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Material: 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
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
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 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
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
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
Large Clock Garniture Signed Houdon
Located in Tarzana, CA
An exceptional large 19th century French figural clock set after a model by Jean Antoine Houdon. Mounted with a large bronze model of a cupid holding a gilt bow and arrow, upon a naturalistic base with flowers and doves, supported on a rouge marble and ormolu mounted circular base with inset clock. Each candelabra modeled with a sitting putti holding a branch with two lights in each hand, raised upon a circular ormolu mounted rouge marble base.
Signed: Houdon,
circa 1860
Dimesions:
Clock
Height 36? (91 cm)
Width 15? (38 cm)
Depth 20? (20 cm)
Candelabra
Height 26? (66 cm)
Width 12? (30 cm)
Depth 9? (22 cm)
Jean-Antoine Houdon a French neoclassical portrait...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$84,500 / set
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royale marble and Ormolu urn/planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royale marble and Ormolu urn/planter. This exceptional urn is raised on a solid Rouge Royale marble plinth b...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19C French Gilt Bronze 18 Branch Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful 19C French gilt bronze 18 branch chandelier.
Made in France circa 1880/90.
18 Branches and 18 bulbs.
Rococo Revival (Third Republic) heavily influence...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$4,200 Sale Price
50% 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
Early 19th century Biedermeier ebonised birch escritoire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century biedermeier ebonised birch escritoire circa 1820.
We are pleased to offer this stunning austrian biedermeier period escritoire...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Early Tripod Table Clock by Thomas Cole with Glass Dome
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary rustic tripod table clock
by Thomas Cole
Retailed by E. White of London
The circular green velvet-clad base supporting three equidistantly spaced brass imitation logs, from which the clock and its mechanism are suspended; housed within a brass bezel conformingly styled as naturalistic logs, the circular etched and engraved gilt dial with elegant blued steel hands, marked at 6 o'clock "E. White, 20 Cockspur St, London", having the hours marked in Roman numerals; the tapered two-tier movement has a six wheel train with five-spoke crossings between spotted plates, the upper section fixed by blued steel screws to the backplate, enclosing a Brocot-style deadbeat escapement incorporating rubies and train to the centre wheel, the pendulum of most unusual design styled as a lidded cauldron over a simulated fire. Complete with a glass dome and key. The front plate numbered “1637.”
London made, circa 1861
Thomas Cole, (1800-1864)
Son of Thomas Cole Snr, a Somerset clockmaker, his history and works are fully recorded in 'Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking' by John B. Hawkins, published 1975, in Sydney. Known as a specialist in making decorative timepieces of the highest quality, Cole exhibited at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851; he warranted an 'honourable mention' in the Paris Exhibition of 1855 and the London 1862 Exposition International, where he was awarded a medal for 'excellence of taste and design'.
Hawkins discuss Thomas Cole's tripod clocks...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
Sophisticated French elegance at its finest, we offer this rare Belle Époque period light and graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina.
Finely hand crafted in France in the early 20th century, finished in luxurious Louis XV taste, this exceptionally executed Parisian work features exotic Kingwood parquetry inlays, an exquisitely shaped cartonnier (an ornamental box...
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, 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
19th Century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" sculpture, finely cast figure of a bear holding a twig, standing on a roped revolving, iron pedestal.
The simp...
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19th Century Russian High Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Ormolu
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Empire Style Egyptian Caryatid Two-Light Ormolu & Patinated Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Empire-Style Egyptian Caryatid Two-Light Ormolu and Patinated Candelabra, France, 20th Century
A pair of exquisite Empire-style Egyptian Caryatid Two-Light Ormolu and Patin...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Antique French Inlaid Nest of Tables
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French inlaid nest of tables. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is fantastic, this is beautifully made with gorgeous inlays on...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$949 / set
19th Century Dresden Porcelain Box, Hand Painted Flowers With Gilt Metal Detail
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely showpiece of a box with exquisite details down to it's ormolu surround and clasp. Lovely hand painted florals all over including its main painting on the top of the box as w...
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1880s German Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bronze, Glass, and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and glass urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with a fine mottled wrap around ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Pair Monumental Ormolu Mounted Malachite Obelisks on Stands 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A monumental pair of Neoclassical ormolu mounted malachite obelisks on mahogany pedestals, circa 1920 in date.
