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Material: Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Turquoise Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Clock Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th century gilt bronze and turquoise Sèvres porcelain 'Jeweled' three-piece clock set
The clock surmounted by a covered urn, the c...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Chinese Export 19th Century Porcelain Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful 19th century Chinese Export porcelain urn with striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu mounts. The urn is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with concave c...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Pair of Monumental French Ormolu-Mounted Cut Crystal Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Quality Pair of Very Large French Ormolu-Mounted Cut Crystal Vases
Origin: French
Date: Early 20th century
Dimension: 28 in. x 17 1/2 in.
Category
Early 20th Century French Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Neo-Gothic Gilt Bronze Pricket Candlestick
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning Late Victorian Neo-Gothic gilt bronze altar stick pricket candlestick. Late 19th to early 20th century, the Continental European antique features an exceptionally executed...
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Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Alabastro Fiorito & Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Alabastro Fiorito and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base below the circular mottled socle pe...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Pair of Gilt Brass Filigree & Glass Rococo Style Perfume Bottles
Located in New York, NY
A delightful French luxury pair of antique oversized Ormolu perfume bottles in excellent condition, of the Hollywood Regency period. Extensive Ar...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Marble Top Wine Tables
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique French marble top wine tables, dating from around the 1930’s period.
The quality is outstanding and they are a very useful size. The marble tops have gor...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$1,305 / set
pair of Italian Louis XV st. Walnut, Kingwood, and Ormolu commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut, Kingwood, and Ormolu commodes. Each wonderfully detailed end table/chest is raised by slender c...
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19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal Marie Antoinette chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a solid Baccarat cr...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Six Light Candelabra
Each vase surmounted with central square candelabrum issuing five acanthus scrolled branches....
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu
Floral Marquetry Two-Door Cabinet with Carrera Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century floral marquetry two-door cabinet with Carrera marble top and gilt bronze mounts, French, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner
After the design by Jean-François Oeben
By François Linke
Index no. 1626
A rare small cylinder bureau, after the celebrated exa...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Japy Freres Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Antique French Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and Sèvres style porcelain clock by renown maker Japy Frères. It is of a beautifully chic design, four turned corner columns with a cushio...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large-scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on wonderfully scrolled ormolu feet, supporting the black ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Pair of Sèvres-style Napoleonic Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Sèvres-style napoleonic gilt bronze mounted cobalt-blue ground porcelain vases.
Signed by the artist 'H. Desprez Sevres'.
Each vase is of inverted ovoid form finely painted all-over with Napoleonic battle...
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19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most attractive small French white marble and ormolu Mantle/Mantel Clock Surmounted by classically shaped lidded urn with flower head finnial and draped all round with floral garla...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Wonderful Pair French Regency Cut Crystal Ormolu Gilt Bronze Column Lamps
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Regency Style Faceted Cut Crystal & Ormolu Gilt Bronze Column Form Table Lamps, Completely Rewired With New Sockets
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20th Century French Regency Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
French Pair of Louis XV Walnut Commodes, Side Tables or Night Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of petite French Louis XV commodes, which can also serve as side tables or nightstands. Each with three drawers, all with burled walnut inlay and beautiful pulls and ormolu acce...
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20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert Patricia Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Patricia marble and ormolu lamps. each lamp is raised on ormolu ball feet below the square marble and ormolu support. The fl...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rouge Royal Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royal marble and ormolu urn. Raised on a marble base with canted corners and ormolu moulded band. The urn rests on four ormo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Marble Obelisks with Ormolu Mounts C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique French Marble Obelisks with Ormolu Mounts C1890
Measures - 23.75"H x 7.25"W x 7.25"D.
A stunning pair of antique French obelisks crafted from fine marble, dating...
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19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Nice Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and French Crystal Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and French Crystal Lamps
Fine cut crystal bodies with bronze mounts standing on lion paw feet.
Deta...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, 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...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful richly chased foliate finial below an elegant mottled tied reede...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Burlwood Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th Century French Empire burl wood chair featuring stylized ormolu to include swans, lyre, acanthus and ribbons with lion's paw sabots. Seat newly...
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19th Century European Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A spectacular Italian 19th century Alabastro Fiorito and Ormolu statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality Italian 19th century Alabastro Fiorito and Ormolu statue. This striking statue is raised on a most impressive rectangular Alabastro Fiorito m...
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19th Century Italian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Ormolu
Antique Paul Sormani Signed Parisian Napoleon III Period Glove Box
By Paul Sormani
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce very fine quality Napoleon III Period (1852-1870) gilt bronze ormolu mounted inlaid glove box by important Parisian ébéniste Paul Sormani (1817-1877)
Exquisitely hand-cra...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Classical 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Embossed Tea Caddy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful fine quality 19th century classical embossed tea caddy, having Bacchus like scenes of children playing, a goat and horse and much jollity.
Elkington style.
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Late 19th Century English Classical Greek Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Extremely Rare Pair of Ormolu and Crystal Chandeliers in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An important pair of ormolu basket chandeliers
In the Louis XVI style
Constructed from gilded bronze of the finest quality with clear crystal cut drops and cascading beads, the pair of chandeliers of rounded basket shape suspended from six decorative foliate-twined ribbons tied to the circular corona with foliage crescendo and dangling tassels beneath; the rim of the basket having patinated bronze panels and a trio of horn-playing putti perched on the ledge interspersed with ribbon-tied vases; all fitted with lights; below; the six ormolu ribs dressed...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Unique Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinet By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Unique and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XIV Style Cabinet By François Linke
François Linke – Index Number 490
The rare Baixas Breccia marble top above a b...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style GBaby Grand Piano by Gaveau à Paris
By Gaveau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted baby grand Piano by Gaveau à Paris.
