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Item Ships From: Europe
Material: Ormolu
Antique Gilt Bronze Renaissance Revival Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb large French antique Renaissance Revival ormolu table lamp, circa 1870 in date. It is relief cast with grapevines, cherubs and acanthus leaves, the serpenti...
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Early 19th Century Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th Century ormolu Candlesticks having beaded nozzles, supported on tapering stems with lion's paw feet ending on engine turned circular bases. Now converted to lamp...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Large Pair of Canton / Rose Medallion Vases or Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese or rose medallion vases or lamps. Each with wonderful bold colors, with classical oriental scenes of courtiers walking around...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

19th Century Chinese Sang de Bouf Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful 19th Century Chinese Sang de Bouf vase, having French gilded ormolu scrolling foliate swag and drape mounts, raised on an ormolu plinth base.
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 20th Century Louis XVI Style Blue Sèvres Style Porcelain Lamps
Located in Southall, GB
A very elegant pair of French 20th century Louis XVI cobalt blue Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on an ormolu base with beaded borders. The baluster shap...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Napoleon III Period Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Napoleon III period porcelain oil lamp with gilt Greek key decoration and bronze mounts. Converted to electricity.   
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Faience Lamps, Attributed to Théodore Deck
Located in London, GB
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 wo...
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Late 19th Century French Islamic Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Victorian Ormolu Mounted Onyx Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid antique late Victorian ormolu mounted onyx Corinthian column table lamp now converted to electricity, circa 1880 in date. This opulent antique table lamp features a finely cast ormolu Corinthian Capital decorated above a striking tapering onyx shaft. It stands on a large stepped square base, which features ormolu laurel wreath decoration. Add an element of Greek Classical style to your home with this exquisite antique table lamp. Condition: In excellent working condition having been beautifully cleaned and rewired, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 52 x Width 12 x Depth 12 Dimensions in inches: Height 20.5 x Width 4.7 x Depth 4.7 Corinthian capital It has been suggested that the foliage of the Greek Corinthian capital was based on the Acanthus spinosus, that of the Roman on the Acanthus mollis. The leaves are generally carved in two "ranks" or bands, like one leafy cup set within another. One of the most beautiful Corinthian capitals is that from the Tholos of Epidaurus (400 BC); it illustrates the transition between the earlier Greek capital...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Onyx, Ormolu

Pair of Oriental Style Enamel Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French, oriental style cloisonné enamel vases / lamps, each having wonderful floral decoration with birds, butterflies and dragonflies, mounted with ormolu top...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Crackelware Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century Chinese crackleware vases / lamps. Each with oriental style ormolu mounts to the top and bottom. Cla...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Black Porcelain Lamps on Ormolu Bases with Gold Star Detailing
Located in Southall, GB
A 19th century pair of black Porcelain lamps on ormolu bases with gold star detailing.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Brass, Ormolu

Large Fine Quality Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze Candelabra, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and rare large pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style candelabra in bronze and gilded ormolu, each with patinated bronze semi clad maidens holding gilded cornucop...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vases / Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Famille Rose Chinese porcelain vases / lamps. Each with wonderful gilded ormolu scrolling Rococo style mounts. Classical exotic birds...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th century Chinese Famille rose vase or lamp. Having beautifully painted panels depicting mortals in a temple and gardens, set in a floral surrounds and having gilded...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

1950s Neoclassical Modern Table Lamp, Alabaster and Ormorlu Gilt Bronze
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Neoclassical Alabaster Lamp with Ormorlu and Bronze Motifs Sculptural solid gilt bronze koi fish and alabaster neoclassical design l...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ormolu Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Brass, Ormolu, Bronze

Chinese Famille Rose Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century style Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vase, having mythical Dragons, flowers and foliage to the yellow ground. Mounted on gilded ormolu base and top.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lamps
Located in London, GB
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...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Two Antique Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
These beautiful oil lamps were created in France in the late 19th century. They are designed in a wonderful chinoiserie style—a European take on Chinese decorative arts. The lamp...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Lyre Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical Louis XVI style crystal and gilt bronze lyre candelabra, French, 19th century Dimensions: Height 40cm, width 26cm, depth 24cm ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

19th Century Ormolu Bronze Antique Candlestick Holders with Putti
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of antique candlestick holders crafted of beautiful ormolu or gilt bronze. They feature a figure of a child standing on a ribbed cylind...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

