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Material: Ormolu
Directoire Style Gallery Table Stand
Located in Houston, TX
1960s French Directoire style gallery table stand with a faux goatskin veneer, brass ormolu, gallery rails, and a single drawer.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
A set of four French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu Parrot sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality set of four French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu Parrot sconces. Each most charming three arm sconce has a richly chased and most decorative Parrot sta...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Ormolu and Amethyst Cut Glass Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large 19th-century Russian Neoclassical Ormolu and Amethyst Cut Glass Vase
St. Petersburg, mid-19th century
Offering a magnificent glimpse into 19th-century Russian Neoclassicism, ...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and monumentally scaled true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque period ormolu and patinated bronze candelabra lamps...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Empire st. Ormolu and Crystal lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Empire st. Ormolu and Crystal lamps. Each stunning candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised on four Ormolu lion paws below a ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Sèvres porcelain inkwell. The inkwell is raised by c...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of Louis XV Style Ormolu Five-Light Candelabras, 20th Century
Located in Germantown, MD
A striking and high quality pair of French 20th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabras. Each five arm candelabra is raised by a beautiful pierced base with a scalloped octogonal sha...
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20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
An Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Alabaster and Ormolu planter/vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Alabaster and Ormolu planter/vase. This wonderful planter is raised on a square Alabaster plinth below the circular ...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Ormolu
Antique Sèvres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an important large decorative antique French ormolu-mounted Sèvres Porcelain charger featuring portaits of Louis XVI and important members of his court, the rear with underglaze blue factory Sevres mark, mid-19th century in date.
It has a striking Bleu Celeste and gilt tooled border with a central portrait of Louis XVI surounded by eight profile portraits of lady courtiers, including Marie Antoinette, Princess Marie-Louise Thérèse and Marquise de Montesson.
There is no mistaking the quality and unique design of this charger which is sure to be a treasured addition to your home.
Condition:
In excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or signs of repair and only minor signs of wear associated with useuse, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 50 x width 50 x depth 3
Dimensions in inches:
Height 19.7 x width 19.7 x depth 1.2
Louis XVI was king of France when the monarchy was overthrown during the French Revolution and was guillotined in 1793.
Louis was born at Versailles on 23 August 1754. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette, daughter of the emperor and empress of Austria...
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1850s French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Exquisite Pair! Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Ormolu Table Lamps! Brass Porcelain
Located in Peoria, AZ
Decorator Delight!
PAIR!
Frederick Cooper
Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass, Ormolu & Porcelain
Wow! What an exquisite and elegant pair of Frederick Cooper lamps...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$4,500 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Large 19 Century French Rococo or Neoclassical Revival Style Vitrine
By David Roentgen
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning 19th century French Empire, neoclassical/Rococo Revival style Marquetry vitrine or display cabinet, of large proportions!!
A real statement piece!
Made of a fabulous variety of veneers, including kingwood, satinwood, tulipwood, harewood and walnut with quality classical ormolu mounts.
It has ebonized pillars in the Empire style, with walnut and exotic hardwood friezes in the Rococo style.
Double glass doors to middle section and single glass doors on either side.
The glass on the doors are framed in ormolu banding.
Floral Marquetry panels on front and parquetry on the sides.
The front central section is a pullout / pull-out drawers with gorgeous walnut frieze panel and original carved walnut knobs.
Scrolling pelmet on the top in 3 sections banded in ormolu beading.
Scrolling base with cabriolet feet and ormolu mounts on base.
Various ormolu mounts, floral mounts, mounts of Baachus and mounts of neoclassical female figures.
In 3 sections. with 2 side cabinets and large central section with 3 section pelmet, stunning piece!!!
The quality ormolu mounts are marked with the letter “R” and what appears to be “FR 678”.
We were originally of the belief that this piece might have been made at the very end of the 19th century, but having regard to the quality of workmanship throughout this piece we are of the opinion that it was most likely made in the third quarter of the 19th century, circa 1870 and by an obviously top quality Parisienne maker with a surname beginning with “R”.
It is definitely in the style of David Roentgen who was known for his Rococo/neoclassical styles.
David Roentgen, (born Aug. 11, 1743-died Feb. 12, 1807, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau), cabinetmaker to Queen Marie-Antoinette of France; under his direction the family workshop at Neuwied (near Cologne), founded by his father, Abraham Roentgen, became perhaps the most-successful firm of furniture production in the 18th century.
After succeeding his father as head of the Neuwied workshop in 1772, Roentgen strove to broaden their clientele, an ambition that brought him first to Hamburg and ultimately to Paris (1774), where in 1779 he was spectacularly successful in selling his finest furniture to King Louis XVI of France for £3,300 to £4,000, an unprecedented sum for the time.
