Ormolu Lighting

An elegant and most decorative pair of Japanese 19th century Imari Porcelain and French Ormolu mounted sconces. This exquisitely detailed pair of Imari plates displays colorful folia...

French Louis XV style (1930s) Chinoiserie oxblood porcelain table lamp with sang de boeuf glaze and ormolu mounted neck and base (wired) (Stamped Under: J. MASSIER FILS)

A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...

This fantastic quality pair of signed Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces are by the renown marker Edward F. Caldwell. They feature Neo-Classical motifs including acanthus leaves, bo...

A 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Style Samson Porcelain vase and cover, ormolu-mounted in lamp Polychromed design of flowers and foliages and branches and vases, the ginger jar on...

Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze candelabra by Susse Frères French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 62cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm Each candelabrum i...

A Very Fine Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Six-Light Girandoles Table lamps, in the manner of Baccarat. The finely chased ormolu frame with six ...

A grand and opulently detailed Palatial 19th century French Baccarat Louis XVI style chandelier in Baccarat crystal and ormolu. Executed in the quintessential neoclassical style, the...

A stunning high quality complete set of six French 19th century Neo-Classical st. three arm ormolu sconces. Each sconce in centered by a striking pierced palmette backplate from wher...

A Rare and Palatial Pair of Mid 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Six Light Torcheres The body of baluster form above a gilt bronze mounted circular and square base, the neck mounted with flowers and foliage leading up to seven tiered bronze acanthus arms. Malachite is a semi-precious stone and also a valuable copper ore, hydrous copper carbonate. It is a beautiful green earth stone with irregular black banding. It is easily recognized by its color, green streak, and silky or velvety luster. It was used to make beautiful jewelry and to adorn only the finest pieces of furniture. In the 18th and 19th centuries malachite was popular with Russian Czars...

A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandeliers. Each twelve arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful and most uniquely shaped hand blown...

A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Baccarat crystal and ormolu chandelier. The seven light chandelier is centered by a unique hanging central light bulb surrounded by a lovely richly chased wrap around foliate ormolu band and beautiful beaded garlands...

An important pair of ormolu basket chandeliers In the Louis XVI style Constructed from gilded bronze of the finest quality with clear crystal cut drops and cascading beads, the pair of chandeliers of rounded basket shape suspended from six decorative foliate-twined ribbons tied to the circular corona with foliage crescendo and dangling tassels beneath; the rim of the basket having patinated bronze panels and a trio of horn-playing putti perched on the ledge interspersed with ribbon-tied vases; all fitted with lights; below; the six ormolu ribs dressed...

An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. electrified Baccarat crystal and ormolu Girandole lamps. Each five arm, two light lamp is raised by a fine circular ormolu base wi...

A large ormolu chandelier of Louis XV style with 10 lights on scrolling branches and one additional light bulb in the center. Decorated with oversized crystals of various shapes: sta...

A very fine Louis XV gilt bronze 'cage' style chandelier having sixteen lights with magnificent crystal pendalogues.

Pair of English Barbell Chandeliers by Wedgwood with blue jasperware, chiseled bronze accents and two bulbs covered by decorated clear glass egg shape diffusers. Each chandelier con...

Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...

A most impressive French 19th century neo-classical st. alabaster and ormolu eight light, four arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by an elegant ormolu acorn finial with a fol...

A Beautiful Neoclassical 8 Candelabra Light, (5 Arm And 3 Interior) French Gilt Bronze With Red Art Glass Baltic Chandelier Decorated With Ormolu Bows On The Bronze Frame And Cascad...

A large pair of antique ormolu mounted deep cobalt blue porcelain vases in the sèrves style converted to lamps.  Origin: France Date: late 19th Century  Dimensions: 12" W x 36" H ...

An elegant and complete set of six English 19th century Regency st. Ormolu and Wedgwood Porcelain sconces. Each wonderful two arm sconce displays an elegant backplate with a central ...

This incredible American Gasolier is cut crystal with four graduated tiers of prisms encircling the central post and 6 lights with original frosted glass shades. Each shade is also w...

A French Napoléon III pair of three-lights candelabras Ormolu-mounted Rare Fluorite also called Fluorspar Vases The baluster shape body flanked by two arms and surmounted by a lid en...

A high quality and most impressive French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Empire st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble lamp. The stunning candelabra mounted into a l...

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

This is a splendid antique pair of ormolu and crystal Corinthian column table lamps. This opulent antique pair of table lamps feature Corinthian crystal columns decorated with classi...

Pair of French gilt bronze and patinated bronze candelabra French, 20th Century Height 108cm, width 37cm, depth 32cm A magnificent pair of 20th-century Empire-style candelabra, the...

A pair of French Louis XV style, three branch gilt bronze wall lights. Not electrified.

An exceptional and unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful solid crystal ball pendant bel...

French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) gilt bronze floor lamp supported on a round base with a floral design shaft.

A French Empire Style Ormolu 10-Light Chandelier Constructed from gilded bronze, with hand-chased details and burnished highlights, the chandelier composed of a central dish inspired by an Ancient Roman...

A sensational and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. Belle Epoque Period Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu lamps. Each stunning vase mounted into a lamp is raise...

A handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Fleur de Pêcher marble and Ormolu lamps. This wonderful pair of urns mounted into lamps are raised by square Ormolu bases with co...

A George IV period gilt bronze chandelier In the Régence Manner By Messenger & Phipson The 8-light chandelier of gilt bronze constructed around a central baluster and vasiform s...

Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20th century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of large proportions. In the shape...

