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18th Century Swedish Fruitwood Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
18th c. swedish fruitwood mirror with ormolu mounts and finials. Fruitwood is framed by ebony
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Napoleon III Champlevé Enameled Gilt Bronze Standing Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
Small standing mirror with ormolu, or gilt bronze, frame covered in an exquisite design of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
H 12.21 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in
Pair of French Renaissance S-tyle Ormolu Wall Mirrors with Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Renaissance style ormolu wall mirrors with candelabra
French, 19th Century
Height
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Swedish early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality Swedish early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu mirror. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th/20th Century) mahogany wall mirror with gilt bronze ormolu mounts and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage French Louis XV Style Trumeau Dressing Pier Mirror with Bronze Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Trumeau Dressing Pier Mirror with Bronze Ormolu. Item features cast
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 64 in W 39.5 in D 1.5 in
French 19th century Regence st. Napoleon III Period Ebony and Ormolu mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ormolu mirror. This lovely double framed mirror is centered by a pierced Ormolu inner border which is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
H 52.25 in W 31.25 in D 1.75 in
French Mahogany Paladin Ormolu Cheval Mirror. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French mahogany paladin cheval mirror with gilt ormolu mounts, side columns, and terminating on
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XIV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Empire Mahogany Cheval Mirror with Brass Inlays & Ormolu, circa 1790
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely Empire cheval mirror in mahogany with brass inlays & ormolu mounts, on double lyre
Category
Antique 1790s French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
H 74 in W 34 in D 19.75 in
French Republic Mirror
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
) at the centre
The mirror has more decoration with ormolu mounts all around the frame
The mirror
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Provincial Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of English Gilt Bronze and Ebonised Wood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
mounts frame the later bevelled mirror plates. Ormolu niches with various male and female figures add
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Neoclassical Northern Italian Pier Mirror, Mahogany with Ebony and Gilt Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
Neoclassical Northern Italian pier mirror, mahogany with ebony and gilt bronze accents.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console...
Materials
Ormolu
H 63 in W 27.5 in D 3 in
Italian Satinwood and Ebonized Biedermeier Palladian Mirror, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Biedermeier satinwood and ebonized palladian mirror with upper ormolu cherub swag mounts
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Dressing Table with Arched Tilted Mirror
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A French Empire period ormolu-mounted mahogany psyché dressing table from the early 19th century in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Vanities
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
H 60 in W 33 in D 20 in
19th, Circular Ormolu Bronze French Centerpiece with Mirror
Located in IT
19th, circular Ormolu bronze French centerpiece with mirror (surtout de table)
Diameter cm 75, H 9
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier with Mirror Insets
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French ormolu and baccarat crystal chandelier with mirror inset.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Empire Mahogany Marble Top Mirror Back Console with Ormolu
Located in Milford, NH
legs, figured mahogany veneers, applied ormolu, and mirror back base. Probably French in origin, dating
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Regency Ormolu Mounted Figural Chiffonier with Lyre Form Mirrored Shelf
Located in New York, NY
An English Regency ormolu-mounted Chiffonier/sideboard with a Carrara marble top, having hand
Category
Antique 1850s English Regency Sideboards
Materials
Bronze
H 50 in W 51.25 in D 17.5 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Cabinet Signed Linke with Ormolu Mounts
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
cabinet signed Linke With Ormolu Mounts is made of the finest quality and is without a doubt exceptional
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
H 84.25 in W 58.75 in D 18.25 in
Gilt Bronze with Enamel French Hand Mirror
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Wonderful gilt bronze with blue and white enamel hand mirror. Marked France on one side of the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV More Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Armoire with Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI mahogany armoire with Ormolu is an exquisite example of the
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
Antique Aesthetic Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Wardrobe with Mirror
Located in London, GB
Antique Aesthetic style marquetry and gilt bronze wardrobe with mirror
Continental, early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ormolu
H 92.13 in W 82.29 in D 23.23 in
Viennese Flame Birch Veneer and Ebony Ormolu Dressing Table, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
columns supporting an adjustable oval veneered framed mirror, centered drawer with beading, ormolu
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Vanities
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Tulipwood Dressing Table by Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
enclosing drawers and supporting a waisted mirror with bevelled plate within its ormolu surrounded of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Ormolu
H 58 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
Large Parisian Wardrobe Adorned with Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
By Au Gros Chene
Located in London, GB
door features a mirror. The wardrobe is raised on cabriole style legs finished with ormolu mounts and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Late Regency Portoro Marble Topped Amboyna Side Cabinet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
glazed cupboards, flanked by ebony columns with ormolu mounts, on either side of a central mirror-backed
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Parisian Neoclassical Style Dressing Table Set by Au Gros Chêne
By Au Gros Chene
Located in London, GB
table features a shaped frame with floral ormolu mounts, and an adjustable oval mirror surmounted with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Bedroom Sets
Materials
Ormolu
H 65.75 in W 48.82 in D 25.6 in
Exceptional 19C French Empire Style Buffet/Vitrine by AME Fournier
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in Dallas, TX
panels with 4 ormolu rosettes separating the mirrors. All richly embellished with the finest quality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Credenzas
Materials
Siena Marble, Ormolu
English Art Deco 1930's Epstein Burr Walnut Handcrafted Cocktail Dry Bar
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in Reading, Berkshire
1930s Art Deco Decadent Cocktail Cabinet Hand Crafted Burr Walnut, Mirrored Interior With Ormolu
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
H 64.57 in W 37.41 in D 13.78 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
designed and shaped top glazed cabinet to the centre which opens to reveal a fitted mirror and shelf
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 55.52 in W 42.52 in D 22.45 in
Dressing Table Ladies France Napoleon III in Bronze and Wood, 19th Century
By Napoléon III
Located in Milano, IT
with a mirror and ormolu hinges and lock designed with ornaments. The hole of the key and the lock of
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Napoleon III Dressers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 28.75 in W 24.02 in D 16.54 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
designed and shaped top glazed cabinet to the centre which opens to reveal a fitted mirror and shelf
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 55.52 in W 42.52 in D 22.45 in
19th Century Walnut and Kingwood Bureau De Dame
Located in Martlesham, GB
mirrored glass doors with ormolu moulding, opening to reveal a red velvet lined interior with a single
Category
Antique 1880s French Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Period Mahogany Tall Mirror with Ormolu Mounts and Side Columns
Located in Wells, ME
stepped base. This five foot tall mirror features flame grain mahogany and ormolu mounts to columns and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Mirrors
Located in Montecito, CA
Pair of classical French Empire style mahogany mirrors with gilt ormolu mounts; with original
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Style Wall Mirror
Located in Lake Success, NY
French Empire style wall mirror with bronze ormolu mounts, France, 1860s.
