French Grand Tour Ormolu Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
A French grand tour ormolu lamp with four eagles. Lamp has a marble base and comes with its black paper shade with gold on the inside that reflects light.
Antique 1890s French Table Lamps
Marble
French Grand Tour Ormolu Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
A French grand tour ormolu lamp with four eagles. Lamp has a marble base and comes with its black paper shade with gold on the inside that reflects light.
Marble
$2,445 / set
Pair of 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 19th century gilded ormolu lamps, each having two putti seated on a scrolling foliate base.
Ormolu
$9,883 / set
Pair of French Onyx and Ormolu Lamps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive pair of French onyx and ormolu lamps, each in the form of a classical urn decorated with lavish ormolu mounts comprising a high scroll handle draped with rosettes and g...
Onyx, Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a lovely circular base with a fine wrap around foliate band below the pierced dome shape support di...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking square base with most unique griffin feet amidst stunning and ex...
Ormolu
Pair Antique French Cut Crystal and Ormolu Lamps, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Fine Cut Crystal and Ormolu Lamps, Circa 1890's.
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Antique French Belle Epoque Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Belle Epoque porcelain and ormolu lamps, circa 1880.
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamp. The three armed lamp is raised by a fine circular mottled base with large beautiful richly chased acanthus leaves.
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised on a Rocaille designed base with twisted patterns an...
Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and fine quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful table lamp is raised by a square stepped Ormolu base with a top mottled trim accented with r...
Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp. This charming candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular Ormolu base with a mottled edge and an outer beaded ba...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by elegant hoof feet and acanthus leaf supports below the square base with concave corners.
Ormolu
French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and large scale French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a hexagonal shaped base with a mottled e...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of unique and very decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on a triangular support decorated with winged lions.
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu lamps. Each striking candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a finely detailed foliate base with elegant foliate desi...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Red Marble and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century neo-classical st. red marble and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a triangular marble base with concave sides, a mottled border and a bottom ormolu f...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine circular feet below the impressive square base with concave corne...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a most decorative pierced scrolled base with a central cabochon.
Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pâte sur Pâte celadon colored porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a beautiful finely detailed circular ormolu base with mottled block feet at the front and back and most...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a circular ormolu base with most decorative protruding block rosette feet flanked by Vi...
Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Rock Crystal and Ormolu Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary pair of antique French neoclassical and Empire style rock crystal and ormolu lamps. Rock crystal at the base is adorned with decorations of the classical instrument the...
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps. Each wonderful Ionic column turned into a lamp is raised by a double tiered square plinth below th...
Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps. Each small scale candlestick lamp is raised on a square plinth accented with a foliate band.
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant pair of French Louis XVI st. 19th century cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square ormolu base with a reeded design on all sides,...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scale French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with a fine mottled border b...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant true pair of French 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by handsome paw feet below a roaring lion's head.
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most delightful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This elegant lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base below a finely chased circular socle...
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baccarat crystal and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking and most decorative Baccarat crystal body with a lovely circular foliate designed base and a beautiful spiral flute...
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking richly chased ormolu base with fine foliate designs and Greek keys in a satin...
Ormolu
A French 19th century Empire st. Onyx and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Onyx and Ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a circular cream colored Onyx base with a top Ormolu beaded trim above toupie s...
Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Empire st. Glass and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Empire st. Glass and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square lattice cut column with an Ormolu plinth and capital.
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Imari Porcelain and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. Imari Porcelain and Ormolu lamp. This elegant lidded urn converted into a lamp is raised by four duck feet below a round Ormolu socl...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French 19th century Empire st. porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each elegant lamp is raised by a fine circular ormolu base with a wrap around ormolu pattern.
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Oxblood Porcelain and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oxblood Porcelain and Ormolu lamp. This wonderful lamp is raised on an octagonal Ormolu base with concave corners and finely chased geometric reserves centered by rosettes and set on...
Ormolu
French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This impressive lamp is raised by a square bombee shaped Ormolu base with concave corners.
