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Antique Pair Italian Sienna Green Vert Marble Obelisks Garniture Columns 1920's
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair of well figured Grand Tour Style Siena Marble Mantle Obelisks or possible Clock Garnitures of generous proportions and of traditional tall slender form, of...
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19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Continental Gilt Bronze Malachite Sculpture Hamlet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique gilt bronze, malachite desk stand sculpture of Hamlet, circa 1870 in date.
This exceptionally executed sculpture is in the novelty form of a gilt bronze fig...
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19th Century Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Satyr
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Satyr
France, Circa 1875
A good quality 19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Saty...
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19th Century Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of Diana the Huntress by A. Moreau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 19 1/4 in W: 20 in D: 8 in
This exceptional late 19th-century French bronze sculpture by the renowned artist Auguste Moreau (1834–1917) presents an elegant and powe...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Strawberry Girl Bronze Figure Emile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Newark, England
The unusual model bronze dating to the late 19th century cast as a patinated bronze cherub holding two large strawberries with the vine looping over the back of the cherubs neck as i...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Religious Grand Tour Plaque Last Supper Painting Alabaster Champleve
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Religious Grand Tour heavy gauge wall hanging or free-standing Patinated Bronze Cast Rectangular Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque of generous proportions and Continental origin possible France, depicting a classical scene of the Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Beautifully mounted on to a rectangular light green Alabaster or Onyx plaque with highly ornate Champleve enamel detailing in colours, which is mounted on to a polished brass backing.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination and no losses, no imperfections anywhere, backing support is very sturdy.
Beautiful and quite unusual religious offering, wonderful gift.
Height: (entire as image one) 8" (20cm). Width: (at base) 10.75” (27cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Very Impressive Porcelain Group, "Diana the Hunteress and her Nymphs" circa 1860
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Diana the Hunteress and her Nymphs
Important sculptural group in white enamelled porcelain representing the Goddess Diana the Hunteress and her Nymphs, with her pack of dogs
Resting ...
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1860s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair of Grand Tour Borghese or Medici Bronze Campana Urns Vases Marble
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive Pair of Grand Tour Twin Handle Patinated Bronze Medici Urns of Campagne outline, of compact and heavy proportions. Second quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Firmly attribu...
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19th Century French Regency Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Italian Patinated Bronze Putti on Gilt Bronze-Mounted Porphyry Bases
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The 17th century putti raised on gilt bronze-mounted neoclassical porphyry bases from the late 18th century.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Grand Tour Urns on Marble Bases
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of gilt bronze Grand Tour urns mounted on marble bases.
Category
19th Century French Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine 19th Century European Gilt Bronze Ormolu Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality neoclassical Empire style vasiform gilt bronze ormolu church religious relic altar monstrance reliquary.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in Continental Europe in the second half of the 19th century, most likely French Napoleon III Period (1852-1870), having a fanned cross crest, above winged angel mask, central oval display...
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19th Century European Empire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu & Marble Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire Revival ormolu and patinated marble casket, circa 1820 in date.
Of rectangular form decorated with a central sculp...
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1820s French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid, Attributed to Auguste Moreau
France, circa 1890 Unsigned
A captivating 19th-century French bronze figure of Cupid, attributed to the reno...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Grand Tour Ormolu Bronze Dore Marble Urn Vase Centerpiece 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Example of French lidded grand tour ormolu & bronze cast heavy duty model of a two handled Urn of Museum quality. First quarter of the Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency per...
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Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock
By Miroy Frères
Located in London, GB
This sophisticated gilt bronze mantel clock is an elegant piece of mid-19th century design, beautifully cast and gilded and set with two delicate Sèvres style porcelain panels. The clock case's finest feature is the charmingly naturalistic scene at its top, showing a full-length sculpture of a female figure sitting with a basket and two doves. They are displayed on a naturalistic, oval-shaped plinth, which is decorated all around its exterior with painstakingly intricate foliate motifs.
