Ornate Sevres style Porcelain and Ormolu Putti Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An antique Sevres style blue porcelain and ormolu Putti chandelier electrified with twelve candle lights. This ornate chandelier features a...
Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Portico Clock
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine early 19th century French Empire period Portico clock of exceptional quality in the Neo-classical style, the clock housed in a richly figured mahogany case with four tapering ...
Ormolu
Large Parisian Wardrobe Adorned with Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Located in London, GB
Large Parisian wardrobe adorned with marquetry and gilt bronze French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 233cm, width 205cm, depth 55cm This be...
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Russian Empire Bronze and Marble Figures as Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th century Russian patinated bronze neoclassical figures on Siena marble plinths. Now as lamps. Intricately cast and well gilded ormolu mounts. Two of the four seasons. Gra...
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Large Pair of Antique French Marble and Ormolu Candelabra by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Large pair of antique French marble and ormolu candelabra by Paul Sormani French, Late 19th Century Height 210cm, width 40cm, depth 34cm Crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style by P...
Marble, Ormolu
A Viennese 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming Viennese 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu box. This elegant rectangular shaped and lidded box is raised by four scrolled legs with foliate designs below a mottled band. T...
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most exquisite and large scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu chandelier. This truly stunning twelve arm fifteen light chandelier is centered by a f...
Crystal, Ormolu
Baccarat Ormolu And Cut Glass Liqueur Casket
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental 19th-century ormolu liqueur casket is exemplary of the masterful craftsmanship of the famed luxury firm Baccarat. The doors open to reve...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and black Belgian marble statue. The statue is raised by a fine black Belgian marble...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Bourbon Restoration Period Ormolu 24-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Bourbon restoration period Twenty-four light ormolu chandelier Constructed in bronze, which has been cast with extraordinary attention to detail, and conformingly e...
Ormolu, Bronze
Interesting 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Cabinet by L. Bontemps
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Chinoiserie Cabinet by L. Bontemps L. Bontemps The rectangular breakfront pink quartz top above three high d...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Large French Neoclassical Ormolu, Glass and Marble Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Pair of large French Neoclassical ormolu, glass and marble pedestals French, 20th century Height 112.5cm, width 36cm, depth 36cm These exceptional pieces are a pair of large Fre...
Marble, Ormolu
Two Neoclassical Style Russian Cut Glass and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Two neoclassical style Russian cut glass and ormolu vases, Russian, 20th century Dimensions: Height 37cm, width 20cm, depth 13.5cm Each vase has an ...
Ormolu
Antique Seven-Piece Crystal and Ormolu Centrepiece Garniture by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Antique seven-piece crystal and ormolu centrepiece garniture by Baccarat French, Early 20th Century Large bowl: Height 32cm, width 54cm, depth 27cm Candelabra: Height 52cm, width 30...
Crystal, Ormolu
Ormolu and Porcelain Panel Mantel Clock, A.B.Savory, Cornhill
By Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
Located in Norwich, GB
Ormolu and Porcelain Panel Mantel Clock Ormolu figural mantel clock with beautifully cast maiden in flowing robes holding a bunch of grapes towards a ...
Ormolu
Second Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Commode by Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period ormolu mounted commode by Sormani French, c. 1860 Measures: Height 86cm, width 151cm, depth 65cm This superb commode is ...
Serpentine, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Antique Art Nouveau French Gold Ormolu Crystal Glass Vases Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique Art Nouveau French Gold Ormolu Crystal Glass Vases Baccarat French, c. 1905 Height 33cm, diameter 14cm Crafted by the prestigious French glassmakers Baccarat, renown...
Crystal, Ormolu
Matched pair of Regency period BonHeur du Jours after John MaClean, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality matched pair of Regency period Rosewood Bonheur Du Jours, each with a three quarter brass gallery to the top, brass trellis work to the sides, two frieze drawers. Hing...
Ormolu
Neoclassical Style Coffee Table with Italian Marble Specimen Top
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style coffee table with Italian marble specimen top French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 56cm, width 102cm, 54cm T...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$80,676 / set
Large Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive gilded ormolu Louis XVI style clock garniture, the clock and candelabra being supported by winged cherubs, scrolling swags and foliage and classical mask...
