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Material: Ormolu
signed French 19th century Ormolu and Marble plaque of Napoleon and Josephine
signed French 19th century Ormolu and Marble plaque of Napoleon and Josephine

signed French 19th century Ormolu and Marble plaque of Napoleon and Josephine

By Mathurin Arthur Andrieu

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An attractive and most elegant French 19th century Belle Époque period Louis XVI st. commemorative plaque of Napoleon Bonaparte and Joséphine de Beauharnais, signed Andrieu. This won...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding ormolu mounted cabinet
Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding ormolu mounted cabinet

Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding ormolu mounted cabinet

Located in Ipswich, GB

Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding ormolu mounted display cabinet having a fine quality serpentine shaped mahogany and ormolu mounted freestanding display cabinet wit...

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Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Antique French Marble Top Bedside Chests
Pair of Antique French Marble Top Bedside Chests

Pair of Antique French Marble Top Bedside Chests

Located in London, GB

A stunning pair of antique French marble top bedside chests. They were made in France and date from around the 1900-1920 period. The quality is fan...

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Ormolu Mirrored Plateau/Centerpiece
French Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Ormolu Mirrored Plateau/Centerpiece

French Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Ormolu Mirrored Plateau/Centerpiece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite and very high quality French early 19th century 1st Empire period ormolu mirrored plateau/centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised on a flat base with four richly chased m...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke
A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke

A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock With A White Marble Base by François Linke. The case signed 'Linke'. This rare example of a clock by François Linke has a twin train eight-day mov...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

Materials

Marble, Enamel, Ormolu

Important 19th Century Charles Cressant Influenced Commode
Important 19th Century Charles Cressant Influenced Commode

Important 19th Century Charles Cressant Influenced Commode

By Maison Millet

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An important French mid-19th century gilt-bronze mounted kingwood, satiné and parquetry bombé commode after the model by Charles Cressent attributed to Maison Millet, Paris the serpentine Brocatelle Violette d'Espagne marble top above two long drawers centred by a flaming urn, flanked to each side by a child holding oak branches and headed by courting doves, the front angles with a bust of a boy and a girl each holding a dove, each bombé side with intertwined oak branches, on oak tree trunk supports and foliate-cast feet. The original model for the present commode dates from the 1730s and is the work of Charles Cressent (maître in 1720; d. 1768). Entering the collection of the Dukes of Hamilton after the French revolution, the commode was sold at the celebrated Hamilton Palace sale (lot 1806) in 1882. It was purchased by Ferdinand Rothschild and is now in the collection at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire. This impressive Régence style commode is reminiscent of the work of François Linke, however none of the mounts appear to be stamped or recorded in his oeuvre. Maison Millet was an active client of François Linke and it is believed that this commode with its distinctive high quality mounts and construction are characteristic of the production of this celebrated Parisian cabinet maker. Maison Millet was established by Théodore Millet in 1853, and continued until 1902 from premises at 11, Rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris before relocating to 23, Boulevard Beaumarchais. Maison Millet was a highly regarded furniture company that was described as producing 'meuble et bronze d'art, genre ancien et moderne'. The firm won several awards in the series of exhibitions in London and Paris, such as the gold Medal in the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. In 1902 Maison Millet was authorised by the director of the Palais de Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand Cabinet à bijoux. Literature: Sir Anthony Blunt...

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19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu urns
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu urns

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu urns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu urns. Each stunning lidded urn is raised on a stepped square Ormolu base with concave corners. Th...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Brackets with Lanterns
Pair of Brackets with Lanterns

Pair of Brackets with Lanterns

Located in Atlanta, GA

Superb pair of gilt bronze brackets and lanterns with beveled glass. Four lights each.

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Early 1900s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu and cobalt blue enamel table mirror
Antique French Ormolu and cobalt blue enamel table mirror

Antique French Ormolu and cobalt blue enamel table mirror

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

An antique French belle Epoque era Louis XVI style ormolu and cobalt blue enamel table / vanity mirror with easel back and original beveled glass mirror, circa 1900. The mirror can ...