Appointed cabinetmaker to the queen, Roentgen was granted admission (1780) as maître-ébéniste (master cabinetmaker) to the trade corporation of Paris cabinetmakers, making it possible for him to keep in Paris a stock of the furniture manufactured at Neuwied. Thus he was able to compete with such great cabinetmakers as Jean-Henri Riesener and Adam Weisweiler, reputedly his former pupil at Neuwied. After his first visit to St. Petersburg, Empress Catherine II the Great bought huge quantities of his furniture; King Frederick William II of Prussia was also his client. When in 1795 the French Revolutionary armies threatened to cross the Rhine, Roentgen evacuated his establishment and moved his stock farther inland. Unfortunately, he lost everything in his Parisian salon and in his Neuwied workshop, both of which were sacked by Republican troops. He was crushed, despite his appointment as court furnisher to the king of Prussia. Although he never succeeded in starting production again, former apprentices of his whom he helped to establish in the German cities of Berlin (David Hacker...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$9,600 Sale Price
48% Off
A Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemum Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Quite Impressive Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinese White Ground Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemum Vases. The surfaces are covered in cloisonne enamel decoration set ...
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1850s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each three arm lamp is raised by elegant foliate top...
Category
19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat
By Befort Jeune
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XV style Napoleon III period brass inlaid, tortoise shell and ormolu Boulle Bureau Plat stamped Befort Jeune...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Commode Ormolu Bronze, Wood and Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode mounted with ornate ormolu bronze fittings along the edges of drawers and sides. Features three small drawers over two la...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal eight arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a striking acorn finial amidst fine overlapping f...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
A Wonderful Ormolu Ritual Dagger
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A mid 19th century French ritual dagger with a superb figure of skeletal father death, the blade engraved and the scabbard also mounted in ormolu and made to look as if it's much old...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a fine pierced scrolled foliate backplate with lovely richly chased ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French early 19th century Restauration Period Ormolu and Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative French early 19th century Restauration Period Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier, circa 1830. This stunning six arm, six light chandelier is ce...
Category
19th Century French Restauration Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
By Cope and Collinson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk Made for the French Market
The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-sur...
Category
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts
Located in Savannah, GA
This extraordinary French Second Empire period secre´taire a' abattan features flame mahogany, gilt brass-mounts and retains its original dark grey speckled granite top. Decorated th...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Granite, Brass, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Twelve Light Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu twelve light chandelier. At the base are tied tassels below impressive hoof designs. Centered are six impressive horn styled ar...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Russian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu, Crystal, Glass & Mirror Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal, glass, and mirror chandelier. The eight arm chandelier displays a striking circular wrap arou...
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 1/4 in W: 5 1/4 in D: 5 1/4 in
This Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box is truly remarkable and whispers tale...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Enamel, Ormolu
A Monumental and Exceptional French Ormolu and Turquoise Sevres Porcelain Clock
Located in Queens, NY
A Monumental and Exceptional French Ormolu and Turquoise Sevres Porcelain Clock, circa 1875
Immerse yourself in the splendor of 19th-century French artistry with this monumental and...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Flip Top Games Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very unique French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and ormolu flip top games table. The table is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with high qual...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Louis Revival Marquetry Commode Chest 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning Louis revival marble topped 'bombe' marquetry commode, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
This beautiful commode is made from walnut and features e...
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1980s Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large 19th C. Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Mounted Covered Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large 19th Century Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Mounted Covered Box, Attributed to Baccarat. This incredible large crystal box is all hand-diamond cut and attri...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The twelve arm two tiered chandelier is centered by a fine mottled foliate bottom finial below beautiful berried laure...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very pleasing French gilded ormolu and white marble clock garniture in the Louis XVI style. The clock having a cherub holding a chicken, the white enamel clock face with an eight d...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$6,833 / set
Antique French Ormolu Bronze Cartel Wall Clock, Sculptural Case with Cherub
Located in Madrid, ES
Exhibiting the fine design and craftsmanship of French clockmakers Raingo Frères (Raingo Brothers), this impressively large clock, measuring over 1 meter tall ( 3 feet +), is an example of the “Second Rococo” period beginning circa 1830, when the highly ornate "Cartel" style of the early 18th century came back into fashion. The clock is crowned at top center by the figure of a putto or cherub, holding in one hand a dove and the other a garland of flowers. This allegorical figure can represent innocence or purity, and was a popular subject for sculptors of the 19th century. The term "Cartel clock" comes from the French "Pendule à Cartel" meaning roughly "clock in a frame for the wall" - the word "Cartel" meaning in this context "decorative frame". These clocks were almost always made from gilt bronze (also known as "ormolu") and highly decorated.
The clock is complete and includes a winding key, and will be checked by our specialist clockmaker to ensure it is functioning properly before shipping.
Established in the early 1800s, Raingo Frères was one of the leading makers of precision clocks...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel, Brass
An Empire Style Table de Salon, with Tiger's Eye Gemstone Top
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Table de Salon, with Tiger's Eye Gemstone Top.
The rectangular top is veneered in Tiger's Eye gemstone in radiating geometric patterns. ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A Pair Of English Regency Ormolu and Cut Glass Candelabra, attributed to Blades
By John Blades
Located in Long Island City, NY
Indulge in the timeless elegance of these exquisite English Regency Candelabra, a stunning testament to the craftsmanship of the era. Crafted circa 1820 and attributed to the esteeme...
