A Pair Of Ormolu And Crystal Empire Wall Lights Attributed To Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The oval foliate back plates with trumpet arm of the finest quality ormolu, supporting a pillar cut crystal container, issuing five pressed one piece candle arms and central candle h...
Ormolu
A French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by an Ormolu base with a lattice designed band above ...
Crystal, Ormolu
Louis XVI Architectural Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI architectural gilt bronze and malachite clock French, late 18th century Measures: Height 53cm, width 35.5cm, depth 11cm Crafted from ormolu and a later malachite venee...
Malachite, Ormolu
Pair Of French Belle Époque Period Bronze & Ormolu Plaques, Signed Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated Bronze and Ormolu plaques, signed F. Barbedienne. Each most decorative w...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire ormolu pair of cassolettes of outstanding quality
Located in London, GB
French Empire ormolu pair of cassolettes of outstanding quality and of good size and proportion A quite exceptional pair of cassolettes in mint original condition. Fine mercury gilt...
Ormolu
$7,776 / set
A Pair of Diamond Cut Regency Candelabra
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The elaborately cut bases of bulbous form mounted with ormolu serpentine scroll arms supporting diamond cut drip pans and candle nozzles the centre issuing acorn cut glass finials th...
Ormolu
$23,068 / set
Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Chandeliers
Located in London, GB
Designed to mimic the appearance of a star-studded celestial globe, theses Empire style chandeliers are simultaneously charming and outstandingly beautiful. Each chandelier is design...
Ormolu, Metal, Bronze
Antique Pair of Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas with Amethyst Glass Bowls
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid-19th Century Bronze & ormolu Tazzas, with amethyst glass bowls above triform bases with winged classical ladies raised on gadrooned ...
Bronze, 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 19th Century French Marquetry Inlaid Display Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of very good quality pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI style bombe vitrines, each with scrolling foliate and rams head gilded ormolu mounts, wonderful marquetry + par...
Ormolu
$65,000 / set
Pair Torcheres
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb and unique pair of gilt bronze, crystal, and wood torcheres cw2344.
Crystal, Ormolu
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Marble Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu Portoro, black Belgian marble and soapstone specimen marble coffee table. The rectangular table is raised by beautiful elegan...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Boulle Marquetry Jardinière
Located in London, GB
Antique French gilt bronze and Boulle marquetry jardinière French, Late 19th Century Height 38cm, width 78cm, depth 45cm This superb jardinière is crafted using several complex tec...
Brass, Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Dining Table and12 Walnut chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis Revival ormolu mounted dining table, circa 1920 in date and a set of twelve burr walnut dining chairs. The beautifully figured oval walnut...
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Steel lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Steel lantern. This wonderfully decorative bell lantern displays an exquisite Ormolu double acanthus leaf ...
Steel, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Guéridon, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style mahogany gilt bronze mounted Guéridon. This fine gilt bronze mounted mahogany Guéridon has a green marble top inset within a gilt bronze frame, above a frie...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Patinated Bronze Putto Seated on a Gilt Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Majestic patinated bronze putto seated on a gilt mantel clock. Modelled with a seated putto holding two doves, the putto leaning over a gilt mantel clock with garland, surmounted ...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This wonderfully ornate gilt bronze mantel clock is covered with fine sculptural decoration, including female busts, architectural motifs and stylized foliage. With its wealth of cla...
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Side Table / Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period Mahogany and ormolu side table/desk. The two drawer rectangular table with a pull out is raised by slender circu...
Ormolu
Swedish early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality Swedish early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu mirror. The design style of this mirror has been attributed to both Burchard and Gustav, one exampl...
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass and Crystal lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu, Glass and Crystal lantern. The wonderful pentagon shaped lantern is adorned with top and bottom 'S' scrolled spra...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Champlevé Enamel Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine quality bronze-mounted Sèvres style porcelain champlevé enamel vases. The hand painted medallions depicting cherubs and floral motifs surrounded by raised gilt enamel. T...
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Cabinets.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI kingwood parquetry ormolu mounted cabinets white marble top, over a pair of cupboard doors. French, circa 18th century Measures: H 44 in.; W 51 in.; D 19 in. P...
Bronze, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and intricately detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. Each most elegant vase mounted into a lamp is raised by pierced foliat...
Ormolu
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...
Marble, 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
French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Gilt Metal picture frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Gilt Metal picture frame. This impressive picture frame displays three sections for photos and can be hang or showcased on a ...
Ormolu
18th Century Painted Dial Mahogany Long Case Clock
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An imposing 18th century eight day long case clock by Simister of Birmingham. The amazing mahogany case has a flame mahogany veneered door and the large reeded columns with ormolu mounts to the top. The whole case inlaid with bandings and stringing. The early painted dial...
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany 3 Piece Duchesse Brisée Ca 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany 3 Piece Duchesse Brisée, Circa 1880-1890. Large Chair: 40" High x 27 1/2" Wide x 24" Deep SH: 21 1/2" Small Chair: 28 1/2" Hig...
