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Material: Ormolu
Pair of French Specimen Stone, Micromosaic and Gilt Bronze Gueridons
Located in London, GB
Pair of French specimen stone, micromosaic and gilt bronze gueridons
French, 20th Century
Height 68cm, diameter 33cm
A gueridon is a furniture type in the form of an ornate table o...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Clock Garniture By Prosper Roussel Of Paris
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning ormolu and onyx mantle clock with garniture. Surmounted by a seated cupid on a octagonal shaped base with a wreath border, twin barrel movement striking on a bell ,an enamel dial with the hours and minutes in Roman numerals respectively, the dial signed Prosper Roussel...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique Biedermeier Swedish Birch Ormolu Mounted Sofa Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish antique Swedish birch Biedermeier sofa table with ebonized detail, circa 1820 in date.
The table features a rectangular top w...
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1820s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Empire Revival Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Period Empire side chair: This highly stylized chair has brass inlay and ormolu features to include reclining goddesses, feathers and detailed Roman feet all newly upholstered in a b...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Demilune Dessert Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine pair of Louis XVI mahogany console dessértes, each having a pierced 3/4 quarter gallery and white marble top, above a single frieze drawer and two smaller drawers, all trimme...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal & Ormolu Girondoles Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. rock crystal and ormolu girondoles lamps. Each two arm Marie Antoinette lamp is raised by a pierced scalloped triangular base with elegant scrolled foliate feet with fine rosettes and crystal pendants below three curved supports. At the center is a rare and exquisite rock crystal perfume bottle...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Very Rare 19th Century Coromandel Veneered Year-Running Clock by Thomas Cole
Located in London, GB
A Superb Coromandel-Veneered Mantle Clock
The case constructed of very well-figured Coromandel giving the maximum amount of decorative effect, with gilt bronze accents; the plinth base of rectangular form, with everted stepped corners, and precisely chased gilt bronze figures, two representing Mercury-the god of travel and merchants with his winged helmet and coin purse in hand; the others representing Fortuna-the goddess of luck; the sides glazed, with mooresque arcaded pierced mounts enclosing a vase, in gilt bronze with overlapping palm trees above: the top of domed form with an octagonal platform, surmounted by an architectural dome, its engraved detail and structure reminiscent of Byzantine prototypes. The silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals for the hours, and within an arabesque dial divided into quadrants, with the key aperture at 6 o'clock. Below, the manual calendar, and a semi-circular thermometer. The dial signed by the retailer "Hunt & Roskell / London." The mechanism replaced with a one-year duration movement by Achille Brocot.
English, circa 1860
A closely related clock, by Thomas Cole, though not bearing his signature, with a case of identical form and differing bronze decoration, previously with Butchoff. A third known coromandel-veneered example, also unsigned, is discussed by John...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Commode De Chateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and grand scale French mid 19th century Louis XVI style flamed mahogany and ormolu mounted Commode de Chateau after a model by Guillaume Beneman, Joseph Stöckel and att...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Dresden Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Dresden porcelain and gilt bronze vases.
German, late 19th century.
Measures: height 57cm, width 39cm, depth 33cm.
This fine pai...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$30,427 / set
Russian Malachite and Pietre Dure Plinths
Located in New Orleans, LA
The exquisite art of pietre dure is at its absolute finest in this spectacular pair of Russian ormolu and malachite plinths. True works of art of the Restauration period, these plinths each feature a matching pietre dure mosaic crafted of the finest stones, all chosen to create a sense of depth and dimensionality in the final work. Depicting an onyx vase with tulips, roses, daffodils, magnolia and other flowers, these pietre dure panels are among the finest examples of this ancient art we have seen.
The pietre dure is complemented by malachite panels of the highest quality, exhibiting exceptional depth through its extraordinary cellular structure. Malachite is one of Russia’s most precious stones, and its presence in these plinths indicates commission and ownership by an individual of considerable status. Mounted in an excellent stepped ormolu base, these plinths originally served as bases for vases or candelabra.
The overall execution and appearance of these plinths is very characteristic of the taste associated with the immensely wealthy collector Nicolas Demidoff. As early as 1806, Demidoff had commissioned the Parisian goldsmith Henri August to supply a guéridon; in 1819, he ordered famed French bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire to supply mounts for a massive malachite vase (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), as well as a console table with legs in the form of Nike. Other commissions included a table given as a gift to Grand Duke Leopoldo II of Florence, now in the Pitti Palace. Demidoff eventually settled in Florence in 1822 and became Russian minister to the Tuscan Court. Elevated to the rank of Count of San Donato by the Grand Duke, he built a magnificent villa at San Donato on the site of lands formerly owned by the Medici. The villa was later inherited by Anatole, his son, Prince of San Donato, and there are records which confirm transactions he had with the Opificio delle Pietre Dure.
