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Iznik-Style Ceramic and Brass-Mounted Ink Stand
By Iznik Pottery
Located in London, GB
Iznik-style ceramic and brass-mounted ink stand
French, 19th Century
Height 10.5cm, width 34cm, depth 19cm
Revealing a vase and flowers contained in a border of repeating pattern-work, with two lidded inkwells flanking a central holder, this remarkable desk-piece is a very fine Iznik style inkstand, made in France in the late nineteenth century. Stylistically, it draws upon earlier Islamic...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Islamic Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of Sevres Style Napoleonic Painted Porcelain Chargers
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
A large pair of Sevres style Napoleonic painted porcelain chargers
French, 19th century
Measures: 2cm high x 45cm in diameter, frames 51cm diameter
Excellently painted and finely crafted, these unusually grand Sevres style painted porcelain chargers are adorned with scenes of French military victories. The first charger, marked 'Bataille de Wagram, 7 Juillet 1809' is after a painting by Horace Vernet of Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram, a decisive yet costly victory for the French allied forced over the Austrian army, and the second, after a painting by Francois Bouchot, depicts the Battle of Zurich (the charger is marked 'Bataille de Zurich 25 Septembre 1799') an earlier battle in which the Republican French army led by André Masséna triumphed over an Austrian and Russian force in Switzerland in 1799.
The works are each clasped with a gilt tooled border, and larger pink rose pompadour...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Very Fine Gilt Bronze Régence Style Antique Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze Régence style antique chandelier.
French, 19th century
Measures: height 85cm, diameter 96cm
This beautiful chandelier has been cast in gilt bronze, designed to refle...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu
Large Patinated Bronze Figure of Actaeon by Emile Laporte
By Emile Laporte
Located in London, GB
Large patinated bronze figure of Actaeon by Emile Laporte
French, late 19th century
Measures: height 84cm, width 42cm, depth 44cm
By the French arti...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain and Pâte-sur-pâte Vase-Form Lamp
Located in London, GB
Ormolu mounted celadon porcelain and pâte-sur-pâte vase-form lamp
French, Late 19th Century
Measures: height 52cm, width 23cm, depth 17cm
Consisting of gilt-bronze handles and m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Silver Chinese Export Tea and Coffee Service, by Tuck Chang & Co., Shanghai
By Tuck Chang & Co.
Located in London, GB
Silver Chinese Export tea and coffee service, by Tuck Chang & Co., Shanghai
Chinese, Late 19th century
Measures: Milk jug: height 8cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm
Coffee pot: height 25...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Victorian Era Inkstand with Boulle Marquetry in Ebonised Wood and Brass
By J. C. Vickery
Located in London, GB
Victorian era inkstand with Boulle marquetry in ebonised wood and brass
English, dated 1853
Measures: Height 17cm, width 38.5cm, depth 27.5cm
This 19th Century English inkstand ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Pair of Porcelain Plaques in Giltwood Frames, After Old Master Madonnas
Located in London, GB
Pair of porcelain plaques in giltwood frames, after Old Master Madonnas
Italian, 1901
Measures: Frames: height 28cm, width 23cm, depth 2cm
...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons
French, c.1895
Height 152cm, diameter 45cm
Set on a polychrome ground, dominated by a rare and fitting beige ground, which is accentuated and banded with strips in green, this beautiful and monumental porcelain vase...
Category
Antique 1890s French Rococo Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain Pâte-sur-pâte Vase-Form Lamp
Located in London, GB
Ormolu mounted Celadon Porcelain Pâte-sur-pâte vase-form lamp
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 54cm, width 21cm, depth 17cm
Consisting of gilt bronze mounts atop pâte-...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Set of Eight Royal Worcester Ichthyological porcelain plates
By Royal Worcester
Located in London, GB
Set of Eight Royal Worcester Ichthyological porcelain plates
English, Early 20th Century
Height 2cm, diameter 23cm
This exceptional collection of porcelain plates are a set of eight...
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand
Located in London, GB
Victorian brass inlaid ebonised wood Boulle inkstand
English, 19th century
Measures: height 12.5cm, width 38cm, depth 23.5cm
Made from ebonised wo...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Rococo Porcelain Vases with Painted Madonnas and Floral Bouquets
Located in London, GB
Pair of Large Rococo Porcelain vases with Painted Madonnas and Floral bouquets
English, 19th Century
Height 60cm, width 31cm, depth 26cm
Of flattened baluster form, with trellis...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XVI Period Neoclassical Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI period neoclassical ormolu and malachite mantel clock
French, Late 18th Century
Measures: Height 53cm, width 36cm, depth 14cm
Encaps...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV Rococo style gilt bronze wall sconces.
