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Material: Ormolu
Gilt bronze lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine gilt bronze lantern with beveled glass panels and oak leaf garlands
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1930s French Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Mahogany, Bronze and Ormolu Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. mahogany, patinated bronze and ormolu buffet, possibly by French ébéniste Guingand. This very high quality architectural design b...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ormolu Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood, kingwood and ormolu cabinet, attributed to Zweiner. The cabinet is raised by handsome scrolled legs with with rich acanthu...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese bronze vases, each having foliate and floral decoration with birds in relief, gilded ormolu tops and bases.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Dessert Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. freestanding flamed mahogany and ormolu dessert console, attributed to Beurdeley. The high quality console is ra...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French mid 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on cabriole legs accented at the top with finely chased ormolu mounts. Thr...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI style Mantle Clock, 19th Century 16.5"(42cm)
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very pleasing 19th century French gilded ormolu and white marble mantel clock, having a cherub holding a torch and a bow and arrow, leaning against the inset eight day chiming clock.
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1860s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Consoles and Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome pair of early 19th century Italian Neo-Classical st. walnut, ebonized fruitwood, brass and ormolu mounted consoles with matching mirrors. The consoles are raised by a...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Marquetry Writing Table in the manner of Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
A good writing table in the Manner of Holland & Sons Constructed in mahogany, with specimen wood inlays, and gilt bronze mounts; of rectangular form, with bowed ends, rising from ri...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tulipwood and Ormolu Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French early 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood and ormolu five drawer chest. The chest is raised by unusual and most handsome square tapered feet wi...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer, raised...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Golden Marble Revolving Pedestal with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
The lovely marble on this pedestal is very, very appealing.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French Ormolu Mounted Louis XV / XVI Style Corner Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fine and unusual 19th century French ormolu mounted mahogany "Vernis Martin" decorated, marble top corner vitrine cabinet, circa 1880 Dimensions: Height 63" (160 cm)...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Corner Shelf
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu corner Étagère. The elegant corner shelf displays four tiers each displaying charming intricately detailed inlaid marquetry...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Console or Desserte
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A high quality French ormolu-mounted mahogany, Amaranth and Marquetry marble top console Desserte - in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener. The D-shaped green Cippolino marble-top abo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a lovely circular base with a fine wrap around foliate band below the pierced dome shape support displaying scrolled...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock with Doves and Putti Playing Pipes
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French gilded ormolu, bronze and rouge marble mantel clock, in the Louis XVI style. Having Doves above the clock face, an enamel dial with an eight day movement, chiming on the hour and half hour. Bronze putti on either side play the pipes and mounted on a rouge marble base. Maker name; Hamilton and inches...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and ormolu bench. The bench is raised by slender circular tapered fluted legs with richly chased fitt...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Two-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu two arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by fine topie shaped feet below t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Transitional Style Guéridon by Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine transitional style gilt bronze mounted guéridon with a Breccia marble top, by Maison Millet. The reverse of the gilt bronze stamped 'MB' for Maison Millet. The table has...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Fine Quality Italian Scagliola Urns with Ormolu Mounts as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Fine Quality Italian Scagliola Urns with Ormolu Mounts and Marble Bases, now wired as lamps. The lion mask bearing ring handles are well sculpted, as are the additional mou...
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19th Century Italian Second Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French Charles X Period Ormolu and Painted Bronze Four-Light Candelabra
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of French Charles X period ormolu and painted bronze four-light candelabra from the early 19th century with sculptures of the Olympian gods Apollo, god of music and Diana, goddess of hunting. Modeled after the famous antique Roman sculptures...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Candelabras by Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality pair of French Louis XV style ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble seven arm candelabras by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base ab...
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Late 19th Century European Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra, Emblematic of Hunting
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra, Emblematic of Hunting. Each conceived in the Louis XV style with rocaille stem supporting assymetrically modelled sc...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Two Tiered French Kingwood Side Table with Ormolu Trim
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV style side table with ormolu trim. This sweet very fine table has a secret drawer that is accessed from a small button on the underneath side. A great little drinks table ne...
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19th Century Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Jasperware Table Jardinière
Located in London, GB
French 19th century gilt bronze and jasperware table jardinière French, Late 19th Century Height 23cm, width 53cm, depth 25cm Crafted from gilt bronze and jasperware, this antiqu...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Clock - Cherubs
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original antique French clock modelled in the Louis XVI style as two charming cherubs carrying the clock on laurel wreaths. The pendulum with applied musical motifs, swin...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Edward F. Caldwell Massive Patinated Bronze Triton Figural 5-Light Sconces, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Massive Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Patinated Bronze Triton Figural Five-Light Sconces, attributed to Edward F Caldwell And Co, New York 20th Century. This pair is large ...
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20th Century American Louis XV Ormolu Furniture

