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Material: Ormolu
Pair Of Italian 18th Century Transitional St. Walnut And Ormolu Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality pair of Italian 18th century Transitional st. Walnut and Ormolu commodes. Each beautiful two drawer commode is raised on four square cabriole legs below t...
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18th Century Italian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Ormolu Fireplace Chenets Decorated with Dogs
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century French ormolu bronze fireplace chenets, decorated with two dogs facing each other standing on square plinths decorated with cast resets, joined together by a pie...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, 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

Large Pair of Classical Ormolu 19th Century Chandeliers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive large pair of 19th century classical ormolu 20 branch chandeliers, each having swag, foliate and scrolling decoration. Scrolling out swept arms with sconces, Rams h...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture
Located in London, GB
This clock set contains a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra. Unusually, the clock and candelabra are constructed entirely of gilt bronze. The bronze dial of the mantel clock is i...
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Late 19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French Turn of the Century Empire st. Ormolu and Crystal centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and finely detailed French Turn of the Century Empire st. Ormolu and Crystal centerpiece. The stunning cut Crystal bowl is raised on four straight legs displaying clawed f...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Occasional Table in the Louis XV Manner
Located in London, GB
Constructed in kingwood, and dressed with fine quality bronze ormolu mounts; rising from swept cabriole legs adorned with ormolu ‘animal paw’ feet, with ormolu masks of the God Pan...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, ormolu, and Gris des Ardennes marble cabinet. The two door cabinet is raised by cabriole legs with bea...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

A Regency mahogany wine cooler
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency mahogany wine cooler, of sarcophagus form with reeded ebony edges and mouldings, applied with ormolu lion’s mask ring handles and bold lion’s paw feet, the hinged top openi...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century (Early) French Clock Marble & Ormolu
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (Early) French Clock Marble & Ormolu Unique clock purchased in France. Gorgeous Marble. impeccable condition. See Detailed Pics.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze, Ormolu, And Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps possibly by F. Barbedienne. Each lamp is raised on an...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Set, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality, impressive 19th century French gilded ormolu and grey marble clock garniture. Having a large pair of five branch candelabra either side, support by classical mai...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Ormolu and Onyx Figure of a Dancer by Josef Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
Ormolu and onyx figure of a dancer by Josef Lorenzl Austrian, c. 1925 Height 25.5cm, width 12cm, depth 7cm Josef Lorenzl (Austrian. 1892-1950) wonderfully designed and crafted this ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Ormolu

Pair of French Empire Style Ormolu, Wood and Marble Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Empire style ormolu, wood and marble pedestals French, 20th Century Height 83cm, diameter 52cm This superb pair of French 20th century pedestals celebrates the ver...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Chenets
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Chenets Each of a lion seated and roaring on a gilt base with a flower reef design. Details: Height – 15 inches / 38cm Width...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Crystal and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century neo-classical st. crystal and ormolu chandelier. At the base of the chandelier are eight descending circular ormolu bands of impressive hanging crystal...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Rosewood, ormolu, and Rouge Royale marble center table/desk by Theodore Millet...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Sconces by Pauly & Co.
Located in London, GB
Pair of Italian porcelain and gilt bronze sconces by Pauly & Co Italian, early 20th century Measures: Height 77cm, width 40cm, depth 13cm This fine pair of sconces is by the Venetian firm Pauly & Co. Each sconce features a gilt bronze frame, composed of a ribbon-tied crown, a central foliate wreath, a trailing acanthus leave lower section, and twin scrolled candleholder...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

pair of French 19th century Directoire st. Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Directoire st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by a triangular base with concave sides...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Tortoiseshell Bracket Clock by Gros
By Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock by Gros French, circa 1860 Measures: Clock height 90cm, width 52cm, depth 30cm Bracket height 44cm, width 55cm, dept...
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19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier. This most unique six arm chandelier is centered at the bottom by an elegant spira...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking 19th century Chinese power blue vase / lamp with French gilded ormolu mounts to the top and plinth base.
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Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive and monumental rosewood Regency kneehole bureau cabinet with ormolu mounts of exceptional quality, attributed to Seddon and Morel, the central roll-top opening to revea...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Large Antique Victorian Quality China and Ormolu Table Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality china and ormolu table lamp having a quality antique Victorian table lamp with ornate ormolu mounts. A...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of impressive and large scale, French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu cassolettes. the urns are raised by a thick stepped marble plinth decorated by...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Queen Anne Revival Armchairs
Located in Astoria, NY
Queen Anne Revival pair of carved wood armchairs with leather upholstered seat and ebonized round medallion back insert with ormolu rosette. Deale...
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Early 20th Century Queen Anne Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Queen Anne Revival Armchairs
Pair of Queen Anne Revival Armchairs
$1,450 Sale Price / set
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French 19th Century Empire St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant French 19th century Empire st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eight arm chandelier is centered by a striking solid crystal ball below a ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style porcelain and gilt bronze clock set by Barbedienne French, late 19th Century Clock: Height 53cm, width 27cm, depth 24cm Candelabra: Height 56cm, width 19cm, dep...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Gilt Bronze and Patinated Metal 19th Century French Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Antique gilt bronze and patinated metal 19th Century French chandelier French, late 19th Century Dimensions: Height 83cm, diameter 60cm Designed in the elegant French Empire sty...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Metal, Ormolu

