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Material: Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Potpourri Vase
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Potpourri Vase

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Potpourri Vase

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Baccarat crystal and ormolu potpourri vase. The vase is raised by a fine square ormolu base with...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

A Pair of Louis Philippe Period Gilt-Bronze, Mahogany and Lapis Guéridons
A Pair of Louis Philippe Period Gilt-Bronze, Mahogany and Lapis Guéridons

A Pair of Louis Philippe Period Gilt-Bronze, Mahogany and Lapis Guéridons

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Pair of Fine and Unusual Louis Philippe Period Gilt-Bronze, Mahogany and Lapis Lazuli Guéridons or Jardinière Stands. Each with circular Lapis Lazil top with guilloche cast frieze...

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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany And Ormolu Mirrors
Pair Of French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany And Ormolu Mirrors

Pair Of French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany And Ormolu Mirrors

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very architectural pair of French 19th century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu mirrors. The pair of mirrors display mirror plates flanked by two Mahogany columns. The columns have a...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking French 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The twelve arm fifteen light chandelier is centered by an elegant richly chased acorn finial ...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty-Four Light Chandelier
Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty-Four Light Chandelier

Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty-Four Light Chandelier

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty Four Light Chandelier The all bronze chandelier with a central floral stem with foliage and fruit designs along the body and arms, twenty four long branch tiered perimeter lights. Details: Height – 43 inches / 109cm Diameter – 44 inches / 112cm Lights – 24 If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles Cheriff...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Porcelain Pat Sue Pat Vases in Orientalist Taste Mounted as Lamp
Pair of French Porcelain Pat Sue Pat Vases in Orientalist Taste Mounted as Lamp

Pair of French Porcelain Pat Sue Pat Vases in Orientalist Taste Mounted as Lamp

Located in New York, NY

A fine and quite unusual pair of antique French ormolu-mounted Pate Sur Pate porcelain vases, beautifully decorated in the orientalist motif, originally mounted as oil lamps, still h...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Ormolu Cartel Wall Clock
French 19th Century Ormolu Cartel Wall Clock

French 19th Century Ormolu Cartel Wall Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu wall clock, having Rococo influences to the scroll foliate decoration and cherubs above the eight day striking movement, circa 1880.

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Pair of French Louis XIV Revival Branch Ormolu Wall Lights 19th Century
Antique Pair of French Louis XIV Revival Branch Ormolu Wall Lights 19th Century

Antique Pair of French Louis XIV Revival Branch Ormolu Wall Lights 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is an elegant pair of antique French Louis XIV Revival ormolu gilt wall-light sconces, Circa 1840 in date.   Each wall light features a shaped backplate with a crest on each sid...

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1840s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French Mahogany Gilt Bronze Console Desserte by F.Linke
French Mahogany Gilt Bronze Console Desserte by F.Linke

French Mahogany Gilt Bronze Console Desserte by F.Linke

By François Linke

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very beautiful console in mahogany and ormolu bronze by F.Linke The quality and the details are of exceptional work. This piece of furniture can go with all decoration thanks to its...

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece. The oblong and thick Baccarat Crystal urn is raised by a Rais de Coeur Ormolu...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Cabinet Vitrine
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Cabinet Vitrine

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Cabinet Vitrine

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque period mahogany and ormolu cabinet vitrine. The cabinet is raised by circular tapered legs with elegant ormolu toupie shaped...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most exquisite and very high-quality French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu, and leather desk. The desk is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with fine...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

The 'Rothschild' Exbury House Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Console Table
The 'Rothschild' Exbury House Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Console Table

The 'Rothschild' Exbury House Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Console Table

Located in London, GB

An Exceptional Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Console Desserte Constructed from mahogany and dressed with very fine gilt bronze mounts, the serpentine breakfront table with inverte...

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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Set of Four Large French 19th Century Ormolu Wall-Lights Scones
Set of Four Large French 19th Century Ormolu Wall-Lights Scones

Set of Four Large French 19th Century Ormolu Wall-Lights Scones

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

An impressive and rare set of four French or German gilt bronze five-branch scones. Each in the gout Grec (Greek style), with fluted backplate headed by a mask surrounded by wine lea...

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Mid-19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Presentoir Centerpiece
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Presentoir Centerpiece

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Presentoir Centerpiece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI St. ormolu and Baccarat crystal presentoir centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by a beautiful wonderfully executed pierced grape leaf designed base. At the center is the charming and richly chased young cherub draped in a fine flowing garment with grape clusters and leaves in his hair while holding a cornucopia above his head. Above is the original Baccarat crystal dish...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lamps
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lamps

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

Antique Neoclassical Empire Style Open Bookcase
Antique Neoclassical Empire Style Open Bookcase

Antique Neoclassical Empire Style Open Bookcase

Located in London, GB

A lovely antique Neoclassical Empire style open bookcase, dating from around the 1930’s period. The quality is fantastic, it is a very useful size. It has a reeded top edge and reed...

