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Gilt Bronze Orb

Impressive and Palatial 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal 48 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, 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 Russian 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Baltic Russian 19th century ormolu bronze candelabra with rouge marble orbs
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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Baltic Candelabras

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick Italy, Late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Candlesticks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Clock Set, Japy Freres, circa 1870
By Japy Frères
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
of matching vases, circa 1870, gilt bronze with ornate champlevé enameling. The rectangular break
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Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

A Very Good 19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Marble Inkstand, Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
surmounted by an impressive gilt bronze eagle final perched atop an orb. Raised overall on three supports
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Pair of French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Seven-Light Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of French Empire style gilt bronze wall lights. Surmounted by a classical female figure
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Fine Quality Pair of Gilt Bronze Empire Five-Light Figural Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Each winged figure of classical draped women with her foot upon a polished orb. Origin: French
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Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Five-Light Candelabras in Victory-Form
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality pair of patinated and gilt bronze Empire candelabras; the central atop a flame support
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

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

Antique Dore Bronze and Green Marble Bronze Louis XVI Style Chenets/Andirons
Located in New York, NY
. They represent an excellent example of the period. Created in a lustrous dore bronze, they feature
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Andirons

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire Style Malachite on a Bronze Doré Gilded Stand Desk Decorative Object LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A Beautiful Empire style malachite orb on a bronze doré stand retour d'Egypte of 3 figures of
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mounted Objects

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

A Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Female Scholar, France Late 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
some remnants of gilt highlights with an ebonized wood base. The seated figure with orb and measuring
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Lithyalin Vases, Charles X Period
Located in Paris, FR
Rare pair of vases in Bohemian lithyalin glass featuring angled sections and gilt bronze mounts
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Lithyalin Vases, Charles X Period
Pair of Lithyalin Vases, Charles X Period
H 9.06 in W 4.93 in D 3.94 in
French Belle Époque style gold ormolu and blue detail nine light chandelier
Located in London, GB
decorated with delicate foliate motifs and feature a dark blue orb at the centre surmounted by an ormolu
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Empire Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of late 19th Century gilt bronze two-arm sconces with Victory standing on an orb and holding
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Empire Sconces
Pair of Large Empire Sconces
H 16 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
17th Century Obelisk-Shaped Table Clock
Located in London, GB
. Adorned with chased gilt foliage, the pyramid houses a silvered orb at its core, which indicates the time
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Antique 1660s Italian Baroque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

17th Century Obelisk-Shaped Table Clock
17th Century Obelisk-Shaped Table Clock
H 11.03 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock by Achille Brocot
By Achille Brocot
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and Sèvres style porcelain clock by renown maker
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

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Pair of Ormolu Mounted Malachite French Vases after a design by Galberg
By Ekaterinburg Faceting Factory, Russia
Located in London, GB
A pair of ormolu mounted malachite Ekaterinburg vases after a design by I.I. Galberg French, 20th century Height 51cm, diameter 32cm Crafted to a design by the prestigious architect...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Antique French Bacarrat Ormolu with Glass Tantalus Cave a Liqueur 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Napoleon III Bacarrat ormolu and glass Cave a Liqueur, or tantalus, circa 1860 in date. The Cave a Liqueur features an ormolu case with glass pa...
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Glass

Materials

Ormolu

Italian Renaissance Revival Lantern Floor Lamp in Cast Bronze and Repousse Brass
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance Revival floor lamp in cast bronze with repousse brass lantern with ornamental crown finial on top. Handmade in Italy during the circa 1880s, this piece still has ...
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Antique 1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Export Rose Medallion Famille Rose canton porcelain punch bowl with multiple cartooge panels. The exterior of this gorgeous bowl is decorated with multiple panels which inc...
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Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

A Lavish French Empire Ormolu Surtout De Table, C. 1815, Attributed to Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in New York, NY
A Lavish French Empire Ormolu Surtout De Table, C. 1815, Attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire. A magnificent quality and very large four-section ormolu bronze table plateau / surt...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces

Materials

Ormolu

20th Century Empire Style Lion Armchair
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Empire style lion armchair Imperial stylish lion armchair in Empire style. Finely detailed carving work on solid ebonized beechwood. Gilded. Winged, protruding lions...
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20th Century Empire Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Beech

20th Century Empire Style Lion Armchair
20th Century Empire Style Lion Armchair
H 44.1 in W 29.53 in D 27.56 in
Rare Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil By François Linke, Paris. The scroll and channelled frame beautifully carved with rocaille shells and trailing flowers. Reupholstered in ac...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Meissen Schneeballen and Intricately Ormolu-Mounted Potpourri Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and rare pair of Meissen Schneeballen and intricately ormolu mounted potpourri vases with covers. The vases are supported by finely detailed dragons with accompanying ...
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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

Palatial French 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Orante Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Large French Belle Epoque 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Twelve-Light Gilt-bronze Figural Chandelier with frosted glass shades. The ovoid shaped body with scrolled...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XIV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Onyx Candle Holders, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Two modern style candle stands in rich onyx marble. Tall one measures 2" in diameter and 4.5" tall. Candle hole is 1.5" in diameter and 1" deep. The flat one is 4" in diameter x 1....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Candle Holders

