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Material: Ormolu
pair of French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. Marble and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant pair of French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. Campan Vert marble and Ormolu urns. Each most striking urn is raised by a square Campan Vert marble bas...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

true pair of 19th century Louis XV st. Porcelain and Ormolu candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A delightful and high quality true pair of Continental 19th century Louis XV st. Porcelain and Ormolu candlesticks of Hermes and Circe. Each stunning candlestick is raised by a pierc...
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19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th century Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Saxe Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp. This most charming electrified candelabra lamp is raised by an O...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

American late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp, signed Caldwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant American late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp, signed Caldwell. This charming lamp is raised by an Ormolu socle surrounded by a pier...
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19th Century American Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A delightful and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu urns. Each stunning urns is raised by a tall square Ormolu plinth with cut out cor...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candelabra lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu electrified candelabra. This palatial candelabrum is raised by a cast Limestone t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Limestone, Bronze, Ormolu

Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Brocatelle marble pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most decorative Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Brocatelle d'Espagne marble pedestal. This lovely pedestal is supported on a square stepped base w...
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19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze and ormolu lidded urns, attributed to A. Ermane. Each urn is raised by a square silvered br...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Flip-Top Demilune Console Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Newly restored French 18th century Louis XVI flip-top demilune console table in mahogany, with ormolu mounts and gilt inlay. Flips open to reveal new purple felt.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Marble Topped Vitrine in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Antique French marble topped vitrine in the Empire style French, 19th century Measures: Height 132cm, width 72cm, depth 47cm This antique mahogany vitrine was made in France and...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Ormolu Mounted Chinese Porcelain Tazze
Located in London, GB
Pair of ormolu mounted Chinese porcelain tazze Chinese & French, Late 19th Century Height 18cm, width 31cm, depth 21cm These very fine decorative pieces are a pair of tazze (from the Italian tazza...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This unusual chandelier is designed in the Empire style from gilt and patinated bronze in the form of an ancient Roman terracotta or earthenwa...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Sevres style porcelain Centre table, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French 19th Century ebonized, gilded ormolu mounted centre table with porcelain plaques depicting court beauties and the Bourbon coat-of-arms, the ebonised baluster su...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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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...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Crystal Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal vases. Each vase is raised by an elegant square base with a reeded wrap around ormolu band and scrolled palmettes feet. The beautiful crystal vases...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, 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

Restauration Ormolu and Bronze Candelabra, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Restauration Ormolu and Bronze Candelabra, circa 1830, each with five branches on reeded leaf-capped tapering columns and conforming bases. 38.5" H x 10.25" W x 6.25" D.
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Pair of Neoclassical style gilt bronze and porcelain pedestals French, early 20th Century Measures: height 82 cm, width 26 cm, depth 26 cm This fine pedestal stands are charming...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt bronze and patinated bronze candelabra French, 20th Century Height 108cm, width 37cm, depth 32cm A magnificent pair of 20th-century Empire-style candelabra, the...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Marble, Wrought Iron and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive Italian 19th century marble, wrought iron and ormolu coffee table. The marble plateau is raised by a stepped black marble base below four most decorative scrolled w...
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19th Century Italian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Wrought Iron, Ormolu

Pair French Ormolu Sconces, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of 19 century French louis XV style ormolu 4 light sconces. Each surmounted with a ribbon, above intricate ormolu foliage and mythical mask, issuing two reeded candelabra arms with dragonfly wings and unique camel heads...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu statuettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu statuettes. Each wonderful small scale statue is raised on a ground like b...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood, Wedgwood, Ormolu, and Marble Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Kingwood, Wedgwood, ormolu, and Vert de Patricia marble cabinet. The one door, one drawer ...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze, Marble and Ormolu Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated bronze putti in hunter dress. The statue is raised by a most elegant octagonal white Carrara marble base which tapers to a fl...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Long Case Clock, 1860, by Balthazar, Paris
By André Balthazar 1
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pendulum clock "Regulateur de parquet" after Jean-Henri Riesener Napoleon III, Paris, circa 1850-1880. Balthazar, Paris. This fine quality late...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Signed Baccarat Gilt Bronze And Crystal Chandelier
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautifully proportioned 19th Century signed Baccarat chandelier, originally candle powered has been electrfied. The gilt bronze frame is hung with hand blown ‘teardrop’ prisms....
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze and White Marble Bust of a Woman by Gory
Located in London, GB
This charming sculpture of a young woman is the work of the accomplished Italian-born sculptor, Affortunato Gory (1895-1925). Gory is best-known for his sculptures of women and child...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Large Pair of Canton / Rose Medallion Vases or Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese or rose medallion vases or lamps. Each with wonderful bold colors, with classical oriental scenes of courtiers walking around...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu candelabras. Each beautiful six arm candelabra is raised on a circular Ormolu stepped pedestal decorated by swaging garments, foliate designs, a beaded band, and supported by four floral designed feet. Atop the pedestal stands a white Carrara marble cherub dressed...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas of Unusual Design
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid-19th century bronze and ormolu Tazzas of unusual design, the bowls having leaf and berry decorated edges with scroll handles above hexagonal panelled columns decorated ...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Rosso Levanto and Vert de Patricia marble, granite and ormolu floor lamp, attributed to Henry Dasson. The floor lamp ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Granite, Marble, Ormolu

