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Material: Ormolu
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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 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

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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Tôle, Bronze, Ormolu

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

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamps attributed to François Linke. Each six arm lamp is r...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair French Champleve Enamel Vases / Lamps, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of late 19th century French oriental style champleve enamel vases / lamps. Each having wonderful turquoise ground and exo...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of French and German Collaboration 19th Century Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French and German collaboration 19th century Meissen porcelain and ormolu urns mounted into lamps. Each beautiful lamp is raised by a most elegant circular base with...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking richly chased ormolu base with fine foliate designs and Greek keys in a satin...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and marble urns mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square marble base below the richly chased satin and burnished finished socle pedestal with a twisted and fluted design is decorated with acanthus leaves and a berried laurel wreath. At each side of the marble urn are finely chased ormolu ram heads...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, 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

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

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 18th Century Japanese Arita Imari Vases/Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 18th century Japanese Imari vases / lamps. Each with classical pagoda building, exotic flowers and birds, raised on out swepted ormolu bases.
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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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 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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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bouilotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu bouillotte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular base with three block feet and a stunning richly ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

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

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and marble candelabra lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and palatial pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Rosso Levanto marble candelabra lamps. Each stunning and high quality lamp is raised on an Ormolu Rocai...
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19th Century French Louis XV 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 Louis XVI Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu seven arm candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by a richly chased ormolu square base with cut co...
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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. Marble and Ormolu Mounted Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and ormolu mounted lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine floral topie shaped ormolu feet. The square Greek Antique Green 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 Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful square cut crystal base with a beautiful wrap aroun...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical Onyx, Ormolu and Cloisonné Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical onyx, ormolu and Cloisonné lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine ormolu topie shaped feet below the square onyx base with an elegant wrap around mottled foliate ormolu band. The socle pedestal displays a wonderfully executed Cloisonné design and a fluted ormolu support encasing the beautifully shaped onyx body. At each side are elegant ormolu handles with foliate and palmettes designs leading up to the striking Cloisonné neck. Displayed with our signature two tone pin tuck silk Cedric DuPont Antique...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Onyx, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine circular feet below the impressive square base with concave corne...
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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 Style Ormolu and Carrara Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble statues mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by bun ormolu supports below a circular white Carrara marble base. Above the base is a circular ormolu column pedestal decorated by swaging floral garlands flanked by protruding vertical mottled elements and a fluted band above. A classically dressed maiden stands atop the pedestal holding a cornucopia. The pair are richly chased throughout while all original gilt. Displayed with our signature two tone silk Cedric DuPont Antique...
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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 Style Porcelain, Gilt and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain, gilt and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a fine circular base with a bottom ormolu band and fine foliate gilt accents at the fluted socle support. The elegantly shaped body displays additional gilt accents and striking richly chased ormolu rams...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

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

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th 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

Pair of 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Garnitures Urns Now as Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of black marble and gilt bronze garniture urns now as lamps. The bottle form marble urns with ormolu mounts and bases with two sockets fo...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Lamps, Signed Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque period ormolu candelabras lamps, signed Picard. Each lamp is raised by a striking and most deco...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Russian Early 19th Century Neoclassical Style Three Arm Girandole Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of Russian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal and white Carrara marble three arm Girandole lamps. Each Girandole is raised by a square white Car...
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Crystal, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabras Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by an impressive and most decorative tripod base wi...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scale pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and faux painted Porphyry lamps. Each lamp is raised by elegant ormolu ball feet be...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

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

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamp. The three armed lamp is raised by a fine circular mottled base with large beautiful richly c...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Tole Bouilotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and tole Bouillotte lamp. The charming lamp is raised by a circular bowl shaped base with a lovely wrap around foliate band. The c...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by ormolu foliate designed topie feet. The octagonal white Carrara mar...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century 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

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

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Ormolu

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

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French 19th century Empire st. porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each elegant lamp is raised by a fine circular or...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Griotte Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu two arm candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by elegant ormolu topie ...
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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 XV St. Ormolu and Bronze Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and patinated bronze candelabra lamps. Each seven ar...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge marble candelabra lamps attributed to Barbedienne and after a model by John Flaxman. Each seven arm lamp is rais...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Ormolu

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

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Mid 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most elegant pair of French mid 19th century Neo-Classical st. four arm electrified candelabras in ormolu and silvered bronze. The pair are raised by circular ormol...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. White Carrara marble and ormolu electrified candelabra lamps, after a model by Pierre Gouthière. Each lamp is raised by ormolu topie shaped feet b...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze Lamps, Signed Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble candelabra lamps, signed Barbedienne. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful octa...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a richly chased rocaille designed ormolu base in a satin and burnished finish with...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Faience Lamps, Attributed to Théodore Deck
Located in London, GB
These beautiful table lamps have been attributed to Joseph-Théodore Deck, one of the most important ceramicists of the 19th century. Deck was the director of a prestigious faience wo...
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Late 19th Century French Islamic Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Marble Candelabra Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamp. The four arm lamp is raised ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 18th Century Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of exquisite 18h century Famille Rose porcelain vases mounted into lamps with richly decorated French Louis XVI st. ormolu mounts. Each lamp is raised by a circular ormolu bas...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Restauration St. Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality true pair of French 19th century Restauration st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and black Belgian marble candelabra lamps. Each five arm lamp...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu electrified candelabras. Each are raised by a Carrara marble base with canted corners on ormo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and tole bouillotte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful circular base with richly chased foliate designs in rich sati...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by four fine ball s...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant true pair of French 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by handsome paw feet below a roaring lion's head. The rectangular base has a co...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Black Porcelain Lamps on Ormolu Bases with Gold Star Detailing
Located in Southall, GB
A 19th century pair of black Porcelain lamps on ormolu bases with gold star detailing.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps

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Brass, 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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