$48,000
H 26.5 in W 16 in D 8.5 in
A Rare 18th C. French Dore Bronze Clock w/ Putti & Musician, Att. Robert Osmond
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare French 18th-Century Doré Bronze Mantel Clock Attributed to Robert Osmond. The clock is designed in the form of an urn, supported by a central pedestal and a re...
Ormolu
$18,450
H 19.5 in W 11 in D 7.75 in
A Fine French Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, After Robert Osmond
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Height: 19 1/2 inches (49.5 cm) Width: 11 inches (28 cm) Depth: 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm) This model is after a celebrated late 18th-century design attributed to Robert Osmond, one of ...
Bronze
Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Robert Osmond died in 1789. Prolific bronze casters and chasers, the Osmonds worked with equal success in both the Louis XV and the Neo-classical styles.
Bronze
Large Rococo Ormolu Antique French Clock, Genius of Music
By Vincenti et Cie, Cie Des Bronzes De Bruxelles
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb and substantial ormolu clock from a design by the 18th century bronze founder Robert Osmond and made by the famous Compagnie des Bronze of Brussels.
Ormolu
$44,989
H 21.66 in W 23.04 in D 7.49 in
A-E Beurdeley, « The Coronation of Science » Clock, France, circa 1880
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in PARIS, FR
Related work : In 1774, the bronze-caster Robert Osmond (1711-1789) designed a first model known as “architectural drawing” illustrating The Coronation of Science.
Marble, Bronze
$15,191
H 53.55 in W 20.08 in D 9.06 in
Louis Quinze-style Grand Cartel Clock with Console, "Crosnier à Paris", 19th C
Located in Greding, DE
Crosnier collaborated with renowned artisans of his time, including bronze casters Robert and Jean-Baptiste Osmond, as well as cabinetmakers Jean-Pierre Latz and Balthazar Lieutaud.
Bronze
$11,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 17 in D 8 in
Bisquit Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Figural Clock of Perseus Freeing Andromeda
By Francois Ageron
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Like other great clockmakers of the period he used cases by the finest bronziers notably Philippe and Jacques Caffiéri, Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain, Robert and Jean-Baptiste Osmond,...
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock Freres Paris
Located in New York, NY
Style of Robert Osmond, circa 1776. Movement signed 'Freres, Paris,' third quarter of the 19th century.
Bronze
Unavailable
H 13.39 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
French Louis XVI table clock , gilt bronze column signed Osmond
Located in Milano, IT
Robert Osmond muore nel 1789. Molte pendole di Osmond sono oggi conservate nei più importanti musei del mondo.
Bronze
Unavailable
H 18.12 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
French wall pendulum "cartel d'alcove" Louis XVI case attributed Osmond
Located in Milano, IT
PENDOLA DEL MODELLO CARTEL D'ALCOVE Cassa attribuibile al grande bronzista Robert Osmond (maitre-fondeur il 17 gennaio 1745) in bronzo dorato e cesellato con bronzi applicati rappre...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 36.23 in W 23.63 in D 7.09 in
Chased Gilt Bronze Rocaille Louis XV Cartel by Viger, Case Attributed to Osmond
By François Viger
Located in Paris, FR
Robert Osmond (1711-1789) French bronze-caster Robert Osmond was born in Canisy, near Saint-Lô; he began his apprenticeship in the workshop of Louis Regnard, maître fondeur en terr...
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Clock L. Case Signed Osmond
Located in Stockholm, SE
An important and elegant clock made circa 1770-1775 of very high quality. The circular gilt bronze bezel surrounded by a ribbon-tied laurel wreath mounted upon a fluted column, surmo...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Rare Pair of Ormolu Cartel and Barometer, Paris, circa 1775
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
As against a comprehensive study on fives watch Neighbours Lepaute Lieutaud-and-Gilles Leroy tells us they all collaborated with Robert Osmond. Combined with a recurring use by Osmo...
Ormolu
Exceptional Louis XVI "Au Vase" Mantel Clock
Located in Geneva, CH
Exceptional Louis XVI "au Vase" ormolu and white marble mantle clock. The piedouche vase-shaped top surmounted by a pomegranate and flanked by two handles representing interlaced sn...
18th Century Ormolu Wall Cartel by Hubert Sarton, Liège
By Hubert Sarton
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Sarton à Liège(1748-1828) French wall cartel “Mask of Apollo”, from a model by Osmond Ormolu, Louis XVI-period, circa 1785. Two-train movement, with anchor recoil escapement of the...
