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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...

A striking and very unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. enameled bronze and ormolu sconces after a model by Pierre Gouthière. Each two arm sconce is centered by a beauti...

French empire pair of candle holders lamps. Exceptional pair of antique candleholders, created in Paris France during the imperial period of Napoleon III, circa 1870. They was designed with French empire neoclassical patterns, masterfully crafted with parts made up in gilt bronze ormolu and patinated bronze. Mounted in fluted columns pedestals carved from gray dotted Granite, with polished finish. Embellished with garlands and putties mounted in a four square and stepped bases. Weight: Combined of 12 Pounds (5.45 Kilos). Measurements: 15 Height by 4.50 Length by 5.15 Width Inches, (38 x 11.43 x 13.08 Cm). French Empire Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) was Emperor of France from 1852 to 1870 under the name of Napoleon III. In a way, the artistic codes of the Napoleon III style, also called Second Empire style, were presented at the Exhibition of 1844, during the reign of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans. The second Empire style, also known as the Napoleon III style, is a highly eclectic style of architecture and decorative arts, which uses elements of many different historical styles, and also made innovative use of modern materials, such as iron frameworks and glass skylights. It flourished during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III in France (1852–1870) and had an important influence on architecture and decoration in the rest of Europe and North America. Major examples of the style include the Opéra Garnier (1862–1871) in Paris by Charles Garnier, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Church of Saint Augustine (1860–1871), and the Philadelphia City Hall (1871–1901). The architectural style was closely connected with Haussmann's renovation of Paris carried out during the Second Empire; the new buildings, such as the Opéra, were intended as the focal points of the new boulevards. Comfort was the first priority of Second Empire furniture...

Antique 19th century French pair of ormolu wall mounted bronze d'appliques figural wall lights. This pair of lights applied with a beautifully model...

Midcentury Italian Murano glass and ormolu chandelier Italian, Mid-20th century Height 126cm, diameter 56cm This stunning Murano glass and ormolu chandelier has been produced ...

Antique early 20th century French Baroque style ormolu bronze & rock crystal d'appliques wall lights. Attributed to Maison Baguès, France. CONDITION In Great Condition, wear cons...

A beautiful and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu clock lamp. The clock/lamp is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with concave corners, ...

Stunning pair traditional japanese imari bulbous form porcelain vases of generous proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular ...

A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI St. Ormolu bouillotte lamp. The lamp is raised by a beautiful pierced circular bowl with lovely fol...

An Ornate Brass and Ormulu Oil Lamp with original reservoir. It has central masks on the square base of the deity Cernounnos who represented prosperity. The upper vase shaped part of...

A Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Figural Thirty-Nine Light Chandelier. The scrolled arm candle-arms designed with acanthus and floral wreaths protruding from...

Antique 19th century French fine set of four ormolu bronze d'appliques wall lights. The tops of each light adorned with a twin handled lidded urn, each with twin handles decorated wi...

Antique 19th century French neoclassical pair of ormolu bronze d'appliques wall lights in an Egyptian revival style. These have been part gilt to enhance the detailed figures, each w...

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...

A beautiful and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. alabaster and ormolu chandelier. The nine arm twelve light chandelier is centered by a striking foliate acorn shaped or...

Antique 19th century French pair of ormolu wall mounted bronze d'appliques figural wall lights. This pair of lights applied with female mask with ab...

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...

Antique 19th Century French very fine chandelier composed of ormolu bronze and cut crystal. Each crystal has been hand cut into lozenge shaped droplets with small flowers above and with a spherical faceted crystal ball...

A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The twelve arm, fourteen light chandelier is centered by a striking facetted bottom crystal ball...

Antique 19th Century French Empire style ormolu bronze chandelier fitted with an allegory of trumpets. The item has been converted to accommodate modern day lightbulbs. CONDITION...

A fine quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cloisonne enamel vases, each with wonderful myithical Dragon flying among clouds. mounted with French gilded ormolu rims and plinths. ...

Pair antique French Belle Epoque porcelain and ormolu lamps, circa 1880.

An exceptional and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamp. The lamp is raised by three impressive paw feet below strik...

Pair of French antique Japonisme glazed ceramic and ormolu mounted lamps French, Late 19th Century Lamps: height 104cm, width 36cm, depth 26cm Shades: height 33cm, diameter 50cm In the Japonisme style, these superb, exceptionally large lamps (converted from vases) are made from glazed ceramics and fitted with ormolu mounts. The beautiful vases are parcel gilt and decorated with exquisite images of, to the front, a Japanese male figure on one and a female figure on the other; complemented by images of Japanese landscapes including trees, birds (ducks), shrubbery, flowers, and insects, including stick insects and butterflies. Each piece is fitted with superb ormolu elephant...

Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu Twin Handle Electric Table Lamp of traditional Urn form, and of large size proportions, rai...