Ormolu
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 decor...
Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu candelabras. Each wonderful three arm cobalt blue Porcelain candelabra is raised by ...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Empire Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Six-Arm Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu six arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a richly chased ormolu bottom finial amidst decorative foliate...
Bronze, Ormolu
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Commode By Paul Sormani, Paris.
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Commode By Paul Sormani, Paris. The serpentine shaped brêche d’Alep marble top above a bombé-shaped front with two drawers beautifully inlaid with foliate marquetry within acanthus cast frames with folate trails. The front angles with gilt-bronze rocaille clasps. Raised on cabriole legs. Stamped to the carcass 'SORMANI Paris' and the upper drawer with brass plaque engraved 'Paul SORMANI 10. r. Charlot Paris France, Circa 1890. The 18th century model of this commode is attributed to Bernard van Risenburgh...
Marble, Ormolu
A French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet. The vitrine is raised on a scalloped apron with rounded corners. The sides have a quarte...
Ormolu
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas with Snakes
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu Tazzas having leaf and berry rims with entwined serpent handles, raised on Sienna marble columns e...
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Tazza Designed Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Renaissance St. patinated bronze tazza-designed side table, signed E. Picault, Salon 1867. Raised on ormolu topie shaped feet below a triangular concave-sided black Belgian marble base. Patinated bronze supports with paw feet topped by satyr busts...
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
$7,511 / set
Pair of George III Candlesticks
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of Georgian candlestick on square gilt lacquered bases with ball feet mounting square porcelain drums with blue and gilt decoration this su...
Ormolu
Extremely Rare Pair of Ormolu and Crystal Chandeliers in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An important pair of ormolu basket chandeliers In the Louis XVI style Constructed from gilded bronze of the finest quality with clear crystal cut drops and cascading beads, the pair of chandeliers of rounded basket shape suspended from six decorative foliate-twined ribbons tied to the circular corona with foliage crescendo and dangling tassels beneath; the rim of the basket having patinated bronze panels and a trio of horn-playing putti perched on the ledge interspersed with ribbon-tied vases; all fitted with lights; below; the six ormolu ribs dressed...
Crystal, Ormolu
Rare French Empire ormolu and patinated bronze portefaix clock signed Alibert
Located in London, GB
Extremely rare antique French Empire ormolu and patinated bronze portefaix mantel clock signed in the bronze Alibert with two tune musical base also signed Alibert. This model is bas...
Bronze, Ormolu
Large French Louis XVI Style Vitrine, by 'Linke'
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very large and impressive fine quality 19th century French mahogany Virine, in the style of Louis XVI by 'Francoise Linke'. Having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts of scrolling foli...
Ormolu
French Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Games Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant French late 18th century Louis XVI period Mahogany and ormolu electrified Tric Trac games table. The rectangular table is raised by square tapered legs w...
Ormolu
Large Antique French Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Large antique French Louis XV style patinated and gilt bronze clock set French, 19th Century Clock: Height 99cm, width 83cm, depth 32cm Torchères: Height 113cm, width 33cm, depth 28...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th c. Napoleon III Period Ormolu, Patinated Bronze, & Tole Centerpiece
By Henri Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and large scale French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ormolu, patinated Bronze, and tole centerpiece, signed by Henri Picard. This beautiful jardiniere centerpiece is ra...
Metal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Pair REGENCY Bronze Crystal Lusters Candlesticks Candelabra Eagles Prism
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish Pair of French Regency Period Patinated Bronze and Hand Cut Crystal Weighted Table or Mantle Single Light Lustres of superb craftsmanship and quality. First quarter of the ...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and ormolu rectangular center table with a Rosé Boréal marble top. The table is raised by four circular tapered fluted l...
Ormolu
$13,214 / set
Two French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sconces
Located in London, GB
These two sconces have been crafted in the Empire style, which was popularised by the French Emperor, Napoleon I. The Empire style is characterised by its grandeur and use of opulent...