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Style of Robert Osmond, circa 1776. Movement signed 'Freres, Paris,' third quarter of the 19th century.
Bronze
Large Rococo Ormolu Antique French Clock, Music
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Robert Osmond (1711 - 1789) became a master bronzier in Paris in 1746.
Ormolu
Sold
H 17.33 in W 16.54 in D 5.12 in
Pendule Clock “Studying the Tablets of the Law”, France, Paris, circa 1770-1780
Located in Greding, DE
The bronzes are probably from the workshop of Robert Osmond (1712-1782). Lit.: S. de Ricci (ed.): Der Stil Louis XVI, Stuttgart o.J. (1913), p. 151; E.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Bronze and Ormolu Clock, Europa and the Bull
By Meunier
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A Louis XV example by Saint-Germain can be seen in the Louvre, see Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de La Pendule Française. An example by Robert Osmond is in the Getty Museum, see Eur...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 32 in W 16 in D 3 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock Signed Gilles Laine
By Gilles Laine
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The clock case design can be attributed to Robert Osmond. The clock has it’s original silk string suspension movement ringing the hours and halfs on a bell.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock and Matching Barometer
By Barometre Metallique
Located in Vancouver, BC
A rare pair of wall cartels including the Louis XVI style gilt bronze cartel clock with it's matching barometer; the cases after the original 18thC models by Robert Osmond; the large...
Enamel, Steel, Brass, Bronze
$5,725
H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality Louis XVI style bronze ormolu mantel clock. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, Roman numerals in white enameled cartouches. On top of t...
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning antique French ormolu clock set, circa 1870, mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with Rose Pompadour pink ground. Panels to the centre of the dial and the urns f...
Ormolu
Monumental Meissen Porcelain Four Elements Centerpiece/Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Elemental Centerpiece/Candlabra with Bowls and Candelabra Arms. The centerpiece is composed of porcelain in a multipart structure integrating both bow...
Porcelain
$124,850Sale Price|28% Off
H 38.25 in W 82 in D 32 in
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and gilt bronze mounts, After a...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$651,300
H 20 in W 31 in D 18 in
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$34,950Sale Price|53% Off
H 67.25 in W 30.5 in D 17.25 in
French 19th/20th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Vernis Martin Decorated Single-Door Vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The wh...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Rococo Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu Louis XVI style mantel clock, having wonderful scrolling foliate decoration in the Rococo style, garlands of flowers draped eith...
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Lidded Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sèvres style lidded vases, each with turquoise ground, floral decoration and of twisted form. Wonderful scrolling gilded or...
Porcelain
Very Large French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Very large French Louis XV style ormolu mantel clock French, circa 1880 Measures: Height 98cm, width 50cm, depth 27cm This fine 19th century clock is unusually large, standing a...
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock
By Oppenheim, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
An exquisite antique French ormolu clock mounted with Sevres style porcelain. Made in finely gilded bronze, sculptured as a large gadrooned and handled urn, draped with acanthus garl...
Ormolu
$52,584 / item
H 23.1 in W 17.7 in D 14.7 in
Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lisse, NL
Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...
Enamel, Brass
Very Rare 19th C. Cobalt Blue Ground Sevres Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A very large and unusual 19th century French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Sevres cobalt blue ground box signed Sarat. This box is truly a masterpiece. Sevres boxes, such as th...
Bronze
$140,000 / set
H 36 in W 60.5 in D 35.5 in
Pair of 18th Century English Eagle Console Tables in the Manner of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Pair of 18th Century English, George II Period Eagle Console Tables / Side tables in the Manner of William Kent, Finely Gilt on Carved Pine Wood. Each console table is co...
Marble
Large Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large and stunning original antique French Cartel Wall clock in finely gilded bronze, dating from around 1880. Elegantly designed in the Rococo style of Louis XV, it is formed of b...
Ormolu
Meissen Four Elements Porcelain Ewers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare and important set of four Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. Impressive in both size and artistry, they are among the most fa...
Porcelain
$47,170
H 28.94 in W 21.66 in D 11.03 in
French Antique Ormolu Mantel Clock by Leroy Commemorating Napoleon Bonaparte
By LeRoy
Located in London, GB
This fine mantel clock is cast entirely in ormolu by celebrated Parisian clockmaker Leroy and commemorates the return of Napoleon's ashes to France in 1840. The clock is set on a rec...
Ormolu
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The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
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