Large Gilt, Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Set by Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
Large gilt, patinated bronze and marble clock set by Raingo Frères French, Late 19th Century Clock: height 73cm, width 29cm, depth 28cm Candelabra: height 66cm, width 30cm, depth ...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Krieger Signed Antique French Empire Tiered Tea Tray Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most attractive French gilt bronze ormolu mounted mahogany tiered tea table with removable tray top by important Parisian furniture maker Maison ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

A Fine Napoléon III Sèvres Style Porcelain-Inset Onyx Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Inset Onyx Guéridon. The circular top inset with a large circular porcelain plaque painted with Madame de Pompado...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Ormolu

A Pair of Empire Style Bergères in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Mahogany And Gilt-Bronze Bergères in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter. The Bergères each having armrests headed by finely cast caryatid herms. French, Circa 1880.
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19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century First Empire Period Crouch Mahogany & Ormolu Buffets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French early 19th century 1st Empire period flamed Mahogany, ormolu, and white Carrara marble buffets. Each two door, one drawer buffet is raised by elegantly roun...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Clock Mantle Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Empire French 19th Century France
Located in New York, NY
Clock Mantle Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Empire French 19th Century France. A French mantle in gilt bronze decorated with neoclassical symbols ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Italian Empire Period Serving Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire Period Serving Table. Neapolitan Empire period mahogany serving cart / trolley with broad recessed serving area for food service or bar with ormolu decorative carnival...
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1820s Italian Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Blue over White Double Overlay Ormolu Mounted Cased Glass Rectangular Box
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Antique Blue over White Double Overlay Ormolu Mounted Cased Glass Rectangular Box. With a beautiful geometric design cased underneath the top blue layer, which protrudes ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A small French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier. The six arm chandelier displays a central fut decorated with foliage amidst a twisted ribbon. The fut...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

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...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock in Ormolu and White Marble by Finer and Nowla
Located in London, GB
English Regency ormolu and white marble drum mantel clock. Typical drum shaped clock, set on four elaborate ormolu toupee feet. The white marble has an applied ormolu mount of flower...
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1820s English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Two French White Onyx and Gilt Bronze Column-Shaped Stands
Located in London, GB
These wonderful pedestals are crafted from the finest white onyx featuring beautiful natural orange parallel bands with lustrous golden gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. The pedestals ...
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu, Bronze & Fruitwood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome Continental mid 19th century Empire st. mahogany, ormolu, patinated bronze and ebonized fruitwood drop front secretary. The secretary is raised by four square tapered...
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19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Vitrine By Paul Sormani Paul Sormani Bronze gallery above a centered glass door, flanked by glass panels, four bronze mount...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Large Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Large Empire period gilt bronze mantel clock French, early 19th Century Measures: Height 52cm, width 28cm, depth 17.5cm This superb Empi...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Two Monumental Biscuit Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These candelabra are magnificent works of sculpture, as well as lights. They are statement pieces which measure an impressive 1.35m (53 inches) in height. The candelabra will add spl...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a striking bottom acorn finial below lovely foliate designs, a superb reede...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte lidded tazzas. Each tazza is raised by an elegant square stepped Rouge Griotte m...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Chinese Floral Islamic Style Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase
Located in London, GB
Chinese floral Islamic style cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase Chinese, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 13cm, diameter 13cm This beautiful bowl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood, Ormolu and Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. ebonized fruit wood, ormolu and marble pedestal column, signed L'Hoste. The column is raised on a square base with a large molded socle a...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps. Each small scale candlestick lamp is raised on a square plinth accented with a foliate band. An...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Very Fine and Rare Onyx, Porcelain, Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Very fine and rare green onyx, porcelain, cloisonné enamel and ormolu mantel clock French, Late 19th Century Height 64cm, diameter 23cm This beautiful piece is an exceptionally unusual and equally beautiful mantel clock, crafted from a variety of materials, used to showcase an array of superb decorative arts and techniques. Made in France in the late nineteenth century it is formed of green onyx, porcelain (the vase on top), cloisonné enamel and ormolu. The dials are set upon three columns of ormolu, mounted on green onyx, and framed with enamel in red, white, and blue, floral motifs. The dials are adorned with lettering in both French and Spanish, and measure time, temperature, and pressure. An elegant decorative vase mounts the clock, crafted from porcelain, and similarly decorated with enamel elements. Rare in design and even rare in terms of pure quality, it forms a unique antique timepiece...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu

Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This Sèvres style clock is an elegant piece of late 19th century design, which will make a wonderful addition to a mantelpiece. It has been beautifully cast in bronze and gilded (orm...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Porcelain, and Onyx vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Porcelain, and Onyx vase. This eye catching vase is raised on a high quality pierced Ormolu socle ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Ormolu

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant set of three French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by a beautiful foliate finial below the twisted central support. E...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Fine Quality Gilt Bronze Mounted Royal Vienna Porcelain Portrait Vase
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality gilt bronze mounted hand painted Royal Vienna Porcelain Portrait vase in Baluster Form, signed ‘Wagner.’ Origin: Austrian Date: 19th century Dimension: 25 1/2 in....
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Late 19th Century German Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Trellis and Dot Tables Attributed to Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of tables attributed to Donald Ross of London Constructed in citronnier, ebony and harewood, and dressed with a porcelain plaque in the 'Sevres' manner, and adorned wi...
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Mid-19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, 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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