French, late 19th century.
Measures: height 77cm, width 44cm, depth 24cm.
The two wall lights in this pair are crafted fr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Continental parcel-gilt porcelain plate with pastoral landscape
Located in London, GB
Antique Continental parcel-gilt porcelain plate with pastoral landscape
Continental, possibly Russian, 19th Century
Height 2.5cm, diameter 22cm
An understated, humble, yet undeniabl...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Rustic Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Very large Sèvres porcelain plaque by Pastier after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Very large Sèvres porcelain plaque by Pastier after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
French, 1853
Frame: height 71cm, width 89cm, depth 9cm
Plaque: hei...
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Jardinière and Vase Garniture Suite
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Sèvres style porcelain and gilt bronze jardinière and vase garniture suite
French, late 19th century
Measures: Vases: height 72cm, width 36cm, depth 22cm
Urn: height 53cm, width 5...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Garniture
Materials
Ormolu
Ormolu Mounted Amboyna and Mahogany Louis XVI Style Antique Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
Ormolu mounted amboyna and mahogany Louis XVI style antique dressing table
French, late 19th century
Measures: height 91cm, width 70cm, depth 44.5cm
Beautiful crafted from an ar...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Ormolu
Charles X Period Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Sculptural Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Charles X period gilt-bronze and malachite sculptural mantel clock.
French, c.1830.
Measures: height 55cm, width 40cm, depth 18cm.
Mounted by a seated maiden in robes with books to her feet upon a circular dial with enamelled chapter ring, and set on a base with further bronze icons and acanthus darting, this excellent piece is a large mantel clock...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Gilt-bronze and marble antique Belle Époque standing lamp
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze and marble antique Belle Époque standing lamp
French, Late 19th Century
Height 167cm, diameter 57cm
Crafted from a superb mix of white veined marble and ormolu (gilt-bro...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Ormolu Wall Lights in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Ormolu wall lights in the Louis XV style.
French, Late 19th century.
Measures: height 45cm, width 40cm, depth 15cm.
Cast ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Large Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock with Mythological Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Large Empire style ormolu and malachite mantel clock with mythological sculpture
French, late 19th century
Measures: height 58cm, width 46cm, depth 14cm
With large sculptural work depicting Jason and the Golden Fleece...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Gilt-Bronze Cartel Clock and Barometer Set by Lerolle Frères
By Lerolle Freres
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze cartel clock and Barometer set by Lerolle Frères
French, c. 1860
Measures: Barometer: height 71cm, width 43cm, depth 15cm
Clock: height 7...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights by Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze wall lights by Barbedienne
French, late 19th century
Measures: height 51cm, width 41cm, depth 35cm
Signed for the leading bronzier and metalwo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Large Meissen Models of Parrots, circa 1986 and 1988
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Meissen models of parrots, circa 1986 and 1988
German, 20th century
Measures: Height 42/43cm, width 17cm, depth 21cm
Each naturalistically modelled and coloured, a...
Category
Late 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ormolu and Sèvres-style porcelain three-piece garniture suite
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Ormolu and Sèvres-style porcelain three-piece garniture suite
French, Late 19th Century
Vases: height 44cm, width 21cm, depth 16cm
Urn: 38cm, width 33cm, depth 29cm
Attributed to Pi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Garniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large Bone-Inlaid Hardwood, Boxwood, and Ebony Chinese Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Large Bone-Inlaid Hardwood, Boxwood, and Ebony Chinese Cabinet
Chinese, Early 20th Century
Height 230cm, width 128cm, depth 55cm
Featuring a pierc...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Boxwood, Ebony
Floral Painted Antique Glass Vase by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Floral painted antique glass vase by Baccarat.
French, 19th century.
Measures: height 45cm, diameter 18cm.
By the exceptionally highly-regarded ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Vases
Materials
Glass
Pair of Georgian Style Mahogany Cabinet Stands
Located in London, GB
Pair of Georgian style mahogany cabinet stands
English, 19th Century
Height 110cm, width 60cm, depth 55cm
Each mahogany cabinet in this pair is crafted in the style popular duri...
