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Decorative Objects For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Tibetan
Tibetan Flint Striker, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's belt and often doubled as a small pouch for flint and tinder. The finest strikers were finished with precious metals and decorated with repoussé and inlaid stones. This leather flint pouch is decorated with silver and gold plated metalwork and three large beads of turquoise and red coral. The mechag hangs from a simple leather strap and three decorative leather beads hang below. The pouch contains two Tibetan prayer flags...
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Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Decorative Objects

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Coral, Gold Plate, Steel, Metal

Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Black and White Marble Mantel Clock, Paris, 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI ormolu-mounted black and white marble mantel clock, Paris, 1800. The white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals is contained ...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Biscuit Porcelain Figure of Queen Marie Antoinette
Located in London, GB
This antique bust of Marie Antoinette has been gracefully crafted in biscuit porcelain after the fashionable Sevres style. Biscuit, or bisque, describes the technique whereby the por...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of English Mintons Coral Ground Floral Motif Moon Flasks with Gilding
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Louis XVI style 19th century English Mintons Coral ground floral painted moon flasks with 24k hand-painted decoration. Exceptional in q...
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19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of French Empire Louis XV 3-Arm Bronze Candle Sconces, circa 1910s
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful pair of Louis XVI style 3 arms wall candle sconces measuring 17.75" tall, 10" wide and 7.5" deep. Good antique condition with rich patina.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Celadon-Ground Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Celadon-Ground and Slip Decorated Porcelain Vases. These vases of Chinese celadon porcelain from the late Quing Dynasty are slip-decorated with willow trees and prunus flowers. The finely sculpted gilt-bronze handles are modelled as winged merman term figures running on berried scrolled clasps to a rocaille raised foot. These superb vases are in the tradition for mounting Chinese porcelain with gilt-bronze accoutrements made by ciseleur-doreurs such as Pierre Gouthière for the marchand-merciers, namely Dominique Daguerre and Simon-Philippe Poirier. The practice continued into the nineteenth century when Prince Regent, later George IV (1762-1830), sent Chinese porcelain vases from the Royal...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Blue Enamel Cartel Clock and Barometer
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Blue Enamel Cartel Clock and Barometer, By Maison Mottheau & Fils., Paris. This exceptional cartel clock and aneroid barometer exhibit the finest p...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
A 18th century set presented in trapezoidal case made of light wood and inlaid with marquetry. The vanity case includes a gold wax case decorated with fl...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Gold

21st Century, Hand-Carved Light-Blue and Amber Crystal and Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Light-blue and green crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated silver finish. Each object is handcrafted a...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Early 19th C. French Ormolu Covered Vases, Signed Clodion
Located in New York, NY
An Extraordinary Pair of Early 1800's French Ormolu Covered Vases, in the style of CLAUDE MICHEL, Signed Clodion. After the original terracotta vase by Clodion in 1763. These ormolu vases represent an extraordinary confluence of painting and sculpture in 18th century French art...
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1830s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Faux Lapis Wall Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
On this Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Faux Lapis Wall Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi it's possible to appreciate the handcrafted work of gilt bronze decorations such as branch's ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Philosophical Clock of the 18th Century by Piezze Rive À Colmaer
Located in Warsaw, PL
"Mantel clock 18th century Louis XVI study And Philosophy Ormolu Mantel Clock by Piezze Rive A Colmaer. Ormolu mantel clock entitled "L’Etude et La Philosophie", This clock was an en...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period White Carrara Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative Italian 18th century Louis XVI period white Carrara marble urn. The lovely urn is raised by a square base below the moulded ...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble

Rare Pair French Empire Rhyton-Form Cornucopia Biscuit and Gilt Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Early Empire period French Rhyton-Form Cornucopia Biscuit and Gilt Porcelain Vases with Boar’s heads. These vases are modeled in the form of rhyton-style cornucopias, featu...
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1810s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with elegant Greek key designs at ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of Porcelain Perfume Bottles
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of porcelain perfume bottles, Pair of German porcelain bottles of the 19th Century, very beautiful quality of the painted decorations...
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19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

