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This antique chandelier is an example of the Empire style, constructed from heavy cast bronze with a finely chased ormolu (gilt bronze) finish. The fixture features a prominent spher...

A Napoleon III period porcelain oil lamp with gilt Greek key decoration and bronze mounts. Converted to electricity.   

A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and Faience porcelain three-light candelabra table lamps. The ovoid porcelain urn hand decorated in floral burgundy...

Large French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier French, 20th Century Height 170cm, diameter 145cm Created in France during the late nineteenth century, this impressiv...

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain lamp. This elegant cobalt blue Porcelain vase mounted into a lamp is raised on intricately de...

A fine set of four ormolu-mounted cut-glass two-light wall lights in Adam style the central diamond and slice cut-glass column surmounted by three drop hung ormolu sprays and a ormol...

An Art Deco style hanging plafonnier with frosted glass and satin dore finish. Thick chain link and canopy finish off this very heavy light fixture. Six-light candle style to interior.

Pair of French cassolettes marble and ormolu bronze table lamps with rams head mounts, foliage ribbon swags, hairy hoof feet, tripod ...

A very decorative pair of late 19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel vases / lamps. Each having wonderful turquoise ground and exotic flowers, with gilded ormolu mounts.

French gilt bronze baroque style candlestick lamp

French gilt bronze Baroque style candlestick lamp.

A fine pair gilt bronze neoclassical bow top two-arm Wall Sconces, By E.F. Caldwell.

A handsome pair of Continental 19th century Neo-Classical st. Mahogany and Ormolu lamps. This wonderful pair of columns mounted into lamps are raised by a square Ormolu bases below t...

A fine Regency chandelier of tent and basket design with double ormolu bands issuing six diamond cut glass candle nozzles, the chandelier is hung with double cut rectangular spangles...

A stunning and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble statues mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a...

Very large Napoleon III period Rococo style gilt bronze lantern French, late 19th century Measures: Height 176cm, width 80cm, depth 80cm This exceptional lantern was produced du...

Antique French clear cut glass and ormolu twelve-light chandelier French, c. 1880 Height 115cm, diameter 75cm This eye-catching chandelier was crafted in France in the late 19th ce...

A very fine and palatial pair of French 19th century Louis XV style marble and gilt bronze mounted four-light figural candelabra by Henri Vian, (French, 1860-1905). The ovoid marble ...

A beautiful and most impressive Dutch 19th century ormolu chandelier. The twelve arm chandelier is centered by a stunning ball reserve with a superb mottled topie shaped bottom finia...

A fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style gilt bronze seven-light figural chandelier. The elongated and ovoid gilt-bronze frame with six scrolled candle-arms (now electrified) surmou...

A grand and finely cast pair of French Empire style ormolu and patinated bronze three-arm figural wall sconces. Each sconce centers on a striking classical maiden, beautifully render...

Russian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) ormolu lyre form 6 arm chandelier cast with eagle's headed scrolling arms

A French ormolu plaffonier hanging light of good quality, with three chains and a crown supporting a decorative ring and cut glass plate.

A fine and rare pair of Chinese Export, 19th century porcelain bottle vases mounted with French ormolu as oil lamps. The well potted ovoid light pale-green porcelain pear...

A fine quality pair of twelve-light chandeliers in the style of Perry & Co the ormolu-mounted and cut crystal shaft centred by an ormolu-mounted urn this surmounted with a double orm...

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

French crystal and gilt bronze ormolu Sinumbra lamp with central fluted crystal column, lambs tongue gilt bronze base, original four scrolled feet, and retains the original foliage ...

Gilt brass Japanese urn with a pair of handles, the top handles with rings. Bands of relief at each pair of handles.

This stately French lamp has a green column with an ormolu collar situated on a green marble triangular plinth with ormolu mounts, 19th century.

A Palatial Set of Four French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Gilt-Bronze Three-Light Wall Lights (Sconces). The tall elongated ormolu sconces with a back plate in the...

Exquisite gilded bronze chandelier from France Louis XV style / Rococo Revival 1880. Crystal glass drops combined with the gilded bronze rococo curves makes it feel & look very luxurious. The chandelier has an impressive size and is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship. The small details like the original chain and human figure are exceptional. The chandelier has been converted from gas to electric...

