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Material: Ormolu
Antique Golden Marble Revolving Pedestal with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
The lovely marble on this pedestal is very, very appealing.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu and Milk Glass Empire Fixture
Located in New Orleans, LA
The ormolu swans lend a special grace to this milk glass Empire style fixture. It is medium-sized and would work well in many settings.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ormolu Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood, kingwood and ormolu cabinet, attributed to Zweiner. The cabinet is raised by handsome scrolled legs with with rich acanthu...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Marquetry Writing Table in the manner of Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
A good writing table in the Manner of Holland & Sons Constructed in mahogany, with specimen wood inlays, and gilt bronze mounts; of rectangular form, with bowed ends, rising from ri...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Set of Fourteen Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine set of fourteen gilt bronze mounted mahogany dining chairs attributed to Jeanselme. The floral tapestry to the back of each chair is in superb condition, of good design and with fine colors; two chairs retain their original tapestry upholstery...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu, and Rose de Brignol marble buffet. The buffet is raised by fine circular tapered fluted feet with ormolu sabots and mottled foliate top caps. The apron displays a beautiful and uniquely designed beaded ormolu band while elegant fluted columns with fitted foliate ormolu chandelles lead upwards flanking the door. The door displays an attractive recessed panel with finely detailed floral rosettes at each corner and a lovely richly chased pierce foliate keyhole escutcheon. The door opens to reveal one adjustable shelf. At each side are lovely rounded display shelves...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by charming finely detailed tied tassels below a wonderfully executed draped theat...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French Charles X Period Ormolu and Painted Bronze Four-Light Candelabra
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of French Charles X period ormolu and painted bronze four-light candelabra from the early 19th century with sculptures of the Olympian gods Apollo, god of music and Diana, goddess of hunting. Modeled after the famous antique Roman sculptures...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Cabinet Signed Deny, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. cabinet, signed "Deny, Paris". This elegant mahogany and ormolu mounted three door and one drawer cabinet is raised by...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Table Desk & Jardiniere, Circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu mounted table desk and jardiniere, Circa 1865-1875.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and crystal chandelier. The six light chandelier is centered by a fine solid crystal pendant in the shape of a pear below addition...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Patinated, Giltwood and Ormolu Roman Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Louis XV period patinated, giltwood and ormolu Roman chest. The one door commode is raised by eleg...
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Maple and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Classical st. maple and ormolu chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine bottom inverted finial of the eternal flame amidst carved maple...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu, patinated bronze and frosted glass chandelier. The six arm, nine light chandelier is centered by a beautifu...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Baltic 19th Century Louis XVI St. Crystal And Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely decorative Baltic 19th century Louis XVI st. crystal and ormolu chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a most elegant octagonal crown like botto...
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19th Century Baltic Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Mahogany, Bronze and Ormolu Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. mahogany, patinated bronze and ormolu buffet, possibly by French ébéniste Guingand. This very high quality architectural design b...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer, raised...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Oval Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and satinwood oval side table. The table is raised by tapered legs with ormolu sabots and top bands. The satinwood panel...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Classical Chandelier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive good quality late 19th century Gilded ormolu and bronze chandelier with three tassel supports coming down to scrolling foliate branches with gilded rose like bulb h...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

A pair of 19th Century French Ebonised Pier / Side Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century ebonised pier / side cabinet, with gilded scrolling foliate ormolu mounts to the frieze, classical monopodia supports, a single door to each...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Candelabras by Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality pair of French Louis XV style ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble seven arm candelabras by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base ab...
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Late 19th Century European Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Large Imposing Louis XVI Style Vitrine, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large and imposing 19th century French vitrine, in the style of Louis XVI. Having wonderful gilded ormolu plume and foliate mounts, serpentine glazed doors to the...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Chinoiserie Gold Bronze & Turquoise Porcelain Garniture Clock Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful Antique French Chinoiserie Style Gold Bronze & Turquoise Glazed Porcelain 3 Piece Garniture Clock Set, Circa 1890's-1900. Clock: 16 inches in height x 11 inches in width x ...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Large French Blue Porcelain Antique Lamps with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Blue Porcelain Lamps In the Louis XVI Style The cobalt blue porcelain vases tastefully mounted with gilt bronze draped swags, ribbon-tied bunches of fruit, ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Red Marble Antique Lamps with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Red Marble Lamps Constructed from a deep red 'Rouge Languedoc' marble, the ovoid vases decorated with fine gilt bronze mounts including the laurel wr...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Pair of Ormolu Pedestals with Neo-Grec Sphinx Supports
Located in London, GB
Antique pair of ormolu pedestals with Neo-Grec sphinx supports French, Late 19th Century Height 105cm, width 49cm, depth 49cm Decorated with Neo-Grec and Rococo style elements, this...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Chinese Blue Flambé Glazed Ceramic Vases with French Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of antique Chinese blue flambé glazed ceramic vases with later French (late 19th century) ormolu mounts – pierced rocaille base and wreath top rim. Two small decorative handles ...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Very Large Bohemian Cut Glass, Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large Bohemian blue and clear cut glass, marble and bronze candelabra Bohemian, 20th Century Height 300cm, width 110cm, depth 110cm This monumental pair of 20th centur...
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20th Century European Belle Époque Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Tall Gilt Bronze 8-light Torcheres Decorated with Figurines
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of tall eight-arm gilt bronze (ormolu) torcheres on triangle bases, impressively decorated with figurines of nymphs and cherubs. The bases are mounted with shield-shaped cameos ...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