French Gilt Bronze and Blue and White Jasperware Clock and Barometer Set
By Carcany & Robin
Located in London, GB
A fine quality clock and barometer set by Carcany and Robin, after models on exhibition in the Louvre Museum, Paris. In the Louis XVI manner, of banjo form, the cases being in cr...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully made with book matched veneer of mahogany and fine inlay of walnut and mahogany. I...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Brass

19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th century French gilded ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock. Having three putti mounted to the top each playing musical instruments. The clock having an ei...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Gilt-Tooled Leather Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a domed cover, the interior with red silk lining, the whole with gilt iron mounts and lock box.
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Leather

19th Century Rudolstadt-Volkstedt White Porcelain Gilt Bronze Group of Putti
Located in Berlin, DE
German/Rudolstadt-Volkstedt late 19th century figure group of putti made of biscuit porcelain: Four putti on landscape round pedestal around a vase pedestal, in moving posture and different states of mind playing with a goat, a sheep, a boar and a calf. On high rectangular pedestal crater vase with applied flower...
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Late 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century French Carrara White Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Félix Lecomte
Located in London, GB
Bust of 'Marie Antoinette' After the original by Felix Lecomte Constructed in Carrara statuary marble, the bust of the Queen is set on a truncated ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble

Sridevi East Asian Hindu Deity Goddess bronze Figurine Antique 18th-19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Fantastic Hinduism masterwork was discovered in our stock: attractive sculpture stood for decade on our shelf pleasing an eye and raising some questions. Finally, we were able to separate the wheat from the chaff: hand chased bronze head of Shridevi with gold crown or tiara was set (!) on the large early 19th century French clock...
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Early 19th Century Tibetan Antique Decorative Objects

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Gold Plate, Bronze

French Classical Mantel Clock, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting classical Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and marble mantel clock, having a standing cherub holding a Cockerel above a white enamel clock face, retails name; Rob. Engstro...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners, decorated with fitted decorative interlocking designs and a fine wrap around beaded band. The beautifully shaped vase displays a lovely lightly curved design decorated with exceptional wonderfully executed hand painted floral designs and striking gold tooled patterns. At the center is a circular reserve with a charming finely detailed cherub holding flowers amidst a ribbon flanked by beautiful cornucopias and lovely foliate designs set on a striking gold tooled background. Impressive scrolled acanthus leaf ormolu handles lead up each side with unique berries and lovely beaded trim centering the elegantly curved neck with a most decorative mottled and beaded wrap around band at the rim. Above is the stunning crown shaped removable lid with additional lovely gold tooled foliate designs and a majestic floral finial above. Also finished inside and all original gilt throughout. André Rivaud...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

19th Century French Portico Clock with Bone Inlay
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
French portico clock with bone inlay, 19th century, Georgian. Ebonized French portico mantel clock on matching base with highly detailed bone i...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Pair of Louis Seize Candelabra, attr. to François Rémond, France c. 1785
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of candelabra made of fire-gilt and burnished bronze. The female figures are depicted in ancient dress and carry cornucopias that develop into projecting candelabra and end in a...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Granite, Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu urns. Each exceptional lidded urn is raised by a solid square Onyx base over an Ormolu bottom su...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Onyx, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu clock. The clock is raised by fine topie shaped feet below the ormolu base which is decorated with elegant...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Figural Dore Bronze Mntd. Alabaster Trumpet Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Pair of French 19th Century Figural Dore Bronze Mounted Alabaster Trumpet Vases. Each Egyptian alabaster vase is beautifully hand-carved and hand-polished with the finest stone workmanship. The vases are mounted on incredible quality dore bronze mounts which are of Henry Dasson quality. The upper rim is mounted with a hand-chased and hand-chiseled dore bronze mount with a beaded and semi-circular acanthus leaf decoration. Each Egyptian alabaster vase body terminates to three dore bronze winged putti...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Alabaster, Bronze

