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Material: Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Frosted Glass Lantern
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Frosted Glass Lantern

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Frosted Glass Lantern

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and frosted glass lantern. The lantern is centered by a fine and richly chased bottom floral finial amidst large beautiful acanthu...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Quality Blue Ceramic and Ormolu Vases
Pair of 19th Century Quality Blue Ceramic and Ormolu Vases

Pair of 19th Century Quality Blue Ceramic and Ormolu Vases

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Pair of 19th Century French, quite stunning, blue ceramic vases. Decorated with ormolu and brass decoration that make this beautiful pair of vases stand out from the crowd. Circa 1860.

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Mid-18th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statue After Clodion
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statue After Clodion

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statue After Clodion

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statue after Claude Michel Clodion. The charming statue is raised by a beautiful sq...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu picture frame
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu picture frame

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu picture frame

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A high quality and richly chased French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu picture frame. This elegant picture frame with all original gilding throughout is supported by two 'S' scroll...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French Japonisme Pedestals by Maison Marnyhac
Pair of French Japonisme Pedestals by Maison Marnyhac

Pair of French Japonisme Pedestals by Maison Marnyhac

By Maison Marnyhac 1

Located in London, GB

Pair of French marble mounted ormolu and bronze pedestals by Maison Marnyhac French, Late 19th Century Height 105cm, width 64cm, depth 58cm This magnificent pair of pedestals, craf...

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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Belle Époque Period Gilt Bronze and Enamel Clock Set
Belle Époque Period Gilt Bronze and Enamel Clock Set

Belle Époque Period Gilt Bronze and Enamel Clock Set

Located in London, GB

Belle Époque period gilt bronze and enamel clock set French, late 19th century Measures: Clock: Height 46cm, width 23cm, depth 15cm Vases: Height 29cm, diameter 11.5cm Candlestic...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Russian Gilt Figural and Ebonized Marble Top Pedestals, Circa 1790
Pair of Russian Gilt Figural and Ebonized Marble Top Pedestals, Circa 1790

Pair of Russian Gilt Figural and Ebonized Marble Top Pedestals, Circa 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of Russian Gilt figural and ebonized marble top pedestals terminating on tripod winged hoof feet. Late 18th Century

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1790s Russian Directoire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier.
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier.

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An absolutely stunning and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This grand scaled thirty-five arm thirty-nine light chandelier...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated bronze and ormolu bust of Menelaus. The bust is raised by a square ormolu base below a fine mottled socle pedestal. The richl...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Charles X "The Serpent and The Eagle" Ormolu Clock
Charles X "The Serpent and The Eagle" Ormolu Clock

Charles X "The Serpent and The Eagle" Ormolu Clock

Located in Astoria, NY

Charles X "The Serpent and The Eagle" Ormolu Clock, circa 1830, the circular dial with strike on bell movement, signed "Charles a Paris", surmounted by the serpent and the eagle from...

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1830s French Charles X Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box. This attractive ruby red glass lidded box is raised on its hand blown glass base with rounded c...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st Fleur de Pêcher marble Mirror buffet
French 19th century Louis XVI st Fleur de Pêcher marble Mirror buffet

French 19th century Louis XVI st Fleur de Pêcher marble Mirror buffet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very impressive and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, Fleur de Pêcher marble and Mirror buffet, stamped G. Eisenhardt 59 Faubourg st. Antoine Paris. ...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Guéridon/Center-table w/ a Green Marble Top
A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Guéridon/Center-table w/ a Green Marble Top

A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Guéridon/Center-table w/ a Green Marble Top

Located in New York, NY

A French Empire Guéridon/Center-table with Egyptian Revival Bronze winged Figural Mounts with a circular Green Verde Antico marble top, supported by a mahogany base with gilded bronz...

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1820s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century marble, Ormolu and Bronze statue of Napoleon
French 19th century marble, Ormolu and Bronze statue of Napoleon

French 19th century marble, Ormolu and Bronze statue of Napoleon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome and high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Grand Tour Period Vert de Patricia marble, Ormolu, and patinated Bronze statue of Napoleon. This most striking statu...