Gilt-Bronze and Mahogany Bois Satine Vitrine Table by Francois Linke
Located in London, GB
A gilt-bronze and mahogany bois satine vitrine table by Francois Linke French, Late 19th/Early 20th Century Height 76cm, width, 70.5cm, depth 52cm This excellent piece was made around the turn of the twentieth century by the renowned and exceptional ebeniste Francois Linke, a leading maker of furniture in Paris...
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu candlestick lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most unique pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. Each most elegant lamp is raised by a circular Ormolu base below the tapered socle with a palmet...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Five-Light Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabras. Each six arm candelabra is raised by a beautiful pierced base with a scalloped triangular sha...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. Each stunning vases mounted into a lamp is raised by a circular Ormolu suppo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Antique Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier from France made of “tole” metal that has been finished with a vibrant gold leaf. There are six arms and a rich array of stylized. It has been newly wired to fit US standa...
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1930s French Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Gold Leaf

Continental 19th Century Louis XIV St. Bronze, Marble, and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Continental 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu, patinated bronze, Alabastro and black Belgian marble coffee table. The rectangular coffee table is raised by six elegant an...
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19th Century Unknown Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, 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

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Crackleware Pale Celadon Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of chinese crackleware lamps. Of baluster form, having applied Taotie masks dressed with French Ormolu mounts. These baluster form pale b...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Garniture
Located in London, GB
With its exquisite paintings of putti playing sports in Arcadian landscapes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the exceptional beauty and high-quality craftsmanship of Sevre...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 91cm, width 173cm, depth 64cm This exquisite commode takes after a commode made by the master of 18th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Vernis-Martin Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulpwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Style Serpentine Meuble d'Appui (Side cabinet) with Marble Top. The triple-bombé single door body fitted with a Spanish Brocatelle marble top, the single front door centered with a painting depicting a park scene with a man seated across two ladies and a young man standing between them playing violin, the upper apron painting section depicting a lake scene with coastal trees, all surmounted with floral and acanthus ormolu mounts and raise on cabriolet legs with gilt-bronze sabots. Two interior wooden shelves. The lockplate stamped: "V.F. (Crossed keys...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Napoleon III Empire Marble Top Console
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Empire Napoleon III gilt bronze and marble topped console with two drawers and bronze on both sides.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Clock, by Alix À, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock, by Alix à Paris. The clock is raised by six elegant tapered ormolu feet below the white Carrara...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Desk Attributed to Zwiener
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze and marquetry desk attributed to Zwiener French, late 19th century Measures: Height 74cm, width 89cm, depth 63cm This superb little writing desk is at...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French, Early 19th Century, Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most elegant French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Rosewood, exotic wood, and ormolu bureau plat desk. The desk is raised by cabriole legs with fine pie...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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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 Transitional st Mahogany, Ormolu and Viola marble side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed French 19th century Transitional st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Viola marble side table, attributed to Francois Linke....
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most delightful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This elegant lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base below a finely chased circular socle...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Clock, Signed Simona a Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock, signed Simona à Paris, circa 1819. The clock is raised by six elegant topie shaped feet below the exceptional and most decorative scallop shaped white Carrara marble base. The base displays an exceptional stepped design and beautiful pierced baluster like wrap around ormolu gallery with a fine twisted ribbon fillet and central rosette. Leading up each side are impressive columns raised by square supports with exceptional concave sides decorated with fitted pierced foliate ormolu mounts, and rosettes encased by unique posts and chains. The columns are each adorned with lovely swaging ormolu fabrics, tassels, and an exquisite array of beaded and twisted ribbon ormolu fillets leading upwards to the superb ball and chain pendants. Above the beautiful pendulum with two intricately detailed rooster heads and central sun mask is the elegant enameled clock face with Arabic hour and minute markers with pieced hands with the rare inclusion of a second hand framed within an outstanding and finely detailed ormolu band of intertwined ropes. Above is a handsome richly chased Roman soldier wearing a cape and holding a dagger and sheath...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Fine quality Louis XVI Bonhuer du juer, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French LOUIS XVI style, Sevres style porcelain mounted Bonheur du jour. Having an inset white marble top, ormolu gallery + mounts. Three drawers abov...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Japonisme Style Gilt Bronze and Faience Standing Jardinière
Located in London, GB
French Japonisme style gilt bronze and faience standing jardinière French, late 19th century Measures: Height 84cm, width 69cm, depth 48cm Th...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Columnar Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This stately French lamp has a green column with an ormolu collar situated on a green marble triangular plinth with ormolu mounts, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of French neoclassical style gilt bronze and cut glass lamps French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 75cm, width 24cm, depth 20cm Designed in the neoclassical Louis XVI sty...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Rouge Griotte Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Rouge Griotte Vases and Covers. Designed in the Neoclassical Style with intwined serpent handles above ram’s masks joined by aca...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Empire St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu chandelier. The three arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful richly chased bottom acorn fini...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI style side table, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century French circle marble topped occasional table, with gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts, raised on elegant cabriole legs, terminating in scrolling feet. In ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu, and white Carrara marble side table, attributed to Krieger. The table is raised by fine circular tapered fluted legs wi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

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

Set of Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Lustre Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
An unusual set of early 19th century bronze & ormolu Lustre candlesticks, 2 singles & 1 double, having pierced canopies raised on unusual “hippocampi” supported on plinth with acanth...
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1820s English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu, Marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming and large scale true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu lamps. Each charming electrified candelabra is raised...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Continental 19th Century Biedermeier St. Butler’s Desk/Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and unique Continental 19th century Biedermeier st. flamed Mahogany, ebonized Fruitwood, and ormolu butler's desk/commode. The eight drawer chest is raised by square f...
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19th Century Unknown Biedermeier 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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