Serial number 67874.
This fine baby grand piano has a quarter-veneered top with a stiff leaf cas...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large and Ornate Régence Hall Lantern
Located in London, GB
A large and beautiful Régence style hanging lantern. The hexagonal glazed lantern is mounted with an ornate foliate corona, with traces of the original gilding. The hinged door has t...
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1880s French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Period Louis XVI Small Marble Top Corner Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine and small Enconignure (corner cabinet) is constructed of book-matched and quarter paneled Tulip-wood veneer bordered by marquetry line inlays and marquetry stop fluting at ...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Suite of Four Theodore Deck Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Green Porcelain Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Exquisite Suite of Four Theodore Deck Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Green Porcelain Lamps – In the Chinese Taste
This rare suite of four Theodore Deck ormolu-mounted celadon green porcelai...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A pair of Regency period bronze and ormolu Griffin lustres
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th Century Regency period bronze & ormolu Lustre Candlesticks, having floral sconces above leaf frond canopies raised on triple griffin supports ending on stepped c...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
De La Fontaine Large Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock of Astronomy and Geography
Located in New York, NY
An ovoid gilt bronze urn adorned with cast swagged garlands, bows and acanthus leaves housing a white enamel clock face with Roman hours and Arabic minutes and marked ‘De La Fontaine...
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19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, 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
$26,384 Sale Price
20% Off
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Carrara Marble and Ormolu Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period white Carrara marble and ormolu garniture clock set signed by Jean-Simon Bourdier. The clock is raised by elegant mot...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry and Figural Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Desk with Figures of Ram-Heads. The lockplate by Thomas Elsley Lt...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$9,450 Sale Price
24% Off
Pair of Large Empire Style Mirrors, by Maison Krieger
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and impressive pair of Empire style gilt-bronze and burr, Amboyna Mirrors, By Maison Krieger.
Each mirror is over 328 cm high (129 inches) and ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Egyptian Revival Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and extremely high quality true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Egyptian Revival patinated bronze, ormolu and marble statu...
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19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Japonisme Pedestals by Maison Marnyhac
Located in London, GB
Pair of French marble mounted ormolu and bronze pedestals by Maison Marnyhac
French, Late 19th Century
Height 105cm, width 64cm, depth 58cm
This magnificent pair of pedestals, craf...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$93,445 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and very decorative pair of French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. The lamps are raised by square pedestals with ormolu...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair French Empire Glass Amphora Urns Ormolu Mounts Vases
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of French Empire cut glass and ormolu urns
This architectural pair stand in at nearly five feet tall so very impressive!
They are the classic campana shape
Stunning col...
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1980s French Provincial Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Bronze Horse Handled Urn Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Bronze Horse Handled Urn Candlesticks. French Empire-Directoire Period patinated urn form candlesticks with ormolu mounts, Ottoman influenced horsehead handles...
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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Ormolu and Marble centerpiece, signed Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and black Belgian marble centerpiece, signed F. Barbedienne. This stunning centerpiece/tazza is raised on a circu...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Oval Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood oval mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is framed within a fine beaded giltwood border and beautiful decorative folia...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Superb 19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This exceptional French 19th century Empire mahogany dressing table is complete with its original mercury glass mirror and white Carrara marble top. The oval mirror is framed with be...
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1940s French Empire Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Two Tier Pedestal
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Two Tier Pedestal
The Vert marble with a reticulated bronze gallery top leading to a tripod of legs headed by Egyptian bron...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XIV Rosewood, Kingwood & Ormolu Rouge Marble Side Table 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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French Louis XIV Rosewood, Kingwood and Ormolu Rouge Marble Top Side Table with Floral Marquetry and...
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20th Century Louis XIV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Mahogany, Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A bureau plat in the Louis XVI manner
Constructed in mahogany, Carrara marble, and extensively dressed with fine ormolu mounts; of freestanding rectangular form, rising from field...
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19th Century British Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair Sevres style lidded vases, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of19th-century Sèvres style vases featuring an elegant urn shape with a flared lip and sturdy base. The cobalt blue colour is a beautifully contrast to the intricate gold embe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Louis XV style commode circa 1800 or earlier. A fantastic charcoal marble top with a molded edge, shaped in the same fashion as the body. A bank of three drawers featur...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass, Ormolu
Second Empire Period Gilt Bronze and Kingwood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period gilt bronze and kingwood display cabinet
French, c. 1860
Height 218cm, width 128cm, depth 42cm
This fine display cabinet, dating from the Napoleon III period, i...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$13,192 Sale Price
20% Off
An Ormolu and Coromandel Lacquer Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Ormolu and Coromandel Lacquer Inkwell, circa 1880
Chiseled and gilded bronze inkwell composed of a chantered shape tray in Coromandel lacquer, moulded edge in chiselled and gilded...
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1870s French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis-Martin Dressing Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Style Three-Way Standing 'Marie Antoinette' Style Dressing Beveled Mirror Set, the...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, 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
Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze & Ormolu Snake Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze and Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns
Italy, circa 1880s
A beautiful pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze and Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases, Ewers, and...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble lamps in the manner of Clodion. Each lamp is raised by a s...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, 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.
Find antique ormolu furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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