The 19th century proved to be the golden age of Russian malachite. The stone became a sign of prestige and a token of wealth, so much so that Russian papers of the time wrote: "To afford having a big piece wrought in malachite is synonymous to owning diamonds." Year after year the Russian (Romanov) treasury paid increasingly unreasonable prices to hoard the best malachite, much of which went into Romanov palaces and extravagant objets d'art. The Hermitage Museum possesses a collection of over two hundred examples of this “palatial” malachite...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
$168,500 / set
French Turn of the Century Empire St. Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very elegant French turn of the century Empire st. flamed Mahogany and ormolu dining table. The table is raised by six elegant and impressive lightly tapered circular ...
Category
20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Montgolfier Ormolu and Crystal Chandelier, ca 1900
Located in Essex, MA
Rare and exquisite gilt bronze and crystal hot air balloon chandelier. All original and preserved. French wired arms and hidden electrification of the balloon which produces and amaz...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Vintage Russian Revival Rose Pink Porcelain Jewellery Casket 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful large Vintage Russian Revival porcelain and ormolu mounted jewellery casket in rose pink, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
This highly decorat...
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1970s Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Three-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by a circular base with beautiful foliate and a twisted ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This Sèvres style clock is an elegant piece of late 19th century design, which will make a wonderful addition to a mantelpiece. It has been beautifully cast in bronze and gilded (orm...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Crouch Mahogany Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. flamed mahogany, ormolu and Brèche Violette marble buffet. The buffet is raised by four square tapered fluted feet wi...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Champlevé Enamel Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine quality bronze-mounted Sèvres style porcelain champlevé enamel vases. The hand painted medallions depicting cherubs and floral motifs surrounded by raised gilt enamel. T...
Category
19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of Large 19th Century Bronze and Gilded Figural Candelabra by Denière
Located in London, GB
An Important Pair of Patinated & Gilt bronze Figural Candelabra
By Denière of Paris & Henri Picard
Modelled by Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887)
Constructed from patinated and gilt bron...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Clock Signed F. Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant and richly chased 19th century French Louis XVI st. ormolu clock signed F. Barbedienne. The clock is raised by five toupee shaped feet. At the frieze are two rosettes encompassing a Rinceau design below the berried laurel band. Above is the original beveled curved glass door and enameled dial. The pediment is decorated with acanthus leaves. At the top is the urn of prosperity with a finial draped by a laurel leaf garland...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Sèvres Porcelain in Gilt Bronze Mount, Hand-Painted, France, 1771
Located in Lantau, HK
Hand painted porcelain, gilt-bronze mount (ormolu)
This French Sèvres porcelain centrepiece dates from 1771 and is set in a gilt-bronze mo...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights Sconces, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV style Rococo style six-light gilt-bronze wall lights - wall sconces. The ornate six-light candelabrum with five scroll...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$18,950 Sale Price / set
24% Off
19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and Sevres style porcelain mantel clock. Having a blue porcelain urn to the top with ormolu swags, scrolling gilded ormolu folia...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI St. ormolu sconces, “Aux Tourtereaux”, possibly by Henry Dasson and attributed to Pierre-François Feuchère. Each two arm...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality 19th Century French, Louis XV Style bureau plat.
With ormolu mounts and moulded serpentine top.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Turn of the Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French turn of the century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and ormolu dining table. The table is raised by six elegant square tapered fluted legs and one central square tapered le...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Galleried Mahogany Burl and Marquetry Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An outsanding Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted , Mahogany Burl and Marquetry Desk with top gallery. Very good antique condition. Intricate Marquetry work all over to the legs terminati...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$6,746 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Brass and Velvet Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A French antique brass ormolu and velvet jewelry box, Rococo design style, circa late-19th century, France. Box is perforated brass ormolu (ormolu has a design of urns, leaves and fl...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Louis XVI Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful classical clock made in the style of Louis XVI by Samuel Marti. Stunning ormolu (finely gilded bronze) mounted on a marble base. It is decorated with an inset laurel swag...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Marble Top Mahogany Table
Located in Huntington, NY
Marble Top Mahogany Table, Louis XV Style Quadruped & Column Base on Brass Castors
With Gilt-Bronze Galley & Gray Marble Top.
