Louis XV Commode After Charles Cressent
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV commode in the style of Charles Cressent, in floral marquetry in rosewood frames; exceptional ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze; beautiful veined whit...
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke. Signed to the bronze mount ‘F.Linke’. Linke Index Number 1650. This very fine and unusual bureau de dame ha...
Ormolu
$9,564 / set
A Pair of Ormolu and Glass Temple Candelabra
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of Regency candelabra of temple form on ormolu bases mounting four cut glass columns, the base issuing two scroll arms supporting candle nozzles and drip pans the centre with ...
Ormolu
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-Style Cobalt Blue Ground Porcelain Vases and Covers. Signed 'H. Desprez'. Each of baluster form. One painted to the front with Louis XV a...
Ormolu
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. ...
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Ormolu
$38,256 / 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...
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Baltic Early 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Baltic early 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by an elegant and unique bottom finial with finely etched wrap around ba...
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Clock, Circa 1875-85
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Clock, circa 1875-85.
Ormolu
Fine Ormolu and Cut Glass Empire Period Chandelier
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The ormolu finely decorated corona hung with swags of icicle drops and strings cascading down to a corresponding main band supporting fifteen candle branch arranged on two tiers the ...
Ormolu
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...
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Egyptian Revival Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and extremely high quality true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Egyptian Revival patinated bronze, ormolu and marble statu...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Ormolu Candelabras Matthew Boulton Victorian
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of Matthew Boulton style candelabras in ormolu Stand in at nearly three feet tall so large pair The elegant foliate branches terminate in acanthus-leaf sconces, support...
Ormolu
A pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabra lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabra lamps. Each impressive two arm candelabra is raised by a circular mottled edge socle shaped ...
Ormolu
$281,600Sale Price|53% Off
A Very Fine French 19th CenturyOrmolu-Mounted Louis XV Style Double-Door Vitrine
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Louis XV Style Double-Door Vitrine attributed to Francois Linke. The front bombe Vernis Martin panel decorated with a painted scene wit...
Ormolu
Exquisite Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier by 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 ...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Louis XVI Style French Marble Gold Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gueridons Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair Louis XVI Style French Marble Gold Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gueridons Tables French, 20th Century Height 74cm, diameter 51cm This refined pair of French occasional tables offers a ...
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of French Empire Style Ormolu, Wood and Marble Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Empire style ormolu, wood and marble pedestals French, 20th Century Height 83cm, diameter 52cm This superb pair of French 20th century pedestals celebrates the ver...
Marble, Ormolu
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
Alabaster, Ormolu
Fine Regency Six-Light Chandeliers by John Blades
By John Blades
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine six-light cut glass ormolu-mounted chandelier of Classic tent and waterfall design the tent surmounted by a drop hung corona the main ring issuing six ormolu arms supporting d...
Cut Steel, Ormolu
pair of French Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Gris St. Anne marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French Turn of the Century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Gris St. Anne marble consoles, attributed to Maison Jansen. This wonderful pair of demi lu...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Onyx centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Onyx centerpiece. This wonderful centerpiece is raised by a square Ormolu base with four corner scroll...
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Ormolu
$22,850 / set
Palais-Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Box and Flasks
Located in New Orleans, LA
This mother-of-pearl inlay perfume box is a rare and complete treasure from the famed Palais-Royal of France’s Second Empire. The box is a work of art, meticulously fashioned to deli...
Ormolu
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...
Ormolu
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...
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Gilt Bronze Five-Light Candelabrum with Classical Motifs
Located in Worcester, GB
Mid-19th Century French Gilt Bronze Five-Light Candelabrum with Classical Motifs A finely cast French gilt bronze five-light candelabrum, dating to the mid-19th century and executed...
Ormolu
set of six English 19th century Ormolu and Wedgwood Porcelain sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and complete set of six English 19th century Regency st. Ormolu and Wedgwood Porcelain sconces. Each wonderful two arm sconce displays an elegant backplate with a central ...
Ormolu
Pair of English George III Period Drum Base Candlesticks
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An important pair of English George III candlesticks the ormolu-mounted blue glass drums decorated with neoclassical sense of faith, hope and charity with in oval borders the drums a...
Ormolu
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...
Crystal, Ormolu
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...
Brass, Ormolu
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...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
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
Ormolu
Ormolu-Mounted Sèvres-Style Pink-Ground Vase
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality gilt bronze mounted Sèvres-style pink-ground vase with elongated shield shape, painted with a maiden and cupids with arrows in the gar...
Ormolu
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...
Ormolu
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...
Crystal, Ormolu
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...
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Monumental Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Clock with Putti in the Clouds
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI-style large gilt-bronze and greige Rococo marble figural mantel clock is surmounted by three dore bronze putti figures hanging floral adornments among clouds with lo...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers Gorgeous French Empire style commode/chest of drawers featuring intricate inlaid marquetry with a finely detaile...
Marble, Ormolu
A Napoleon III Period Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture
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...
Enamel, Ormolu
$22,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Three Light Dragon Form Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Three Light Dragon Form Wall Sconces with Medusa Masks The sconces are cast in gilt bronze and formed with tapering shield shaped backplates suppor...
Ormolu
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...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by slender tapered legs with ormolu trim ...
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Style Kidney Desk by T.W. Muller, Austria
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...
Ormolu
French Three-Piece Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
French three-piece tortoiseshell and gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th century Clock: Height 55cm, width 26cm, depth 15cm Candelabra: Height 46cm, width 22cm, depth 20cm ...
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Regency Period Bronze and Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks having urn shaped sconces above boldly cast bulbous stems, raised on triple Lions paw feet ending on triform bases.
Bronze, Ormolu
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...
Ormolu
Antique French Pair Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Bisque Porcelain Pedestals Samson
By Samson & Cie
Located in London, GB
Antique French Pair Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Bisque Porcelain Pedestals Samson French, Late 19th Century Height 104cm, width 37cm, depth 37cm Crafted by the esteemed Parisian firm ...
Ormolu
Pair C19th Powder Blue Chinese vases / lamps with ormolu mounts.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and impressive pair of 19th Century Chinese Powder Blue lidded vases, with wonderful gilded ormolu coller and bases. The gilded decoration to the whole depicting scrol...
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent 19th century French ormolu mounted and brass marquetry inlaid bombe bureau in the Louis XV style with three quarter brass gallery top, the fall front to reveal a superb...
Brass, Ormolu
Pair Large French Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Chinoiserie Stands Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Pair Large French Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Chinoiserie Stands Pedestals French, 20th Century Height 71cm, width 70cm, depth 70cm Exquisitely crafted in the Chinoiserie style, this ...
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine
Located in Tarzana, CA
circa 1870. Origin: Paris. Height: 71″. Width: 33.5″. Depth: 19″. Style: Louis XV. Maker: Unknown. The shaped top over a serpentine glazed door on cabriolet leg...
Ormolu
$960Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XIV Rosewood, Kingwood & Ormolu Rouge Marble Side Table 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** French Louis XIV Rosewood, Kingwood and Ormolu Rouge Marble Top Side Table with Floral Marquetry and...
Marble, Ormolu
French Sevres style clock set, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th Century Louis XVI Sevres style clock garniture. Having reclining maidens with garlands of flowers supporting an urn ...
Ormolu
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...
Ormolu, Zinc
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...
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu and marble statues
By Louis-Guillaume Fulconis
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Gris St. Anne marble statues of Mercury and Fortuna, after a model by Louis Gu...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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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