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Period: 19th Century
Material: Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on a square Ormolu plinth displaying a Coeur-de-Rai b...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Empire Table Lamps
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of 19th Century Empire table lamps with three brass legs, ormolu eagle busts in relief and Corinthian style capitals. The pair sit on triform bases featuring lion paw feet on si...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Empire st. Glass and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Empire st. Glass and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square lattice cut column with an Ormolu plinth and capita...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia Verde marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia Verde marble lamps. Each lamp is raised on a square Ormolu plinth displaying a Coeur-de-Rai ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
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
Materials
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 mounts including the laurel wr...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19thC Gilt Bronze Mounted Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19th century gilt metal mounted table lamp, the burgundy porcelain body of tapering form with applied gilt metal acanthus feet leading to cherub masks - 14" diam x 26"h - The la...
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1890s English High Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tole And Ormolu Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and finely decorated French 19th century Louis XVI st. Tole and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp. This exquisite three arm two light lamp is supported by a circular pierced base...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Wedgwood Porcelain & Ormolu Athénienne Lamp
By Wedgewood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Wedgwood Porcelain and Ormolu Athénienne candlestick lamp. This very unique lamp is raised on a mottled edged hexagonal...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tole And Ormolu Chamberstick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Tole and Ormolu chamberstick lamps. Each wonderful his and hers single arm candle...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
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
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Charles X St. Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Charles X st. Rouge Griotte marble, Ormolu, and patinated Bronze candelabra lamps. Each wonderful three arm lamp with two central electrified l...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
Museum Quality Antique 19th Century French Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts.
Category
19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Marble And Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely high quality and palatially scaled pair of French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XV st. Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu candelabras, attributed to F. Barbedienne...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, black Belgian Marble, and Ormolu lamps. Each finely detailed lamp is raised by a square black Belgian marble st...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Belle Epoque Period Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scale pair of French 19th century Belle Epoque period Neo-Greek st. patinated Bronze, black Belgian marble, and Ormolu lamps, attr. to Ferdinand Barbedien...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari hand decorated Porcelain Vase of seldom seen double gourd form glazed porcelain, of generous proportions, now converted to an Electric Table Lamp,...
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19th Century Japanese Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair English Staffordshire Porcelain Table Lamps Ridgway or Rockingham
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine pair of English Staffordshire Porcelain mantle vases now converted to electric table lamps of medium proportions, Circa 1860.
Of traditional bulbous outline ...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Table Lamp Manner of Pierre-Jules Cavelier 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique ormolu Louis XVI Revival table lamp in the manner of Pierre-Jules Cavelier (French 1814-1894), circa 1890 in date.
The ormolu sculpture is modelled as a class...
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1890s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, 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
Materials
Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. candelabra lamps, signed H. Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte marble candelabra lamps, signed H. Picard. Each stunning electrif...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Griotte marble and Ormolu lamp, attr. Sormani
By Paul 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
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
French Sèvres Porcelain Still Life Flowers Ormolu Cobalt Blue Table Lamp Bronze
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu with Twin Handles modelled as Lions heads, Electric Table Lamp of traditional bulbous form and of outstanding quality, and good...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Ormulu and Green Marble Lamp, Circa 1875-1885.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Ormulu and Green Marble Lamp, Circa 1875-1885.
Bespoke Shade 12" Wide
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Antique French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Gilt Bronze Dore Table Urn Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning imposing Pair of French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu Twin Handle Electric Table Lamps of traditional bulbous form, and of good size proportions, raised on a very o...
Category
19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Calacatta Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Calacatta marble lamp. This beautiful lamp is raised on a circular Calac...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Vibrant Color Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze chisel cast early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now converted t...
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Onyx Lamps
By Henri Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and finely decorated pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Onyx lamps, signed Henri Picard. This wonderful pair is raised by a square pedestal with recesse...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is supported by a three sided base with pierced Rocaille scrolling designs. The...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Vase Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze And Royal Blue Sèvres-Style Porcelain Three-Light Vase Candelabra.
