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Material: Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Ormolu Bronze Garniture, G. J. Levy, Paris c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century French garniture, cast bronze in ormolu, a striking ensemble featuring a pair of seven-light candelabras and a mantel clock. The clock is adorned with foliage an...
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1870s French Other Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Marie Antoinette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu bust of Marie Antoinette signed by Houdon. The high quality bust is raised by an or...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Eclectic Style Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Antique French eclectic style enamel and gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th century Measures: Clock: Height 41cm, width 30cm, depth 15cm Candelabra: Height 36cm, width 17cm, depth 17cm This gilt bronze and enamel garniture contains a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra, all designed in the charming Belle Époque manner. The mantel clock, supported by a flat gilt bronze base, is constituted of a central plinth surmounted by a cylindrical clock...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze and Glass Floor Standing Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of monumental gilt bronze and glass floor standing candelabra Crafted in the neoclassical style, this pair of floor-standing candelab...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Large 19th Century Walnut Syrian Palace Chest
Located in Southall, GB
A fabulous example of a large Syrian Palace chest, with hand beaten iron and forged ormolu, strapped to a solid Walnut chest. These chests were usually found in Syrian Palaces, it ha...
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Late 19th Century Syrian Moorish Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock A fine quality urn with flowing flowers and foliage sits above the clock face surrounded by h...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Ormolu Mounted Pedestal after Jean Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wall-side gilt bronze mounted pedestal with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the rectangular upper section centred by a Mercury mask and sunburst with crossed lower branches, the angles with an acanthus-cast scrolled volute hung with foliate festoons, the sides inset with foliate swags, above the tapering upright, the paneled front cast with a flower-filled vase flanked by scrolling foliage and floral swags, with paneled parquetry sides, on lion-paw feet and shaped plinth, on toupie feet. This pedestal is a copy of the celebrated model made circa 1785 by Jean-Henri Riesener...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
A table clock in the Louis XVI Manner By Japy Frères The finely chased ormolu case is dressed with pink 'Sèvres' style hand decorated polychrome panels to the face and sides, dep...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, black Belgian Marble, and Ormolu lamps. Each finely detailed lamp is raised by a square black Belgian marble st...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase
Located in London, GB
Large antique French Sèvres style porcelain and gilt bronze vase French, 19th Century Overall dimensions: Height 157cm, width 60cm, depth 44cm Vase: Height 141cm, width 60cm, depth...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Wonderful Pair French Neoclassical Empire Patina Gilt Bronze Filigree Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Neoclassical Empire Patinated & Gilt Bronze Filigree Center Two Arm Sconces Completely Rewired With New Candelabra Sock...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Vernis Martin style vitrine / display cabinet in walnut and sapele mahogany. A very pretty vitrine / display cabinet in the style of Vernis Martin, this piece is constructe...
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Mid-20th Century French Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of George III Style Cut Crystal and Ormolu Wall Sconces
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of exquisite George III style wall sconces. Cut English crystal. Ormolu mounts.
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Early 20th Century Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning late 19th century kingwood, parquetry and ormolu mounted Louis XVI style Bureau à Cylindre attributed to Francoise Linke, the alabastro a pecorella marble top above a tamb...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Chandelier. Baccarat Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine chandelier of gilt bronze and crystal in the Louis Philippe style, beautiful crystal pyramids, 12 lights
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Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock, by Viner in Ormolu and Derbyshire Marble
Located in London, GB
English Regency ormolu and Derbyshire black marble mantel clock. Typical drum shaped clock, set on four elaborate ormolu toupee feet. The Derbyshire black marble base has an applied ...