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Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Musical Palais Royal Ring Stand and Jewellery Box, of Cupid with Harp
Musical Palais Royal Ring Stand and Jewellery Box, of Cupid with Harp

Musical Palais Royal Ring Stand and Jewellery Box, of Cupid with Harp

Located in London, GB

A fine, early and very unusual Palais Royal Cupid and Harp musical box with two-air cylinder movement. The finely modelled cupid sits upon an Empire stool and plays a classical 16 s...

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1830s Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Rare Pair 19 C. French Ormolu Mounted Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Lamps
Rare Pair 19 C. French Ormolu Mounted Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Lamps

Rare Pair 19 C. French Ormolu Mounted Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Lamps

By Theodore Deck

Located in New York, NY

A Rare Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Signed Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Vases Mounted to Lamps. The porcelain bodies have a flattened, circular form with a slightly ...

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1870s French Chinoiserie Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Pair of Sevres Style Champlevé Enamel Mounted Vases
19th Century Pair of Sevres Style Champlevé Enamel Mounted Vases

19th Century Pair of Sevres Style Champlevé Enamel Mounted Vases

Located in New York, NY

A stunning pair of Sevres-style porcelain vases with bronze and champlevé enamel mounts. Signed P. Raul Date: 19th century Origin: French Dimension: 14 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in.   

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk

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...

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19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century French Hand Painted Porcelain in Gilt-Mount 'Ormolu', Centrepiece
18th Century French Hand Painted Porcelain in Gilt-Mount 'Ormolu', Centrepiece

18th Century French Hand Painted Porcelain in Gilt-Mount 'Ormolu', Centrepiece

Located in Lantau, HK

Transitional period, late 18th century (circa 1770-1780) This vase embodies a neoclassical shape and a Rococo depiction of flowers, the blue flowers around the neck of the vase first...

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18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) gilt bronze floor lamp supported on a round base with a floral design shaft.

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20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk

Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk

By Holland & Sons

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...

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1860s English Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Center Table
Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Center Table

Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Center Table

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Long Island City, NY

An Excellent Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Kingwood and Ebonized Wood Center Table The rectangular shaped table with nine individual turquoise pai...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

true pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony and Ormolu cabinets
true pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony and Ormolu cabinets

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

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Brass, Ormolu

Louis XVI French Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Dessert Console Table, 1780
Louis XVI French Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Dessert Console Table, 1780

Louis XVI French Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Dessert Console Table, 1780

Located in Rome, IT

Extraordinary French D-shaped console dessert with white statuary marble top adorned with a pierced ormolu gallery. The central drawer, with original finely chiseled ormolu decorati...

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI Mahogany Full Bed
French Louis XVI Mahogany Full Bed

French Louis XVI Mahogany Full Bed

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XVI-style full size mahogany bed with gilt bronze ormolu mounts & marquetry inlay (includes: headboard, footboard, no rails)

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Napoleon III Period Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Picard
Napoleon III Period Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Picard

Napoleon III Period Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Picard

By Henri Picard

Located in London, GB

Napoleon III period neoclassical malachite and gilt bronze clock set by Picard French, late 19th century Measures: Clock: Height 72cm, width 46cm, depth 27cm Candelabra: Height 78...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Malachite, Ormolu

Reloj de sobremesa francés en bronce dorado, época Imperio, siglo XIX
Reloj de sobremesa francés en bronce dorado, época Imperio, siglo XIX

Reloj de sobremesa francés en bronce dorado, época Imperio, siglo XIX

Located in MADRID, ES

Espectacular reloj de sobremesa francés, época Imperio (1800-1815), en bronce dorado. Medidas: 41,5 cm largo x 65 cm alto x 14,5 cm fondo. El cuerpo del reloj está elevado sobre una...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century
Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century

Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a gorgeous Victorian Grand Tour amboyna, ebonised and ormolu-mounted Bonheur Du Jour or Ladies Writing Desk, circa 1860 in date. This superb cabinet would have been used to ...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

Fine Pair of Regency Cut-Glass Storm Lighs Attributed to John Blades
Fine Pair of Regency Cut-Glass Storm Lighs Attributed to John Blades

Fine Pair of Regency Cut-Glass Storm Lighs Attributed to John Blades

By John Blades

Located in Steyning, West sussex

A large pair of Regency storm lights on pillar and file cut foot with diamond cut base supporting corresponding drop hung drip pans issuing storm shades engraved with flowers and oak...