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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th century Régence Period Walnut commode, signed Bernard Van Risenburgh
French 18th century Régence Period Walnut commode, signed Bernard Van Risenburgh

French 18th century Régence Period Walnut commode, signed Bernard Van Risenburgh

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional and palatially scaled French 18th century Régence Period Walnut, Ormolu and Sarrancolin marble commode, signed Bernard I Van Risenburgh. This stunning Bombee shaped co...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat or Writing Table in the Manner of Leon Message c.1890 The piece is of complex double serpentine form and vene...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A 19th Century French Gild Bronze Lily Candelabra Pair - 19th Century Ormolu
A 19th Century French Gild Bronze Lily Candelabra Pair - 19th Century Ormolu

A 19th Century French Gild Bronze Lily Candelabra Pair - 19th Century Ormolu

Located in England, GB

An exceptional pair of 19th-century French bronze ormolu candelabra, each masterfully crafted as a lily flower bouquet emerging from elegant two-handled urns. These stunning five-lig...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Chandelier. Gilt bronze and alabaster chandelier
Antique Chandelier. Gilt bronze and alabaster chandelier

Antique Chandelier. Gilt bronze and alabaster chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

Unusual gilt bronze chandelier with alabaster dome, very fine gilt bronze frame, six lights

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Early 20th Century French Ormolu Furniture

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Alabaster, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock, La Lecture, Paris, c. 1813
Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock, La Lecture, Paris, c. 1813

Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock, La Lecture, Paris, c. 1813

Located in Greven, DE

Pendule La Lieuse - The Reader Paris Bronze, marble, enamel Empire around 1813 Dimensions: H x W x D: 30 x 30 x 15 cm Description: The "La Lieuse" pendulum is probably the best-kn...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier

Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Fifteen Light Chandelier Multifaceted and shaped crystals with drop pendants, balls and beads, the top shaped as a crown, the center lights surrounded by frosted crystal leaves...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Vase
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Vase

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Vase

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal vase. The vase is raised by a beautiful mottled ormolu base with fine wrap around berried laurel and foli...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique French Napoleon III Style Gold Ormolu Cut Glass Centrepiece Henri Picard
Antique French Napoleon III Style Gold Ormolu Cut Glass Centrepiece Henri Picard

Antique French Napoleon III Style Gold Ormolu Cut Glass Centrepiece Henri Picard

By Henri Picard

Located in London, GB

Antique French Napoleon III Style Gold Ormolu Cut Glass Centrepiece Henri Picard French, 19th Century Height 59cm, width 45cm, depth 23cm A stunning example of 19th century French d...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A Napoleon III Period Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture
A Napoleon III Period Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture

A Napoleon III Period Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture

By Jean-François Denière

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Large and Exceptional Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture. By Denière, Paris. Comprising a mantle clock and pair of eight-light...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble side table
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble side table

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble side table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble side table. This stunning side table is raised by four square tapered legs ending...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French Empire antique Apollo clock by Lepine and Rabiat.
French Empire antique Apollo clock by Lepine and Rabiat.

French Empire antique Apollo clock by Lepine and Rabiat.

Located in London, GB

A fine, large and important French Empire clock of Apollo playing his lyre in patinated bronze, ormolu and antique vert marble. The dial is signed for the important maker Lepine and ...

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1810s Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set
A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set

A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Champlevé Enamel Figural Three-Piece Clock Garniture. By Eugène Cornu for the Société des Marbres Onyx d'Algerie, the figure cast fr...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Exquisite Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat
Exquisite Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat

Exquisite Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat

By Cristalleries De Baccarat

Located in Long Island City, NY

An Exquisite Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Thirty Six Light Chandelier By Baccarat Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat The circular palm-frond and guilloché corona ...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer And Ormolu Tray; Bointaburet
French 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer And Ormolu Tray; Bointaburet

French 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer And Ormolu Tray; Bointaburet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very unique and highly detailed French 19th century Meiji period Japanese Lacquer and Ormolu Tray, stamped Bointaburet A Paris. This exquisite rectangular tray was fashioned with J...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Ormolu and marble commode
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Ormolu and marble commode

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Ormolu and marble commode

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stately and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Ormolu and marble commode, modeled after Jean-Henri Riesener. The wonderful three drawer chest is rai...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Armchairs
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Armchairs