Category
19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$8,400 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular white Carrara marble base with a beaded...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Fireplace
Located in London, GB
Large Neoclassical style gilt bronze and malachite fireplace
French, 20th century
Measures: Height 124cm, width 218cm, depth 58cm
Crafted from the timeless combination of malachite ...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Bergère Attributed to Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th-20th century "Belle Époque" Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted bergéres armchairs, each with an arched-back gilt bronze-mounted fram...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$19,450 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period tulipwood and ormolu bureau plat desk. The three drawer desk is raised by four fine square tapered legs with beautifu...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
By Edmé Samson
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain vase and cover, ormolu-mounted in lamp
Polychromed design of birds, foliages and branches in cartouches, the ginger jar on a yel-low and...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$2,779 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare and Palatial Pair of Gilt Bronze and Malachite Seven Light Torcheres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Palatial Pair of Mid 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Six Light Torcheres
The body of baluster form above a gilt bronze mounted circular and square base, the neck mounted with flowers and foliage leading up to seven tiered bronze acanthus arms.
Malachite is a semi-precious stone and also a valuable copper ore, hydrous copper carbonate. It is a beautiful green earth stone with irregular black banding. It is easily recognized by its color, green streak, and silky or velvety luster. It was used to make beautiful jewelry and to adorn only the finest pieces of furniture. In the 18th and 19th centuries malachite was popular with Russian Czars...
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Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Revival Ormolu Mounted Marble Table Lamp 1860s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French Louis XVI revival ormolu mounted marble table lamp, Circa 1860 in date.
This beautiful ormolu mounted boldly veined breche violette mable table lamp is decorated...
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1860s Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Mythological Bronze Ormolu Ewer Claude Michel Clodion Grand Tour
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptional and Handsome French really heavy gauge chisel cast Ewer Pitcher of Jug in the manner of Claude Michel Clodion 1738-1814. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Th...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Versace Ormolu Mounted Curved Glass Display Unit 20th Century
By Versace
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent vintage walnut and ormolu mounted Versace curved glass display unit, circa 1990's in date.
This free-standing unit featu...
Category
1990s Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and complete set of four French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a lovely bottom foliate finial below the beautiful scro...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted / Cut Glass Empire Style Centerpiece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the splendor of the 19th century with this exceptional Empire-style tableware centerpiece, a captivating union of gilt bronze mounts and cut glass that epitomizes the opule...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Bijouterie Table
Located in London, GB
19th century French ormolu mounted bijouterie table
French, Late 19th Century
Height 75cm, width 62cm, depth 44cm
A bijouterie table is a compact and sophisticated piece of furnitu...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Bonheur du Jour of exhibition quality, in the Louis XV manner attributed to Holland & Sons
Lovingly constructed in Bois Citronnier, and Purpleheart woods, with exten...
Category
1860s English Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Russian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu, Crystal and Green Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most decorative Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal, and green glass chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a richly chased acorn finial and stunning hand blown emerald green central fut with beautiful sprays at the center spread over two tiers and adorned with lovely crystal rosettes...
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Petite French Louis XV Style Three Drawer Chest / Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Louis XV style petite three drawer chest with ormolu trim. Top has a scalloped edge Very nice inlaid details. Perfect little side table / drinks table.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique walnut, marquetry and ormolu mounted Louis Revival serpentine fronted commode, circa 1880 in date.
The chest has a gonzalo alves cross banded top with d...
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1880s French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble candelabra lamps. Each three arm lamp is raised by e...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Pair Of Ormolu And Crystal Empire Wall Lights Attributed To Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The oval foliate back plates with trumpet arm of the finest quality ormolu, supporting a pillar cut crystal container, issuing five pressed one piece candle arms and central candle h...
Category
19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Antique Vernis Martin Commodes by Durand
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique Vernis Martin commodes by Durand
French, c. 1880
Height 95cm, width 131cm, depth 49.5cm
This exceptional pair of 19th ce...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$164,003 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by beautiful backplates with richly chased foliate designs, lo...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu sconces. Each five arm sconce starts at the backplate with a single scrolled arm protruding from berried foliage an...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Porcelain Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI St. ormolu and porcelain clock. The small scale clock is raised by fine tapered fluted legs below striking richly chased block rosettes cente...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Rococo Revival Ormolu Three-Light Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XV Style Rococo Revival Ormolu Three-Light Candelabra.
Finely cast in the Rococo Revival style this fine pair of English candelabra...
Category
19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Figural Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt bronze musical cherubs figural clock.
Category
19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$22,500
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Three-Piece Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu three piece clock and candelabras garniture set. Each raised by square tapered fluted feet with fine acanth...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Russian Neoclassic Mahogany Secretaire Chest
Located in Queens, NY
Russian Neoclassical (Early 19th Century) ormolu, & white marble mounted ebonized & mahogany secrétaire commode with top drawer desk and upper section.
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Bust, Signed F. Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu bust of Venus, signed F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR. The statue is raised by a circular mottled white Carrara marble bas...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, 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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