Category
Antique 1860s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Lovely Floral Mahogany Empire Dressing Mirror with the Original Candlestick
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely floral mahogany Empire dressing mirror, with the original candlesticks on the columns
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
H 86.62 in W 44.1 in D 27.56 in
Elegant Full-Length Walnut 19th Century French Dressing Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
brass ormolu mounts and the original beveled mirror. A stunning carved laurel wreath with crossed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Mahogany French Empire Mirror
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
A mahogany French Empire mirror with good ormolu mounts.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
French Mahogany Cheval Mirror, circa 1840
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French mahogany cheval mirror, circa 1840. With an architectural pediment and ormolu mount
Category
Antique 1840s French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Late 19th Century French Marquetry Ladies Vanity Table
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
and key allows the top to lift up on brass hinges. Original mirror with ormolu surround to the lid
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vanities
Huge French Empire Mantel and Mirror, Mahogany with Ormolu, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare French mantel with ormolu, beautifully details with ormolu mounts. Mirror may be used
Category
20th Century French Empire Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Ornate Vanity Dressing Table with Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
the Regency style and features two drawers with a circular mirror. The ormolu detail can be found
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Vanities
Materials
Onyx
Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze and Mirror-Backed Console with a Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A Fine Empire mahogany gilt bronze-mounted console with a mirror back and marble top. The half oval
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage French Satinwood Vanity Table with Inlaid Wood and Gold Accents
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
center mirror is elegantly embellished with a classic ormolu shell and scroll. Side mirrors are equipped
Category
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Vanities
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Bow Front Rosewood Corner Cabinet
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Antrim, GB
Exceptional quality inlaid rosewood bowed glass corner display cabinet with mirrored back and
Category
Antique 1890s British Edwardian Corner Cupboards
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Long Antique Napoleon 111 Display Cabinet, Credenza
By Henry Dasson
Located in Antrim, GB
four glazed doors enclosing a mirrored interior applied with ormolu garlands and moulding with marble
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Henredon French Louis XV Style Walnut Wall Mirror with Ormolu, a Pair
By Henredon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Henredon French Louis XV style walnut wall mirror with Ormolu - a pair. Item features
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 49.5 in W 23.5 in D 1.25 in
Burr Wood Mirror with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Troy, MI
Beveled mirror with nicely grained burr wood frame. Inner metal frame with floral design, top of
Category
Early 20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Fine 19th Century Russian Mirror with Ormolu Paterae
Located in London, GB
A fine nineteenth century Russian mirror, with burr wood border decorated with ormolu paterae, all
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Other
19th Century, French Bronze Doré Solid Lapis Lazuli Dressing Table Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This French, 19th century mirror with ormolu bronze Roman Fasces Columns is created in the Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Mirrors
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
H 14.75 in W 12.5 in D 7.75 in
French Cushion Mirror Antique Pier, 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Glorious antique French cushion mirror with ormolu appliqués
We date this mirror to circa 1840
Category
Antique 1840s French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Large French Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mirror Frame with Easel, circa 1895
Located in New York, NY
A large French gilt bronze ormolu mirror frame with easel, circa 1895
Very good quality, very
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Mirrors
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Giant Vintage Horizontal Mirror with Marquetry and Ormolu, Too.
Located in Chicago, IL
Dynamite large, vintage mirror with incredible marquetry and ornate ormolu decorations, too
Category
20th Century Unknown Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Ormolu Oval Mirrors, circa 1900
Located in Cypress, CA
Pair of French finely chased ormolu oval mirrors with acanthus and laurel leaves. It is very rare
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Large French Ebonized and Ormolu Wall Mirror
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large French ebonised and ormolu wall mirror,
This is a very attractive piece, the mirror is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th/20th Century) mahogany wall mirror with gilt bronze ormolu mounts, a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Mahogany Mirror with Ormulu Decoration
Located in Long Island City, NY
French empire mahogany mirror with ormulu decoration
Category
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Swedish Empire Mirror in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays and Bronze d'Ore Ormolu
Located in Miami, FL
Empire mirror in mahogany with satinwood inlays and bronze D'Ore ormolu mounts, Sweden, circa 1800
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
H 60.5 in W 27.5 in D 5.5 in
1800s Antique Continental, Gilt Bronze, Ormolu, Empire Console, Pier Mirror!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous antique Empire console, pier mirror, continental, gilt bronze, ormolu, 1800s, 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 103 in W 36.5 in D 18.5 in
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