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Armchairs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most handsome French mid-19th century Empire style mahogany and ormolu mounted pair of armchairs. The pair are raised by front square tapered legs that have pawed ormolu feet and e...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking French 19th Century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period ebony, brass inlaid and ormolu mounted Boulle desk. The two drawer desk is raised by cabriole legs elegantly decorated...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, 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

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces, Attributed to Dasson
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces, Attributed to Dasson

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces, Attributed to Dasson

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A beautiful and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu two arm sconces of Bacchus and Ariadne, after a model by Gilles-Marie Oppenordt and attributed to H...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Vintage Large English Cut Glass Table Lamp Late 20th Century
Vintage Large English Cut Glass Table Lamp Late 20th Century

Vintage Large English Cut Glass Table Lamp Late 20th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a large and elegant English cut glass table lamp, late 20th century in date.   This elegant lamp has a sophisticated cut glass body raised on a splendid ormolu base.  The bod...

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Late 20th Century English Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A Pair Of regency Cut Glass Storm Shades On Ormolu & Bronze Bases
A Pair Of regency Cut Glass Storm Shades On Ormolu & Bronze Bases

A Pair Of regency Cut Glass Storm Shades On Ormolu & Bronze Bases

Located in Steyning, West sussex

A fine pair of Regency storm lights with elaborately cut square diamond shades of bullet form, mounted on an ornate square, ormolu and bronze base with ...

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Early 19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Magnificent set of six Louis XVI style gilded ormolu wall sconces.
Magnificent set of six Louis XVI style gilded ormolu wall sconces.

Magnificent set of six Louis XVI style gilded ormolu wall sconces.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This stunning set of six Louis XVI style gilded ormolu wall sconces, each measuring 94 cm in height and crafted circa 1880, showcases an exquisite blend of elegance and artistry. Eac...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Eighteen Light Chandelier
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Eighteen Light Chandelier

Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Eighteen Light Chandelier

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Eighteen Light Chandelier Tear shaped rock crystal, heavy bronze foliage designed arms, the central column with a large urn and...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Impressive Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Impressive Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier

Impressive Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Wonderful and Impressive Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Twenty Eight Light Chandelier Multi-faceted and shaped crystal, beaded arms, cut crystal central column, twelve perimeter and sixteen tiered interior lights. If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles Cheriff...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair French/Chinese 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Vases
Pair French/Chinese 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Vases

Pair French/Chinese 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Vases

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted blue-glazed enamel over bronze vases with allegorical masks, rings and wreaths. The porcelain is...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Empire Style Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Ormolu Vases
Pair of French Empire Style Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Ormolu Vases

Pair of French Empire Style Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Ormolu Vases

Located in London, GB

Pair of French Empire style malachite, lapis lazuli and ormolu vases French, 20th Century Height 78cm, width 47cm, depth 30cm Skilfully crafted by French craftsmen, the unusual mixt...

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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu

Large Regence Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Large Regence Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Large Regence Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in London, GB

Of classical rectangular form, the four cabriole legs capped by ormolu female masks, with a further two masks to the sides, with three drawers and a leather writing surface

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A French 19th century Renaissance st. marble centerpiece possibly Barbedienne
A French 19th century Renaissance st. marble centerpiece possibly Barbedienne

A French 19th century Renaissance st. marble centerpiece possibly Barbedienne

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking French 19th century Renaissance st. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and marble centerpiece possibly by Barbedienne. The centerpiece is raised on an oval marble mottled b...

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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI style marquetry bureau in the manner of Linke
French Louis XVI style marquetry bureau in the manner of Linke

French Louis XVI style marquetry bureau in the manner of Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality late 19th Century French Kingwood marquetry inlaid Cylinder bureau. Having the three quarter brass gallery to the top, parquetry inlay to the whole with an inset oval ...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Jardinière
19th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Jardinière

19th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Jardinière

Located in London, GB

A French Ormolu-Mounted Neoclassical Jardinière Constructed using flamed Cuban mahogany and dressed with hand-chased and gilded bronze mounts, supported on scrolled foliate feet, th...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Zinc

Pair of Regency Period Gilt Lacquered and Bronzed Twin Branch Candelabra
Pair of Regency Period Gilt Lacquered and Bronzed Twin Branch Candelabra

Pair of Regency Period Gilt Lacquered and Bronzed Twin Branch Candelabra

By Hancock & Rixon

Located in Steyning, West sussex

An important pair of gilt lacquered and bronzed twin branch candelabra of unusual design the finely decorated square wasted bases surmounted by a bronzed figure of an old man resting...

