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Material: Ormolu
Palatial Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Palatial Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Six Light Malachite Candelabra Finely casted gilt bronze and rococo and foliate arms above a spiraled carved malachite body with bronze handles, supported on thick square bases. Malachite is a semi-precious stone and also a valuable copper ore, hydrous copper carbonate. It is a beautiful green earth stone...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine patinated bronze and ormolu bases with ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble lamps in the manner of Clodion. Each lamp is raised by a s...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Wonderful Pair French Regency Cut Crystal Ormolu Gilt Bronze Column Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Regency Style Faceted Cut Crystal & Ormolu Gilt Bronze Column Form Table Lamps, Completely Rewired With New Sockets
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20th Century French Regency Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant circular base with three fine seashell shaped supports a...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Table Lamp in Ormolu
Located in London, GB
A large and ornate gilt bronze lamp, modeled as a putto holding the lamp fitting aloft whilst kneeling on a hexagonal base embellished with foliate Rococo decorations. French, c. ...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Nice Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and French Crystal Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and French Crystal Lamps Fine cut crystal bodies with bronze mounts standing on lion paw feet. Deta...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a striking octagonal Rouge Griotte ma...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Fruitwood, and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and unique pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood lamps. Each lamp is raised by a striking square ebonized Fruitwoo...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large-scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on wonderfully scrolled ormolu feet, supporting the black ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert Patricia Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Patricia marble and ormolu lamps. each lamp is raised on ormolu ball feet below the square marble and ormolu support. The fl...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Six Light Candelabra Each vase surmounted with central square candelabrum issuing five acanthus scrolled branches....
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and very decorative pair of French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. The lamps are raised by square pedestals with ormolu...
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19th Century French Renaissance 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 Rock Crystal Fluted Urn Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Elegant pair of Rock crystal fluted urn lamps. (A) Each lamp with Rock Crystal pulls and finial Meticulous attention has been given to every details Meas...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Ormolu Table Lamps

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cobalt Blue Sèvres Porcelain And Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square ormolu base with elegant and unique fi...
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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 and Vert Antique Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Vert antique marble lamps. Each lamp is raised on ormolu ball feet below the marble...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and marble urns mounted into lamps, signed LÉON BOUCHER. Each lamp ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by three handsome patinated bronze feet with scrolled foliate designs ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, 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

French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp. This exquisite three light lamp is raised by a beautiful pierced circular bowl wi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Metal, Ormolu

Pair of Late 19thC Gilt Brass & Porcelain Oil Lamps
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Late 19thC Gilt Brass & Porcelain Oil Lamps of aesthetic design with twin side handles enclosing Pate Sur Pate oak leaf and acorn ceramic globes fitted with brass burners ...
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

A Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Vases Turned-to-Lamps. Each lamp features hand-diamond cut crystal bodies with a prismatic lattice patter...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

A 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Style Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Style Samson Porcelain vase and cover, ormolu-mounted in lamp Polychromed design of flowers and foliages and branches and vases, the ginger jar on...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bouillotte Lamp with Porcelain Flowers by E. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fine quality Louis XVI style bronze bouillotte lamp, mounted on a Carrara marble base features hand painted porcelain flowers and naturalistic gilt bronze leaves and branches. ...
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Late 18th Century American Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French Chinoiserie Turquoise-Blue Porcelain Encrier Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The underside of the cherry-blossom decorated palanquin forming the shade over the court figure with phoenix resting on the gilt-bronze mounted carton Pierre panel.
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Putti Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze Putti torchere table lamps on a Rouge Royal base. Each figure representi...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Pair Of Charles X Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual lamps with embroidered silk and gold and silver wire filagree covered tole shades. Adjustable shade. Three candle arms and one central one not fitted with a bar to support sh...
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1830s French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Tin

