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Material: Ormolu
Neoclassical Octagonal Green Guilloche & Ormolu Box, after Faberge
By Fabergé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical octagonal green Guilloche & Ormolu box, after Faberge
A fine late 20th century example, intricate, well executed example, with presentati...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Deco Eleven Piece Carved Inlaid Burled Walnut/Ormolu Dining Room
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Art Deco Eleven Piece Carved Inlaid Burled Walnut and Ormolu Mounted Dining Room Suite, c.1920’s, consisting of a thick marble top server with a beveled mirror back splash, ov...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$2,900 Sale Price / set
88% Off
Wonderful Pair French Ormolu Pierced Bronze Crystal Glass Neoclassical Vases
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair french ormolu pierced bronze crystal/glass neoclassical lion filigree swag vases.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Side-Table by François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Marquetry and Æil de Vermeil Parquetry single-drawer side-table by François Linke (1855-1946). The rectangular top...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$19,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Figural Candelabra by Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century neoclassical Greco-Roman style patinanted bronze and ormolu mounted figural candelabra by Henri Picard (French, Active from 1831-1864). The large and impressive pair of ten-light candelabra, each with a patinated figure of a standing bearded semi-nude male holding an ornate ormolu ten-light candelabrum, their bare feet resting on allegorical wreaths, helmet and sword stash, all above square black-slate plinth surmounted with ormolu trims and scrolled legs, the front surmounted with patinated bronze plaques depicting Greco-Roman scenes of Senators and maidens. Stamped "H. Picard" on the inner ring, the back of the male figures each stamped with the numerals "3776". Circa: Paris, 1850-1860.
The well regarded fondeur and doreur Henri Picard was recorded at 6 rue Jarente in 1831, and moved to 10 rue de la Perle in 1839. The firm, which was active from 1831-1864, is known for having supplied very fine decorative objects to Emperor Napoleon III's apartments at the Louvre, which are still part of the collection, and was reputed for its fine quality decorative production of gilt and patinated bronzes, pièce de table and garnitures de cheminée...
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19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$29,850 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Sconces
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th Century or Earlier Louis XV Ormolu Wall Sconces or Appliques. Two arms each with ribbon and bow back, foliate arms ending in foliate candle cups.
Provenance: Prominent...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Gemstone Gilt Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Vessel Offering Bowl
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular Mughal Empire Period (1526-1857) precious gemstone set gilt bronze ormolu mounted carved rock crystal vessel Buddhist altar offering bowl....
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19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Fine Steinway & Sons Wedgwood Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano Model M
Located in Roslyn, NY
Steinway & Sons Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano
Model M, serial no. 244684, circa 1926
With Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware / Wedgwood Framed Ov...
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20th Century American Regency Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$50,000 Sale Price
23% Off
French 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu garniture set, stamped S.F.R.A.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative Chinese Export Porcelain and French 19th century Ormolu mounted garniture set, stamped S.F.R.A. This stunning three piece garniture set consist of ...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Wonderful French Empire Dore Bronze Regency Petite Five-Arm Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire Dore Bronze Regency Petite Five Candelabra Light Chandelier, This Fixture Comes With Shades That Maybe Removed
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Italian Empire Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
1900s Italian Empire mahogany chest of drawers with gilt bronze ormolu, keys and black marble top.
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19th Century Italian Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
An Exceptional George Iv Period Boulle Games Table Attributed to Thomas Parker
By Thomas Parker
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional Boulle and Ormolu Mounted Games Table in the French Louis XVI style attributed to Thomas Parker (active 1805-1830)
English Circa 1825
C...
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1820s English Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Casket Sewing Box
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut casket, sewing box, with elaborate decorative brass and bronze mounts, circa 1860 in date.
The rectangular lid is beautifully decorated with cut brass mounts centred with a striking bronze sphynx...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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).
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,860 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century Decorative Box - Ormolu Gilt Bronze - French Napoleon III
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined Napoleon III period decorative box, made of ormolu gilt casted bronze. Richly ornate floral motifs. It has an illegible signature. The liner inside has been renewed. Includ...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Marquetry and Ormolu Stationary Casket . 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique French Gonçalo Alves marquetry and ormolu mounted casket, circa 1860 in date.
The casket of bureau form has a lift up top and is inlaid with a marquetry ...