Either side of the plinth there are two Sevres style porcelain panels, each of which shows a winged putto. One putto is shown writing, while the other is shown holding a dove. Each is set inside a turquoise blue border decorated with delicate gilt scrolls. In the centre of the plinth sits the clock dial, which is enamelled and contains Roman numerals. It is signed 'Prize Medal 1851 / Miroy Fres Brevetes / Paris' after the clock's maker, Miroy Freres...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Art Deco gilt bronze and onyx figure of a dancer by Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze and onyx figure of a dancer by Lorenzl
Austrian, c. 1925
Height 31cm, width 17cm, depth 20cm
Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950), a renowned Austrian sculptor and cerami...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Set of Four Large Academic Style Torchères Emblematic of the Continents
Located in London, GB
Set of four large Academic style torchères emblematic of the continents
French, late 19th Century
Height: 228cm, diameter 50cm
Torchères alone: Height 197cm, diameter 34cm
Bases alone: Height 31cm, diameter 50cm
The four large torchères in this set are designed in the manner of Mathurin Moreau, one of the leading Academic sculptors of the nineteenth century. The patinated metal sculptures were cast by Miroy Frères...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Ormolu
Napoleon III Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Crown, France, Circa 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Napoleon III Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Crown, France, Circa 1870
A rare and unusual Napoleon III patinated bronze and ormolu crown from France, circa 1870. This distinctive work fea...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Bronze, Marble, and Ormolu Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble bust of a young lady. The bust is raised by a squ...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Equestrian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Statuette of Charles l Horseback Riding 19th C
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Equestrian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Statuette of Charles l Horseback Riding
A gilt ormolu bronze with bright original golden patina depiction of Charles 1st ho...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Marble Obelisks with Ormolu Mounts C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique French Marble Obelisks with Ormolu Mounts C1890
Measures - 23.75"H x 7.25"W x 7.25"D.
A stunning pair of antique French obelisks crafted from fine marble, dating...
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19th Century Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century, French Empire Gilt Bronze Centrepiece
Located in IT
19th Century, French Empire Gilt Bronze Centrepiece
This refined centerpiece stand was crafted in France in the early 19th century, during the Empire period, from finely chiselled an...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu & Marble Double Encrier Inkstand Standish 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique French Empire Revival ormolu mounted and patinated Verde Antico marble inkstand, Circa 1870 in date.
Of rectangular form with a pair of raised inkwells h...
Category
1870s English Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Empire Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These fine and large French candelabra date from the Empire period of the 19th century and beautifully contrast the different finishes of gilt ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Sculpture St Bernadette before the Virgin Mary 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An antique French ormolu souvenir of Lourdes, showing St Bernadette before the Virgin Mary as the "Miracle du Clerge", 5th April 1858, mid 19th Century i...
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1850s French Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite & Ormolu Obelisks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...
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Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Bronze Equestrian Figure of Joachim Murat on Marble Base
Located in Milano, MI
Antique French bronze knight figure, very finely cast bronze figure of a knight on a horse, a mid-19th century Joachim Murat figure on prancing horse, mounted on a green marble shaped base, probably inspired to a famous painting and depicting the king of Naples and of Two Sicilies...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Wonderful Pair of Late 19th Century Two Tone Bronze Candelabra after Clodion
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Two Tone Bronze Nine Light Candelabra After Clodion
After Clodion
Each cast as a female and a male figure from a bacchanale upholding eight scroll branches with a central branch in the form of a quiver, on a bronze mounted circular base of granite.
Claude Michael Clodion, [1738-1814], was the son-in-law of sculptor Augustin Pajou; he trained in Paris in the workshops of Lambert Sigisbert Adam, his maternal uncle and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the most successful sculptor of the time. After winning the Prix de Rome, he moved to Italy, sharing a studio with Jean-Antoine Houdon and studying antique, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture.
In 1771 Clodion returned to Paris, where he continued to produce mostly in terracotta. He also worked with his brothers in other media, decorating objects...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Statue Of Demeter And Poseidon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and extremely high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu statue of Demeter and Poseidon. The impressive statue ...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Ormolu Sienna Marble Candelabra Clodion Grand Tour
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very fine quality pair of French Louis XV inspired patinated and gilt bronze figural three branch candelabra depicting Bacchanal figures. Both with finely sculped features and moun...
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Ormolu, Bronze, and Marble Statue on Original Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning museum quality French 19th century ormolu, patinated bronze, Rouge Griotte, Coquillier de Bilbao, and Sarrancolin marble statue and original pedestal named "Gloria Victus...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of English Regency Framed Ormolu Portrait Plaques of St. Paul & Socrates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of English Regency framed ormolu portrait plaques of St. Paul & Socrates
Exceptional quality and casting, beautifully framed with convex glass.
Each plaque is mounted in a circu...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Malachite and Ormolu Obelisks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive and very high quality Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. malachite and ormolu mounted obelisks. Each obelisk is raised by a square malachite...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Pair of Directoire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Sculptures of Children
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each child seated on an oval tasseled and draped plinth in the shape of a stool, one reading a book, the other thinking, symbolizing knowledge and philosophy.