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19th Century British Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Very Rare 19th Century Coromandel Veneered Year-Running Clock by Thomas Cole
Very Rare 19th Century Coromandel Veneered Year-Running Clock by Thomas Cole

Very Rare 19th Century Coromandel Veneered Year-Running Clock by Thomas Cole

By Achille Brocot, Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)

Located in London, GB

A Superb Coromandel-Veneered Mantle Clock The case constructed of very well-figured Coromandel giving the maximum amount of decorative effect, with gilt bronze accents; the plinth base of rectangular form, with everted stepped corners, and precisely chased gilt bronze figures, two representing Mercury-the god of travel and merchants with his winged helmet and coin purse in hand; the others representing Fortuna-the goddess of luck; the sides glazed, with mooresque arcaded pierced mounts enclosing a vase, in gilt bronze with overlapping palm trees above: the top of domed form with an octagonal platform, surmounted by an architectural dome, its engraved detail and structure reminiscent of Byzantine prototypes. The silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals for the hours, and within an arabesque dial divided into quadrants, with the key aperture at 6 o'clock. Below, the manual calendar, and a semi-circular thermometer. The dial signed by the retailer "Hunt & Roskell / London." The mechanism replaced with a one-year duration movement by Achille Brocot. English, circa 1860 A closely related clock, by Thomas Cole, though not bearing his signature, with a case of identical form and differing bronze decoration, previously with Butchoff. A third known coromandel-veneered example, also unsigned, is discussed by John...

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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Kidney Desk by T.W. Muller, Austria
19th Century Louis XV Style Kidney Desk by T.W. Muller, Austria

19th Century Louis XV Style Kidney Desk by T.W. Muller, Austria

By Muller Frères

Located in Montreal, QC

A very fine kingwood kidney- shaped desk (bureau a rognon) with original tooled leather surface, crisply mounted in gilt bronze and on cabriole legs . signed in the gilt bronze surround T.W. Muller. T W Muller was a Viennese cabinet...

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19th Century Austrian Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Candelabra
Pair of Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Candelabra

Pair of Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Candelabra

Located in Essex, MA

Pair of Early 20th century bronze, ormolu and wooden candelabra. Patinated Bronze Pharaoh Figures. Ormolu Candle arms. Wooden bases painted to resemb...

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20th Century French Egyptian Revival Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Regency Period Antique Chandelier by John Blades
Regency Period Antique Chandelier by John Blades

Regency Period Antique Chandelier by John Blades

By John Blades

Located in Steyning, West sussex

An important Regency period ormolu-mounted cut-glass eight-light chandelier by John Blades the main drop hung double band supporting scallop edged drip pan...

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1810s Great Britain (UK) Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu dining table
French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu dining table

French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu dining table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu dining table. This wonderful oval dining table with three extensions is raised on five circul...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Very Fine Ormolu, Porcelain and Marquetry Writing Desk by Henry Dasson
Very Fine Ormolu, Porcelain and Marquetry Writing Desk by Henry Dasson

Very Fine Ormolu, Porcelain and Marquetry Writing Desk by Henry Dasson

By Henry Dasson

Located in London, GB

Very fine ormolu, porcelain and marquetry writing desk by Henry Dasson French, 1890 Height 74cm, depth 80cm, depth 50cm By Dasson, Henry (French, 1825-1896), a leading ébéniste of the French Belle Époque, this beautiful, delicate, and diminutive writing desk...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century, French Empire Gilt Bronze Centrepiece
19th Century, French Empire Gilt Bronze Centrepiece

19th Century, French Empire Gilt Bronze Centrepiece

Located in IT

19th Century, French Empire Gilt Bronze Centrepiece This refined centerpiece stand was crafted in France in the early 19th century, during the Empire period, from finely chiselled an...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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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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