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1860s Antique Ormolu Furniture
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Ormolu
19th C. Dresser Ormolu Burl Elm Toilette Table Jacob Desmalter JACOB D.R.MESLE
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Dresser Ormolu Burl Elm Toilette Table Jacob Desmalter JACOB D.R.MESLE . Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu Mounted Burl Elm “Table de Toilette”...
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Early 19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$600,000 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu-Mounted Commode
By Léon Kann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French palatial 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" medallion commode with a Fleur de Pêche marble top, after a model by Ben...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$58,450 Sale Price
22% Off
French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Rosewood and Satinwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Figural Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled le...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
C19th French Louis XVI style Boulle mantel clock. 86cm high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th Century French Louis XVI style, Boulle mantel clock, having red stained Tortoiseshell veneer to the case, gilded Rococo influenced ormolu mounts, white enamel Roma...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine french 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry round side or center table, in the manner of Théodore Millet. The circ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$24,500 Sale Price
30% Off
Cut Glass Decanter Set in Gilt Bronze and Glass Case, In the Style of Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Miami, FL
A delightfully designed gilt bronze and etched crystal glass set, in the style of Baccarat. The set includes fourteen glasses and four decanters with etched embellishments. The set is placed on a lift out custom gilt tray inside...
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20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century French Louis XV tulipwood and marquetry, ormolu mounted bureau plat, serpentine shaped writing table, circa 1880.
The table having an inset brown & red hu...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Sévres Porcelain box.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and elaborately decorated French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Sévres Porcelain box. This charming oblong oval shaped lidded box is raised by four toupie shaped fe...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 300 year old Louis XV (1715-1774) period French gilt bronze ormolu mounted Japanned encrier (inkwell or inkstand)
Paris, France, circa 1750, exceptionally executed in Louis 14th exotic far-east Japanesque / Chinoiserie oriental styling, popular at the time due to the rise in trade with China and Japan throughout the 18th century, Parisian Vernis Martin lacquer work, decorated with lavish Rocaille elements, having three inkwells fitted with glass jar inserts and ornate fiolated acorn finial covers, on a black lacquer cartouche shaped tray with roster...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Pair of Regency Bronze, Gilt-bronze & Marble Candle sticks.
Located in Huntington, NY
A Pair of Regency Bronze, Gilt-bronze & Marble Candle sticks. Gilt-bronze candle cup above black paginated bronze eagles. The eagles clutching se...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century French empire mahogany and ormolu cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality french empire revival mahogany cabinet circa 1890.
Generous proportions and as with all furniture of this scale and period it was built to come apart.
Central glazed d...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Very Large Ormolu Marble Regulator Calendar Mantle Clock Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Very Large Ormolu Marble Regulator Calendar Mantle Clock Barbedienne
French, Late 19th Century
Height 121cm, width 64cm, depth 28cm
Expertly produced in France during the final de...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Exquisite Pair! Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Ormolu Table Lamps! Brass Porcelain
Located in Peoria, AZ
Decorator Delight!
PAIR!
Frederick Cooper
Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass, Ormolu & Porcelain
Wow! What an exquisite and elegant pair of Frederick Cooper lamps...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$4,500 Sale Price / set
40% Off
1970s Gucci Gilt Brass Shoehorn with Swinging Horsebit Ring, Italy
By Aldo Gucci
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Gucci Gilt Brass Shoehorn with Swinging Horsebit Ring, Italy
A rare and refined 1970s Gucci gilt brass shoehorn, produced by the Parfums division of the iconic Italian house. ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th-20th C. Circular Marquetry & Ormolu Table, Manner of François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Late 19th/Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood, Bois Satine, Mahogany, Marquetry and Parquetry Gueridon (Round End-Table), in manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The circular marquetry top with trellis inlay encompass by a ribbon-tied floral and ribbon entwining inlaid surround, above a frieze interspersed with four abundant floral, foliate and entwined opposing cornucopia mounts each centered by a bacchanal mask, with one frieze drawer, on slender cabriolet legs with an up swept X-stretcher surmounted by a circular under-tier with a basket weave mounted gallery. Bearing the fine quality furnishings retailer's plaque which reads: 'S. & H. Jewell, 131 & 132, High Holborn, London, W.C'. Circa: Paris, 1900.