Materials

Onyx

Onyx Candle Holders, a Pair
Onyx Candle Holders, a Pair
H 4.5 in W 2 in D 2 in
Andre Groult Enameled Glass Eau De Cologne Bottle for D'orsay
By Andre Groult
Located in Sharon, CT
Designed by Andre Groult (1884-1966) for D;Orsay, a unique stoppered bottle hand enameled in indigo and signed with Groult's mark on the bottom. A round incased white under clear gla...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bottles

Materials

Glass

Samson Paris 19th Century Meissen Inspired Porcelain Bronze Mount Bowl and Cover
By Edmé Samson
Located in Berlin, DE
Samson Paris 19th Century Meissen inspired porcelain bronze mount bowl and cover A gilt bronze Louis XVI style Athénienne-shaped base with rectuangular plinth, four goat-shaped cary...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Italian Late Renaissance Bronze Perseus, First Third of the 17th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Perseus (or Mars?) Padua, first half of the 17th century follower of Tiziano Aspetti (Padua, 1559 - Pisa, 1607) bronze with dark patina State of conservation: the dark patina cov...
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Antique 1620s Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Renaissance Style Bronze Doré Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style 19th century bronze doré torch design wall sconces with lion head wall mounts and frosted shades.
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

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Antique French Gilt Bronze Candelabra Mounted on Rouge Marble
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Impressive pair of antique six-arm gilt bronze candelabra mounted on rouge marble and accented with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Figural Clock Set Carrera Marble and Gilt Bronze Diminutive, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
classical attire with a horn, beautifully cast and gilt as are all the mounts involved, the details crisp
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Elegant Gilt-Bronze Table Lamp attrib. Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New Orleans, LA
detailed gilt bronze arrows and details; shade in gold-lined gloss black paper; see "The House of
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Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps

A Marble Topped Coffee Table In The Manner Of Studio Jansen
Located in London, GB
Portoro marble coffee table with bronze rope twist surround, gilt brass legs with star encrusted
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Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

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

Indian Gilt Bronze Baby Ganesha Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Indian gilt bronze statue sculpture depicting baby Lord Ganesh hold an orb in his right hand. 21" H
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Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beaux-Arts Orb Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
aesthetic. Crafted of gilt bronze and pierced brass, the center sphere is comprised of a swirling pattern of
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Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Beaux-Arts Orb Chandelier
Beaux-Arts Orb Chandelier
H 54.5 in Dm 32.5 in
French Empire Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Empire bronze and crystal large chandelier, pierced acanthus leaf canopy suspending crystal
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Crystal Orb on Neoclassical Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
Crystal gazing orb supported by a gilt bronze neoclassical with three fauns playing double flutes
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Centerpieces

Early 19th Century Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Centerpiece Tazzzas
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Empire gilt bronze centerpiece figures of classical women holding a basket aloft with a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Four-Light Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
chandelier has a gilt-bronze acanthus cast corona above a patinated orb, with writhen suspensions rods
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

PAIR OF EMPIRE PERIOD PARCEL GILT BRONZE CANDELABRA/LAMPS
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of fine quality Empire period gilt bronze candelabra lamps, the stems formed as winged
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Grand Tour Revival Smoky Quartz Orbs on Stands, 2
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Grand Tour Revival smoky quartz spheres upon gilt bronze laurel wreath stands mounted atop
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20th Century Grand Tour Mounted Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Brass

Pair of Period Empire Gilt Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Period Gilt Bronze Ormolu Candelabra. Neoclassical Winged Figures on Orbs on Fully Chased Plinths
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Antique 19th Century French Candle Holders

Pair of Maison Charles Table Lamps
By Charles et Fils, Maison Charles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
C. 1960s, France, the Louis XVI cassoulet-form table lamps in gold-plated bronze supporting a clear
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Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Lithyalin Vases, Charles X Period
Located in Paris, FR
Rare pair of vases in Bohemian lithyalin glass featuring angled sections and gilt bronze mounts
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Antique 1820s Czech Charles X Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Lithyalin Vases, Charles X Period
Pair of Lithyalin Vases, Charles X Period
H 9.06 in W 4.93 in D 3.94 in
Pair of Large Empire Candelabra
Located in New Haven, CT
sides of the cubes. On top of an orb stands a patinated Bronze Angel supporting a large urn which holds
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Antique 1810s French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Empire Candelabra
Pair of Large Empire Candelabra
H 32 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
19th Century French Decorative Pair of Ormolu Medici Lions
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French 19th Century Pair of Ormolu Medici Lions Pair of gilt-bronze sculptures representing the
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Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

Six Light French Empire Style Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A six light French Empire style chandelier with ribbed crystal orb supported by gilt bronze frame
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Antique Monumental Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Malachite Obelisks, early 20th century
Located in London, GB
.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'. The
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Antique Early 1900s Neoclassical Obelisks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

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

Neoclassical Tripod Dolphin Bronze Stand with Orb
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome marble agate-like orb on a Italian neoclassical style gilt bronze tripod stand with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Bronze Dragon Sculpture Holding Golden Orb
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji period bronze dragon sculpture holding up a gilt bronze ball. The piece was likely
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Figural Gilt Patinated Bronze Regency Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
raised square bronze plinth, gilt and patinated bronze Regency lamp. Fantastic quality and detail
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Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair French Third Empire Ormolu Sconces Signed, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exuberant pair of French Third Empire ormolu gilt bronze sconces, embellished with winged Victories
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

French Restauration Gilt Bronze Figural Musical Mantel Clock
Located in Denver, CO
This elegant clock features a classical maiden leaning on an orb and stack of large books. She sits
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Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

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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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.