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Material: Ormolu
A Large Serpentine Chest of Exceptional Quality
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
An unusually large serpentine chest of drawers. Each of the five graduated drawers are outlined with a carved "braided" beading and mounted with the original ormolu handles. The edge...
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18th Century English George III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Grandfather Clock Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III ormolu mounted mahogany grandfather clock Circa 1885-1890. This is a beautiful clock, with wonderful exotic wood inlays and ormolu finishings. It is in th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble coffee table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble coffee table. This beautiful rectangular coffee table is raised on four square tapered Caryatid like legs decorated with cherubs dressed...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Fine 19th C. French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cabinet by Edouard Lievre & Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Neo-Renaissance Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Walnut and Mahogany Two-Door Bargueno or Cabinet on Stand, attributed to Paul Sormani (1817-1877), designed Édouard Lièvre (1828-1886) and retailed by Poujol - Paris. The spreading pediment Vitruvian scrolled fitted frieze centered by a crest and flanked by cartouches, the quarter paneled doors with pierced rinceaux reserves and centered by an ormolu portrait relief roundels of King Charles VII of France 'The Victorious' (1403-1461) and Agnès Sorel (1422-1450), flanking a gilt-bronze statuette of 'The Belvedere Hermes’, the base fronted by open arches centered by a pair of columns with Corinthian capitals, above a spreading platform, all raised on bun feet. Circa: Paris, 1870.
Paul Sormani (1817-1877) was born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock
Located in London, GB
Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI gilt bronze and malachite clock
French, late 18th Century
Measures: Height 56cm, width 35cm, depth 12cm
Crafted from gilt bronze and a later malac...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
19th Century Egyptian Revival Green Onyx and Bronze Garniture Mantle Clock
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Egyptian Revival green onyx and bronze garniture mantle clock with two obelisks, with the clock mounted and flanked by ormolu sphinxes and all parts of the set featuring...
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19th Century European Egyptian Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Meissen Schneeballen and Intricately Ormolu-Mounted Potpourri Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and rare pair of Meissen Schneeballen and intricately ormolu mounted potpourri vases with covers. The vases are supported by finely...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Gilt Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Onyx Figural Mantel Clock, Circa 1815
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An extraordinary example of Empire period craftsmanship, this grand French mantel clock was created circa 1815 by the esteemed sculptor and clockmaker Albert Ernest. It exemplifies t...
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1810s Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Grand Tour Bronze & Ormolu Jardiniere 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful large antique French Grand Tour dark patinated bronze and ormolu jardiniere, Circa 1830 in date.
This stunning bronze is superbly cast and has an elegant brown...
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1830s French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French, Louis XVI Style Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock garniture, the clock having a classical urn finial with garlands, ribbons and foliate decoration. The white ename...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair French Louis XVI style side tables, signed F. Linke.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Fine quality pair of French Louis XVI style side tables, having inset marble tops, gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts, single frieze drawers and raised on elegant cabriole legs.
One ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Centerpiece Attributed to Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu centerpiece attributed to Henry Dasson. The centerpiece is raised by an exceptional and most decorative...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This wonderful clock set was created in France in circa 1870, in the late 19th century. The set, which consists of a mantel clock and pair of candelabra is crafted from gilt bronze (...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
$43,682 / set
Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Malachite Allegorical Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Empire period ormolu mounted malachite allegorical mantel clock
French, early 19th century
Measures: Height 50m, width 21cm, depth 14cm
This fine mantel clock is an excellent ex...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
French Ormolu Mantel Clock with Champleve Decoration by Japy Freres
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
French gilt ormolu mantle clock with beautiful champlevé decoration with turned pilasters, architectural pediment with four turned finials.
Gilded chapter ring with Roman numerals...
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1870s French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Henredon French Empire Satinwood, Ormolu & Marble Claw Foot Server 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Henredon French Empire Satinwood And Ormolu Claw Foot Server With Marble Top Signed 20thC.
35 7/8" x 47 1/4" x 21 1/2".
A stunning Henredon server...
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20th Century Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by a circular base with a fine beaded wrap a...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Impressive 19th Century Viennese Enamel Table Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Viennese enamel table cabinet having gilded ormolu semi clad maidens surrounding two cherubs and a figure supporting a watch case.
Enamel panels aroun...
