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Material: Ormolu
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze chisel cast early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now converted t...
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
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
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Onyx Lamps
By Henri Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and finely decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Onyx lamps, signed Henri Picard. This wonderful pair is raised by a square pedestal with recesse...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Onyx, Ormolu
Pair Of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Vase Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze And Royal Blue Sèvres-Style Porcelain Three-Light Vase Candelabra.
Each baluster-form vase applied with a fruiting swag, flanked by twin entwin...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Exquisite Pair! Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Ormolu Table Lamps! Brass Porcelain
Located in Peoria, AZ
Decorator Delight!
PAIR!
Frederick Cooper
Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass, Ormolu & Porcelain
Wow! What an exquisite and elegant pair of Frederick Cooper lamps...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Charles X St. Ormolu And Malachite Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorated pair of French 19th century Charles X st. Ormolu and Malachite lamps. Each lamp is raised by a three sided concave Ormolu base with a mottled band of dent...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Marble, And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps in the manner of Clodion and attributed to Barbedi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is supported by a three sided base with pierced Rocaille scrolling designs. The...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Bisque Porcelain, Ormolu, and Giltwood lamps, attributed to Sèvres. Each wonderful lamp is raised on a square ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French Sevres, Louis XVI style vase / lamp, late 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th Century French Serves, Louis XVI style Cobalt blue porcelain and gilded ormolu vase / lamp.
Having this wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, two putti on top the o...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal & Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and highly quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rock Crystal and Crystal Girandole lamps. Each six light Girandole is raised by a circular Ormolu base with a ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Gagneau Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps, signed Gagneau Paris. Each lamp is raised by a circular pedestal with a beaded edge. Above...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
A Pair Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Vases, Mounted as Table Lamps, By Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Fine Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze Vases, Mounted as Table Lamps, By Henri Picard.
These vases exhibit finely detailed bronze work with superb matte and burnished gildi...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Quartzite And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Quartzite and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is supported by an Ormolu base below a square Quartzite base w...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular base with three fine protruding supports decorated by scrolled acanthus ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Pricket Form Lamp Attributed to F. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely detailed pricket stick style lamp features rock crystal quartz mounted with bronze fittings on a triangular base ending in paw feet.
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Rock Crystal Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Pair French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Identical Pair French Heavy Gauge Ormolu and Bronzed Single Light Candlesticks of average size proportions, now converted to a Pair of Electric Table Lamps, with tapering reeded central bronzed column, each ending with three very ornate monopodia supports modelled as Achanthus leaves with a central shell and claw feet on tri-form inverted plain platform base. Mid to late Nineteenth Century.
Condition: Superb condition, these Lamps have been professionally re-gold plated and bronze patinated. Professionally re-wired for electricity.
Height: (entire lamp as shown image one) 15.25" (38.5cm). Width: (at base). 4.5" (11.5cm). Depth: 4" (10.25cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, 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
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each small scale lamp is raised by an elegant circular mottled base with...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Celadon Porcelain And Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Celadon Porcelain and Ormolu lamp. This stunning Pâte-Sur-Pâte Porcelain lamp is raised by an elegant Ormolu base suppo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Large Pair of French Restauration Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Candelabra, Horses
Located in New York, NY
A large and fine pair of French restauration ormolu and patinated bronze four-light candelabra, with Marly Horses, after Guillaume Coustou, circa 1820.
Very fine, elegant and chic...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th century French empire bronze ormolu table lamp
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Tall 19th century french empire bronze ormolu lamp, circa 1860.
Here we have a lamp of the finest quality, previously would have been a gas lamp but converted to electricity in the ...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular base with three fine protruding elements be...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Ormolu Candelabras in Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of candelabras with two branches of light each in gilt and sculpted bronze. Their decor is inspired by Rocaille motifs of asymmetrical foliage that coils upward, creating a live...
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
True Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Celadon And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Celadon Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. Each Celadon colored Porcelain lamp is raised on topie shaped feet below the squ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of inverted baluster form with flared necks and of quite large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric ...
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19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Black Marble Ormolu Mounted Caldwell Lamps, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Black Marble Ormolu Mounted Caldwell Lamps made in the late 1800s.
An awe-inspiring pair of lamps that harken back to the refined crafts...
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19th Century American Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Set Four French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Candlesticks Lamps 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine and quite rare Set of Four (two identical pairs) French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly st...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Brass and Porcelain Table Lamp with Ormolu, circa 1890
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique French porcelain and brass table lamp with shade, France circa 1890.