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 stunning and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, verdigris ormolu and Porphyry candelabra lamps. Each six arm lamp is raised by a square Porphyry base with a striking wrap around berried laurel ormolu band and exceptional richly chased swaging blooming flower garlands encasing the circular Porphyry support. At the center are charming verdigris cherubs sitting on patinated bronze rocks...

Pair of French neoclassical table lamps. Beautiful, imposing and elegant pair of table lamps, created in Paris France, back ...

A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The twelve arm two tiered chandelier is centered by a fine mottled foliate bottom finial below beautiful berried laure...

A striking French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu chandelier. The nine arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful richly chased bottom acorn finial amidst f...

A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a striking bottom inverted foliate acorn finial below reeded ...

A pair of good Napoleon III rouge marble vases, each mounted in ormolu with a pair of square bracket handles and collars of pointed leaves, now fitted for electricity. French, circa ...

A superb quality gilt bronze mounted urn in breccia verde d’Egitto marble, now fitted as table lamp. France or Italy, late 19th – early 20th century. Why we like it Rare and very decorative marble, superbly cast and chased gilt bronze mounts; a splendid table lamp. This beautiful marble is known as Lapis Hecatontalithos, which translates from Latin (derived from Greek) as 'hundred stones' due to various inclusions of rock. Splendid columns made of this marble are in the Basilica di San Vitale, a 6th century church in Ravenna, Italy, an important surviving example of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture. May be wired for any country. Lampshade not included. Height without shade: 53 cm / 21 in. Would you like to see more beautiful things from our collection? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favourite our shop to get your first dibs...

A pair of two-handled vases / lamps in classic French Napoleon III style bronze and gilt ormolu of very good quality, each with a foliated plant decoration in bronze, the ormolu orna...

Of columnar form enriched with acanthus leave decoration, issuing three candlearms fitted with electrified candlesleeves, on a tripartite plinth base; with black and gilt tôle shade.

French Empire Style figural siren ormolu lamp. A charming 3ft tall brass lamp, the silk shade is supported by the statue of a brass Siren set on a black column. The lamp is full...

A beautiful and unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier displays most decorative elegantly curved arms with exceptional branch like designs...

A remarkable and very unique American 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu lamp by E.F. Caldwell & Co. The lamp is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with a fine wrap around...

Gilt-bronze and marble antique Belle Époque standing lamp French, Late 19th Century Height 167cm, diameter 57cm Crafted from a superb mix of white veined marble and ormolu (gilt-bro...

A magnificent large pair of early 20th century neoclassical ormolu arrow wall sconces. At the centre of each arrow is a decorative circular plate fe...

An impressive and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each seven arm lamp is raised by an elegant squar...

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted fleur de pêcher marble vases, now mounted as lamps. The body of each vase is of ovoid shape with a fluted gilt-bronze collar and dom...

An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The twelve arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful bottom acorn finial below a fine reeded and elegantly curved fluted reserve from where the four sets of three arm branch out. At the center is a stunning fluted spiral urn with the exquisite eternal flame and richly chased Nemean lion mounts...

A beautiful and most elegant true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Biscuit de Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by fine bottom elong...

A beautiful and unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a striking octagonal Rouge Griotte ma...

A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier after a model by Caffieri and attributed to Vian. The nine arm chandelier is centered by a stri...

Each candleholder of columnar form surmounted with ormolu stiff-leaf capitals and with acanthus-wrapped base, on pedestal bases with outswept scrolling feet. Fitted with two brass bulb sockets. Adjustable. Later mounded as a lamps. With duck blue...

A diamond cut glass bowl fitted into an ormolu receiver ring, swagged with flowers.

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...

An impressive and large scale French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu chandelier. The twelve arm chandelier is centered by a striking bottom foliate finial below the reeded and eleg...

An exceptional and most unique French, 19th century, Louis XV St. Ormolu and Alabaster lamp. The lamp is raised by a beautiful pierced scrolled foliate ormolu base with richly chased...

A charming and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu, tole and Sèvres Porcelain sconces. Each sconce is centered by an ...

Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...

A pair of chinese crackleware lamps. Of baluster form, having applied Taotie masks dressed with French Ormolu mounts. These baluster form pale b...

Constructed entirely of ormolu brass with clear glass bead chains, prisms, and a centered faceted hanging sphere, the bottom section with swags and cast rosettes issuing 6 arms, two ...

Ormolu mounted Celadon Porcelain Pâte-sur-pâte vase-form lamp French, late 19th century Measures: Height 54cm, width 21cm, depth 17cm Consisting of gilt bronze mounts atop pâte-...

Pair of late 19th century French Ormolu Neoclassical- Regence Stye sconces. Paris Foundry, circa 1880-1899 A beautiful, well proportioned finely cast pair of ormolu sconces in the Neoclassical style. The quiver and arrow...

A striking and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant patinated bronze base with fine m...