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1830s British Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu Chandelier
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu Chandelier

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu Chandelier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful acorn finial below the circular spiral flute...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A Fine Pair Of Ormolu And Bronze Regency Storm Lights
A Fine Pair Of Ormolu And Bronze Regency Storm Lights

A Fine Pair Of Ormolu And Bronze Regency Storm Lights

Located in Steyning, West sussex

The square ormolu base raised on mythological winged feet, decorated with floral rosettes and scrolling oak leaf socle, supporting bronzed tassels and sprays terminating in birds mofits hung with capped icicles in-beak, the central foliated mount with ball bead decoration issuing engraved storm shade...

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19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Of Ormolu Mounted Sèvres-style Bouquet Candelabras
Pair Of Ormolu Mounted Sèvres-style Bouquet Candelabras

Pair Of Ormolu Mounted Sèvres-style Bouquet Candelabras

Located in New York, NY

An stunning pair of bouquet vase six light candelabras with branches modeled after fresh lilies and poppies. A set of crisply cast and expertly modeled mythological mermaid figures w...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Gold Leaf

Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps

Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine pair of French 19th century marble and ormolu mounted figural urn three-light table lamp candelabra. The ovoid white marble body surmounted with a pair of mermaids holding han...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Fine Early 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Chiffonnière
Fine Early 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Chiffonnière

Fine Early 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Chiffonnière

Located in Berlin, DE

Diese elegante Chiffonnière (oder Table de Chevet) im zweiten Louis-XVI-Stil aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert, besticht durch ihre harmonische Verbindung von strenger Geometrie und pra...

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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite & Ormolu Obelisks
Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite & Ormolu Obelisks

Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite & Ormolu Obelisks

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...

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Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Slate, Granite, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Cranberry Glass Enamelled Box with Gnome and Girl
Antique French Cranberry Glass Enamelled Box with Gnome and Girl

Antique French Cranberry Glass Enamelled Box with Gnome and Girl

Located in Newark, England

ENAMELLED SCENE TO THE LID From our Glassware collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique French Cranberry Glass Box. The box of oval form wi...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Buffet and Matching Vitrine Cabinets
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Buffet and Matching Vitrine Cabinets

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Buffet and Matching Vitrine Cabinets

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu, and Rosso Levanto marble buffet and matching vitrine cabinets, likely by Mercier Frere...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Wood & Marble Pedestal, C.1890
19th Century French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Wood & Marble Pedestal, C.1890

19th Century French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Wood & Marble Pedestal, C.1890

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late 19th century French ormolu mounted Empire-style pedestal, cast and figurine depicting a Greek goddess along with sculpted heads overlaid with flora. The middle design de...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Pair Of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Lights

Pair Of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Lights

Located in Kent, Dover

A pair of French Louis XV style, three branch gilt bronze wall lights. Not electrified.

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard

By G. Grimard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted writing table by G. Grimard "Meubles d'Art" 5 rue de Charonne, Paris. After a model by Adam Weisweiler (Fr...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mounted Porphyry Vases
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mounted Porphyry Vases

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mounted Porphyry Vases

Located in London, GB

Pair of French Neoclassical style ormolu mounted porphyry vases French, 20th Century Height 125cm, width 48cm, depth 38cm Exuding timeless elegance and inspired by Neoclassical des...

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20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture

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Porphyry, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Vernis Martin Side Cabinet, Attributed to François Linke
Louis XVI Style Vernis Martin Side Cabinet, Attributed to François Linke

Louis XVI Style Vernis Martin Side Cabinet, Attributed to François Linke

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze, Vernis Martin And Satinwood Parquetry Side Cabinet, Attributed to François Linke. Of trapezoid outshape with an inset brocatelle d'Espagne marble top...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Center Table
Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Center Table

Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Center Table

Located in Tarzana, CA

A large and impressive Empire style Gilt Bronze & Malachite center table. The table features a circular top, which has been beautifully inlaid with malachite and edged with gilt bron...