Category
Late 19th Century European Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This beautiful clock set, which comprises of a mantel clock and a pair of vases, was designed in France in circa 1870 in a wonderful Renaissance Revival style. The set has been craft...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
$11,756 / set
Antique French Ebonized, Ormolu & Inlay Card Table C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Ebonized, Ormolu & Inlay Card Table Unsigned C1880.
29"h x 34"w x 18"d (closed). ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood, Walnut and ormolu mounted Bonheur Du Jour, the superstructure fitted with twin panel door applied w...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This most elegant chandelier is centered at the bottom by a solid Crysta...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Louis XV transitional ormolu-mounted tulipwood & marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, Roger Vandercruse (dit Lacroix) , circa 1770.
The desk is finely inlaid on all sides, ther...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning antique French ormolu clock set, circa 1870, mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with Rose Pompadour pink ground. Pan...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany, Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany, tulipwood and ormolu bureau plat desk. The three drawer desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with ha...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Royal Salon Table, Frame and Top Mount in Porcelain with Sevres Style Bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal salon table, Frame and top mount in porcelain with Sevres style bronze
Ormolu mounts and porcelain inlays, base with 3 x feet. The magnifi...
Category
20th Century French Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Very fine Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted marquetry commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Very fine Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted marquetry commode
French, Early 20th Century
Height 95cm, width 162cm, depth 59cm
After an important model by Jean-Henri Riesener (French, 1734-1806), a highly renowned ebeniste of great standing, this exceptional commode is of outstanding quality, and fully embodies the quality of craftsmanship and great artistic style of the Louis XVI period and the original piece, which is currently housed in the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France.
Riesener was a leading exponent and supplier of pieces in the Neoclassical Louis XVI style, and this design conveys the regal feel and presence of his manner, most notably in terms of the beautiful marquetry decorative panel to the front. It consists of a white marble top, above front facing drawers, with a lower door opening; curved sides that are extensively decorated with intricate geometric designs, and a central panel that depicts, in inlay...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Important 19th Century Bronze Mounted Fireplace - “Salon d’Hercules” Versailles
Located in Long Island City, NY
Very Important Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Palatial Fireplace Surround – “Salon d’Hercules” Versailles
The beautiful and rare Breche de Violette marble fireplace frieze is centered and ornated by a large bust of Hercules wearing the skin of the Nemean lion carved in very high relief, on both sides are represented two cornucopias with realistic flowers and fruits, indicating abundance, the legs are decorated by expressive roaring lion heads, the heavy top backsplash is centered with a large bronze relief of a reclining Hercules surrounded by shells, laurel leaves, feathers and many other trophies.
This fireplace is a copy of the original 18th Century model that was made for The Salon de Hercules in The Palace of Versailles...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Belle Epoque period Onyx, Cloisonné and Ormolu centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant French 19th century Belle Epoque period Onyx, Cloisonné and Ormolu centerpiece planter. This beautiful centerpiece is raised by three Ormolu 'C' scrolled acanthus leaf legs supported on hoof feet. Atop each leg is an Ormolu wing cherub dressed...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900
Located in Leeds, GB
An 1899, Bluthner grand piano with a rosewood case, decorated with Art Nouveau and Empire style elements. It was showcased at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Piano bought by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in the Coronation year of 1902 to be situated in the ballroom of Malborough House. It was sold in 1936 to Major Maconochie in Bath. This piano is in great original condition having only had two previous owners. A rare opportunity to acquire a royal piano.
The piano cheek side panel is inlaid with an Art Nouveau design featuring a stylised female head surrounded by whiplash lines and foliage. Musical instruments sit centrally in the design. Columnar, Empire style gilt mounts stand each side of the inlay. Napoleonic emblems of stars, palmettes and foliage feature here. Symmetrical female heads with flowing tresses and floral...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Small Antique Sevres Cobalt Blue Bronze Mounted Lidded Porcelain Urn
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 5 1/4 in W: 6 3/4 in D: 5 in
This exquisite small antique Sevres porcelain urn is a stunning example of 19th to early 20th century French artistry and elegance. Fin...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant stepped and mottled base with handsome paw feet and a socl...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 20th Century Italian Bleached Marquetry Bedside Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 20th Century Italian bleached walnut marquetry bedside commodes.
