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Material: Ormolu
Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Candelabra Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze and gilded bronze five-light candelabra, in the Napoleonic Empire style with two-bulb cluster.
A Classic lamp with good patina and scale.
Ex. Christies Auction...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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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
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of unique and very decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on a triangular support decorated with winged lions. Above is a base accented...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Large Pair of Canton / Rose Medallion Vases or Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese or rose medallion vases or lamps. Each with wonderful bold colors, with classical oriental scenes of courtiers walking around...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
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
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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 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
Antique Chinese Blue Ground Porcelain, Ormolu Mounted Lamp, E.F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A very fine antique Chinese Royal blue ground porcelain and antique American Louis XVI style doré bronze-mounted table lamp by E.F. Caldwell, unsign...
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20th Century American Louis XVI Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble three arm electrified candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine ormolu ball ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Ormolu
True Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu candelabra lamps possibly by Henri Picard. Each e...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Russian Empire Bronze and Marble Figures as Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th century Russian patinated bronze neoclassical figures on Siena marble plinths. Now as lamps. Intricately cast and well gilded ormolu mounts. Two of the four seasons. Gra...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Sarrancolin marble candelabra lamps. Each six arm lamp is ra...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp
France, circa 1860s, Now Electrified, Newly Rewired.
This 19th-century Louis XV style ormolu mounted celadon porcel...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
True Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Bronze & Porphyry Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, verdigris ormolu and Porphyry candelabra lamps. Each six arm lamp is raised by a square Porphyry base with a striking wrap around berried laurel ormolu band and exceptional richly chased swaging blooming flower garlands encasing the circular Porphyry support. At the center are charming verdigris cherubs sitting on patinated bronze rocks...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Three Arm Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three arm candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular stepped base with a lovely wrap around foliate band and beaded design. Above the spiral fluted socle pedestal is a fine berried laurel pattern...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and tole bouillotte lamp. The lamp is raised by a fine circular dish with a beautif...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Impressive Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Three-Light Marble Lamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
An impressive late 19th century gilt bronze mounted three-light marble lamp
The Verde green marble with bronze foliage designs, the corners with thre...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, 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
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Celadon Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. celadon porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant circular ormolu base with fine rosette block feet and wrap around berried laurel and Coeur de Rai designed bands. The beautifully shaped celadon porcelain body displays striking scrolled handles at each side with superb richly chased foliate designs leading to finely detailed cornucopias, additional swaging berried laurel garlands, and a fine wrap around gold tooled band...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Candelabra Lamps, Signed Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and porcelain electrified candelabras lamps, signed Sèvres. Each beautiful lamp is raised by a circular Biscuit de Sèvres p...
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19th Century French Louis XV 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
True Pair of French Turn of the Century Louis XV St. Porcelain Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely decorative true pair of French turn of the century Louis XV st. ormolu and Saxe porcelain candelabra lamps. Each four arm lamp i...
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20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French and Asian Collaboration 19th Century Régence Style Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very unique pair of French and Asian collaboration 19th century Régence st. porcelain and ormolu vases mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a finely detailed pie...
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19th Century French Regency Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each three arm lamp is raised by a square white Carrara...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and White Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each four arm lamp is raised by fine ormolu topie shape...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Faux Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu, silvered bronze and faux painted porphyry lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular mottled base with a wonderfully executed faux painted porphyry design. The urn shaped silvered bronze bodies display most impressive richly chased ormolu swaging berried laurel garlands and wraparound lattice bands...
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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. Ormolu Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very large scale pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps after a model by Pierre Gouthière. Each lamp is raised by a tria...
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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
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue enameled bronze, ormolu, and black Belgian marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square stepped black Belgian marble...
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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. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Vian
By Henry Vian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps signed Vian. Each two arm lamp is raised by a circular base with a fine...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Three-Light Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of exceptional French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three light candelabra lamps. Each richly chased lamp is raised on a round base with acanthus leaves. The C scrolle...
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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 Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of French 19th century Renaissance style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by striking scrolled and foliate designed ormolu feet leading u...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Bronze, 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
Vintage Pair Corinthian Column Ormolu & Glass Table Lamps Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive vintage pair of ormolu and glass classical corinthian column & urn table lamp, circa Mid 20th Century in date.
Each lamp features a classical urn capital with ...