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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture

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Malachite, Ormolu

19th Century Russian Mahogany Demilune  Cabinet with Ormolu
19th Century Russian Mahogany Demilune  Cabinet with Ormolu

19th Century Russian Mahogany Demilune Cabinet with Ormolu

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Russian figured mahogany demilune with ormoplu mounts & black marble top. William World Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.

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20th Century Russian Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Empire Bronze and Quartz Swan Table Lamps
Pair of French Empire Bronze and Quartz Swan Table Lamps

Pair of French Empire Bronze and Quartz Swan Table Lamps

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of French Empire style (1940s) gilt bronze and rose quartz table lamps with 3 swans at base (PRICED AS Pair).

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1940s French Empire Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Special Late 19th Century Bronze Firescreen by Maison Bouhon Frères for Linke
Special Late 19th Century Bronze Firescreen by Maison Bouhon Frères for Linke

Special Late 19th Century Bronze Firescreen by Maison Bouhon Frères for Linke

By Bouhon Frères 1, François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

An unbelievable and special late 19th century gilt bronze firescreen by Maison Bouhon Frères for François Linke Bouhon Frères for François Linke. The cartouche-shaped frame cornered by espagnolettes and centered by two love doves perched on acanthus leaves and roses, with a lyre crossed with a quiver of arrows. The sculptural Mounts designed by Leon Message Stamped BF (Bouhon Frères) and B&C 40 to the backside of the bronze mounts. Maison Bouhon Frères was an important French producer of fine fireplace tools in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Once known as Maison Clavier, Maison Bouhon Frères was already a well-established and reputable firm by 1900, known for their fine bronze and wrought iron fire accessories...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Wire, Ormolu

A Baltic 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier
A Baltic 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier

A Baltic 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality Baltic 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier. This most unique eight light chandelier displays a square shaped Ormolu open cage wit...

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19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Wonderful Pair French Regency Cut Crystal Ormolu Gilt Bronze Column Lamps
Wonderful Pair French Regency Cut Crystal Ormolu Gilt Bronze Column Lamps

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

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted lamp
Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted lamp

Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted lamp. This striking Oxblood colored Porcelain urn mounted into a lamp is raised on a French 19th cen...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns
Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns

Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu and Portoro marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Baccarat Crystal Cave À Liqueur
French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Baccarat Crystal Cave À Liqueur

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Baccarat Crystal Cave À Liqueur

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Baccarat crystal sixteen glass and four decanter Cave à Liqueur. This beautiful liquor se...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Side Cabinets
Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Side Cabinets

Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Side Cabinets

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry side cabinets. Each cabinet having an eared rectangular marble top above a frieze and doors finely inlaid with elaborate foliate ma...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set
Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set

Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set

Located in London, GB

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking vases, the clock with central dial set in a panel of porcelain imitating champlevé enamel with geometric design on turquoise ground ...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Commode in the Louis XV Manner by Maison Rogié
19th Century French Commode in the Louis XV Manner by Maison Rogié

19th Century French Commode in the Louis XV Manner by Maison Rogié

Located in London, GB

A fine commode in the Louis XV manner after a model by Jacques Dubois By Maison Rogié of Paris. Constructed in book-matched kingwood veneers, inlaid with floral motifs, and richly decorated with fine ormolu mounts; of bombe serpentine...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard
Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard

Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard

By Raingo Frères, Henri Picard

Located in London, GB

Gilt bronze three-piece clock set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard This exceptional 19th century clock set comprises of three pieces crafted from gilt bronze: a central mantel cl...

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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Bronze Gold-Plated Two-Arm Cherub Figural Candelabras, F. Linke
19th Century Bronze Gold-Plated Two-Arm Cherub Figural Candelabras, F. Linke

19th Century Bronze Gold-Plated Two-Arm Cherub Figural Candelabras, F. Linke

By François Linke

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Pair of 19th century bronze gold-plated two-arm cherub figural candelabras. F. Linke Gilt bronze cherubs with two arm candelabras, mounted on white marble pedestal, circled by gilt b...

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19th Century French Belle Époque 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.

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