The square conforming malachite columns taper to pyramid shapes with ...
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1920s Neoclassical Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Vases – A Fusion of East and West
This fabulous and large pair of 19th-century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain covered vases / jars is a stunning testament to the opulence and artistry of the era. The exquisite pink ground porcelain, an export creation from late 19th-century China, features vivid hand-painted enamel decorations depicting majestic Chinese roosters...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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
Antique French Belle Epoch Burlwood Revolving Door Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
A charming fine quality antique French demilune decorative box from the late 19th century, finished in stunning rich briar elm burlwood, the half-moon shaped bentwood revolving door table or desk box - jewelry casket - trinket keepsake small cabinet - old fashioned cigarette case, features flower...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, 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...
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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
Empire style fireplace fender with dogs
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century French Empire style fireplace fender with dogs.
Bronze, brass, steel, and gilded bronze decoration.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Inkwell Signed Van De Voorde
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 6 1/2 in Width: 15 3/4 in Depth: 9 in
This antique French Louis XV style bronze ormolu inkwell is truly a sight to be seen! If we take a look at the photos prov...
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20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu Cassolettes, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu Cassolettes, late 19th century, the lids surmounted by pinecone finial, reversible and fitted with candlestick mount, on splayed tripod legs surmounted ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,300 / set
A Diminutive Bracket Clock by Adams of Lombard Street
By Adams
Located in Amersham, GB
A rosewood and ormolu mounted bracket clock. With an eight day twin fusee movement, signed Adams of Lombard Street on the 5 inch silvered dial and movement back plate. Striking on a ...
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique French Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful Louis XVI style classical cartel wall clock, superbly made in gilded bronze. Of elegant design, with draped laurel swags, rams heads and a glazed aperture below the dial ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
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
George III Mahogany Wine Cooler Pair
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and important pair of George III mahogany wine coolers epitomizes the graceful Neoclassical aesthetic championed in the Georgian style. Crafted of the finest quality mahoga...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Zinc
$64,500 / set
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...
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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...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French 19th Century First Empire Period Day Bed, Circa 1805
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French first empire period, circa. 1805, day bed. The bed is solid flamed mahogany raised on bun feet and straight mottled edge side boards ...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare 18th century Italian walnut chest / credenza, Renaissance Period, neoclassical influenced, having two elaborately carved figural statue c...
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18th Century Renaissance 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
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
Ormolu and Cloisonné Enamel Jardinière Attributed to F. Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
The large central circular form cloisonne enamel jardinière decorated with vari colored plum flowers and butterflies on a blue ground, with a pierced ormolu rim featuring a pineapple motif resting on a finely cast ormolu base with four legs in the form of winged Foo lions.
The ormolu French, the enamel Chinese.
This impressive jardinie`re is very much in the manner of objects in enamel produced by Ferdinand Barbedienne in Paris in the last quarter of the 19th century which proved universally popular. Often these pieces were designed by Edouard Lievre (d. 1886) in the Oriental taste.
Ferdinand Barbedienne was a famous French metal worker and manufacturer. He presided over one of the most renowned and prolific foundries of Belle Époque Paris. His atelier created sculptures, clocks and bronze mounts of the highest quality, and his works were shown at numerous international exhibitions of the period, where he was rewarded with many medals. Among them the Grande Me´daille d'Honneur, in Paris in 1855 is particularly noteworthy.
In 1838 he associated with the engineer Achille Collas (1795-1859) who had just invented a process to reproduce statues at a smaller scale.
Together they founded in 1839 the company "Collas et Barbedienne" to reproduce casts of both contemporary artists and Greek and Roman antiquities. While working with Collas, Barbedienne actively pursued contracts with many sculptors of Paris contracting with David D'Angers, Jean-Baptiste Clesinger, and even producing some casts for Antoine Louis Barye as well as others. From 1860 to the years 1890, Barbedienne, eager to research new processes, experimented new techniques in champleve´ and cloisonne´-enamels, to compete with Japanese importations, very fashionable then.
When Collas died in 1859, the business was left to Barbedienne as sole owner. The company who had over 300 employees was prosperous as well in the field of reproductions as in its department specialized in the casting of monumental bronzes.