Impressive mirror noir vase lamp with a gilded brass ormolu base and acanthus leaf detail. The body feat...
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Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu, Brass
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
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 ...
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19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French Late 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu & White Carrara Marble
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most stunning pair of French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble lamps. Each impressive lamp is raised on an Ormolu support with recess...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped ci...
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19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Breccia Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of most impressive and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia marble lamps. This finely detailed pair of urns mounted into lamps are raised by square...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, 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
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical Period Ormolu & Baccarat Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical Period Louis XIV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal candelabras lamps. Each six arm candelabra is raised on a triangular base with three delicately tapered fluted feet below exceptional richly chased sphinges with acanthus leaves centering beautiful draped reserves, all in a superb satin and burnished finish. The mottled central support displays finely detailed wrap around berried laurel garlands and an elegantly curved design from where the scrolled arms branch out. Each arm is adorned with finely detailed acanthus leaves, with teardrop and star shaped rosette crystal pendants leading to subtle rock crystal bobeches with charming candle cups. The central fut is encased with very elegant Baccarat crystals...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Theodore Deck Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French Theodore Deck ( 1823-1891) Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamps, circa 1870.
A very elegant pair of celadon green porcelain lamps in the Chinese taste, mounted ...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
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
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Painted Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Pair Japanese Painted Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps. Beautiful detailing, must see images.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Belle Epoque Period Bronze And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of most impressive and large scale French 19th century Belle Epoque period Neo-Greek st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps, signed Ferdinand Barbedienne. The pair of baluster ...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pr. French 19th Century Louis XV Style Marble & Ormolu Mermaid Putti Table Lamps
By Henri Picard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Four-Light figural Candelabra (Now mounted as lamps), attributed to Henri Picard (French, ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Revival Ormolu Mounted Marble Table Lamp 1860s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French Louis XVI revival ormolu mounted marble table lamp, Circa 1860 in date.
This beautiful ormolu mounted boldly veined breche violette mable table lamp is decorated...
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1860s Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze Early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of medium to large proportions, now converted to a Stunning Pair of Electric T...
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Cherub Candelabra to Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Cherub Candelabra to Lamp. Beautiful design and stands, see photos.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu & Crystal Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal candelabra lamps. Each four arm lamp is raised by...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Pair French Doré Bronze Empire Cut Crystal Ormolu Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlestick of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now converted to a Stunning Elect...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu Candelabra Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Exceptional casting. Truly stunning 19th century French candelabra converted to lamp with a great tole shade.
Tole shade is showing paint losses but free from dings or damage other...
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1890s French Rococo Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair French 19th Century Porcelain Urn 2 Bulb Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair French blue porcelain urn table lamps with finely detailed bronze ormolu mounts. Each light takes two bulbs. Priced as a pair. Cleaned and restored. Please note, this item is lo...
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Early 20th Century Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Sevres Porcelain Vase as a Table Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
A late 19th century Sevres porcelain cast or a vase that has been converted into a lamp. It's hard to tell if it were a cast or a vase because it has an ormolu cap on it. Lamp with a...
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1880s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabras Signed E. Lelivevre
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scaled pair of French late 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras signed E. Lelivevre and casted by Susse Freres Foundary. The pair of four arm electrified...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Antique Gilt Bronze and Porphyry Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique gilt bronze and porphyry lamps
French, Late 19th Century
Lamps: Height 87 (tallest) / 75cm (shortest), diameter 21cm
Shades: Height 32cm, diameter 50cm
This...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Ormolu and Tole French Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An ormolu and tole French bouillotte lamp with three arms and circular base. The beautiful lamp is fitted with a key motif finial with an arrow beneath, a black tole shade decorated...
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Early 20th Century Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze, Ormolu, And Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps possibly by F. Barbedienne. Each lamp is raised on an...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped ci...
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19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Wonderful French Ormolu Bronze Mounted Faceted Crystal Belle Époque Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Bronze Mounted & Faceted Crystal Belle Époque Lamp, Rewired
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20th Century French Belle Époque Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Ornate French Empire Figural Gilded Bronze & Marble Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent fancy French Empire gilded bronze figural table lamp having lovely nymph holding two branch floral torch with ceramic candles. The details such as her angelic face, love...
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Early 1900s French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
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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