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1820s English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Bronze and Ormolu Candelabra
Located in London, GB
An important pair of early 19th century French Empire period seven-light bronze and Ormolu candelabras raised on fluted columns and suppor...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Honey Onyx coffee table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Honey Onyx coffee table, attributed to Mason Bagues. This beautiful rectangular coffee table is rai...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Ormolu

French Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th/20th Century) mahogany wall mirror with gilt bronze ormolu mounts and a shaped pediment top with a bevelled glass.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Quality Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative pair of 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and patinated bronze lamps on square base. Each of the four sides of the base having a reef design. The rest of the...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and marble desk/table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Gris St. Anne marble center table/desk, attributed to François Linke. This wonderful single dra...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French Architecturally Formed Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French architecturally formed ormolu mantel clock French, 19th Century Height 52cm, width 28cm, depth 17cm This beautiful Baroque style mantel clock is crafted from gilt bronze. The highly detailed case takes the form of a piece of miniaturised architecture: a campanile of sorts, the top level contains the clock dial while the lower level, approached by shallow steps, is flanked by figurative sculptures and culminates in a bas relief frieze...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Brèche Verte Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bréche Verte marble and ormolu urns. Each is raised on a square marble base with ormolu trim and ormolu laurel wreath above. The bo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer Set by Gleizes
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze and Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer set by Gleizes French, 19th Century Height 115cm, width 30cm, depth 7cm In the Louis XV style, t...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A fine pair of 19th century bronze and ormolu 4 light candelabra
Located in London, GB
An attractive pair of early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu 4 light Candelabra with removeable flame finial to centre light, supported on scrolled arms above tapering stems raised on ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. marble and Ormolu plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Rosso Verona, Black Belgian marble and Ormolu plaque of Bacchus. The wonderful oval plaque is set within a...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Sèvres Style Gilded Porcelain Vases with Lion Heads
Located in New York, NY
An important rare pair of Sèvres gilded porcelain vases with lion heads and hand painted flowers Date: circa 1880 Origin: French Dimension: 29...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Floral Marquetry Side Cabinets with Marble Tops
Located in London, GB
Constructed in kingwood, with gilt bronze mounts; rising from bracket feet, the cabinets, a true left and right pair, have central doors dressed with well executed floral marquetry p...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture Comprising a mantel clock and a pair of seven-light figural candelabra. Designed as a celebration of music and lyric poe...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles. Each six light lamp is raised by a fine triangular pierced Ormolu base with...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabras. Each monumentally scaled candelabra is raised by elegant foliate feet a...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Antique French Marquetry Marble Top Cabinets with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Marquetry Marble Top Cabinets with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu & Satinwood Marble Top Console Table, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI ormolu mounted satinwood console table with marble top and mirrored back, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Mirror and Crystal centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Mirror and Crystal centerpiece. This attractive scallop shaped centerpiece is presented on a beautiful bevele...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th century patinated Bronze, Mahogany, and Ormolu bust of Napoleon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A statement making and very handsome French 19th century patinated Bronze, Mahogany, and Ormolu bust of Napoleon. This impressive bust is raised by a Mahogany block pedestal with mot...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Signed Statues
By Charles Hippolyte Marcellin Ferrat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality true pair of French 19th century patinated Bronze and Ormolu statues, signed H. Ferrat. Each stunning bronze is raised by a square Ormolu plinth below a c...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Empire-Style Longcase Clock
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive mahogany longcase clock with gilt and sculpted decorative bronze elements such as fantastic animals, diamond-shaped patterns, scrollwork, and foliage. This floor clock is ...
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1880s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Rococo Pedestal Clock, after Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener, Paul Garnier
Located in London, GB
This exquisite gilt bronze-mounted pedestal clock is the creation of the famed French clockmaker Paul Garnier (1801-1861). Garnier worked in Paris during the first half of the 19th C...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculpture of a Woman by Rochlitz
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze sculpture of a woman by Rochlitz Continental, c. 1920 Measures: Height 30.5cm, width 16cm, depth 13cm This fine g...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Vitrine by Francoise Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine, having wonderfully fine quality gilded ormolu mounts. Having its original marble top, the single glazed door...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Regency Style Kingwood and Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Regency transition style kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1890. Measures: Height 34 1/...