Meissen Porcelain Figurine Depicting Rape of Europa
Located in New York, NY
Our porcelain figurine from Meissen depicts Europa riding Jupiter, disquised as a bull, depicting the Rape of Europa from Ovid's Metamorphosis. It tells of the abduction of Europ...
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Late 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Gilt Bronze and Malachite Louis XVI Clock
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and malachite Louis XVI clock French, late 18th century Measures: Height 69cm, width 36cm, depth 13.5cm This fine Louis XVI mantel clock is wrought from malachite and gilt bronze. The malachite veneer is a later, beneficial refinishing. The clock features a plinth-form malachite base supporting four malachite columns, each with a gilt bronze capital. The columns raise an ornately shaped top, which is inset with a circular white enamel dial and is surmounted by urn-form finials. Beneath the dial is suspended an ornately cast and finished gilt bronze drapery...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Malachite, Ormolu

Russian Cobalt Blue Crystal and Dore Bronze-Mounted Centrepiece
Located in New York, NY
A phenomenal Russian cobalt blue crystal and doré bronze-mounted circular shaped centrepiece. This unique cobalt blue crystal cut to clear has a ha...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

19th C. Royal Vienna Porcelain Double Panel Vase w/ Raised 24K Gilt Decoration
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional 19th century Royal Vienna porcelain vase with two panels and raised 24K gilt decoration, signed Wagner, marked in underglaze blue with Beehive mark on bottom. This is ...
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19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 4 19th C. French Patinated Bronze Marble Mounted Busts of Philosophers
Located in New York, NY
A Set of Four 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Marble Mounted Busts of Philosophers. The stunning patina adorning each bust accentuates the intricate facial expressions, breath...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XVI Period by Baillon À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
This exceptional mantel clock was crafted by Jean-Baptiste Baillon III, one of the most renowned and innovative horologists of his era. Baillon served an elite clientele, including t...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Two Pairs of Crystal Girandoles on Pedestals Atb. to Maison Jansen Paris
Located in New York, NY
Four Monumental 20th Century Mid-Century French Baccarat Crystal Multi-Arm Girandoles on Faux Marble Hand-Painted Pedestals, attributed to Maison Jansen. Each girandole consists of ...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Decorative Objects

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Marble, Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Cartel Clock and Barometer Set
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Cartel Clock and Aneroid Barometer En Suite, After the Models by Martinout and Passemant. The clock having a circula...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

Large Louis XVI Sevres Style Gilt Bisque and Jasperware Porcelain Jardiniere
Located in New York, NY
Our French jardiniere in the Louis XVI style dates from the late nineteenth century and features the figures of frolicking putti in relief, and jasperware band depicting neoclassical...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and richly detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras. Each stunning nine arm candelabra is raised on claw feet below richly chased Ormol...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra with Putti Holding Floral Bouquets
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of candelabra with winged putti, each supporting a floral bouquet, on top of marble base. Each putti is patinated bronze and the bouquets are gilt bronze. The floral bouquet has...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