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Mid-20th Century Ormolu Table Lamps
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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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze candlesticks mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular ormolu base with protruding rosettes...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Bronze, Ormolu
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra, Paris, Circa 1880
A large scale single Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated seven-light candelabra, ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Cherub Table Lamp Louis Revival Circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Louis XVI Revival ormolu table lamp with Carrara marble base, circa 1870 in date.
An ormolu triple branch light candela...
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1870s Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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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
Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Cantonese Enamel Table Lamp Vase Yellow Green
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb and quite early example of JUST ONE Chinese Hand painted Canton enamel tall ovoid form Vase of octagonal outline now converted to an Electric Table Lamp, raised on six ormolu ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing 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 Sèvres Porcelain Watteau Scene Ormolu Cobalt Blue Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Sèvres soft paste signed porcelain and ormolu twin handle electric table lamp of traditional bulbous form and of outstanding quality, and good size proportions, raise...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
19th Century Sevres Type Painted Gilt Porcelain & Ormolu Mounted Vase Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Sevres Type hand Painted, Gilt Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted dual handled Vase Table Lamp with original harp and figural painted porcelain finial. Light bulb socket likel...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Brass, Ormolu
Rare Pair 19 C. French Ormolu Mounted Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Signed Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Vases Mounted to Lamps. The porcelain bodies have a flattened, circular form with a slightly ...
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1870s French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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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
A French Empire Style Lamp Late XIXth Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Empire Style Lamp Late XIXth Century
A French gilt and parcel patinated bronze standard lamp
In the shape of a Ionic Greek column
The fluted stem with foliate capital on a ...
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1890s French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Bronze, Ormolu
Set of Four Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern Barovier Toso
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality and quite rare set of four Italian Murano glass and ormolu midcentury electric table lamps of good size proportions, circa 1950s. Firmly attributed to a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Vintage Pair Corinthian Column Ormolu & Glass Table Lamps Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive vintage pair of ormolu and glass classical corinthian column & urn table lamp, circa Mid 20th Century in date.
Each lamp features a classical urn capital with swags, above a square shaped Corinthian column decorated with greek key above a glass shaft which is raised on an ormolu and glass square stepped base with paw feet.
Add an element of pure luxury to your home with superb this vintage pair of table lamps.
Condition:
In excellent working condition having been beautifully cleaned and rewired, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 75 x Width 29 x Depth 29 - With shade
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 11 inches x Depth 11 inches - With shade
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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1950s Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Putti Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Pair of 19th century French Gilt Bronze Putti candelabra lamps.
Original marble socle bases. True pair A left side and A right sided...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Ormolu
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20 century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of medium proportions.
In the shape ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis Philippe Period Bronze And Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis Philippe period patinated bronze, ormolu and Sienna marble lamps. Each candlestick lamp is raised by a...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Neoclassical Hollywood Regency Ormolu and Crystal Cut Column Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
This is a splendid antique pair of ormolu and crystal Corinthian column table lamps. This opulent antique pair of table lamps feature Corinthian crystal columns decorated with classi...
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Mid-20th Century German Neoclassical Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble candelabra lamps. Each three arm lamp is raised by e...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Cassolettes Marble and Ormolu Bronze Rams Head Table Lamps C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French cassolettes marble and ormolu bronze table lamps with rams head mounts, foliage ribbon swags, hairy hoof feet, tripod ...
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1810s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Ormolu and Marble Dolphin Table Lamp Louis Revival
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb large white marble and ormolu Louis Revival table lamp, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
The central column stands on four ormolu dolphins ...
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1980s French Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of early 20thC French Style Crystal Drop Lustres
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of early 20thC French Style Crystal Drop Lustres on ormolu frames and base with acorn finials to the top - all lights and lamps have been rewired with authentic corded flex, fi...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
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Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Empire Style Gilt Metal and Ebonized Column Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Empire style column lamps, a rare find, each one with very minor gilt decoration. Detailed ormolu acanthus details.
This Absolutely gorgeous pair will spark any room and fi...
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Mid-20th Century Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Pair of Late Empire Ormolu and Patented Bronze Figural Candelabra Lamps, C. 1815
By Louis Isidore Choiselat 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of period Empire figural candelabrum. Each modeled as a winged figure of Victory, of patented bronze, with both arms supporting a floral wreath, and three horns-of-plenty, of or...
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1810s French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
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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