Ormolu Lighting

These beautiful table lamps have been attributed to Joseph-Théodore Deck, one of the most important ceramicists of the 19th century. Deck was the director of a prestigious faience workshop which was based in France. He was well known for his high-quality ceramic wares, which were often designed in Islamic and Chinese styles. The lamps are designed in a Persian manner. Each lamp is fitted with a gilt bronze (ormolu) light fixture which holds two bulbs. The lamps' bodies are crafted from faience (tin-glazed earthenware) and feature cylindrical necks and bulbous lower bodies. These bodies are decorated with stylised flowers, leafy vines, and Persian script...

An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps. Each wonderful Ionic column turned into a lamp is raised by a double tiered square plinth below th...

Pair of large gilt bronze and malachite neoclassical style candelabra French, 20th century Measures: Height 122cm, diameter 60cm This large...

A striking and most unique French late 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI st. Jaune de Valence, Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu lamp. This stunning lamp is raised on a cir...

A Wonderful Set Of 5 French Bronze Curved Glass Large Louis XVI / E.F. Caldwell Style 8 Candelabra Light Lanterns Each Sold Separately

A remarkable French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a most elegant Baccarat crystal bowl with a fine honeycomb cut de...

A Fine Quality Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and French Crystal Five Light Sconces Multi-faceted and shaped crystal, foliate-scrolled arms and backplate, centered by a cornu...

An elegant and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Rock Crystal lamp. This lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with a column above. The bottom plinth of t...

Antique French Superb Crystal and Ormolu "Belle Epoche" circa 1875-85

Palatial & Massive Important Antique French Louis XVI Baccarat Ormolu & Cut Crystal Chandelier of Exquisite Craftsmanship by Baccarat, Paris, 19th Century. A palatial and massive an...

A stunning and extremely elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This most elegant chandelier is centered at the bottom by a solid Crysta...

An impressive and stately pair of French 19th century Empire st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps. This handsome pair of lamps are raised by triangular shaped bases with concave sid...

A pair of french coloumn table lamps, cut crystal & gilt bronze in Baccarat style. Neoclassical / Regency style. Beautiful workmanship and quality. Height circa 63 cm excl shades. ...

A striking and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu and patinated bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised by an exceptional and most decorative curved or...

A colorful and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Porcelain lamps. This wonderful pair of Oxblood colored and hand painted Porcelain vases is raised...

A good quality 19th century Samson copy of a Chinese style Famille Verte vase or lamp. Having a blue ground with inset painted panels depicting a mountain scene with pagoda building ...

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...

These gilt bronze (ormolu) wall sconces are magnificent pieces, each holding fifteen lights. The sconces will look beautiful either mounted onto the wall in a line, or paired and pla...

A sensational and grand scale set of four French mid-19th century Louis XVI style three light ormolu Bras de Lumière sconces. Each sconce is centered by a tapered, fluted and highly ...

An exquisite and high quality Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu, Glass and Crystal chandelier. This spectacular circular chandelier is centered at the bottom by hexagonal...

A lovely late 19th century gilt bronze and rock crystal eight-light chandelier. Attributed to Gagneau Frères. Full pear shaped and tear drop rock crystal, beaded arms and swags, ei...

A Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Twelve Light Chandelier A long narrow body with “C” scrolled floral arms, centered urn with an acorn and three bows at the crown. Twelve perimet...

A high quality and most decorative French 19th century Empire Period patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier, circa 1805. This wonderful eight light oval shaped chandelier is centered...

A most unique pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each most elegant lamp is raised by a circular Ormolu base below the tapered socle with a palmet...

A handsome French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu seven light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine ormolu acorn inverted finial below a richly chased base with most decorative foliate patterns in a striking satin and burnished finish. Each of the six scrolled ormolu arms display fine foliate chasing and candle cups, with rich foliate reserves at the rim. Three ormolu supports...

A good quality late 19th century gilded ormolu and bronze chandelier, having a knotted drape with a bronze cherub, six foliate leaf decorated branches with sconces. Measures: 95cm hi...

A very attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This exquisite urn mounted into a lamp is raised by a square base with a foliate decorated socle shaped p...

A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This exceptional fifteen light and fifteen arm chandelier is centered at ...

An elegant and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Empire st. Glass and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square lattice cut column with an Ormolu plinth and capita...

A most unique and high quality Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu lantern. The lantern displays three charming and wonderfully executed winged cherubs...

A beautiful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu, silvered bronze and faux painted porphyry lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular mottled base with a wonderfully executed faux painted porphyry design. The urn shaped silvered bronze bodies display most impressive richly chased ormolu swaging berried laurel garlands and wraparound lattice bands...

