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Material: Ormolu
Unusually Large 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The movement is contained in an unusually large (67 cm!) white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased with nymphs supporting ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Exceptional Very Large Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Jardinière by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
Exceptional very large ormolu and silvered bronze jardinière by Christofle
French, 19th Century
Height 44cm, width 93cm, depth 59cm
This superb jardinière centrepiece was crafted by...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Mahogany and Ormolu Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and impressive pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Mahogany and ormolu consoles. Each freestanding mirrored console is raised by an elegant bottom tier with ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis XVI Mahogany & Ormolu Marble Top Ladies Desk C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Louis XVI Mahogany & Ormolu Marble Top Ladies Desk with Faux Book Front C1920.
Measures ...
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20th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique pair of Regency period bronze and ormolu 4-light candelabra
Located in London, GB
A large pair of early 19th Century bronze & ormolu 4-light Candelabra, having spheres holding scrolled mask-head candlearms with acanthus decorated ovoid drip-pans, raised on taperin...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Large 19th C French Ormolu Mounted Footed Prismatic Crystal Box, Domed top
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful and Quite Large 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Footed Crystal Box. The top crystal is domed and sits on a hinged ormolu mount with a seashell clasp. The crystal is ...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Louis XVI style writing desk with beautiful patina. Hand crafted in France in the early 20th century, featuring a rich mahogany finish adorned with gilt bronze ormolu moun...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu inkwell, stamped, P.C.G. The inkwell is raised by Fine fluted bun shaped feet below the beau...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Presentoir Centerpiece
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Presentoir Centerpiece.
High quality French 19th century Louis XVI style bronze ormolu presentoir centerpiece. Raised on th...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Lovely French Satinwood and Brass Semanier Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pretty French antique lingerie chest having 4 drawers, marble top and fancy brass hardware including on the two front feet. Nice medium size sc...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Marble & Ormolu Candelabra Henri Vian
By Henri Vian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial pair of French 19th century Louis XV style marble and gilt bronze mounted four-light figural candelabra by Henri Vian, (French, 1860-1905). The ovoid marble ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$29,850 Sale Price / set
37% Off
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
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French bureau plat featuring a high-gloss black" lacquer like" painted finish, bronze ormolu, black leather top and two drawers.
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair French Japonisme Ormolu Patinated Bronze & Cloisonné Vases Christofle & Cie
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important Pair of French Japonisme Ormolu, Patinated Bronze & Cloisonné Vases, by Christofle & Cie. Christofle & Cie is a renowned French silver and metalwork manufacturer f...
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight. This wonderful small scale statue is raised by a rectangular Verde Africanato marble...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ormolu and Marble Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, brass, ormolu, semi precious stone and marble cabinet. The cabinet is raised by mottled topie shaped feet with a fine wra...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Vintage Italian Rococo Style Burl Wood Marquetry Commode with Cabriole Legs
Located in Morristown, NJ
Petite Italian bombe nightstand, circa 1940s. A serpentine form made from walnut a with lattice inlaid geometric parquetry design. The commode features two drawers, long cabriole leg...
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1940s Italian Rococo Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A French white marble mantel clock of obelisk form with ormolu decorations in Louis XVI style. The enamel dial with Arabic numerals an...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box. This most charming box is raised on four topie shaped feet below a wonderfully chased foliate and ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Ferdinand Barbedienne, a French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870
Located in Queens, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin.
An exceptional qualit...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, 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 ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
An Exceptional Suite of Champleve Enamel Ormolu Candelabra by Sevin, Barbedienne
Located in Queens, NY
Illuminating Heritage: An Important "Exhibition" Suite of Four Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis-Constant Sevin Champlevé Enamel and Ormolu Eight-Light Candelabra/Lamps
This monumenta...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, 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
Antique Regency Chamberlains Worcester Plate Centerpiece National Gallery London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and extremely rare Chamberlains Worcester Cabinet or Wall Plate of Museum quality. Second quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
The central rectangular reserve depicts a superb hand painted miniature of the English National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. This miniature is firmly attributed to be the work of painter Humphrey Chamberlain.
Researched done by us shows no other similar has survived.
This exquisite piece of rectangular outline with lavish gold scrolling detail and twin handles with similar detail.
Height: (entire overall as shown in image one) 9.25” (23.5cm). Width: (entire) 13.25" (33.5cm).
Condition: Superb condition with no losses to porcelain and no wear to gilding. Base marks in puce “The National Gallery” and “Chamberlains Worcester”
In 1783, Robert Chamberlain (c.1736–98), head of the decorating department for Dr John Wall at Warmstry House, left the company to start his own porcelain decorating business in King Street, Worcester. At first he bought blank undecorated porcelain from other factories such as Caughley in Shropshire, but by the late 1780’s he was making his own wares at a new factory...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Charles X Burr Maple and Ormolu Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Charles X burr maple bookcase with fabulous ormolu mounts, circa 1820 in date.