In 1865, he was appointed President of the Reunion of Bronze Makers until 1885.
After the 1870 war...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Verde Antico Marble and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Verde Antico Marble and Ormolu urns, in the manner of Maison Boudet. Each urn is ra...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Ormolu Mounted Pedestal after Jean Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Tarzana, CA
This wall-side gilt bronze mounted pedestal with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the rectangular upper section centred by a Mercury mask and sunburst with crossed lower branches, the angles with an acanthus-cast scrolled volute hung with foliate festoons, the sides inset with foliate swags, above the tapering upright, the paneled front cast with a flower-filled vase flanked by scrolling foliage and floral swags, with paneled parquetry sides, on lion-paw feet and shaped plinth, on toupie feet.
This pedestal is a copy of the celebrated model made circa 1785 by Jean-Henri Riesener...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Parquetry Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis Revival parquetry and ormolu mounted breakront vitrine, circa 1860 in date.
This beautiful cabinet has exquisite parquetry and crossbanded ...
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1860s French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Chinese Famille Vert Porcelain & French Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Export Porcelain Candelabra Lamps with Famille Vert Enamel Flower Decoration. Each vase is of baluster form with a do...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A German Neoclassical Silver And Gilt Bronze Twelve Light Crystal Chandelier
By Werner & Mieth
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An elegant gilt bronze chandelier with drop hung corona interlaced with faceted beads, supporting six ormolu tassels suspended on diamond chain drops. The main ornate frame, mounted ...
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18th Century German Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Fine 19th Century European Gilt Bronze Ormolu Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality neoclassical Empire style vasiform gilt bronze ormolu church religious relic altar monstrance reliquary.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in Continental Europe in the second half of the 19th century, most likely French Napoleon III Period (1852-1870), having a fanned cross crest, above winged angel mask, central oval display...
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19th Century European Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres
Located in Queens, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, An Exquisite Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres / Garniture C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin.
Comprising of t...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Set of Three Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases with Gilt Bronze Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Set of three large Sèvres style porcelain vases with gilt bronze pedestals.
French, Early 20th Century
Large Vase: Height 162cm, width 63cm, depth 48cm.
Large Vases Pedestal: Heig...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, 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 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
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted four-door vitrine, with two central bombé glass doors and single bombé glass doors on each side, the fluted mahogany...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$26,850 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique French Purple Heart & Marquetry Side Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb and imposing antique French serpentine ormolu mounted, purple heart, walnut, marquetry and marble topped side cabinet, C 1880 in date.
The entire piece highlights t...
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1880s French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large 19th Century Raingo Fres, Paris Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French 19th Century gilded ormolu and patinated bronze clock garniture, having a pair of seven branch flower like candelabra, being supported by putti, raised on circular plinth bases with scrolling decoration.
The clock having bronze patinated mother and three children, one sculpting, one painting and the other reading. Mounted on this beautiful gilded ormolu base with flowers, shells and foliage.
The eight day duration clock chimes on the hour and half hour and is signed; Raingo Fres...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$13,662 / set
Large Pair of Sèvres-Style Porcelain Napoleonic Vases with Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Large pair of Sèvres-style porcelain Napoleonic vases with ormolu mounts
French, Late 19th Century
Height 96cm, diameter 33cm
Standing just below a metre in height, these impressive...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized & gilt bronze trim desk / cartonnier with 2 drawers and a black leather & gold tooled top supported on 4 tapered square legs. (stamped...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Ormolu
Important Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Green Marble Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Pair of Antique green marble and gilt-bronze mounted vases in Louis XVI Style .
Date: circa 1880
Dimension: 22 in x 11 in.
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$14,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Ormolu centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by beautiful scrolled foliate legs with large magnificent scrolled acan...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair French Empire Figural Bronze Candelabra Signed Chibout
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely detailed, and hand chased pair of bronze candelabra were made by Pierre Chibout. Active 1806-24, he worked with Claude Francois Rabiat who's workshop he took over in 181...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Side Table Gueridon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Fine French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood and ormolu-mounted marble top gueridon side table. The semi-circular single-drawer table fitted with a Rouge Royal marble top ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$5,480 Sale Price
20% Off
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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