Vintage Ormolu and Marble Dolphin Table Lamp Louis Revival
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb large white marble and ormolu Louis Revival table lamp, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century. The central column stands on four ormolu dolphins ...
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1980s French Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candelabra by Susse Frères
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze candelabra by Susse Frères French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 62cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm Each candelabrum i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Faience Lamps by Deck
Located in London, GB
These beautiful table lamps are by Théodore deck, one of the most important ceramicists of the 19th Century, and Gagneau Frères, a leading bronzier. Deck was the director of a presti...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Small Pair of French Chiseled Gilded Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
19th century, small pair of French chiseled gilded bronze candlesticks The elegant and refined pair of bronze candlesticks finely chiselled and gilded was made in France circa mid...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Gilded Bronze Figure of Young Girl Blowing a Kiss / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century gilded bronze statue of a young girl blowing a kiss and holding flowers she's picked in her dress. Mounted o...
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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Candelabra Ormolu Gilt Bronze French Candlesticks Louis XV circa 1850
Located in Mimizan, FR
Good pair of French gilt bronze Rococo candelabra candlesticks Louis XV revival, circa 1850 With good patina signs of age all quite usual for ...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Onyx and Ormolu Lamps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive pair of French onyx and ormolu lamps, each in the form of a classical urn decorated with lavish ormolu mounts comprising a high scroll handle...
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Early 1900s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Onyx, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Table Lamp in the Rococo Style
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze table lamp in the Rococo style French, late 19th century With shade: Height 65cm, diameter 55cm Without shade: Height 49cm, width 25cm, depth 17cm This wonderful Ro...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

Chinese Blue and White Vase Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking Chinese Blue and White vase, having French scrolling foliate ormolu mounts and handles. Converted to a lamp.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century Rose Medallion Vase or Lamp, Ormolu Mounted
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Chinese rose medallion / canton vase / lamp, having wonderful gilded ormolu scrolling foliate Rococo style mounts with putti seated on either side. The...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Large Pair of Classical Bronze Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of 19th century French gilded ormolu, bronze and white marble candelabra, each having six scrolling foliate branches with candle sconces, above a pair of bronze se...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

20th Century French Black Enamel Tole and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in Firenze, IT
A beautiful pair of French Empire style early 20th century black lacquered metal and parcel gilt bronze table lamps with pagoda silk shades. These high quality chic and stylish neoc...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Ormolu Table Lamps

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Metal, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Gilt Bronze Table Candelabra by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Pair of gilt bronze table candelabra by Ferdinand Barbedienne French, late 19th century Measures: Height 97cm, width 46cm, depth 35cm These large and finely cast candelabra were...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Chinoiserie Style Faience, Glass, and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Chinoiserie style faience, glass, and gilt bronze lamps French, late 19th century Measures: Height 75cm, diameter 18cm Each lamp in this pair is wrought from exqu...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Two Antique Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in London, GB
These antique lamps feature beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel bodies and fine French gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. Each item is comprised of two light sockets, which are attached ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Large Pair of Japanese 19th Century Bronze Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century, Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912) Bronze vases each with mythical dragons wrapped around them, gilded highlights. Mounted in lated gilded orm...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Large Pair of Rose Medallion 19th Century Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion / Cantonese vases / lamps. Each having classical Chinese scenes of people in gardens and on verandas...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Two Austrian Purple Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in London, GB
Two Austrian purple cut glass and gilt bronze lamps Austrian, Early 20th Century Height 40cm, width 11cm, depth 11cm These lamps are truly exceptional antique pieces of Austrian design. They were created in the early 20th century, in the refined Neoclassical style which was in fashion at the time. They are crafted from fine purple amethyst crystal glass and gilt bronze (ormolu). The stems of the lamps are shaped like classical campagna vases...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century ormolu candlesticks finely engine-turned throughout, having urn shaped nozzles above tapering stems ending on circular bases. (Now converted to lamps) ...
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Classical 19th Century Gilded Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of classical gilded ormolu and marble urn lamps, each with scrolling handles and bearded mask mounts.
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Candelabra
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze candelabra in the form of atheniennes. The rams-headed tripod has a snake entwined through the stem, the central ovoid form whit...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Chinoiserie Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
Each oil lamp in this pair is wrought from gilt bronze and Bayeux porcelain and is designed in the chinoiserie style so prominent in French art during the latter 19th century. Each l...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Canton Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps
Located in London, GB
These elegant lamps are crafted from Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain and mounted with French gilt bronze (ormolu). The lamps featur...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Large Pair of French Onyx and Ormolu Lamps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large pair of onyx and ormolu lamps, each with a central fluted column surmounted by a sconce and supporting six further ornate branches of lights, all r...
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1910s French Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps

