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Material: Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. silvered bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamps is raised by a circular mottled Rouge Griotte marble ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Antique French Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Lamps, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous Pair Antique French Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1860-1870.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Fine Pair of Ormolu-Mounted White Opaline Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Origin: French Date: Late 19th century Dimension: 39 inches overall.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French Antique Japonisme Glazed Ceramic and Ormolu Mounted Lamps
By L. Malpass
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique Japonisme glazed ceramic and ormolu mounted lamps French, Late 19th Century Lamps: height 104cm, width 36cm, depth 26cm Shades: height 33cm, diameter 50cm In the Japonisme style, these superb, exceptionally large lamps (converted from vases) are made from glazed ceramics and fitted with ormolu mounts. The beautiful vases are parcel gilt and decorated with exquisite images of, to the front, a Japanese male figure on one and a female figure on the other; complemented by images of Japanese landscapes including trees, birds (ducks), shrubbery, flowers, and insects, including stick insects and butterflies. Each piece is fitted with superb ormolu elephant...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Museum Quality Pair of Late 19th Century Figural Candelabra by Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Museum Quality Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson Each cast as a scantily clad beauty holding aloft a gilt torche...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu

pair of French late 19th century Charles X st. Crystal and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A delightful and large scale pair of French late 19th century Charles X st. Crystal and Ormolu lamps. Each most impressive lamp is raised on a square Ormolu plinth supporting a squar...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by ormolu ball feet below the triangular Black Belgian marble base with ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Large Scale French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality true pair of large scale French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamps. Each seven arm candelabra is raised by a beautiful wonderfull...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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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

Antique Chinese 18th Century Qianlong Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Lamps
Located in Newark, England
Famille Rose Pallet From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this pair of Antique Chinese Ormolu and Porcelain Lamps. The Lamps beautifully hand painted in famille ...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Jade, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles. Each six light lamp is raised by a fine triangular pierced Ormolu base with...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu, Marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming and large scale true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu lamps. Each charming electrified candelabra is raised...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Chinese Celadon vase/lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 19th Century Chinese Celedon porcelain vase / lamp. Having a wonderful bellied form with classical embossed motif decoration around, shell like handles to e...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine discreet ball feet below a square white Carrara marb...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Electrified Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine circular white Carrara marble base with elegant ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, 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

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Charles X St. Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Charles X st. patinated bronze and ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant circular base with a fine mottled border, Coeur de Rai band, and superb richly chased spiraled foliate designs. The fluted patinated bronze baluster shaped central supports display beautiful finely chased foliate designs at the base and lead to the elegantly curved...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

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

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most delightful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This elegant lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base below a finely chased circular socle...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, 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 Neoclassical Louis XVI-Style Ormolu Candlesticks, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Neoclassical Louis XVI-Style Ormolu Candlesticks, Now as Lamps With Laurel Swags and Acanthus Bases, Late 19th Century A finely cast and richly detailed pair of French Lou...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Antique Monumental French Ormolu Cherub Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine large antique top quality ormolu Louis Revival four light table lamp, circa 1870 in date. Made by the cire perdue process it features a decorative ormolu sculpture of...
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Late 19th Century Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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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

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Two-Arm Candelabras Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French mid 19th century two arm candelabras in ormolu and patinated bronze mounted into lamps. The pair is raised on a square giltwood base below a white Carrara b...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Ormolu Mounted Marble Lamps by Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely pair of 19th century French Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted Cipollino marble urns masterfully made by Maison Millet, now mounted as lamps. Each Cipolin Antique de Grèce m...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabras lamps, signed by Victor Paillard and after a model by John Flaxman. Each five ar...
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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. Ormolu and Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. ormolu and crystal lamps. Each two arm lamp is raised by a square base with fine topie sha...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble & Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each seven arm lamp is raised by an elegant squar...
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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. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lamps. Each impressive lamp is raised by a square marble base with a wrap around b...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French and Asian Collaboration 19th Century Louis XV St. Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative pair of French and Asian collaboration 19th century Louis XV st. Famille Rose porcelain, crystal, and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an e...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Griotte marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each stunning urn mounted into a lamp is raised on a square Rouge Griotte marble base wi...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Charles X st. Ormolu candlestick lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most charming pair of French 19th century Charles X st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each wonderful electrified candlestick is raised by a circular base with fanciful dec...
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19th Century French Charles X 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 French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal, Silvered Bronze and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a Silvered Bronze base with a recessed pattern and concave corners...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze, 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

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu and Brèche Violette marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant square base with concave corners...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Electric Table Lamp
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine and Imposing French Heavy Gauge Neoclassical Ormolu Vase now converted to a single Electric Table Lamp of tall proportions and of outstanding quality, third quarter of the Ninet...
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Large Antique Victorian Quality China and Ormolu Table Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality china and ormolu table lamp having a quality antique Victorian table lamp with ornate ormolu mounts. A...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. Each stunning vases mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular Ormolu suppo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Candelabra Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and elegant French mid-19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamp, with inkwells and adjustable screen. The lamp is raised by a k...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert De Patricia Marble And Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners below the elegant Vert de Patric...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Griotte marble and Ormolu lamp, attr. Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu lamp, attributed to Paul Sormani. The brûle parfum lamp is raised by a circular...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Pêcher marble and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and highly detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Fleur de Pêcher marble and Ormolu lamps. Each beautiful urn mounted into a lamp is raised on a stepped...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Chinese 19th century Famille rose vases / lamps. Each with a blue and yellow ground, panels depicting exotic birds and flowers. Gilded ormolu lids and bases in...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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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

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and tastefully decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Girondole lamps. Each six light lamp is raised on a circular Ormolu base wi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, 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

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cobalt Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu vases mounted into lamps. Each beautiful lamp is raised by most impressiv...
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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. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Portoro marble lamps. Each lamp is ra...
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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 Charles X St. Ormolu And Glass Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Charles X st. Ormolu and Glass candlestick lamps. Each beautiful candlestick lamp is raised by a circular base with a beautiful richly chas...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

A true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st Ormolu and Silvered Bronze lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and highly decorative true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze lamps. Each lamp depicting Prometheus's punishment by Zeus is raised on a rectangular and stepped Ormolu base that is tastefully decorated with pearl patterns, reeded designs, and scrolling movements. Above the stepped base is a Silvered Bronze cherub...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Red Marble Antique Lamps with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Red Marble Lamps Constructed from a deep red 'Rouge Languedoc' marble, the ovoid vases decorated with fine gilt bronze...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Crackleware Pale Celadon Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of chinese crackleware lamps. Of baluster form, having applied Taotie masks dressed with French Ormolu mounts. These baluster form pale b...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Ornate Brass and Ormolu Oil Lamp
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Ornate Brass and Ormulu Oil Lamp with original reservoir. It has central masks on the square base of the deity Cernounnos who represented prosperity. The upper vase shaped part of...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

A French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamp. The lamp has a circular base with a raised border and a reeded edge below the central fut decorated with f...
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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 Onyx Lamps
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 French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps, attributed to Barbedienne and after a model by John Flaxman. Each la...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble, Ormolu and Wedgwood Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble, ormolu, and Wedgwood lamp. The lamp is raised by a circular base decorated with a beautiful fitted pierced Rinc...
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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, Ormolu and Cloisonné Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brocatelle Violette marble, ormolu and Cloisonné lamps. Each lamp is raised by a rectangular base with an ele...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, 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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