair of Art Deco hexagon form cut rock crystal obelisks, beautifully hand-cut and hand-polished, Paris.
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical Obelisks

Materials

Rock Crystal

Fine Pair of Cut Rock Crystal Obelisks
Fine Pair of Cut Rock Crystal Obelisks
$13,500 / set
H 20.5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
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Gilt Bronze Orb For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic gilt bronze orb available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bronze, metal and stone, every gilt bronze orb was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect gilt bronze orb — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A gilt bronze orb made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one gilt bronze orb that is appealing in its simplicity, but Georges-François Alix and Japy Frères produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Gilt Bronze Orb?

A gilt bronze orb can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $13,000, while the lowest priced sells for $4,475 and the highest can go for as much as $175,000.