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Marble and Gilt Bronze Orientalist Sculpture by Hautot
By Rachel Hautot
Located in London, GB
Marble and gilt bronze Orientalist sculpture by Hautot
French, Early 20th Century
Figure: Height 60cm, width 20cm, depth 18cm
Base: Height 12.5cm, width 30cm, depth 30cm
Overall: Hei...
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Cherub & Maiden Mantel Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Important and Palatial French Louis XV Style 19th century Gilt-Bronze Cherub and Maiden Mantel Clock "In Search of Love", the movement by "Samuel Marti et Cie." The large and impr...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Parian Napoleon Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) life size Parian bust of Napoleon on blue porcelain socle and square ormolu base (signed HOUDON, 1805)
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Large Ormolu Bust of Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome
Located in London, GB
This remarkable ormolu bust of the iconic Roman Emperor Julius Caesar is the epitome of neoclassical style design, and was originally intended as an overdoor decoration. Overdoors - ...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Style French Ormolu Bronze Dore Cherub Putti Candlestick 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Absolutely stunning French chisel cast Patinated Bronze Classical standing scantily clad Cherub. Mid to late Nineteenth Century.
Holding aloft a single ormolu candlestick holder, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Patinated Bronze Torchère with Classical Female Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful piece consists of a patinated bronze female figure holding an urn with a glass flame, which serves as a lamp, all standing on a tall and finely decorated wooden plinth...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century Russian Bronze Ormolu Sculpture of a Boy on a Marble Base
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 12 1/2in W: 12in D: 4in
This late 19th Century Russian bronze ormolu sculpture of a boy is made of the highest quality! This antique sculpture features a lovely marb...
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Late 19th Century Russian Louis XV Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculpture of the 'Theban Dancer' by CJR Colinet
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze sculpture of the 'Theban Dancer' by CJR Colinet
French, circa 1925
Measures: Height 55cm, width 59cm, depth 23cm
The important Fr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, ormolu, Rouge Griotte, and black Belgian marble busts attributed to F...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Egyptian Revival St. Bronze and Ormolu Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Egyptian Revival st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu bust, signed by F. Barbedienne. The wonderful bust is raised by an elegant cir...
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19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statues. Each statue is raised by a Fine circular Rouge Griotte marble...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A spectacular Italian 19th century Alabastro Fiorito and Ormolu statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality Italian 19th century Alabastro Fiorito and Ormolu statue. This striking statue is raised on a most impressive rectangular Alabastro Fiorito m...
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19th Century Italian Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Ormolu
True Pair Of French 19th Century Rouge Griotte Marble And Bronze Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely true pair of French 19th century Rouge Griotte marble and patinated Bronze cherub statues. Each charming statue is raised on a circular R...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large Gilt, Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Set by Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
Large gilt, patinated bronze and marble clock set by Raingo Frères
French, Late 19th Century
Clock: height 73cm, width 29cm, depth 28cm
Candelabra: height 66cm, width 30cm, depth ...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Bronze and Ormolu Candelabra
Located in London, GB
An important pair of early 19th century French Empire period seven-light bronze and Ormolu candelabras raised on fluted columns and suppor...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Statues of Mercury and Fortuna
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and black Belgian marble statues of Mercury and Fortuna, after a model by Louis Gu...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
"Recumbent Male Nude, " Gilded Bronze by Agnes Yarnall, 1954
By Agnes Yarnall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensous and very modern, this 1954 gilded bronze sculpture was created by Agnes Yarnall, a well-known Philadelphia sculptor active after World War II. Like most of her peers in the 1...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
True Pair Of French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Marly Horse Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scale true pair of French 19th century patinated Bronze Marly horse statues, after a model by Coustou. Each statue is raised on a rock and ground like des...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Putti Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze Putti torchere table lamps on a Rouge Royal base. Each figure representi...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Grand French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Constructed in bronze, patinated and gilt; the rectangular form case supported on engraved oblate spherical feet, the frieze dressed with a row of female masks capping pillars, linke...
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19th Century English Empire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Napoleon
Located in London, GB
An early 19th Century well-cast bronze statue of Napoleon in full uniform, standing on square socle with applied ormolu laurel leaf wreath, ending o...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This truly stunning French mantel clock was crafted during the Empire period, and reflects the Neoclassical interests of the Emperor Napoleon I, whose influence over the decorative arts contributed toward a profound revival of beauties of the ancient empires.
The mantel clock is crafted entirely in gilt bronze, and features a stepped base on four block feet. The base depicts a Classical relief panel to the front, showing female dancing figures and putti, as well as musical instruments. Surmounting the base is an arch featuring a central mask fountain and basin...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
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