20th C. United Wilson Blue and White Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Lamps, Signed Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of late 20th century ormolu and crackle porcelain lamps by United Wilson Porcelain, signed. Stunning blue and white vase form lamps with ornate ormolu mounts. Part of United Wilson's ormolu series inspired by 18th century French antiques, the collection infuses Eastern and Western artistry using Asian porcelain and European-style sculptural gilt bronze. The shapely body features a floral and foliate design with pairs of cherub figures noting the French influence as well as the gorgeous silk shades with pleat detail and long fringe. The original bronze finials coordinate with one another as they are slightly different adding uniqueness to the pair. These are exceptional lamps of the finest quality in very good condition. Signed on the bottom with United Wilson 1897...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Limoges Royal Blue Ormolu Mounted Casket Box 19h Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Limoges ormolu mounted rectangular bombe' shaped table casket, circa 1870 in date and bearing the Limoges marks on the underside. The Royal Blue c...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique German Ormolu Cow Horn of Plenty Cornucopia Vase Centerpiece poss. WMF
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a German Cow Horn of plenty Cornucopia decorative Vase or Centerpiece, firmly attributed to the World-famous silver manufacturers Württembergische Metallwaren...
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19th Century German Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Angel
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A graceful sculpture of a winged angel. The sculpture is made of casted bronze with an ormolu gilt patina. On a hemisphere, the inside of the sphere is filled with plaster, for a sta...
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1870s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and impressive antique French marble top coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, the frame is made from solid birc...
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1930s French Louis XIV Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Empire Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New Haven, CT
This fine French Bouillotte lamp has the highest quality ormolu and an original tôle shade held by swans. The base, which would hold the Bouillotte game pieces is cutout in Athenian...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Pair French Cloisonne Champlevé Alabaster Ormolu Gilt Bronze Vase Urns
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Stylish Pair of French Bronze Dore and Champleve Cloisonne twin handle Vases of outstanding quality and compact size. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century. This...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Alabaster, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Neo-Gothic Gilt Bronze Pricket Candlestick
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning Late Victorian Neo-Gothic gilt bronze altar stick pricket candlestick. Late 19th to early 20th century, the Continental European antique features an exceptionally executed...
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Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Pair English Staffordshire Porcelain Table Lamps Ridgway or Rockingham
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine pair of English Staffordshire Porcelain mantle vases now converted to electric table lamps of medium proportions, Circa 1860. Of traditional bulbous outline ...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Pair French Sèvres Pink Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Urns Vases Centerpiece
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair of French Sevres Soft Paste Enameled Porcelain and Ormolu Twin Handle Table or Mantle Urns of traditional urn form and of outstanding quality, and good size proportions...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair Italian Neoclassic Ormolu & Blue Opaline Diminutive Ashtrays/ Portacenere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Ormolu & Blue Opaline Diminutive Ashtrays/Portacenere Italy, Circa 1950s A luxurious pair of Italian Neoclassic Ormolu & Blue Opaline Diminutive Ashtrays/...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu & Opaline Palais Royal Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th C French Ormolu & Opaline Palais Royal Candelabra, Circa 1865 France, 19th century A rare find, this matched pair of 19th Century French candelabra is a captivating b...
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Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Louis XVI Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful classical clock made in the style of Louis XVI by Samuel Marti. Stunning ormolu (finely gilded bronze) mounted on a marble base. It is decorated with an inset laurel swag...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu and Marble Portico Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original antique French portico clock by Vincenti. It is made of white marble mounted with ormolu (finely gilded bronze). The movement is held aloft on two marble pillars...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Large French Ormolu & Glass Hanging Wall Jewelry Casket Box, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning antique early 20th-Century French wall mounted gilt brass ormolu and beveled glass hanging jewelry casket box with hinged door. It's very rare to find one that hangs on th...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Mantle Chariot Clock François Linke
Located in Newark, England
Dragon Drawn Chariot From our Clock collection, we are thrilled to introduce this French Mantle Clock attributed to Francois Linke. The Clock in the rococo style cast as a winged Cherub wearing a billowing robe riding in a gilt chariot being pulled by a writhing Dragon outstretched climbing up with its left arm pointing towards the sky. The Chariot beautifully executed with a French Royal crest...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