With marble tops and ormolu mounts.
Circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Complete Set Of Twelve French 19th Century Neoclassical style Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome and complete set of twelve French 19th century Neoclassical style Mahogany, Giltwood and Ormolu dining chairs. The set of dining chairs consists of ten side chairs an...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique English Regency Sofa/ Writing Table in Mahogany with Ormolu & Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine English Regency sofa table on trestle base with drop leaves, in mahogany with line inlays banding the top & drawer fronts. Offers two drawers, original brass ormolu & cast brass, lions paw feet...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Rouge Marble & Ormolu Clock Garniture
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th Century French Clock Garniture, the Clock with bronze solider surmounted on a domed top with urn finials on four rouge marble pillars, over pierced decorated base on a sh...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
KPM Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Rococo Style Clock Set
Located in London, GB
KPM porcelain and gilt bronze Rococo style clock set
German, late 19th century
Measures; Clock on base: Height 51cm, width 36cm, depth 17cm
Candelabra: Height 47cm, width 27cm, de...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$33,193 / set
Fine Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Antique French Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A fine, early antique French clock by André Hoffmann of Paris, the movement by Vincenti et Cie, circa 1850. It is beautifully made in ormolu (fir...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Belle Epoque Baccarat Attributed Four-Leaf Clover Ormolu Mounted Vase
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Belle Époque Baccarat (Attributed) four-leaf clover ormolu mounted vase, with typical gilt 'chipped ice' crystal mounted in a continuous frame of clo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Late19thC Ebonized & Ormolu Mounted Jardiniere Stand
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late19thC Ebonised & Ormolu Mounted Jardiniere Stand - of tapered Aesthetic form with lion paw feet and circular top - 15" diam (13" at the top) x 37.5"h
Category
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Crystal and Ormolu Lion Head Ring-Handle Ice Bucket
Located in New York, NY
Crystal and ormolu lion head ring-handle ice bucket. Elegant diapered crystal basin with gilt rim and finely chased lion ring handles perfect for chillin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
A Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Lamps
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Vases Turned-to-Lamps. Each lamp features hand-diamond cut crystal bodies with a prismatic lattice patter...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Beaux Arts Decor Ormolu Wreath and Floral Escutcheon Keyhole Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add an elegant Parisian touch to your decor with this beautiful antique French ormolu, Beaux Arts escutcheon, circa 1900-1910. Designed to cover a keyhole on either a salon door, arm...
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Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Régence Style Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture
Located in London, GB
French Régence style gilt bronze clock garniture
French, late 19th century
Clock: Height 60cm, width 36cm, depth 20cm
Candelabra: Height 67cm, width 25cm, depth 25cm
This wonde...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$10,373 / set
Large Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive gilded ormolu Louis XVI style clock garniture, the clock and candelabra being supported by winged cherubs, scrolling swags and foliage and classical mask...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$80,218 / set
Antique French Eclectic Style Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Antique French eclectic style enamel and gilt bronze clock set
French, late 19th century
Measures: Clock: Height 41cm, width 30cm, depth 15cm
Candelabra: Height 36cm, width 17cm, depth 17cm
This gilt bronze and enamel garniture contains a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra, all designed in the charming Belle Époque manner. The mantel clock, supported by a flat gilt bronze base, is constituted of a central plinth surmounted by a cylindrical clock...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Gilt Bronze Renaissance Revival Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb large French antique Renaissance Revival ormolu table lamp, circa 1870 in date.
It is relief cast with grapevines, cherubs and acanthus leaves, the serpentine handle rising to a seated winged amorini and descending to a mask at the figural relief cast body with waisted stem and terminating in a circular base.
This gilt bronze 19th century ewer...
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Oriental Style Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This clock set was designed in France in the late 19th century in a fanciful ‘Oriental’ style. The set is comprised of a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra, all of which have been...
Category
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Ormolu Clocks, Lamps and Other Furniture and Decorative Objects for Sale
Antique ormolu furniture and decorative objects can be incorporated into a variety of spaces, and while demand for the material and/or technique was at its peak in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, ormolu is still widely loved by designers and collectors today.
What is ormolu?
Ormolu is a brilliant form of decorative trickery. To the untrained eye, ormolu 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. “As the French reputation for supreme art, architecture and furniture developed, the craze for ormolu spread across Europe,” adds Sinai.
Today, antiques collectors and interior designers 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.
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