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Mantle Clock in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A mantel clock in the Louis XV manner. Constructed in white Carrara marble and gilt bronze; the rectangular form base having bowed ends, rises from gilt toupie feet and has opposed gilt sphinxes and gilt bronze foliate mounts to the facia; the two train clock...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Tole Bouilotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and tole Bouillotte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful and wonderfully executed pierced bowl w...
Ormolu
French Empire Mahogany Cheval Mirror, Early 1800s, Hand-Carved
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant French Empire mahogany cheval floor mirror, early 1800’s, retains the original glass and features a rectilinear mahogany frame which can pivot to adjust the angle or ref...
Ormolu
French 19th century Ormolu, Bronze and Marble statue of the Luxor Obelisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Grand Tour Period Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Black Belgian marble statue of the Luxor Obelisk. This exceptional...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 18th Louis XVI Period Mahogany Vanity Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most elegant French 18th Louis XVI period Mahogany vanity table. The table is raised by slender circular tapered legs retaining thei...
Ormolu
Pair Of Large Early 19th Century Porphyry Marble & Ormolu Mounted Obelisks
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional pair of Porphyry, marble and ormolu mounted Obelisks, of typical form surmounted with foliate-cast finial above ball feet, resting on a panelled plinth mounted with li...
Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu plaques
By Foundry Valsuani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu plaques. This stunning pair of 19th century plaques is signed by French poet Charles-Joseph de Lign...
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Style Royal Vienna Porcelain Covered Urns
Located in New York, NY
A fine neoclassical style Royal Vienna porcelain covered urns. With enameled, jeweled accents, gilt scroll designs, and a continuous scene of worldly figures from classical to Renai...
Ormolu
A fine pair of unusual ormolu mounted Chinese porcelain vases
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of unusual ormolu mounted Chinese porcelain vases, each painted in famille rose enamels and gilt, of baluster form with a pleated neck and fo-dog handles, applied with gi...
Ormolu
true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and richly detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras. Each stunning nine arm candelabra is raised on claw feet below richly chased Ormol...
Ormolu
French 19th century Empire st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu fire screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A decorative and most handsome French 19th century Empire st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu fire screen. This stunning square fire screen is raised by a long slender rectangular patina...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Gilded Bronze Louis XV / Rococo Style Chandelier 1880 Lamp Glass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite gilded bronze chandelier from France Louis XV style / Rococo Revival 1880. Crystal glass drops combined with the gilded bronze rococo curves makes it feel & look very luxurious. The chandelier has an impressive size and is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship. The small details like the original chain and human figure are exceptional. The chandelier has been converted from gas to electric...
Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Ormolu
True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant patinated bronze base with fine m...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Brass and Ormolu Boulle Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, brass and ormolu Boulle vitrine. The cabinet is raised by six elegant topie shaped legs with ormolu feet and...
Brass, Ormolu
$22,500Sale Price|50% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A magnificent 19th-century French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany bibliothèque vitrine cabinet, in the manner of Paul Sormani, of imposing scale and refined architectural for...
Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An adorable and high quality French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock. This charming clock is supported on an oval Ormolu base raised by scrolled suppor...
Bronze, Ormolu
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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, ormolu and white Carrara marble consoles. Each freestanding console is raised by circular tapered feet with fine topie ...
Marble, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Belle Époque period Ormolu and Marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Belle Époque period Neo-Greek st. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns. Each stunning urn/'Hydria' is raised by a circular Or...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, Carrara marble, and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, white Carrara marble, and Ormolu clock. This beautiful clock is supported on a circular white Carrara marble...
Marble, Ormolu
An Interesting Pair of 20th Century Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Pair of 20th Century Gilt Bronze Sconces The three floral lights centered into the wall, covered by a large glass and bronze mounted foliage designed outer cover. D...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonized Wood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
French neoclassical style gilt bronze mounted ebonized wood display cabinet French, late 19th century Measures: Height 164cm, width 122cm, depth 40cm This fine display cabinet, attr...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Lacquer side cabinet after Beurdeley, 1890
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite late 19th-century French side cabinet showcases a stunning marble top and elegant amboyna veneers. in the manner of Louis- Auguste-Alfred Beudeley, it features intrica...
Griotte Marble, 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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