Sang de Boeuf, Ormolu Mounted Vase, by Rookwood Pottery 1936, now as a Lamp, Light Glaze Beautiful glazed vase raised on four ormolu elegant paw feet, attributed to E.F. Caldwell (O...

The oval foliate back plates with trumpet arm of the finest quality ormolu, supporting a pillar cut crystal container, issuing five pressed one piece candle arms and central candle h...

A magnificent Bourbon restoration period Twenty-four light ormolu chandelier Constructed in bronze, which has been cast with extraordinary attention to detail, and conformingly e...

Very fine chandelier of gilt bronze and crystal in the Louis Philippe style, beautiful crystal pyramids, 12 lights

An extraordinary period Empire gilded gold dore bronze rolling floor candelabrum. Born in France, the stunning Neo-classical style architectural antique...

These exquisite wall lights were created in the late 19th century by the famous bronzier, Henri Vian (French, 1860-1905). These wall lights are stamped ‘HV 955’ for Henri Vian, along with ‘BY’ for the prestigious Beurdeley furniture-making workshop (French, founded 1818). Vian purchased several bronze models that were created by Beurdeley when the company closed in 1895. These lights were most likely cast from a Beurdeley model. Typical of both Beurdeley’s and Vian’s work, these lights are designed in an 18th century Louis XVI (Neoclassical) style. The wall lights feature gilt bronze (ormolu) backplates which are designed to look like ribbons, tied in bows and ending in tassels. These ribbons support gilt bronze oval frames...

Pair of French Empire style (1940s) gilt bronze and rose quartz table lamps with 3 swans at base (PRICED AS Pair).

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...

A handsome and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated Bronze, Wood, and Ormolu lamps. Each wonderful lamp is raised on a asymmetrical patinated Wood base in ...

Superb gilt bronze French Regence style chandelier with ten lights, originally for candles

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...

This is a fine antique French pair of ormolu wall lights, dating from circa 1880. They are in the classical Louis XVI manner, having shaped shield backs with red velvet backed pierc...

A Rare Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Signed Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Vases Mounted to Lamps. The porcelain bodies have a flattened, circular form with a slightly ...

An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Fifteen Light Basket Chandelier Bronze rope and bow designs along the body and arms, crystal beaded body and basket, nine perimeter and six tiered interior lights. Details: Height – 38 inches / 97cm Diameter – 24 inches / 61cm Lights – 15 If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles...

Large pair of ormolu and malachite rhino table candelabra French, 20th Century Height 134cm, width 55cm, depth 49cm This remarkable pair of candelabra is ...

Fine Pair of Italian Gilt Bronze Wall Lights or Appliques in the French Empire Style Italian - Circa 1880 These lovely wall lights are conceived as notched arrows with lion mask pl...

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 Stunning Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Drop Crystal Fifteen Light Chandelier Great quality gilt bronze frame designed with curtains and bows, the crown with plumes and the base with four ram heads. Beaded crystal body with layers of drop crystal, four perimeter and eleven interior...

A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Steel lantern. This wonderfully decorative bell lantern displays an exquisite Ormolu double acanthus leaf ...

A sensational and high quality French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XV st. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze chandelier. This stunning eighteen light chandelier is centered at the...

An Interesting Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Twenty Six Light “Grotesque” Chandelier A unique Gothic Style, drop crystal, basket chandelier with different “Grotesque” faces and designs. Twenty four tiered perimeter lights (including 6 lanterns) and two tiered interior lights. Artists began to give the tiny faces of the figures in grotesque decorations strange caricatured expressions, in a direct continuation of the medieval traditions of the drolleries in the border decorations or initials in illuminated manuscripts. From this the term began to be applied to larger caricatures, such as those of Leonardo da Vinci, and the modern sense began to develop. It is first recorded in English in 1646 from Sir Thomas Browne: “In nature there are no grotesques”. By extension backwards in time, the term became also used for the medieval originals, and in modern terminology medieval drolleries, half-human thumbnail vignettes drawn in the margins, and carved figures on buildings (that are not also waterspouts, and so gargoyles) are also called “grotesques”. A boom in the production of works of art in the grotesque genre, characterized the period 1920–1933 of German art. In contemporary illustration art, the “grotesque” figures, in the ordinary conversational sense, commonly appear in the genre grotesque art...

Antique French Sevres attr Hand Painted Porcelain & Gilt Ormolu Lamp with Courtiing & Landscape Scenes C1880 Measures - 35 1/2" x 20" x 20" A striking antique French lamp from circa ...

An magnificent large late 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu and rock crystal chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship. A superb example of French neoclassical revival design an...

A very fine pair of French 19th century neoclassical Greco-Roman style patinanted bronze and ormolu mounted figural candelabra by Henri Picard (French, Active from 1831-1864). The large and impressive pair of ten-light candelabra, each with a patinated figure of a standing bearded semi-nude male holding an ornate ormolu ten-light candelabrum, their bare feet resting on allegorical wreaths, helmet and sword stash, all above square black-slate plinth surmounted with ormolu trims and scrolled legs, the front surmounted with patinated bronze plaques depicting Greco-Roman scenes of Senators and maidens. Stamped "H. Picard" on the inner ring, the back of the male figures each stamped with the numerals "3776". Circa: Paris, 1850-1860. The well regarded fondeur and doreur Henri Picard was recorded at 6 rue Jarente in 1831, and moved to 10 rue de la Perle in 1839. The firm, which was active from 1831-1864, is known for having supplied very fine decorative objects to Emperor Napoleon III's apartments at the Louvre, which are still part of the collection, and was reputed for its fine quality decorative production of gilt and patinated bronzes, pièce de table and garnitures de cheminée...