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1860s Austrian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
A Very Fine French 19th CenturyOrmolu-Mounted Louis XV Style Double-Door Vitrine
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Louis XV Style Double-Door Vitrine attributed to Francois Linke. The front bombe Vernis Martin panel decorated with a painted scene wit...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$281,600 Sale Price
53% Off
French Porcelain and Ormolu Mantel Clock Stamped in Bronze H. Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
French Ormolu and porcelain mantel clock of Classical design dating from the mid-19th century stamped in the mint and original Ormolu H. Picard. Numbered in the bronze, 1297. The original ormolu is in quite pristine and totally original condition. The case inset with painted porcelain panels with fruit and floral decoration in the classical style. The clock surmounted by a Bacchanalian mask and two handled vase with grapes, standing on six vase shaped feet on a velvet plinth...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Porcelain Mounted Side Occasional Work Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XV Revival hardwood, Sevres style porcelain and ormolu mounted occasional / work table, circa 1860 in date.
The table is of serpentine outli...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Antique French Louis XV Marble Ormolu Marquetry Wood Pedestals Stands
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique French Louis XV Marble Ormolu Marquetry Wood Pedestals Stands
French, Late 19th Century
Height 142cm, width 44cm, depth 44cm
This elegant pair of pedestals is a stunn...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket & Limoges Miniature 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Napoleon III gilded ormolu and Limoges enamel jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date.
The hinged lid having a beautiful finely painted miniature Limoges en...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Rococo Style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century French gilded ormolu Rococo influenced mantel clock, having wonderful scrolling foliate decoration, the clock face having enamel Roman numerals, an e...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Set of 6 Italian Grand Tour Caesar Plaques w/ Porphyry Cameo in Bronze Frames
Located in New York, NY
A Large Set of Six Italian Grand Tour Doré Bronze-Mounted Plaques of The Roman Ceasars with Porphyry Cameo and Green Marble backs. The set consists of six octagonal plaques, each fr...
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1870s Italian Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu
19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lyre Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A French Clock Garniture
in the Louis XVI Manner
The clock and its accompanying candelabra constructed in gilt bronze mounted Italian Carrara marble; the timepiece with stepped elli...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Miniature French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock of Soldier
Located in London, GB
Fine miniature French Empire clock in ormolu. Dating from the First French Empire period with original ormolu and with fine enamel dial and movement signed The clock stands upon fine and delicate toupee feet. The the base is an applied ormolu mount of crossed standards tied with ribbon and with laurel branches. To the left of the dial stands a soldier in greatcoat and bearskin chapeau with moustache epaulets and his arm in a sling and a decoration on his breast. He has his left hand raised and resting on a forget-me-not flower and laurel wreath in front of two crossed battle axes. The white enamel convex dial...
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1810s French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Cloisonne Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This wonderful cloisonne enamel clock set is an artful piece of design in the neoclassical style: each piece is elaborately applied with turquoi...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
$16,400 / set
Antique Enameled Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
The contrast between rich blue enamel, in light and dark hues, and bright gilt bronze gives this carriage clock a sumptuous, luxurious feel. With a t...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style porcelain and gilt bronze clock set by Barbedienne
French, late 19th Century
Clock: Height 53cm, width 27cm, depth 24cm
Candelabra: Height 56cm, width 19cm, dep...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French Baccarat Style Crystal Glass & Ormolu Mounted Oval Casket Box
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful early to mid 20th century crystal faceted box or jewelry casket in the style of Baccarat. The piece has a brass ormolu mounted ring to ...
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20th Century French Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive pair of French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Vert de Patricia marble consoles. Each freestanding one drawer two tiered console is raise...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Vernis Martin Vitrine Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Rococo style gilt bronze and Vernis Martin vitrine cabinet
French, 19th Century
Height 194cm, width 120cm, depth 50cm
This large and exquisite vitrine cabinet is a true statement pi...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Maison Gouffé Paris French Transitional Louis XV XVI Secrétaire Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and stunning fine quality French Transitional Tulipwood, Kingwood, ormolu, Brocatelle Violette secrétaire bookcase by renowned Parisian cabinetmaker Maison Gouffé. circa 1925
...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Champlevé Enamel Figural Three-Piece Clock Garniture. By Eugène Cornu for the Société des Marbres Onyx d'Algerie, the figure cast fr...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock.