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a richly chased rocaille designed ormolu base in a satin and burnished finish with...
Bronze, Ormolu
Continental 19th Century Louis XV St. Porcelain And Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Continental 19th century Louis XV st. porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking most decorative foliate ormolu wrap around band in a rich satin and burn...
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This exquisite urn mounted into a lamp is raised by a square base with a foliate decorated socle shaped p...
Crystal, Ormolu
pair of 19th century Renaissance st. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps. Each wonderfully detailed lamp is atop a mottled edged triangular base with inverted sides while being supported on an Ormolu plate of the same sha...
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lamp, French, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XVI style marble and ormolu lamp, French 19th century raised on four ormolu toupie shaped feet below a square marble base, decorated with a pierced ormolu design at each side...
Ceramic
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most delightful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This elegant lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base below a finely chased circular socle...
Crystal, Ormolu
Outstanding French Ormolu Lamp
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Top quality French white mottled glass and gilt ormolu mounted table lamp, in excellent condition, rewired and ready for use. 24" high 6" square 32" with shade You are welcome to ...
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamp. This wonderful lidded urn mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular Ormolu base with corner supports of leaves above hoof feet.
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain, Gilt and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain, gilt and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a fine circular base with a bottom ormolu band and fine foliate...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Directoire St. Limoges Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Limoges porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine square ormolu base with a lovely beaded wrap around band.
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant stepped and mottled base with handsome paw feet and a socl...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Charles X Period Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative French 19th century Charles X Period Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This stunning Amethyst colored Crystal urn mounted into a lamp is raised by a square ...
Crystal, Ormolu
French late 19th century Napoleon III Period Marble and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jaune de Valence, Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu lamp. This stunning lamp is raised on a circular Vert de Patricia marble base below a circular Ormolu socle supporting a foliate ...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful circular base with three fine seashell shaped supports ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XV style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by lovely ormolu pieced foliated and floral movements be...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Alabastro Fiorito and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alabastro Fiorito Marble and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by an ormolu square base below the beautiful fluted spiral socle pedestal decorated with a wrap around berried laurel band.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a pierced circular ormolu base with silvered bronze bord...
Bronze, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. This stunning pair of celadon colored Porcelain vases mounted into lamps are rai...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on ormolu ball feet below ormolu socle and patinated bronze base.
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French and Asian Collaboration 19th Century Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
By Theodore Deck
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French and Asian collaboration 19th century teal blue fire glazed porcelain and ormolu lamps attributed to Theodore Deck. Each lamp is raised by an elegant squ...
Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Period Porcelain and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Period, Louis XV/XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. Each stunning lamp is raised by a Rocaille designed and pi...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant circular base with three fine seashell shaped supports a...
Bronze, Ormolu
Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French bisque porcelain table lamps with ormolu mounts in an urn shape. Custom white linen shades are included.
French Pair of Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of exceptional French Charles X period bronze and ormolu candlestick lamps with a tapering reeded and acanthus cast column on a tripod base with claw feet, stepped base on ormol...
Bronze, Ormolu
Tall 19th Century Opaline Glass and Ormolu Lamp
Located in Richmond, London
A tall brass and ormolu mounted table lamp in milk opaline glass, exquisitely hand-painted with ivy; formerly an oil lamp, now converted to electricity. 19th century.
Ormolu
Pair of Neoclassical Style Rock Crystal and Ormolu Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Pair of neoclassical hand carved and polished rock crystal and ormolu columnar lamps with round rock crystal finial.
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 10.24 in D 4.73 in
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in London, GB
With ormolu mounted handles and base. Recently re wired and PAT tested.
Ormolu
Pair of French White Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style white bisque figures ormolu mounted to lamps, 19 century Each lamp is with a white bisque standing putti with a foliate wreath over his shoul...
Bronze
Pair of French Ormolu Figural Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Outstanding opposing pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu lamps with rouge marble bases. With parcel gilt and paint decorated faux parchment shade.
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 38 in W 11 in D 11 in
Pair of French Rouge Marble & Rock Crystal Ormolu Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extremely fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble four-light girandole lamps.