Each baluster-form vase applied with a fruiting swag, flanked by twin entwin...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Charles X St. Ormolu And Malachite Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorated pair of French 19th century Charles X st. Ormolu and Malachite lamps. Each lamp is raised by a three sided concave Ormolu base with a mottled band of dent...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Marble, And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps in the manner of Clodion and attributed to Barbedi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Sevres style ormolu lamp, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain and gilded ormolu vase / lamp. Having classical putti mounted on each scrolling foliate handle, raised on Palm tree ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Bisque Porcelain, Ormolu, and Giltwood lamps, attributed to Sèvres. Each wonderful lamp is raised on a square ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal & Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and highly quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rock Crystal and Crystal Girandole lamps. Each six light Girandole is raised by a circular Ormolu base with a ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
French Sevres, Louis XVI style vase / lamp, late 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th Century French Serves, Louis XVI style Cobalt blue porcelain and gilded ormolu vase / lamp.
Having this wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, two putti on top the o...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular base with three fine protruding supports decorated by scrolled acanthus ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Gagneau Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps, signed Gagneau Paris. Each lamp is raised by a circular pedestal with a beaded edge. Above...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Quartzite And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Quartzite and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is supported by an Ormolu base below a square Quartzite base w...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Pair Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Vases, Mounted as Table Lamps, By Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Fine Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze Vases, Mounted as Table Lamps, By Henri Picard.
These vases exhibit finely detailed bronze work with superb matte and burnished gildi...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Rock Crystal Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Rock Crystal lamp. This lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with a column above. The bottom plinth of t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XV St. Light Green Fire Glazed Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. light green fire glazed Porcelain, Ormolu, and Giltwood lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square Giltwood platf...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Rosso Antico And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosso Antico and Ormolu lamps. Each asymmetrical urn mounted into a lamp is raised by a pierced Ormolu ba...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large Pair of French Restauration Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Candelabra, Horses
Located in New York, NY
A large and fine pair of French restauration ormolu and patinated bronze four-light candelabra, with Marly Horses, after Guillaume Coustou, circa 1820.
Very fine, elegant and chic...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Ormolu Candelabras in Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of candelabras with two branches of light each in gilt and sculpted bronze. Their decor is inspired by Rocaille motifs of asymmetrical foliage that coils upward, creating a live...
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Celadon Porcelain And Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Celadon Porcelain and Ormolu lamp. This stunning Pâte-Sur-Pâte Porcelain lamp is raised by an elegant Ormolu base suppo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candlestick Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular base with three fine protruding elements be...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
19th century French empire bronze ormolu table lamp
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Tall 19th century french empire bronze ormolu lamp, circa 1860.
Here we have a lamp of the finest quality, previously would have been a gas lamp but converted to electricity in the ...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Black Marble Ormolu Mounted Caldwell Lamps, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Black Marble Ormolu Mounted Caldwell Lamps made in the late 1800s.
An awe-inspiring pair of lamps that harken back to the refined crafts...
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19th Century American Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
True Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Celadon And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Celadon Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. Each Celadon colored Porcelain lamp is raised on topie shaped feet below the squ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of generous proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular ...
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19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French Late 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu & White Carrara Marble
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most stunning pair of French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble lamps. Each impressive lamp is raised on an Ormolu support with recess...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps.
Each with hexagonal stem and tulip-shaped Bohemian glass base. The metalwork finely turned with crosshatched patterns in gilt-bron...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Theodore Deck Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French Theodore Deck ( 1823-1891) Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamps, circa 1870.
A very elegant pair of celadon green porcelain lamps in the Chinese taste, mounted ...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Breccia Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of most impressive and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia marble lamps. This finely detailed pair of urns mounted into lamps are raised by square...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical Period Ormolu & Baccarat Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical Period Louis XIV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal candelabras lamps. Each six arm candelabra is raised on a triangular base with three delicately tapered fluted feet below exceptional richly chased sphinges with acanthus leaves centering beautiful draped reserves, all in a superb satin and burnished finish. The mottled central support displays finely detailed wrap around berried laurel garlands and an elegantly curved design from where the scrolled arms branch out. Each arm is adorned with finely detailed acanthus leaves, with teardrop and star shaped rosette crystal pendants leading to subtle rock crystal bobeches with charming candle cups. The central fut is encased with very elegant Baccarat crystals...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Bouillotte Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised on a circular Ormolu base with finely chased acanthus leaves below...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
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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