It has been crafted from the finest burr maple and is decorated with finely cast ormolu mounts typical of the Empire style.
It features a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing two adjustable shelves, above a further pair of panelled doors enclosing an adjustable shelf, flanked by maple columns with finely detailed ormolu Corinthian Capitals.
The cabinet is raised on decorative shaped block feet.
This opulent bookcase will be the focal point of any room and will blend very well with contemporary interiors.
Complete with the original working locks and keys.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 184 x width 130 x depth 54
Dimensions in inches:
Height 72.4 x width 51.2 x depth 21.3
Charles X
Charles Philippe; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836, was known for most of his life as the Count of Artois before he reigned as King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned King Louis XVII, and younger brother to reigning Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him. His rule of almost six years ended in the July Revolution of 1830, which resulted in his abdication and the election of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as King of the French. Exiled once again, Charles died...
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1820s French Charles X Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Iridescent Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Iridescent Vases
Each of elongated baluster form, finely painted romantic scene , the reverse a river scene with a castle in ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Belle Époque 19th-20th century Louis XV style superb quality ormolu-mounted kingwood bombé commode with a Brêche d'Alep marble top, attributed to François Linke an...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$38,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu & Opaline Palais Royal Candelabra
By Palais Royal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-century French Ormolu and Opaline Palais Royal Candelabra, circa 1865
France, 19th century
A rare find, this matched pair of 19th-century French candelabra is a capti...
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Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$4,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A Pair of Regency Bronze, Gilt-bronze & Marble Candle sticks.
Located in Huntington, NY
A Pair of Regency Bronze, Gilt-bronze & Marble Candle sticks. Gilt-bronze candle cup above black paginated bronze eagles. The eagles clutching se...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier. The exceptional six arm six light chandelier is centered at the bottom by a charm...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking 19th century Chinese power blue vase / lamp with French gilded ormolu mounts to the top and plinth base.
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Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A Louis XVI Style Vitrine By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted And Vernis Martin Decorated Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet, By François Linke, Paris.
The inset brêche d’Alep marble top above a Vitruvian scroll mo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fabulous 19th Century French Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with Black Marble Top
Located in Richmond, VA
Fabulous 19th Century French burl walnut 4 drawer chest of drawers with original black marble top and ormolu pulls. At 36.25" High this chest is pretty universal from bedside to cent...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of Fine Charles X Ormolu Candelabra
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine pair of French Charles X ormolu (gilt-bronze) candelabra, beautifully and crisply cast, with hand burnishing in places. With three branches and a central flambe. Acanthus deco...
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1830s French Charles X Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$4,136 / set
French First Empire Period, circa 1805, ‘Secretaire Abattant’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most powerful and of the highest quality French First Empire period, Circa. 1805, "Secretaire Abattant'. The secretary is solid Cuban mahogany and fire gilded ormolu mounts with tw...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Ormulu Wall Clocks & Barometers
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (Mid-19th Century) ormolu wall clock and barometer set each of banjo form with Apollo mask above putti and ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
$115,000 / set
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped ci...
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19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Unique Pair 19th Century Gilt Bronze "Japonisme" Candelabra by Maison Marnyhac
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Unique Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze “Japonisme” Ten Light Candelabra by Maison Marnyhac
Maison Marnyhac
Floral decorated vase shaped body with handles, sitting on three dolphin...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$28,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Garniture De Cheminée
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
An important Garniture de Cheminée in the manner of Henry Dasson
Constructed in well cast and chased gilt bronze, with 'Sevres' type 'jewelled...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Bacarrat Ormolu & Glass Tantalus Cave a Liqueur 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Napoleon III Bacarrat ormolu and glass Cave a Liqueur, or tantalus, circa 1860 in date.
The Cave a Liqueur features an ormolu case with glass pa...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Enamel Miniature Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
Antique French gilt bronze and enamel miniature carriage clock
French, late 19th Century
Clock: Height 11cm, width 5.5cm, depth 5cm
Case: ...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair French Empire Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Fluted Column Lamps, Signed, 1830s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair French Empire Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Fluted Column Lamps, Signed, Dombrowski Fabricant Rue St. Honoré 343 a Paris, Circa 1830s
A magnificent pair of French Empire Ormolu and...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Magnificent Exhibition Quality Antique Extra Large Satinwood Inlaid Credenza
Located in Suffolk, GB
Magnificent exhibition quality extra large satinwood inlaid and ormolu mounted credenza/sideboard having a quality satinwood shaped top with fantastic marquetry inlay, satinwood and ...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Ormolu Bronze Sèvres Porcelain Mantle Clock by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptional and Handsome French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mantle Time Piece of outstanding quality. Made in France by the renowned J. B. Delettrez. Mid Nineteenth Century.