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Large Meiji Period Brass and Cloisonné Enamel Casket
Located in London, GB
A large Meiji period brass and cloisonné enamel casket
Japanese, Late 19th Century
Height 20cm, width 35.5cm, depth 22cm
This beautiful piece is a Japanese casket...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Gilt, Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Set by Raingo Frères
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 ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Copeland Porcelain Plaque Depicting the Casket Scene from the Merchant of Venice
By Copeland
Located in London, GB
Copeland porcelain plaque depicting the Casket Scene from The Merchant of Venice
English, Late 19th Century
Frame: height 47.5cm, width 65.5cm, de...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair of Large Orientalist Bronze Figures by Emile Pinedo and Marcel Debut
By Émile Pinedo
Located in London, GB
A pair of large Orientalist bronze figures by Emile Pinedo and Marcel Debut
French, Late 19th Century
Arabe en Marche: height 65cm, width 42cm, depth 28...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Moorish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine and Rare Onyx, Porcelain, Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Very fine and rare green onyx, porcelain, cloisonné enamel and ormolu mantel clock
French, Late 19th Century
Height 64cm, diameter 23cm
This beautiful piece is an exceptionally unusual and equally beautiful mantel clock, crafted from a variety of materials, used to showcase an array of superb decorative arts and techniques. Made in France in the late nineteenth century it is formed of green onyx, porcelain (the vase on top), cloisonné enamel and ormolu.
The dials are set upon three columns of ormolu, mounted on green onyx, and framed with enamel in red, white, and blue, floral motifs. The dials are adorned with lettering in both French and Spanish, and measure time, temperature, and pressure. An elegant decorative vase mounts the clock, crafted from porcelain, and similarly decorated with enamel elements. Rare in design and even rare in terms of pure quality, it forms a unique antique timepiece...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen
Located in London, GB
Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen
Chinese, Early 20th Century
Closed: height 183cm, width 40.5cm, depth 18cm
Opened: height 183cm, width 243cm, depth ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Precious Stone, Lacquer
Very Large Royal Vienna Painted Porcelain Plaque After Correggio
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Very large Royal Vienna painted porcelain plaque after Correggio
Austrian, 19th century
Measures: Frame: height 77cm, width 74cm, depth 7.5cm
Plaque: height 58cm, width 48.5cm, depth 0.5cm.
This beautiful and very large painted porcelain plaque was made by the Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, in the 19th century, and shows the Sacred Family...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Louis XV Period Ormolu and Marble Mounted Commode
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV period ormolu and marble mounted commode.
French, 18th century.
Measures: height 84cm, width 122cm, depth 68cm.
With a veined grey marble top set above two small and ...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket
English, 19th Century
Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm
Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beautiful piece is a large, ebonized wooden casket or coffer, mounted with extensive ormolu decorations, and inlaid on front and back with Florentine pietra dura hardstone panels.
It was made in English in the early 19th century during the regency period, using a host of stylistic influences, and amalgamating various outstanding decorative techniques. The front and reverse are set with hardstone panels, depicting flowers, fruits and insects in the corners. It is attributed to Robert Hume Jr., of Hume & Son, leading English makers of the Regency period, engaged for a time as interior designers for the wealthy 10th Duke of...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
Large French Rococo Revival Style Giltwood Sofa
Located in London, GB
Large French Rococo Revival style giltwood sofa.
French, late 19th century.
Measures: height 135cm, width 196cm, depth 90cm.
This remarkable piece is a large, French, Rococo rev...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Large Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Gilt Metal Mounted Vitrine
Located in London, GB
Large late 19th century french neoclassical gilt metal mounted vitrine
Measures: Height 184cm, width 121cm, depth 46cm
This excellent display cabinet is a large late nineteenth c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Metal
Large Rococo Revival Carved Giltwood Sofa
Located in London, GB
A large Rococo revival carved giltwood sofa
French, Late 19th Century
Height 135cm, width 196cm, depth 90cm
This excellent antique piece is a large...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of Cornish Serpentine Urn-Shaped Mineral Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Cornish serpentine urn-shaped mineral vases
English, 20th century
Measures: Large: height 32cm, width 10cm, depth 10cm
Small: height 21.5...
Category
20th Century English Modern Vases
Materials
Serpentine
Pair of Napoleon III Scrolling Foliate Ormolu Surtouts de Table
Located in London, GB
Pair of Napoleon III scrolling foliate ormolu surtouts de table
French, c.1870
Measures: Height 14cm, diameter 66cm
These beautiful pieces are a pa...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Napoleon III Centerpieces
Materials
Ormolu
Art Nouveau Period Gilt Bronze Mounted Wooden Mantel Clock by Colin & Cie
By E. Colin & Cie 1
Located in London, GB
This elegant antique mantel clock is of the Art Nouveau period, and is set within a fine rectangular wooden case embellished with gilt bronze (ormolu) borders and floral decorations.