20th Century Louis XVI Style Museum Pedestal Clock after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
A Model of Jean Henri Riesener (Received Master in 1768) executed in 1785. (Inv. OA 5501 in Louvre Museum). 19th century. This fine and sumptuous “Regulateur de Pendule” presents a fine amaranth. Of Sycamore oeuil de vermeuil, ebony and buis stringing marquetry. The base and the gaine are decorated with diamond shapes. The hours are inscribed in Roman numerals and the munutes in Arabic. It takes place in a magnificent gilt décor of three winged children playing with garlands on clouds. The regulator is enriched with a delicate garniture of bronze. The dial and each panel are framed by an elegant frieze of palms and pearls. The top of the gaine is enhanced with a frieze of palms and ovums, foliages and garlands of flowers. Each corner is ornated with fleurons. The front of the gaine is embellished by an Apollo mask (Sun Symbol) and each side with laurel crowns. Under the mask the cartouche is decorated by a stylized vase of flowers. Folliated scrolls, flowers, garlands, cornucopias and musical instruments such as a harp (Apollo Reference) The cherubs are underlined by pearls, scrolls of Acanthus Leaves and garlands dawning out in foliages, framed with ropes until the lions feet. The feet rest on a base ornated with fleurons and foliages with buds of flowers ending in four conical feet with acanthus leaves. With André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) and Charles Cressent (1685-1768), Riesener was arguably one of the three greatest French ébénistes of the 18th century. Eventually taking over the workshop after Oeben’s death in 1763, and marrying his widow some four years later. He is renowned for completing the famous bureau du Roi...
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20th Century Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Small Inkwell in Porcelain and Silver-Gilt in Sevres Style
Located in Paris, FR
Small inkwell crafted in porcelain, the paunch and lid decorated with a frieze of polychromatic floral motives highlighted with gold. The lid topped by a pine cone finial features a ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Silver

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Vases with Bisque Swags, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
With its Neoclassical elements, this pair of French porcelain vases is in the style of Louis XVI. Crafted circa 1870, the stunning details of the swags are sharpened by the rich colo...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Stone, Marble

Mantel Clock 18th Century Styl Boulle by Josue Panier À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
This magnificent mantel clock is a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship and refined aesthetic of 18th-century French horology. Attributed to Josué Panier, a renowned clockmaker o...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of French Bronze Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French (19th Cent) small bronze busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on square black marble base.  
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Bronze Warrior French Clock
Located in Miami, FL
Incredible Louis XVI Bronze clock circa 1840, machine stamped Shaw Paris, this is an original piece of the period, depicting a standing warrior.
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Decorative Objects

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Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and etched Crystal vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A slender and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and etched Crystal vases. Each stunning vase is raised on a circular Ormolu base with mottled bands below ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Baccarat Crystal Celeste Blue Opaline Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Baccarat Crystal Celeste Blue Opaline Vases. Each vase is of amphora form with a wide upper mouth that extends downwards ...
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1840s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Ormolu

18th-Century French Gold Etui
Located in New Orleans, LA
A marvelous objet d'art is this exquisite Louis XVI-era étui. Crafted entirely of green and yellow gold, this stunning octagonal vessel bears an exceptional, engraved Neoclassical de...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Gold

18th Century French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Wall Clock with Oval Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
This large wall hanging clock was carved in Paris, France, circa 1780. The antique clock is topped with a cartouche frame. Inside the frame, is a small, delicate painting decorated w...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of French neoclassical style gilt bronze and cut glass lamps French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 75cm, width 24cm, depth 20cm Designed in the neoclassical Louis XVI sty...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candlesticks. Each handsome candle holder is raised on a trio of lions supports on ball feet with their...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

A Pair of Large French Baccarat Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Crystal Urns
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Very Large French Baccarat Style gilt bronze and cut crystal covered urns of superb craftsmanship. Each Urn is embellished with fine double gilt bronze handles further rest...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th century French Ormolu Mounted Globe Style Tantalus liquor set. The round globe top which rests on an elongated ormolu base is not common to find. The crystal top is m...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Bronze Sculptures
Located in Staffordshire, GB
A fine pair of bronzes each wearing medieval costumes the lady a most elegant embroidered long dress her hair tied and the gentleman looking dapper with cloak over his shoulder and s...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Louis XVI Allegorical Figurative Clock Depicting Venus Being Crowned by Amour
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine and rare model of a period Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze mantel (fireplace) clock, the dial signed Dhemant A Paris. The clock features two large gilded classically dr...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Allegorical Clock of “Paul and Virginie"
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare Louis XVI style mantel clock after a late 18th century original inspired by the novel ‘Paul and Virginia’ written in 1788 by Bernardin de Sain...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Antique and Vintage Decorative Objects for Sale: Find Vases, Bowls, Boxes and Clocks on 1stDibs

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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