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Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive clock garniture set consists of a central clock and a pair of flanking vases. The three pieces are extremely finely decorated with painted cartouches of fly...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Set of Four Gilt Bronze Single Branch Wall Lights Sconces Attributed to Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A rare set of four gilt bronze single branch wall sconces attributed to Caldwell Maker: Attrib. Edward F. Caldwell Co. (1851-1914) Origin: French Date: First half of the 20th century...
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20th Century French Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Fine and Rare French Empire Clock of Cupid as Magician Uncovering Flaming Hearts
Located in London, GB
Fine and rare French Empire ormolu clock of Cupid as magician, uncovering flaming hearts with the 3 cup trick. The shaped base with four tal...
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1810s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany Tulipwood Kingwood Ormolu side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu side tables. Each beautiful side table is raised on four round, slender, tapered, an...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. Vert de Patricia marble, black Belgian marble, and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with a central foliate o...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A pair of large Louis XV style gilt-bronze and Samson porcelain candelabra French, Late 19th century Measures: Height 68cm, width 54cm, depth 36cm Crafted with great artistry and skill by the Samson porcelain manufactory in late nineteenth century France, these exceptional candelabra feature superb full-length porcelain subjects set within elaborate gilt-bronze lighting branches. Made in the Louis XV style, each pair, symmetrical to each other in design, consists of five-lighting branches, a mount for the porcelain, and elegantly sculpted bases. The porcelain figures are that of a man and woman playing musical instruments, wistfully gazing towards each other while they stroll and play; he plays a variation on the bagpipes, probably the French cabrette, while she plays a large guitar-like stringed instrument. They stand 68cm in height and bear the Samson mark to the underside. Beautiful pieces, the porcelain figures of which can stand separately, they are wonderful examples of French antique...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XVI walnut and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1790 in date. It has a stunning shaped Italian Breccia marble top above a serpentine front hav...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
In its unusual and beautiful design, this sumptuous mantel clock effortlessly transcends the boundaries between sculpture, clockmaking and objet de vertu...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An ebonized writing desk in Louis XV style with cabriole legs and ormolu mounts to the feet, two drawers, a curved apron and a glass top.
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20th Century Louis XV Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Five Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These beautiful gilt bronze (ormolu) wall sconces (lights) are designed in an elegant Rococo style after decorative arts of the Louis XV period (1715-1774). Characteristic of this st...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Porcelain, champlevé enamel, and gilt-bronze Rococo style three-piece clock set
Located in London, GB
Porcelain, champlevé enamel, and gilt-bronze Rococo style three-piece clock set French, Late 19th Century Clock: height 38cm, width 23cm, depth 16cm Vases: height 28cm, width 13cm, d...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

Pair French Empire Figural Bronze Candelabra Signed Chibout
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely detailed, and hand chased pair of bronze candelabra were made by Pierre Chibout. Active 1806-24, he worked with Claude Francois Rabiat who's workshop he took over in 181...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of French early 19th century First Empire period patinated bronze and ormolu urns attributed to Claude Galle. Each urn is raised by a square patinated bronze base ...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier. The exceptional six arm six light chandelier is centered at the bottom by a charm...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

English Regency Bronze Stag on Ormolu & Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A lovely English Regency object, the subject that of an exhausted stag after a model made by Pitoin for Madame du Barry in 1772. The well finished stag sits on a superb ormolu base, ...
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1810s English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XIV Style Gilt Metal Five Light Electric Wall Sconces
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous Pair of Louis XIV Style Gilt Metal Five Light Electric Sconces, They stand 27 1/4 inches tall, 11" in width, 11" in depth.  
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XIV Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Ormolu Mantle Clock in Orientalist Motif
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century French Ormolu Mantle Clock in "Orientalist" Motif, circa 1850, a romantic movement/Orientalist ormolu clock with ornate baroque case surmounted by an Arabic rider on rearing steed, with sabre drawn overhead, an enamel dial with Roman numerals, bell-strike mechanism by F.L. Hausburg, Paris, and marked on dial "Medaille d'Argent, Vincenti and Cie...
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Mid-19th Century French Moorish Antique Ormolu Furniture

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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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