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Material: Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and white Carrara marble lamp, retailed by Caldwell of New York. The lamp is raised by a square o...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a pierced circular ormolu base with silvered bronze bord...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Asian 19th Century Porcelain Vases Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Asian 19th century porcelain vases mounted into lamps with French 19th Century Louis XVI st. ormolu mounts. Raised on square bases with scrolled feet and a reeded design. The vases depict imagery of a Asian gifting...
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19th Century Asian Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

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 19th century Louis XVI st. candelabra lamps, signed H. Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte marble candelabra lamps, signed H. Picard. Each stunning electrif...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Bronze Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and patinated bronze candelabra lamps. Each seven ar...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Ormolu and Bronze Candelabra, Early 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of 18th century style gilded ormolu and patinated bronze three branch candelabra, each with a classical kneeling putti supporting scrolling foliate candelabra with urn like sc...
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Early 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Fine Quality Italian Scagliola Urns with Ormolu Mounts as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Fine Quality Italian Scagliola Urns with Ormolu Mounts and Marble Bases, now wired as lamps. The lion mask bearing ring handles are well sculpted, as are the additional mou...
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19th Century Italian Second Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style silvered bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful square base with concave sides and a fine...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by elegant hoof feet and acanthus leaf supports below the square base with concave corners. The socle...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Ormolu Porcelain and Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu, cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Baccarat crystal lamps. The pair are raised by a circular ormolu chased base with six 'C' scrolled supports. The cobalt blue porcelain urns...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

American 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamp by E.F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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...
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19th Century American Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

A red Bohemian glass lamp dating from the mid nineteenth century
Located in London, GB
A red Bohemian glass lamp dating from the mid nineteenth century, decorated with a white striped enamel design, hand painted with elaborate flower...
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Mid-19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Vibrant Color Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

True Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking large scale true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu candelabra lamps. Each seven arm lamp is raised by an elegant triangular shaped base ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French Turn of the Century Louis XVI St. Amethyst Colored Glass Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and unique pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. amethyst colored glass, ormolu, and crystal candelabra lamps. Each three arm lamp...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and large scale pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Alabastro Fiorito and ormolu urns mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square base above half round ormolu feet. The alabaster socle is elegantly decorated by an ormolu berried laurel band. The egg shaped alabaster body is richly decorated by swaging ormolu floral garlands held by a ring. On each side of the urn are handsome rams heads below the pierced ormolu neck. The urn is finished with the two tone signature Cedric DuPont...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and silvered bronze lamps, signed by Victor Paillard. Each lamp is raised by elegant square bases with...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Marble And Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely high quality and palatially scaled pair of French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XV st. Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu candelabras, attributed to F. Barbedienne...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Ormolu Cherub Lamp, After A Sculpture By Pigalle
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century ormolu cherub mounted in to a lamp, after a sculpture by Pigalle . The lamp is raised by a circular ormolu mottled base where the winged cherub stands...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome pair of French 19th century neo-classical St. patinated bronze and Vert de Patricia marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine circular Vert de Patricia marble base ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Opaline Glass and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine circular Ormolu base below the beautifully shaped...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th century Belle Époque period Rouge Griotte marble Bronze Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small scale and most elegant French 19th century Belle Époque period Rouge Griotte marble, patinated Bronze, and Ormolu lamp, signed 'Durand, Paris'. This very decorative two light...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and marble candelabra lamps. Each three arm lamp is raised by an elegant square white Carrara marble base...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Red Marble and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century neo-classical st. red marble and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a triangular marble base with concave sides, a mottled border and a bottom ormolu f...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Rosso Antico And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosso Antico and Ormolu lamps. Each asymmetrical urn mounted into a lamp is raised by a pierced Ormolu ba...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI. St. Ormolu, Crystal And Enamel Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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 ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Enamel, Ormolu

Russian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Marble, Crystal, and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble, rock crystal, crystal, and ormolu candelabra lamps. Each three arm lamp is raised by ...
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Belle Époque Period Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque period candlestick lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful circular base with wonderfully executed scrolled foliate d...
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19th Century French Belle Époque 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

French and Asian Collaboration 19th Century Louis XV Style Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French and Asian collaboration 19th century Louis XV st. Famille Verte porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a beautiful and richly chased scrolled foliate base w...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular mottled Rouge G...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Mounted Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most important and impressive large scale pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Antique of Greece marble and ormolu mounted seven arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by a square marble base decorated by a laurel chased ormolu band. Above is the mottled socle supporting the sensational urn which is flanked by richly chased 'S' scrolled bundles of wheat spiraling down to the base. Above are the seven electrified 'S' scrolled ormolu arms with extremely detailed foliage amongst buds and blossoming...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze, ormolu and marble three arm candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine ormolu ball feet below a rectangul...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking and most deco...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair Antique Russian Neoclassical Period White Opalescent and Ormolu Vases/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Russian neoclassical period white opalescent glass and ormolu mounted two handled vases, later turned to lamps. The electrification was done on the outside and the vases were never drilled, as they are still intact and in excellent condition. Provenance: Michael Simon...
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Early 19th Century European Neoclassical 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

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And White Carrara Marble Candelabra Lam
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each striking candelabra is supported by three ball feet below an Ormo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Antique French Empire Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique French Empire red porcelain and ormolu-mounted lamps, attributed to Sèvres. The porcelain bases of the lamps are decorated with ovals depicting bouquets of hand paint...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Brèche de Appenninica marble candelabra lamps. Each two armed lamp...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Vert Antique marble and ormolu four arm candelabra lamps, attributed to Henry Dasson. Eac...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Three-Arm Electrified Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of elegant and uniquely shaped French 19th Century Louis XVI st. three-arm electrified candelabras. Each is raised by a square white carrara marble base with recessed central ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps, signed Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble candelabra lamps, signed Barbedienne. Each exceptional elect...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, black Belgian marble and ormolu lamps of Bacchus and Diana the Huntress signed F. ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vert Patricia Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Patricia marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square base with ormolu ball feet and a circula...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XV St. Light Green Fire Glazed Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. light green fire glazed Porcelain, Ormolu, and Giltwood lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square Giltwood platf...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain And Ormolu Clock Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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, ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Bouillotte Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised on a circular Ormolu base with finely chased acanthus leaves below...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a beautiful square ormolu base with concave c...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and high quality pair of French mid 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and black Belgian marble five arm candelabras lamps. Each lamp is raised...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, 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

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

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu Pâte sur Pâte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine ormolu base with mo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XIV St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu and Portoro marble candelabra lamps signed Maison Bagues. The ...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Blue Glass and Ormolu Candelabra Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. hand blown cobalt blue glass and ormolu candelabra mounted into a lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant foliate designed ormolu base be...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Neo-Grec Style Ormolu and Porcelain Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Grec st. ormolu and porcelain lamp. The lamp is raised by striking and richly chased palmette designed feet. Above, is the mottled socle pedest...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XV style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by lovely ormolu pieced foliated and floral movements be...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most impressive pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps signed F. Barbedienne. Each lamp is raised by a squ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, 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

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and black Belgian and rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square black Belgian ma...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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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