Important Napoleon III Ormolu Cartel Louis XV Rocaille Style

Louis XV Rocaille style chandelier in very finely chiseled gilded bronze with a rich and complex moving decoration formed of acanthus leaves and intertwined volutes. 9 light arms fin...

Small side table (originally had a function as a bedside table) curved four sides in richly carved and molded white lacquered walnut, topped with a top of royal red marble from Belgi...

Superb bookcase with central projection in mahogany and rosewood marquetry, opening three doors including a large one in the center presenting a magnificent marquetry decoration comp...

Superb mirror from the Napoleon III period with geometric and symmetrical shapes in the spirit of the Renaissance and with a fronton composed of a medallion and a tied ribbon. Rare m...

Louis XV style Cartel clock in gilt bronze with painted porcelain dial. The case has been re-gilded, and features typical rocaille ornament such as laurel leaves and berries, flowers...

With a circular white enamel dial, surmounted by swags and ending with a woman’s face. Morbiere Movement

Antique Ormolu French Cartel Clock on its stand, Napoleon III Era. This is a good-sized French mantel clock dating from around 1880. It has a waisted case with applied brass decoration and brass and tortoiseshell-style inlaid panels. The white enameled dial has fancy pierced brass hands and a beaded bezel. It is hand-painted with Arab numerals and decorated with garlands of flowers and leaves. The clock has a center window showing the pendulum shaped like a fairy. It drives the movement that seems to strike the hours and halves on a bell. This gorgeous antique cartel clock...

A stunning fine quality Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) doré bronze (gilt bronze ormolu) shelf clock with signed Japy Freres eight-day time and strike movement. Born in Paris, France in the third quarter of the 19th century, exceptionally executed in luxurious 18th century Louis XV Rocaille taste, the curvacious sculptural case...