Th...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Clock, 1750s Paris Ormolu & Patinated, Pendule à lÉléphant; by Godefroy
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable example of mid-1700's French horology, this Louis XV period Pendule à l’Éléphant showcases the technical mastery and playful elegance characteristic of the Rococo era in...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Gilt Bronze and Pink Sevres Style Porcelain Antique Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This exquisite pink porcelain clock set is made in the Louis XVI style and comprises of two vases flanking a central clock. The porcelain clock dial is delicately painted and bears a...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Coffee Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Coffee Table, the inlaid top with ormolu mounted rim above four cabriole legs with ormolu mounts and tips. 28" H x 30.75" W x 22.75" D. Provenance:...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$950 Sale Price
47% Off
A French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal centerpiece. This charming diamond shaped centerpiece is raised on four acanthus leaf de...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
By Vernis Martin
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 300 year old Louis XV (1715-1774) period French gilt bronze ormolu mounted Japanned encrier (inkwell or inkstand)
Paris, France, circa 1750, exceptionally executed in Louis 14th exotic far-east Japanesque / Chinoiserie oriental styling, popular at the time due to the rise in trade with China and Japan throughout the 18th century, Parisian Vernis Martin lacquer work, decorated with lavish Rocaille elements, having three inkwells fitted with glass jar inserts and ornate fiolated acorn finial covers, on a black lacquer cartouche shaped tray with roster...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV period walnut commode in galbee form, three drawers and gilt bronze foliate style mounts. The commode has a very nice, mellow patina. The top is one large, solid piec...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$8,400 Sale Price
36% Off
Sèvres Palace Porcelain Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
These bronze-mounted Sèvres porcelain urns are monumental in both size and quality and feature the renowned manufactory’s signature deep cobalt blue glaz...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$285,000 / set
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Pair Victorian Bentwood Hall Umbrella Coat Stands 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An excellent and rare antique pair of Thonet Vienna Art Nouvean free standing ormolu mounted bentwood coat / hat / stick stands, late 19th century in date.
The pair of stained beech...
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Late 19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Transitional Mahogany Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, finely detailed transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, mahogany inlaid chest of drawers commode. Born in France durning the second half of the 19th century, the wonderf...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Empire Revival Style Leather Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome pair of Empire Revival style mahogany armchairs featuring arrows, bronze ormolu and newly upholstered in a dark amber whiskey colored leather with nailhead detail
Category
Late 19th Century Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$8,600 / set
Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite French Empire Revival pedestal desk, circa 1880 in date.
This desk has been beautifully crafted from flame mahogany. The top has a striking gold tooled black leather inset writing surface which has a decorative geometric inlaid satinwood and ebony border around it.
It features beautifully cast gilded Ormolu mounts including angels, pharaonic herms above paw feet and swan escutcheons. It is further enhanced with male masks wearing nemes headress's on the sides, making it an incredibly imposing and impressive item of furniture.
The desk features seven drawers for maximum storage, it is freestanding with a beautifully panelled back and comes complete with the original working locks and keys.
This desk will soon become the centrepiece of your furniture collection, there is no mistaking the sophisticated quality and design and it is certain to enhance the style and elegance of any living area, bedroom, or reception.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY RESTRICTED MATERIALS.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, French polished, waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 x width 150 x depth 80
Dimensions in inches:
Height 29.9 x width 59.1 x depth 31.5
Empire style,
is an early 19th century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and America until circa 1830.
The style originated in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The style corresponds to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and to the Regency style in Britain. The previous style was called Louis XVI style, in France.
The Empire style was based on aspects of the Roman Empire. It is the second phase of neoclassicism which is also called "Directoire", after a government system.
Furniture typically had symbols and ornaments borrowed from the glorious ancient Greek and Roman empires.
The furniture was made from heavy woods such as mahogany and ebony, imported from the colonies, with dark finishes often with decorative bronze mounts. Marble tops were popular as were Egyptian motifs like sphinxes, griffins, urns and eagles and the Napoleonic symbols, the eagle, the bee, the initials "I" and a large "N."
Gilded bronze (ormolu) details displayed a high level of craftsmanship.
Flame mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
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1880s French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Large French Rococo Style Glass and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of large French Rococo style glass and gilt bronze candelabra
French, 20th Century
Height 160cm, width 78cm, depth 73cm
This striking pair of 20th century French candelabra s...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A stunning pair of largeFrench 19th century Louis XVI Style ormolu and cut rock crystal 5 arm candelabras. These exceptional pieces embody the refined neoclassical aesthetic of the S...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box. This beautiful rectangular Crystal box showcases lattice cut patterns and a reeded O...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
true pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony and Ormolu cabinets
By Befort Jeune
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive true pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony, Brass, Ormolu and white Carrara marble Boulle cabinets, attributed to Befort Jeune. Each tr...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, 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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