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Onyx, Ormolu

Two Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
These exquisite gilt bronze (ormolu) lamps were crafted in the late 19th century in France. With their classically-inspired urns, scrolls, foliage, flower and fruit swags, these lamp...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Mid-19th Century Blue Porcelain Table Lamp with Flambé Glaze and Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century French blue flambé vase with ormolu mounts, now mounted as a lamp. Please note: Lampshade not included. Currently wired for the UK. Please enquire for rewiri...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Islamic Influenced 19th Century Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century marble and gilded ormolu urns, converted to lamps.
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19th Century English Islamic Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Belle Époque Period Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These candelabra represent 19th century French design at its most playful and inventive, modelled in gilt bronze in the form of highly stylized dolphins. The candelabra each have sev...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Bisque Figures after Boizot
Located in London, GB
Pair of gilt bronze mounted bisque figures after Boizot. Each inscribed ''Canova'' and modelled after ''L'etude'' and ''La Philosophie'' designed by Sim...
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1890s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese powder blue and famille verte vase / lamp. Having a dark blue ground with gilded clouds, bats and dragon decora...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

19th Century Chinese style Famille Verte Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
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 ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Early 19th Century Candelabras in Gilded and Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of three-branched candelabras in gilded and patinated bronze. They each feature a winged, patinated bronze cupid who is standing on a sphere and holding a torch with three candl...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of ormolu and patinated bronze Empire style table lamps English, Late 19th Century Lamps: height 56cm, diameter 20cm Shades: height 24.5cm, diameter 35cm Crafted during the late 19th century, these fine and delicate antique table...
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19th Century English Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Style Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese famille verte style (Samson) hexagonal vase, having scenes of girls amongst flowers, leaves and vases, mounted on a gilded ormolu base.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

19th Century Chinese Celadon Lave or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese celadon vase or lamp, having floral decoration and mounted in an ormolu base and a top.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Six-light candelabra, ormolu with a glass spike surmount and two rows of hanging glass daggers and beads, one above and one below the six candles.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French Gilt and Blue 'Sevres' Porcelain Lamps
Located in London, GB
Constructed in ormolu and ‘Sevres’ porcelain; rising from square ormolu bases with re-entrant radiused angles, the stepped platforms adorned with stiff leaf castings, having pearl ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of gilt brass and bronze bottle-shaped lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of gilt brass and bronze bottle-shaped lamps with Etruscan style handles, standing on a Chinese style circular openwork base. The belly is decorated with a discreet fluted friez...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Sheet Metal

Antique Ormolu Table Lamps and Other Ormolu Lighting for Sale on 1stDibs

Able to double as task lighting, table lamps can illuminate darker corners of a room, and antique ormolu table lamps and other ormolu lighting can be incorporated into a variety of spaces.

Your style of decorating doesn't have to necessarily have to be rooted in neoclassical design in order to tastefully introduce ormolu — while demand for the material and/or technique was at its peak in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, ormolu table lamps, desk lamps and other ormolu furniture and decor are still widely loved by contemporary designers and collectors.

What is ormolu?

Ormolu is a brilliant form of decorative trickery. To the untrained eye, ormolu table lamps, clocks, jewelry boxes and other ormolu furniture and decor look like they're made of solid gold. But those in the know recognize ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — as having been essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

“Most commonly, ormolu refers to a bronze object that has been covered with gold, typically 18 karat or 24 karat,” explains Jamie Sinai, director of the antiques specialist Mayfair Gallery, in London. “For that reason, ormolu is sometimes called gilt bronze or, in French, bronze doré. Strictly speaking, however, the term ormolu also denotes the technique of applying gold to a metal.”

“The word comes from the French or moulu, which translates as ‘ground or powdered gold’ — the form the gold takes before it is applied to a metal surface.”

From the court of King Louis XVI to that of Napoleon I, the French elite snapped up furniture mounted with ormolu, as well as sconces, candelabra and table lamps made from the material. 

If you're looking to bring a touch of this 19th-century pizzazz to your desk, an antique ormolu table lamp is a decorative touch that blends ornament and functionality. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room, and a well-crafted ormolu table lamp does more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Today, antiques collectors and interior designers seek out the finest in ormolu clocks and continue to prize ormolu for its extraordinary craftsmanship and history-infused glamour. 

“This wondrous material was highly sought after in France as the ultimate luxury. It magically resembled solid gold and sparkled under candlelight,” says Sinai.

Find antique ormolu table lamps, ormolu floor lamps and other ormolu lighting on 1stDibs.

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