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 7 in W 10 in D 24 in
Pair of French 20th Century Louis XVI Style Blue Sèvres Porcelain Lamps
Located in London, GB
Cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on an ormolu base with beaded borders.
Bronze
Ornate Brass and Ormolu Oil Lamp
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Ornate Brass and Ormulu Oil Lamp with original reservoir. It has central masks on the square base of the deity Cernounnos who represented prosperity. The upper vase shaped part of...
Ormolu
Pair Of Neogothic Ormolu Candle Prick Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of English Neoclassic Ormolu prick sticks
Ormolu
Edwardian Ormolu, "Rise and Fall" Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
With green glass tulip shade. The light fitting moves up and down the centre stalk. Small marks and scuffs consistent with age. Currently electrified for the UK.
Ormolu
Pair of Rock Crystal Spiral Lamps with Ormolu
Located in Cypress, CA
Fabulous pair of hand carved and hand polished rock crystal spiral lamps with ormolu resting on round gilt bronze bases coming with rock crystal chain pulls and finials.
Rock Crystal, Ormolu, Gold Leaf
Pair of Ormolu Mounted Rock Crystal Columnar Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Exceptional large pair of ormolu mounted hand carved rock crystal columnar table lamps with rock crystal finials.
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in Geneva, IL
Ornate ormolu candelabras re-made into electrified table lamps.
Metal
19th Century French Neoclassical Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French neoclassical bronze and ormolu candlestick lamp New wiring.
Bronze, Ormolu
Unavailable
Ormolu oil lamps with glass reservoirs
Located in Hertfordshire, GB
A pair of 19th century ormolu oil lamps with glass reservoirs
Cut Crystal Lamps with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of French 19th century cut crystal candelabra with ormolu mounts converted to lamps.
Crystal, Metal
20thc Sevres Porcelain & Ormolu Table Lamp
Located in Sydney, NSW
An early 20th c French table lamp in the Louis XVI style. France c 1910. Decorated with a green trellis & pink flowers, ormolu mounts & base.
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Table Lamps
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
A pair of 19th century bronze and ormolu pedestal urns converted to table lamps.
Ormolu
19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Carcel Table Lamps
By G. None
Located in Woodbury, CT
A pair of bronze carcel column form lamps with fluted patinated pillars on rectangular plinths with gilt collars. French, first quarter 19th century. Newly electrified.
Bronze, Ormolu
A Fine Pair of French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Ebony Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
The lamps consisting of turned ebony columns mounted with bone and ormolu.
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 32 in W 18 in D 18 in
Ormolu and Rock Crystal Bird Candelabra Lamps, French Louis XV Style
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite Louis XV style ormolu and hand-carved and hand polished Rock Crystal bird lamps, with rock crystal finials and shades.
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
A Pair of Blue Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Lamps.
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Blue Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Lamps in the Louis XVI style.
Bronze
Unavailable
H 25 in Dm 16 in
Pair of Lamped Japanese Arita Baluster Vases with Ormolu Mounts, circa 1910
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Pair of lamped Japanese Arita baluster vases with ormolu mounts, (circa 1910) Japan Measures: 25 x 16 (lampshade) x 5 (base) in.
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 16 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
19th Century French Marble Lamp Embellished with Ormolu Flowers and Ram's Heads
Located in Carmel, CA
19th Century French marble table lamp embellished with ormolu garland of flowers, and rams heads positioned on each side.
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 21.07 in W 9.45 in D 7.49 in
Large Fine Quality Late 19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Table Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
A large fine quality late 19th century French marble table lamp with ormolu embellishments This highly decorative lamp consists of a vase shaped marble base with fine quality ormo...
Marble, Ormolu
Famille Noire Chinese Porcelain Ormolu Bronze Mounted Table Lamp
Located in New York, US
Our Qing period Chinese famille noire porcelain vase with rouleau shape featuring lovely plum blossoms on a black ground has been mounted as a lamp with ormolu bronze mounts in the L...
Bronze
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
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