A Very Fine 19th Century Credenza with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine19th Century fiddle back mahogany and burr amboyna credenza of exceptional quality, stunningly hand carved with rich patination, beautiful grain and ormolu mounted with li...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique 18th Century French Ormolu & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier c.1770
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century French Impressive ormolu bronze and cut rock crystal chandelier. This chandelier is particularly large and magnificent, featuring finely detailed hand cut crysta...
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1770s French Other Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Secretaire
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XVI style ormolu and Sèvres porcelain mounted secretaire French, c. 1840 Height 127cm, width 76cm, depth 37cm This magnificent secretaire was crafted around 1840 from ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Large Pair of Sèvres-Style Porcelain Napoleonic Vases with Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Large pair of Sèvres-style porcelain Napoleonic vases with ormolu mounts French, Late 19th Century Height 96cm, diameter 33cm Standing just below a metre in height, these impressive...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Twenty Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Lovely Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Twenty Light Basket Chandelier The crown designed with bronze roses and flowers, the flowing crystal beads connected to ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Louis XVI Breche d'Alep Marble Fireplace Mantel with Bronze Ormolu
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous Louis XVI antique fireplace mantel in Breche d'Alep marble with beautiful bronze ormolu enrichments. A deep and generous mantel above with beautiful designs in the marble ma...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Cave a Liqueur with Chinoiserie Inlay Late 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Cave a Liqueur with chinoiserie lacquer Date : Late 19th century Period : Third Republic Origin : France Decoration : Cover with chinoiserie scene with classic fence patter...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair 19th Century Empire Table Lamps
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of 19th Century Empire table lamps with three brass legs, ormolu eagle busts in relief and Corinthian style capitals. The pair sit on triform bases featuring lion paw feet on si...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia Verde marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia Verde marble lamps. Each lamp is raised on a square Ormolu plinth displaying a Coeur-de-Rai ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Important 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 1 3/4in W: 3 1/2in D: 2in This Mid 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen is truly a spectacular piece and is of the highest quality! If you look at the p...
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, 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 capita...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode. This highly detailed three drawer commode is raised on four Mahogany legs supported...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

pair of Italian 19th century Ormolu, Mahogany, and bronze statues/columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and finely detailed true pair of Italian 19th century Grand Tour period Ormolu, Mahogany, and patinated Bronze columns and statues. Each column is raised by a square Mahog...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Ormolu Clocks, Lamps and Other Furniture and Decorative Objects for Sale

Antique ormolu furniture and decorative objects can be incorporated into a variety of spaces, and while demand for the material and/or technique was at its peak in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, ormolu is still widely loved by designers and collectors today.

What is ormolu?

Ormolu is a brilliant form of decorative trickery. To the untrained eye, ormolu clocks, jewelry boxes and other ormolu furniture and decor look like they're made of solid gold. But those in the know recognize ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — as having been essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

“Most commonly, ormolu refers to a bronze object that has been covered with gold, typically 18 karat or 24 karat,” explains Jamie Sinai, director of the antiques specialist Mayfair Gallery, in London. “For that reason, ormolu is sometimes called gilt bronze or, in French, bronze doré. Strictly speaking, however, the term ormolu also denotes the technique of applying gold to a metal.”

“The word comes from the French or moulu, which translates as ‘ground or powdered gold’ — the form the gold takes before it is applied to a metal surface.”

From the court of King Louis XVI to that of Napoleon I, the French elite snapped up furniture mounted with ormolu, as well as sconces, candelabra and table lamps made from the material. “As the French reputation for supreme art, architecture and furniture developed, the craze for ormolu spread across Europe,” adds Sinai.

Today, antiques collectors and interior designers continue to prize ormolu for its extraordinary craftsmanship and history-infused glamour. 

“This wondrous material was highly sought after in France as the ultimate luxury. It magically resembled solid gold and sparkled under candlelight,” says Sinai.

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