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Metal, Bronze, Ormolu

Set of Four Antique Ormolu Roundels by Mathurin Moreau
Located in London, GB
Set of four antique ormolu roundels by Mathurin Moreau French, Late 19th Century Height 3cm, diameter 44cm This set of four sculptural panels is crafted by the renowned French met...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A Louis XVI Ormolu Figural Cartel Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
A Louis XVI Ormolu Figural Cartel Clock, the circular white enamel dial signed "Baudoin A Paris" within a cartouche-shaped case surmounted by an urn and flanked by two female bust fi...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock by Achille Brocot
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French clock by the renown maker Achille Brocot. It features exquisite Sèvres Style porcelain with pompadour rose pink ground. Beautifully modelled in the...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Parquetry Vanity Dressing Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and satinwood parquetry dressing table or coiffeuse, late 19th century. Incredibly luxurious petite dressing table inlaid with trellis ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Angel
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A graceful sculpture of a winged angel. The sculpture is made of casted bronze with an ormolu gilt patina. On a hemisphere, the inside of the sphere is filled with plaster, for a sta...
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1870s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk
Located in San Antonio, TX
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk. This desk is known as a “bureau a cylindre”, referring to its curved pivoted opening in the middle. The woodwork o...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite & Ormolu Obelisks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...
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Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Slate, Granite, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Gilt Bronze Celeste Blue Candelabra Candlesticks
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A fine stylish and imposing pair of French three light table or mantle Sevres porcelain mounted ormolu candelabra of outstanding quality. Early to mid-nineteenth century. Each with...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Pair English Staffordshire Porcelain Table Lamps Ridgway or Rockingham
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine pair of English Staffordshire Porcelain mantle vases now converted to electric table lamps of medium proportions, Circa 1860. Of traditional bulbous outline ...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Directoire Buffet Sideboard Serving Table, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique French Directoire ormolu mounted flame mahogany marble topped buffet, dating from Circa 1840. It features a striking serpentine galleried inset white Carrara marble top above a decorative panelled frieze. This is above two open undertiers supported by ormolu mounted fluted columns. The cabinet is raised on reeded toupie feet that terminate in ormolu sabots. Add a touch of elegance to a special room in your home with this superb antique serving table...
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1840s French Directoire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and impressive antique French marble top coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, the frame is made from solid birc...
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1930s French Louis XIV Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique German Ormolu Cow Horn of Plenty Cornucopia Vase Centerpiece poss. WMF
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a German Cow Horn of plenty Cornucopia decorative Vase or Centerpiece, firmly attributed to the World-famous silver manufacturers Württembergische Metallwaren...
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19th Century German Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Empire Mahogany Pedestal Bust Stand Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb French Empire mahogany and ormolu mounted pedestal cabinet, Circa 1870 in date. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS PEDESTAL IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND...
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1870s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

20th C. United Wilson Blue and White Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Lamps, Signed Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of late 20th century ormolu and crackle porcelain lamps by United Wilson Porcelain, signed. Stunning blue and white vase form lamps with ornate ormolu mounts. Part of United Wilson's ormolu series inspired by 18th century French antiques, the collection infuses Eastern and Western artistry using Asian porcelain and European-style sculptural gilt bronze. The shapely body features a floral and foliate design with pairs of cherub figures noting the French influence as well as the gorgeous silk shades with pleat detail and long fringe. The original bronze finials coordinate with one another as they are slightly different adding uniqueness to the pair. These are exceptional lamps of the finest quality in very good condition. Signed on the bottom with United Wilson 1897...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood and Sèvres Porcelain Jardinières, circa 1870
Located in Portland, OR
Pair of antique French Louis XV Tulipwood and Sèvres Porcelain jardinières / Planters, circa 1870. The planters having bronze flame finials and Rococo gilded bronze mounts, each side...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Limoges Royal Blue Ormolu Mounted Casket Box 19h Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Limoges ormolu mounted rectangular bombe' shaped table casket, circa 1870 in date and bearing the Limoges marks on the underside. The Royal Blue c...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Chinese Porcelain Sage Green Urns or Vases - A Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental pair of vintage Chinoiserie urns decorated with ornate brass ormolu style handles, bases and rims, circa 1970s. The body of the large urns are heavy porcelain with intric...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Serpentine Console Side Table
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French serpentine console side table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. It is of exceptional quality and is a very useful size...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Pair French Empire Style Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A thoroughly delightful pair of antique French ormolu mounted walnut and parquetry bedside cabinets, circa 1880 in date. They each feature rectangular mottled Rouge de Rance marb...
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1880s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Ormolu Bronze / Marble Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century ormolu bronze atop black marble decorative piece with exterior base design details. After (Jean Bologne - Flemish "1529-1608"...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, 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

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport, having gilded ormolu classical female mounted handles on either s...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Clock - Lions Rampant - overhauled and tested
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful antique French clock. Its is finely modelled in ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and features two lions to each side of an urn to the top. To each side of the dial are exqui...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

The Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode By Blake
By Robert Blake
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important English cabinetmakers of his time. It is modeled after the legendary pair of commodes...
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19th Century English Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Display Cabinet, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French ormolu mounted mahogany vitrine, circa 1870 in date. This beautiful cabinet is of slender form with gilt bronze ormolu mounts and a moulded cor...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Wonderful Pair Tiger-Eye Semi-Precious Stone Ormolu Bronze Round Gueridon Tables
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Tiger-Eye Semi-Precious Stone Ormolu Mounted Bronze Round Two Tier Gueridon Tables On Paw Feet
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20th Century Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, 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

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Style Twelve Branch Ormolu Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative French Louis XIV style twelve branch ormolu chandelier, circa 1900 in date. Emanating from a central column, the upper part is dressed with three female ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Fire Gilt Bronze Crystal Twelve-Branch Floral Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
Exceptional fire gilt bronze and crystal chandelier of French origin, a two tier twelve-light hanging fixture dating back to circa 1870 born for candle burning, modified to electric,...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XV Style Ormolu Two-Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Belle Epoque Louis XV style ormolu two-light sconces, likely circa 1900, each of scrolling foliate rocaille-form with two asymmetrical arms issuant from a scrolling back plate in the...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV 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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