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A Unique Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze “Japonisme” Ten Light Candelabra by Maison Marnyhac Maison Marnyhac Floral decorated vase shaped body with handles, sitting on three dolphin...

A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Marble and Ormolu screen lamp. This wonderful adjustable lamp is raised by four toupie shaped feet sup...

A handsome and most decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. Wrought Iron, Gilt and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This stunning twelve arm, twelve light chandelier is centered at t...

An impressive 20th century large hanging frosted glass and ormolu lantern. Each panel is etched with star burst and bowed panels. Excellent for home use.

A unique and elegant French mid-19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamp, with inkwells and adjustable screen. The lamp is raised by a k...

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...

The chandelier of classic tent and basket design, mounted with ornate motif bands supporting graduating spangles cascading to the main ring, issuing eight scroll arms supporting diam...

Pair of 19th Century or Earlier Louis XV Ormolu Wall Sconces or Appliques. Two arms each with ribbon and bow back, foliate arms ending in foliate candle cups. Provenance: Prominent...

A pair of early 19th century bronze & ormolu Candlesticks, having fishscale engine-turned sconces above tapering stems with spiral engine-turning supported on circular bases. (Now...

A rare and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier. This exquisite twelve light chandelier is centered by a berried bottom finial below scrolling acanthus lea...

A graceful pair of French Provincial lamps, originally crafted as oil lamps in Provence circa 1800 and later expertly converted for electricity. Fashioned from painted tole, these ur...

The patented bronze frame mounted with finely chased ormolu, issuing six eagle heads supporting candle nozzles and save-alls, suspended on three chains from a foliated corona.

A stunning and highly quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rock Crystal and Crystal Girandole lamps. Each six light Girandole is raised by a circular Ormolu base with a ...

A spectacular and high very quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The thirty-six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful solid botto...

Absolutely gorgeous 19th century French chandelier in the Louis XVI style. Ormolu and brass central columns and supports. Central column surrounded by three laurel wreaths. Three sheafs of wheat top the shade. Large alabaster shade with orange/brown mottled tones, the two internal lights make it transparent. Eight bulbs, two internally inside the shade and 6 on the outside, each with a frosted glass shade with brown and orange tones. Each external light...

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...

Unusual lamps with embroidered silk and gold and silver wire filagree covered tole shades. Adjustable shade. Three candle arms and one central one not fitted with a bar to support sh...

A remarkable and extremely decorative pair of American 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Wedgwood sconces signed Caldwell. Each two arm sconce is centered by a charming tassel an...

A superb quality French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu figural six-light whimsical chandelier with figures of cherubs, after the model by Pierre Gouthiere...

A very fine pair of French 19th Century Louis XV style three-light gilt-bronze wall lights (Sconces), attributed to Henri Dasson (1825–1896). The elongated ormolu tassel body surmoun...

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...

French gilt bronze baroque style candlestick lamp

A fine 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 stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Campan marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square Vert Campan marble base with elegant concave sides and fine ...

A stunning and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabra lamps. Each impressive two arm candelabra is raised by a circular mottled edge socle shaped ...

An exceptional and most charming true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by its original elegant circular Rouge Griotte marble base with a fine wrap around a double mottled border. Each lamp depicts the beautiful Psyche draped in a wonderfully executed flowing dress with a shawl...

A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps possibly by F. Barbedienne. Each lamp is raised on an...

An outstanding pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu sconces. Each four arm sconce is centered by a richly chased ormolu acanthus leaf backplate f...

A fine pair of English George III style two-light cut-glass and ormolu-mounted wall lights the central spire surmounted by van dyke canopy and moon crescent finial . The main contain...

The ormolu finely decorated corona hung with swags of icicle drops and strings cascading down to a corresponding main band supporting fifteen candle branch arranged on two tiers the ...

A stunning and extremely decorative Russian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and cobalt blue glass eight arm chandelier. The chandelier displays a most i...

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...

A Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Two Tone Bronze Nine Light Candelabra After Clodion After Clodion Each cast as a female and a male figure from a bacchanale upholding eight scroll branches with a central branch in the form of a quiver, on a bronze mounted circular base of granite. Claude Michael Clodion, [1738-1814], was the son-in-law of sculptor Augustin Pajou; he trained in Paris in the workshops of Lambert Sigisbert Adam, his maternal uncle and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the most successful sculptor of the time. After winning the Prix de Rome, he moved to Italy, sharing a studio with Jean-Antoine Houdon and studying antique, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture. In 1771 Clodion returned to Paris, where he continued to produce mostly in terracotta. He also worked with his brothers in other media, decorating objects...

Pair of twin arm decorative wall lights circa 1960. Oval mirror with bevelled edge, surrounded by beaded edging and swags.  Shaped arms with light fitting coming out of and urn. Ori...

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

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...

Fine Quality Set of four French Empire Gilt Bronze Three Candle Wall Candle Sconces Lights, of generous proportions, mid to late Nineteenth Century. The highly ornate circular supp...

A most elegant pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful square cut crystal base with a beautiful wrap aroun...

A pair of Japanese porcelain antique vase lamps of waisted form. Dressed with French ormolu mount of unusual double gourd form, very finely painted with court officials, samurai, and gilded...

A Wonderful Pair Of French Neoclassical Empire Patinated & Gilt Bronze Filigree Center Two Arm Sconces Completely Rewired With New Candelabra Sock...

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 ...

Fine Quality Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Three Arm Wall Candle Sconces Lights, of generous proportions, mid to late Nineteenth Century. The three leaf capped very ornate scro...

A sensational and most impressive Russian 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu eighteen light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine inverted bottom finial w...

Large antique 19th century Russian ormolu chandelier Russian, Late 19th Century Height 133cm, diameter 124cm This grand chandelier, crafted in Russia during the late 19th century, ...

This truly amazing Gilded Age Chandelier of "tent and bag" form features strands of faceted crystal beads of graduated size. The gilt bronze fra...

An elegant antiqueTiffany revival leaded glass, satin wood and ormolu telescopic floor lamp, dating from the early 20th Century. The slender reeded stem is raised on three 'U' shape...

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...

A Unique Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gilt & Patina Bronze, Crystal and Wedgwood Porcelain Thirteen Light Chandelier Three scantily clad dressed maidens sit atop the perimeter of th...

A high quality and stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each beautiful five arm sconce is centered by a richly chased and wonderfully detailed grotesque...

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

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 very fine pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Empire style patinated-bronze and gilt-bronze Mounted Allegorical covered Urn vases lamps in the manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomir...

Late 20th c., pair of Italian Louis XVI style gold plated, patinated bronze and gilt bronze column table lamps by Gherardo Degli Albizzi. Of beautiful quality, two light, fluted, col...

A high quality and large scale French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This stunning chandelier, with ten electrified arms and fifteen lights, displa...

An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu mounted lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine square ormolu base with concave corners a...

Very large antique crystal glass and ormolu chandelier by Baccarat French, Late 19th Century Height 182cm, diameter 118cm This stunning chandelier from the Belle Époque era is a ma...

This is a antique monumental finely cast antique French ormolu lamp now converted to electricity, circa 1880 in date. The triform base candelabra lamp has a trifrom paw foot baseswi...

An impressive true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu candelabra lamps. Each six arm lamp is raised by handsome paw f...

An ormolu and tole French bouillotte lamp with three arms and circular base. The beautiful lamp is fitted with a key motif finial with an arrow beneath, a black tole shade decorated...

French Empire-style (19th Century) ebonized and gilt bronze 6 arm chandelier suspended by 3 black and gilt bronze link extensions with a flame ...