S & H Jewell are first recorded in 1830 as fine quality retailers, restorers and cabinet makers. They were a family business who worked from their premises at 29-31 Little Queen Street, Holborn, in London and then later to 26 Parker Street and then at 131 - 131, High Holborn, both in London W.C. They are recorded to have sold furniture to the Arts and Crafts home...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$27,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Antique French Clock by Le Roy & Fils
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent Renaissance style clock by the renown Parisian clockmaking firm of Le Roy &Fils. Beautifully modelled in finely gilded bronze and finely decorated with exquisite polychrome champlevé enamel. The case is formed with an arched swan neck pediment surmounted by a turret with elaborate finial.
To the sides are charming figures of cherubs clutching the baluster turned pillars. A third cherub is seated above the dial. The dial is also gilded bronze with champlevé enamel and is complete with original finely blued steel hands. The clock is decorated in the round with a frosted glass rear door. Please note that this type of clock does not have a glazed bezel to cover the dial.
The French movement is of high quality and is by Vincenti et Cie. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. We have a video of the clock, please ask and we will send you a link.
Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is particularly good with only minor wear where the clock has been handled and some light marks and discolouration. The rear most bun feet are missing however the clock sits very well without them. Rear frosted glass has some marks. Enamel is very good.
Established by Basile Charles Le Roy in 1785, the firm of Le Roy et Fils became a well-established and renowned clockmaker. Basile had been Napoleon's master clockmaker, and along with his son Charles-Louis, he worked for Princess Pauline and the Duke de Bourbon as well. Examples of the firm's work are included in all of the major world collections. The firm was located at the Palais Royale from 1785, the year of its founding, through the death of Charles-Louis at Versailles in 1865. A shop was opened in London, in 1854 at 296 Regent Street under the name of Le Roy and Son. The name was later changed to Le Roy and Fils...
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19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
French Empire Style Mahogany Daybed with Ormolu Mounts and Velvet Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century French Empire style mahogany daybed on casters with ormolu gilt bronze mounts in floral/thistle decoration and original wood jo...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Set English Victorian Steel Brass Fireplace Fire Tools Irons Companion 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very fine original set of early English Victorian polished steel and brass fireplace fire tools of outstanding workmanship and compact proportions. Mid nineteenth century. Circa 18...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel, Ormolu
19th Century Pair of French or Russian Gilt Bronze Candelabra, circa 1830
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of thirteen-flame candelabra
France or Russia
Second quarter of 19th century
Cast, chiseled and gilt bronze
Height 40.95 in (cm 104), diameter 17,7 in (cm 45)
97 lb (44 kg)
Sta...
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1830s French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large Early 19th Century Empire Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, Ormolu, Paris, 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Large Empire chest of drawers
Paris
Mahogany
Early 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 97 x 136 x 68 cm
Description:
The architecturally designed front of the chest of drawers is divided into three zones.
A plinth connected to the floor forms the lower section, on which two sturdy columns rest, supporting the upper section, which houses a large drawer. Three further drawers are housed in the centre section of the chest of drawers, which recedes behind the columns.
A black granite top forms the upper end.
The drawers, the back panel and the body are made of oak, except for the panels in the side walls.
The top section with the ledge drawer is connected to the body with wooden wedges and can be removed for transport. This detail can be clearly seen in one of the photos.
Exquisitely beautiful mahogany veneer, horizontally mirrored on the drawers at the height of the key entrances, enlivens the smooth surfaces on which the lavishly gilded bronzes unfold their effect.
Some of the very finely crafted fittings can also be found on Empire furniture by Jacob...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Large French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat - After a model by Joseph Baumhauer (died 1772) - Attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian 1817-1877). The serpentine shaped rectangular top enclosing a gilt tooled burgundy leather writing surface (worn) within a molded border above a long central drawer flanked by two drawers, with scrolled ormolu drawer-pulls, ormolu floral encadrements and acanthus corners co-raised on elegant cabriolet legs. (Unsigned - Unmarked). Circa: Paris, 1880.
Paul Sormani (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Dresden Porcelain Box, Hand Painted Flowers With Gilt Metal Detail
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely showpiece of a box with exquisite details down to it's ormolu surround and clasp. Lovely hand painted florals all over including its main painting on the top of the box as w...