Cranberry Glass and Ormalu Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Cranberry Glass and Ormalu Table Lamp of Hour Glass Form (converted from oil lamp) - - The lampshade(s) are newly handmade silks by the same maker as provides the shades f...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble La
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most charming true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by its original elegant circular Rouge Griotte marble base with a fine wrap around a double mottled border. Each lamp depicts the beautiful Psyche draped in a wonderfully executed flowing dress with a shawl...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Empire Bronze and Quartz Swan Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire style (1940s) gilt bronze and rose quartz table lamps with 3 swans at base (PRICED AS Pair).
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1940s French Empire Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair Antique French Cut Crystal and Ormolu Lamps, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Fine Cut Crystal and Ormolu Lamps, Circa 1890's.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Baccarat Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat Girandoles. Each lamp is raised by a fine triangular ormolu base with most ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Meissen Figures Mounted as Rococo Ormolu Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A pair of original Meissen figures circa 1765 modeled by J.J. Kändler. Depicting a young couple holding baskets with bright pastel glazes. Later mounted on cast in rococo style Frenc...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Large Pair of Ormolu and Malachite Rhino Table Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Large pair of ormolu and malachite rhino table candelabra French, 20th Century Height 134cm, width 55cm, depth 49cm This remarkable pair of candelabra is ...
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20th Century French Ormolu Table Lamps

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Malachite, 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

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert Campan Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Campan marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square Vert Campan marble base with elegant concave sides and fine ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Wonderful Pair French Gilt Dore Bronze Cut Crystal Urn Form Ormolu-Mounted Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Gold Gilt Dore Bronze Ormolu & Cut Crystal Urn Form Lamps, Completely Rewired With New Sockets In The Manner Of Baccarat.
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20th Century French Regency Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century marble and ormolu mounted figural urn three-light table lamp candelabra. The ovoid white marble body surmounted with a pair of mermaids holding han...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Marble Urn / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style marble and gilded ormolu urn / lamp. Having classical semi nude female ormolu figures on either side. One being with cloven hoofs the...
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Columnar Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This stately French lamp has a green column with an ormolu collar situated on a green marble triangular plinth with ormolu mounts, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Large French Blue Porcelain Antique Lamps with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Blue Porcelain Lamps In the Louis XVI Style The cobalt blue porcelain vases tastefully mounted with gilt bronze draped swags, ribbon-tied bunches of fruit, ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Quality Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps Fine bronze mounts separate the six painted panels decorated with chinoiserie figures in ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, 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

French Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Candlestick Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French gilt bronze baroque style candlestick lamp.
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Early 17th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt bronze and patinated bronze candelabra French, 20th Century Height 108cm, width 37cm, depth 32cm A magnificent pair of 20th-century Empire-style candelabra, the...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp. This beautiful four arm lamp is supported on a circular highly detailed base ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

A pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamps. Each wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised on a circular Ormol...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Tall French Empire Bronze Doré Six-Arm Candelabra as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A large pair of French Empire period chased, gilded bronze six-arm candelabra converted into table lamps. The bases rise from triangular plinths supporting three winged sphinxes with...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass, and Crystal Girandole lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass, and Crystal Girandole lamps. Each beautiful four arm Girandole is raised on a circular stepped Orm...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Pair of Mid-19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Mid-19th Century bronze & ormolu Candlesticks having reeded sconces above leaf scrolled reeded tapering stems with leaf scroll & lion’s paw triform bases.
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Rare Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu Napoleon III Oil Lamps
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautiful French and Asian collaboration of a 19thC pair of Napoleon III Famille Rose porcelain, (from Canton China), and gilt bronze and brass oil lamps that miraculously include ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Marble Candelabra Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
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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. Marble and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia Marble and Ormolu lamps, attributed to Paul Sormani. This stunning pair of brûle parfu...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Opulent Pair of Late 19th Century French Thirteen Light Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
Opulent Pair of Late 19th Century French Thirteen Light Candelabra Composed of gilded bronze and Rouge Royale marble in the Louis XVI taste, the two-handled vases richly mounted wit...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Empire Style Black Stone and Ormolu Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each candleholder of columnar form surmounted with ormolu stiff-leaf capitals and with acanthus-wrapped base, on pedestal bases with outswept scrolling feet. Fitted with two brass bulb sockets. Adjustable. Later mounded as a lamps. With duck blue...
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Late 19th Century Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Stone, Brass, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and monumentally scaled true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque period ormolu and patinated bronze candelabra lamps...
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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. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps. Each most stunning Crystal lamp is raised by a mottled square Ormolu base ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Lamps on French Gilded Bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of Japanese porcelain antique vase lamps of waisted form. Dressed with French ormolu mount of unusual double gourd form, very finely painted with court officials, samurai, and gilded...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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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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