The architectural case composed of two columns supporting a stepped top. The front and back with bevel glazed doors. The enamel clock...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair 19th C. French Louis XVI Ormolu & Patinated 7-Arm Candelabra, A. Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley, François Rémond
Located in New York, NY
An Extremally Rare and Large Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Seven-Arm Candelabra, by Alfred Beurdeley, Originally Designed by François Rémond...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Quality 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Sevres style porcelain and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of five branch gilded ormolu candelabra each having Sevres style porcelain urns and pedestals with classical romantic scenes painted on them. The clock having an impressive lidded porcelain urn above with gilded handles either side, scrolling foliate ormolu mounts above the porcelain faced eight day duration clock that chimes...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$30,614 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Three-Light Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and grand scale set of four French mid-19th century Louis XVI style three light ormolu Bras de Lumière sconces. Each sconce is centered by a tapered, fluted and highly ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Empire Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Chandelier Ca. 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French Empire patinated bronze and ormolu, Circa 1880-1890.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Vases in the Sèvres Style
Located in London, GB
Pair of porcelain and ormolu lidded vases in the Sèvres style
French, Late 19th Century
Height 93cm, width 52cm, depth 41cm
This beautiful pair of vases are crafted in the highly so...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer Set by Gleizes
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze and Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer set by Gleizes
French, 19th Century
Height 115cm, width 30cm, depth 7cm
In the Louis XV style, t...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Long Case Clock, 1860, by Balthazar, Paris
By André Balthazar 1
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pendulum clock "Regulateur de parquet" after Jean-Henri Riesener Napoleon III, Paris, circa 1850-1880.
Balthazar, Paris.
This fine quality late...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cylinder Bureau. By François Linke, Paris. Index Number 100. France, Circa 1890.
The top with three quarter pierced gallery. The cylinder front centred by a gilt-bronze foliate framed oval decorated with floral marquetry and a harp and books representing lyric poetry. Flanked by twin-light gilt-bronze candelabra. The roll-top enclosing an arrangement of four small drawers and five small compartments above a gilt-tooled green leather writing surface. The frieze fronted by a central drawer with spring-loaded secret release and faced with a relief-cast plaque of cloudborne putti representing the arts. The flanking drawers with gilt-bronze acanthus cast handles and fruiting cornucopia...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scale and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each exquisite three arm sconce is centered by foliate decorated bottom finials that are a...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$22,500 / item
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Two-Tier Tea-Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany two-tier tea-table etagere attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The oval Basque Jaspe marble top with a ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$18,950 Sale Price
45% Off
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant set of three French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by a beautiful foliate finial below the twisted central support. E...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$16,500 / set
Louis XVI Dressing Table by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New Orleans, LA
Eloquent marquetry and faithful interpretation of the Louis XVI taste characterize this beautiful 19th century dressing table by Paul Sorma...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Reine Isabella by Eurotrope Bouret 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique gilt bronze and sienna mable sculpture of Reine Isabella, the Queen of Spain, by Eutrope Bouret (1833 - 1906) , and circa 1870 in date.
This exceptionally e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Empire Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Six-Arm Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu six arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a richly chased ormolu bottom finial amidst decorative foliate...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Empire Style Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Figural Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A grand and finely cast pair of French Empire style ormolu and patinated bronze three-arm figural wall sconces. Each sconce centers on a striking classical maiden, beautifully render...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Magnificent George IV Period Ormolu Chandelier by Messenger & Phipson
By Messenger & Phipson
Located in London, GB
A George IV period gilt bronze chandelier
In the Régence Manner
By Messenger & Phipson
The 8-light chandelier of gilt bronze constructed around a central baluster and vasiform s...
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19th Century English George IV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte lamps. Each wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised on a circular Ormol...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Chandelier. Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Louis XV gilt bronze 'cage' style chandelier having sixteen lights with magnificent crystal pendalogues.
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Early 20th Century French Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Set of Two Large Green Glass Gilt Bronze Mounted Vases
Located in London, GB
Set of two large green glass gilt bronze mounted vases
French, 20th Century
Height 153cm, width 50cm, depth 53cm
Pairing gilt bronze with s...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$102,502 / set
Pair of Napoleon III Candelsticks in Ormolu Putti, Bronze, Ormolu Marble France
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very Exquisite and refined pair of candelabras or cancelsticks in gilded bronze at the end of the 19th century in France. In each one, a delicate putto or cherub in...
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Early 1800s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze three-piece clock set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard
This exceptional 19th century clock set comprises of three pieces crafted from gilt bronze: a central mantel cl...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large and stunning original antique French Cartel Wall clock in finely gilded bronze, dating from around 1880. Elegantly designed in the Rococo style of Louis XV, it is formed of b...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Marble & Ormolu Occasional Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis Revival circular centre table with ornate ormolu decoration typical of the Louis XIV period, circa 1870 in date.
The inset marble top has a ...
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1870s Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
Internal Music Box Playing Two Aires
From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to bring to the market this exceptional French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box. The Writing ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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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