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1880s German Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$124,850 Sale Price
28% Off
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vase, C. 1870
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vase, C. 1870
In the Islamic / Alhambra taste. The two handled vase in Alhambra form, enameled in rich yellow throughout ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu
Wide French Bed in Dark Hardwood with Burr Panels and Ormolu Decoration, WK206
Located in Wrexham, GB
An elegant and wide French antique bed on original side runners with burr wood panels, fluted front posts and brass ormolu decoration, circa 1920.
This bed accepts a European King S...
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1920s French Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Loetz Style Art Glass Centerpiece, circa 1890
By Loetz Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Loetz-Style Art Glass Centerpiece, circa 1890
A striking Belle Époque centerpiece bowl featuring a vivid green marbled art glass insert in the style of L...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Maison Krieger French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Side Chair Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of very fine quality antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze ormolu mounted mahogany side chairs, attributed to luxury Parisian furniture maker Maison Krieger (1826-1910)
...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Empire Dore Bronze Enamel Casket
By Baccarat
Located in Canterbury, GB
Antique Crystal Casket
Exquisite Antique French Empire Crystal Casket
The thick heavy finest quality crystal encased in beautiful Dore Bronze (Ormolu ) mounts The lid decorated with...
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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Large Antique Porcelain and Ormolu Vase Painted with a Genre Scene
Located in London, GB
Large antique porcelain and ormolu vase painted with a genre scene
French, Late 19th Century
Height 158cm, width 65cm, depth 46cm
This remarkable antique vase, inspired by the icon...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality Louis XVI style bronze ormolu mantel clock. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, Roman numerals in white enameled cartouches. On top of t...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very fine French 19th century finely chased ormolu-mounted kingwood, tulipwood, and satinwood marquetry and parquetry commode with original Breche Violette marble-top. With three l...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bibliotheques / Bookcases
Located in Charleston, SC
A Regal pair of Louis XV style French ormolu-mounted marble top Bibliotheques with rosewood, Kingwood, Tulipwood, and mahogany veneers. These elegant French bookcases showcase the re...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Famille Rose Medallion Canton Cantonese Ormolu Chinese Table Lamps Pair
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair of Chinese Cantonese Hand Decorated Porcelain Mantle Vases with ornate Ormolu bases now converted to Electric Table Lamps, of compact size proportions, (se...
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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket & Miniature c.1870
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique gilded ormolu serpentine shaped jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date.
The top, front, sides and back are beautifully cast and tooled in gilt bronze. The ...
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1870s Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Marble and Ormolu clock, by Chaumont & Languereau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Ormolu clock, by Chaumont & Languereau. This large scale clock is raised by six Ormolu toupie shaped feet ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of French antique etched and faceted cut crystal lidded boxes with ormolu mounts, c. early 20th century.
Gorgeous gilt bronze mounted boxes with intricately etched crystal of f...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Extremely Rare Pair of Ferdinand Barbedienne Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Vases
Located in Queens, NY
An extremely rare, museum quality pair of Ferdinand Barbedienne ormolu and champlevé enamel vases, circa 1870, certainly designed by Louis Constant Sevin...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Empire Salesman Sample Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire mahogany and birch salesman sample chest of drawers, circa 1820. With a rectangular birch top, a protruding frieze drawer, two larger lower...
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1820s European Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Patinated Bronze Figured Candelara with Ormolu Arms & Onyx Bases, 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century candelabra featuring patinated bronze female figures on onyx bases with six (6) ormolu candle holders, France.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu
‘Grand Psyche’, Monumental Art Nouveau Mirror by Maison Millet
By Maison Millet, Claudius Marioton
Located in London, GB
‘Grand Psyche’, monumental Art Nouveau mirror by Maison Millet
French, c. 1900
Height 270cm, width 170cm, depth 57cm
This exquisite antique mirror was crafted around 1900 by the e...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Antique French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Gilt Bronze Dore Table Urn Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning imposing Pair of French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu Twin Handle Electric Table Lamps of traditional bulbous form, and of good size proportions, raised on a very o...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Spectacular Neoclassical Ormolu Chandelier, 18th Century
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A huge, spectacular late 18th / early 19th German or English ormolu 10 - light chandelier.
The chandelier can be used as a candelabra or can be electrified (on request).
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18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 1/4 in W: 5 1/4 in D: 5 1/4 in
This Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box is truly remarkable and whispers tale...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Enamel, 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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