The clock was made by renowned Parisian maker E. Colin & Cie, and its central circular wooden dial...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Crab-Form Grotto Chairs, Attributed to Pauly et Cie, Venice
By Pauly et Cie
Located in London, GB
These wacky 'Grotto' chairs were manufactured in Venice in response to the 19th century interior design craze for Grotto furniture. The trend originat...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of Neoclassical Style Green and White Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Pedestals
Located in London, GB
This pair of marble and gilt bronze pedestals represent a fine example of 19th century neoclassical design. Featuring beautiful green and white Vert d'Estours marble, each pedestal has a central marble column with Corinthian capital...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Silvered Bronze Models of the Marly Horses After Guillaume Coustou
By Guillaume Coustou
Located in London, GB
This pair of silvered bronze models show semi-clad classical male attendants restraining their rearing horses. They are modeled after the 1739 sculptures in marble by Guillaume Coust...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Tea Table by Linke
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
This fine satinwood tea table is made by the highly celebrated Parisian cabinetmaker Francois Linke (French, 1855-1946). The table features a glass tray of rectangular shape which si...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Tray Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Porcelain Clock in the Louis XV Style by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
This antique porcelain mantel clock demonstrates the 19th century nostalgia for the delicately elegant decorative arts under King Louis XV, also known as the Rococo style.
Crafted by celebrated porcelain artist Jacob Petit, this exquisite clock is particularly notable for the way in which the porcelain has been shaped so as to give the clock such a whimsically free-spirited, scrolling shape. The clock is formed as a clock case upon a lower base, which are both decorated as a though a singular piece with green glaze on a white ground, accented with painted floral panels and extensive gilt highlights all over.
The clock case, which is particularly exuberant in design, features a central, circular clock dial. The white enamelled dial is bordered with beaded ormolu, and features black Roman numerals and the inscription 'Scherer'- the name of the 19th century Parisian clock...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Two Large Sculpted Marble Relief Plaques of St John and St James
Located in London, GB
These exquisitely carved marble relief plaques, are notable for their large size and fine detailing, and were made after two famous plaques of the...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
'War and Peace', Pair of Antique Italian Marble Figures
Located in London, GB
These beautiful antique marble figures are truly timeless works of sculpture, though they are almost 300 years old, they will still make joyous additions to a classical or antiques,i...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Silver Candelabra by André Aucoc
By A. Aucoc
Located in London, GB
This beautiful set of four candelabra (or candlesticks) was made around 1900 by André Aucoc, a leading French silversmith of the time. Aucoc inherited the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Napoleon III Period Oak and Silvered Bronze Tobacco Cabinet by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
Crafted by the acclaimed cabinetmaker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885), this tobacco (humidor) cabinet is a truly exquisite piece of antique oak furniture...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Sculpture of Hebe by Kuhse and Ernst March Söhne
Located in London, GB
This life-sized terracotta sculpture of the classical Greek figure, Hebe, is a truly beautiful piece. Daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe was the go...
Category
Antique 1880s German Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Two Meissen Porcelain Chinese Nodding Pagode Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Called ‘pagode’ (or pagoda) figures, these Meissen Porcelain models are based on the sculptures of deities found in pagoda temples in the Far East. Meissen began to produce these kinds of porcelain figures in the early 18th century, prompted by the demand for the Far Eastern ‘pagodes’ being imported into Europe at this time.
The Meissen factory in Germany was founded in 1709 and was the first producer of true porcelain wares in Europe. The company’s main patron was Augustus II the Strong, the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Meissen was, and continues to be, famous for its tableware, vases, candelabra, animal sculptures and figures, like this pair, which were often graceful and light-hearted in character. These models feature the Meissen mark of the two blue crossed swords on their undersides.
These porcelain models take the form of a Chinese couple...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Clock Set
By Japy Frères
Located in London, GB
This beautiful clock set is designed in a fanciful Japanese style, known in France in the 19th Century as ‘Japonisme’. The style became highly fashionable in Europe after 1853, when ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Four Antique Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These gilt bronze (ormolu) wall sconces (lights) are elaborate and highly elegant in their design. They are fashioned in the Rococo style, after decorative arts of the Louis XV perio...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Balthazar
By Michel Baltazar
Located in London, GB
This mantel clock beautifully illustrates the classical myth of ‘The Abduction of Europa’. In this story, the god Zeus falls in love with a mortal woman called Europa. To seduce her, Zeus transforms himself into a white bull. Europa then mounts the bull and Zeus whisks her away from her home to Crete. Europa becomes the Queen of Crete and bears Zeus several children.
The clock takes the form of a patinated bronze bull which is saddled with a gilt bronze (ormolu) clock case. This case features a circular white enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic Numerals, as well as the maker’s name ‘Michel Baltazar...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Italian Tabletop with Pietra Dura Scene
Located in London, GB
This marble tabletop features a centrally placed pictorial panel executed in Pietra Dura. The panel is surrounded by a frame composed of inlaid purple veined marble that is encompass...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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