Ormolu
Restauration Period Opaline Glass Clock Set by De Boussiard
Located in London, GB
From the Restauration period; comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking vases, the central vase shaped clock with circular dial signed 'AUG. de Boussiard' and twin ormolu swa...
Ormolu
French 19th century Neo-Classical Ormolu vanity mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Neo-Classical Ormolu vanity mirror. This elegant swivel mirror is raised by a square stepped Ormolu base with a square mottled pedestal below. The pede...
Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamps. Each wonderful three arm lamp is raised by a circular mottled base with an elegant bea...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most exquisite and very high-quality French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu, and leather desk. The desk is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with fine...
Ormolu
American Victorian Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Victorian cut-glass and gilt bronze six-light chandelier, the rope twisted stem centers a frosted and cut-glass pear-shaped globe with foliate finial and with five ornately scrollin...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Japanese Black Lacquer Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period Ebony, ormolu, and Japanese black lacquer side table. The table is ...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sévres Porcelain And Ormolu Annular Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres porcelain and Ormolu annular clock. The clock is raised by a square Ormolu base with a Coeur de Rai border des...
Ormolu
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...
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
Regence-Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bookcase by Maison Beurdeley, Paris
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A stunning French antique bookcase in the Regence style by Maison Beurdeley, Paris, veneered in intricate parquetry and lavishly adorned with gilt-bronze mounts. The elegant ‘S’-shap...
Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box. The stunning box displays lovely thick diamond shaped cuts throughout with a fine wrap around Ormolu...
Ormolu
$47,921 / set
Pair of English Two-Arm Chandeliers
By Wedgwood
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of English Barbell Chandeliers by Wedgwood with blue jasperware, chiseled bronze accents and two bulbs covered by decorated clear glass egg shape diffusers. Each chandelier con...
Ormolu
$1,984Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Italian Basalt with Gold Gilt Ormolu Urn/Vases - Wedgewood Style
By Wedgewood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of gorgeous black vases (possibly basalt) with gilt ormolu details. Stamped Italy. Please note these do have some signs of age with some chips (See pics).
Ormolu
A Fine Quality Pair of Louis XV-style Ormolu-Mounted and Fleur de Pêcher Marble
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV-style Ormolu-Mounted and Fleur de Pêcher Marble Cassolets by Jollet & CIE Each with the stamp 'Jollet et Cie, Ave. Mon Colin A Paris' to the und...
Marble, Ormolu
Fine Pair of English Regency Period, Jasper-Ware Base Candelabra
By John Blades
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine pair of English Regency two-light jasper-ware base ormolu-mounted candelabra the round blue, white drums decorated with neo-classical sense of classic Wedgwood type, the drum ...
Ormolu
A Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet By François Linke. Paris.
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Rare Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet, By François Linke. Paris. The pediment frieze with flower-filled entrelac gilt-bronze mounts. The cent...
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
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Lantern
Located in London, GB
A Fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze lantern, late 19th century, French, in the Rococo manner, with serpentine glazed panels and four-light suspended chandelier within, re-wired and PAT...
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vernis Martin Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Cabinet By Paul Sormani Paul Sormani The upper tier of t...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Porcelain and Ormolu Gueridon Table
Located in London, GB
This delicately detailed circular gueridon table is crafted of ormolu, and features a very fine hand painted porcelain top. The porcelain top is decorated with flowers in circular pa...
Ormolu
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Black and White Marble Mantel Clock, Paris, 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI ormolu-mounted black and white marble mantel clock, Paris, 1800. The white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals is contained ...
Marble, 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
Italian 19th century Grand Tour/Neo-Classical st Green Serpentine marble and urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and impressive Italian 19th century Grand Tour/Neo-Classical st. Green Serpentine marble and Ormolu urn. This decorative urn is raised by a square marble base with a ...
Marble, Serpentine, Ormolu
Pair Of Italian 18th c. Louis XVI Period Mahogany, Marble, & Ormolu Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Satinwood, Mahogany, Ormolu, and Rosa Alicante marble commodes. Each two drawer chest is raised by square ta...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Tulipwood Table in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An Elegant Tulipwood Table In the Louis XVI Style Veneered in a beautifully figured tulipwood with a contrasting kingwood inlay and decorated with mercury...
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Sevres style comport.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport, having a turquoise ground with an inset hand painted panel depicting a romanic scene of courting couples, with...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised on a circular base decorated with acanthus leaves and an ormolu band above...
Marble, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal centerpieces
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal centerpieces. Each centerpiece is raised by three beautifully scrolled supports with...
Crystal, Ormolu
Baroque Style Bronze and Ormolu Cherub Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Baroque style bronze and ormolu cherub mantel clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 69cm, width 35cm, depth 26.5cm This dramatic a...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Coffret
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French mid-19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu centerpiece coffret inscribed BREVETE SGDG. The large scale box is raised by charming ormolu feet with a unique foliate, tied bamboo and ball design below a wrap around bamboo designed ormolu band. At the center is a scrolled ormolu plate...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and tole bouillotte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful circular base with richly chased foliate designs in rich sati...
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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