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, ...

A stunning pair of 19th Century ormolu and marble tazza urns converted to table lamps. This very fine pair of lamps are fully restored and converted to table lamps with beautiful pa...

A wonderful French rock crystal and bronze ormolu mounted Regency Empire style lamp in the manner of E.F. Caldwell.

A striking and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal, colored crystal, and ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful and very ...

A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style three-light gilt-bronze wall appliqués (sconces - wall lights). The three scrolled candle-arms, protruding from a gilt-bronze s...

The chandelier of classic tent and basket design, with graduating spangles cascading to the main band, issuing six scroll arms of dragon form supporting diamond and radial cut candle...

Finest quality with a ceiling cap of cast bronze original to the piece with four square link gilt bronze chains supporting a circular bowl form twelve light fixture with a figure of ...

A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Seventeen Light Drop Crystal Chandelier Crystal swags along the crown with flowing beads leading down to a designed bronze rim w...

A fine XIX Century English gilt-bronze lamp depicting Atlas, holding up the earth, with a frosted glass shade. Formerly for oil, now electrified, and with good patina.

A unique and large scale pair of French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze sconces. This stunning pair of sconces display nine electrified wax candles spre...

A large and beautiful Régence style hanging lantern. The hexagonal glazed lantern is mounted with an ornate foliate corona, with traces of the original gilding. The hinged door has t...

The exquisite and rare pair of Louis XVI style lamps each features a gilt bronze structure formed as a central stem with multiple scrolling branches. The branches are adorned with pe...

A Wonderful Pair Of French Regency Style Faceted Cut Crystal & Ormolu Gilt Bronze Column Form Table Lamps, Completely Rewired With New Sockets

Lamp 19th Century Gilt bronze Metal Shade Neoclassical France . A French Bouillotte lamp made in gilt bronze and a painted metal shade. 3 electrified candle arms.

Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal twelve light chandelier by Maison Baguès, with nine scrolling arms swagged with crystal garlands. and three downswept lights. The central sh...

A very elegant and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Sèvres porcelain chandelier. The six light chandelier is ce...

Antique French Ormalu & Rouge Marble Lamp. purchased in France in 2024. Beautifully ornate and great condition with age appropriate wear. See detail...

An elegant and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine circular feet below the impressive square base with concave corne...

A Wonderful Pair Of French Gold Gilt Dore Bronze Ormolu & Cut Crystal Urn Form Lamps, Completely Rewired With New Sockets In The Manner Of Baccarat.

An elegant pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconces dating from the 1920s. Beautifully cast and finished, each sconce features two scrolling candle arms emerging from a...

Fabulous pair of large antique (early 20th century) French gothic style gilt and polished steel 5-light sconces measuring 31 by 15 by 16 inches, with candelabra size sockets, white p...

A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th/20th century Regénce style figural gilt-bronze four-light wall sconces appliques, each ormolu lumière centered with a lion pelt mask su...

Pair of French tole and faux marble column table lamps with the original gilt bronze frosted shades and resting on step back squared ormolu bases. Original oil powered and have been ...

Beautiful pair of cut crystal urn form and doré bronze-mounted French lamps. The leaf decor handles along with the pedestal and base cup have wonderful bronze detailing, rewired with...

Antique French Belle Époque ormolu & cut crystal Empress Eugenie chandelier, circa 1880.

A fine quality twelve-light chandelier in the style of Perry & Co the ormolu-mounted and cut crystal shaft centred by an ormolu-mounted urn this surmounted with a double ormolu drop ...

This pair of fine candelabra torcheres take form on a monumental scale, each of them standing almost two and a half metres tall. The casting is superior in its quality and could be attributed to one of the 19th century masters, such as Deniere or Barbedienne. Each torchere is formed of a fluted veined marble column set...

An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each stunning two arm mirrored sconce displays an oval frame with a beaded and reeded inner band...

A fine pair of French 19th century Rococo Revival style gilt bronze and Rouge Griotte marble six-light candelabra attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) After a mode...