A striking and extremely elegant true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Vert Campan marble lamps attributed to Henry Dasson. Each lamp is raised by a circular base...

A Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty Four Light Chandelier The all bronze chandelier with a central floral stem with foliage and fruit designs along the body and arms, twenty four long branch tiered perimeter lights. Details: Height – 43 inches / 109cm Diameter – 44 inches / 112cm Lights – 24 If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles Cheriff...

An impressive and rare set of four French or German gilt bronze five-branch scones. Each in the gout Grec (Greek style), with fluted backplate headed by a mask surrounded by wine lea...

A striking French 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The twelve arm fifteen light chandelier is centered by an elegant richly chased acorn finial ...

An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze and crystal fourteen light basket chandelier. The crown connected to the body by a long, floral and curtain designed stem with three set...

19th Century French Charles X Bronze & Ormolu Bouillotte Lamp Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.

A stunning and very unique French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a lovely bottom fl...

A Pair of Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps. Each with hexagonal stem and tulip-shaped Bohemian glass base. The metalwork finely turned with crosshatched patterns in gilt-bron...

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...

A stunning and most unique Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood, ormolu and alabaster chandelier. The chandelier is centered by an exquisite and wonderfully executed alabaster...

A fine and quite unusual pair of antique French ormolu-mounted Pate Sur Pate porcelain vases, beautifully decorated in the orientalist motif, originally mounted as oil lamps, still h...

Pair of French neoclassical style gilt bronze and cut glass lamps French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 75cm, width 24cm, depth 20cm Designed in the neoclassical Louis XVI sty...

Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s A striking pair of antique mercury-glass vessels, refitted as table lamps by Warren Kessler Inc. in New ...

Pair of gilt bronze Baroque style wall appliques French, late 19th Century Height 68cm, width 39cm, depth 17cm The appliques in this superb pair of works are wrought from gilt bronze in the Baroque style and feature mirrors and lights. Each piece features a cartouche shaped frame, richly moulded with a host of Baroque style detailing, including putti, acanthus leaves, and scrolling forms. Each applique is centred with a similarly shaped mirror, and each is adorned below with twin gilt bronze light branches, with each branch modelled in an ornately scrolling and foliate manner. The gilding, in exceptional unblemished condition, have a magnificent radiance, and when lit by candles or otherwise in the two mounts below the glass frame glow with a beautiful flickering light...

Antique 19th Century French Impressive ormolu bronze and cut rock crystal chandelier. This chandelier is particularly large and magnificent, featuring finely detailed hand cut crysta...

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the clock with central circular dial signed 'PICARD / A GENEVE', surrounded by three ormolu cherubs and two porcelain pl...

A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five Light Chandelier The bow tied crown with a flowing curtain body leading to crossed tassels, splitting down and attaching to four foliate de...

An Unusual Pair of 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases Turned-to-Lamps with French Ormolu Mounts. This is truly an unusual pair of lamps, with a black and turquoise blue salmon roe fish ground and an elaborate and unusual number of round cartouches, each with a different interior design. The cartouche roundels are hand-enameled and include peaches, flowers, Daoist symbols, and many more Chinese inspired designs. Each lamp is hand-enameled with a gorgeous array of details and sophistication. The vases are flanked with gilt elephant-ear handles and have their original lids, which were later converted to lamps to be used in any modern day setting. The porcelain vases are mounted on a pair of gorgeous French ormolu mounts, which are finished with hand-chased designs. China, Circa: 19th C. Height of Vases with...

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Charles X Period Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This stunning six arm chandelier is centered at the bottom by an inverted fin...

A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI. st. ormolu, crystal and guilloche enamel lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine mottled bun feet below the circular base decorated with ...

A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three arm sconces, after a model by Claude Galle. Each sconce is centered by elegant bottom tassels with ...

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...

Pair of Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Two-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Made in Belgium, Circa 1900s A finely cast and richly detailed pair of Louis XVI-style two-arm wall sconces, ...

This is a monumental pair of Art Deco glass column table lamps with superb golden silk shades, Circa 1920 in date. The lamps each feature gilded decoration and a fluted Doric column...

A fabulous pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical patinated bronze and ormolu two arm sconces. Each sconce is centered by a beautiful foliate bottom finial where the charming rich...

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...

Antique French Belle Époque cut glass and gilt bronze chandelier French, late 19th Century Height 96cm, diameter 53cm This beautiful Belle Époque chandelier is crafted from gilt...

An exquisite and most decorative pair of Chinese 18th century Famille Rose Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted lamps. Each most elegant vase mounted into a lamp is rais...

A Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI French Ormolu Five-Arm Candelabra Turned to Lamps. Each is exceptionally cast, hand-chased, and hand-chiseled with a tall columnar body which extend...