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1930s British Neoclassical Vintage Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx, Ormolu, and Glass vases
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx, Ormolu, and Glass vases

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx, Ormolu, and Glass vases

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx, Ormolu, and Glass vases. Each most elegant cornucopia shaped vase is supported on a rectangular cream colored Onyx base wit...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Onyx, Ormolu

Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier

Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier

Located in Long Island City, NY

An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze and crystal fourteen light basket chandelier. The crown connected to the body by a long, floral and curtain designed stem with three set...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Period Ormolu and Enamel Ceres Mantel Clock After Thomire
Empire Period Ormolu and Enamel Ceres Mantel Clock After Thomire

Empire Period Ormolu and Enamel Ceres Mantel Clock After Thomire

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in London, GB

Empire period ormolu and enamel Ceres mantel clock after Thomire. French, c.1810 Measures: height 46cm, width 38cm, depth 13cm. This superb mantel clock was made in the First Fr...

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1810s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

Large French Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Vitrine
Large French Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Vitrine

Large French Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Vitrine

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in London, GB

Large French Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Vitrine Style of Boulle, André-Charles (French, 1642–1732) French, circa 1880 Height 242cm, width 226cm, depth 60cm This display cabinet is execut...

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1880s French Baroque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Lamps
True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Lamps

True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Lamps

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant patinated bronze base with fine m...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statues
Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statues

Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statues

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and very high quality true pair of French 19th century ormolu and Sienna marble statues. Each statue is raised by its original rectangular Sienna marble base where the kni...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Siena Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns
Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns

Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu and Portoro marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood, Ormolu and Alabaster Chandelier
Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood, Ormolu and Alabaster Chandelier

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood, Ormolu and Alabaster Chandelier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and most unique Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood, ormolu and alabaster chandelier. The chandelier is centered by an exquisite and wonderfully executed alabaster...

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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Alabaster, Ormolu

Pair of Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Console/Dessert Tables, Winckelsen
Pair of Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Console/Dessert Tables, Winckelsen

Pair of Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Console/Dessert Tables, Winckelsen

By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen

Located in Long Island City, NY

An excellent quality pair of mid 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XVI style console / dessert tables attributed to Winckelsen Attributed to Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen The d...

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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Clock
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Clock

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking high quality French 19th century Napoleon III period ormolu, tortoiseshell, and brass inlaid Boulle clock. The clock is raised by handsome ormolu paw feet with acanthus le...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Brass, Ormolu

Pair French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Display Cabinets, 19th Century Paul Somani.
Pair French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Display Cabinets, 19th Century Paul Somani.

Pair French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Display Cabinets, 19th Century Paul Somani.

By Paul Somani

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality pair of late 19th century French mahogany bow fronted display cabinets, each with a gallery to the top, gilded ormolu foliate and molded mounts, central doors with a glass shelf within, a frieze drawer above a shelf beneath with a paneled back and raised on elegant cabriole legs. Signed; Paul Sormani (1817-1877), one the most important cabinetmakers of the 19th century, was born in Venice. Having trained as a cabinetmaker, he moved to Paris where he opened his first shop in 1847 specializing in furniture made in the Louis XV and Louis XVI style. When she decorated her palace, Empress Eugenie, the wife of Emperor Napoleon III, who was particularly fond of furniture in the 18th century styles, engaged Sormani to create spectacular pieces to compliment her period examples. Sormani was able to meet the Empress’s high standards with the excellent quality of the cabinet work, bronze mounts, use of lacquer and unusual marbles. Sormani’s firm was a maker of fine “meubles de luxe”, (deluxe furniture) whose work was described in the 1867 Exposition Universelle catalogue as “toute sa production revele une qualite d’execution de tout premier ordre”. He received a medal of premiere classe at the Exposition Universelle of 1855, followed by another medal at the 1862 exposition in London The workshop also made eclectic furniture...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Charles X Ormolu French Mantel Clock Surmounted by Lion
Charles X Ormolu French Mantel Clock Surmounted by Lion

Charles X Ormolu French Mantel Clock Surmounted by Lion

Located in London, GB

A French antique Charles X period ormolu mantel clock. The ormolu in excellent original condition and the case of very heavy, dense construction. All parts are beautifully cast. The ...

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1830s French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Inlaid Walnut Etagere
Antique French Inlaid Walnut Etagere

Antique French Inlaid Walnut Etagere

Located in London, GB

A stunning antique French inlaid walnut etagere, dating from around the 1870-1890 period. It is of extremely fine quality, with beautiful inlaid...

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1870s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu candelabras
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu candelabras

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu candelabras

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu candelabras. Each wonderful three arm cobalt blue Porcelain candelabra is raised by ...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps, France, Circa 1900
Antique Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps, France, Circa 1900

Antique Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps, France, Circa 1900

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Pair of Gilt-Bronze and Ruby Glass Table Lamps. Each with hexagonal stem and tulip-shaped Bohemian glass base. The metalwork finely turned with crosshatched patterns in gilt-bron...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique French Rococo Flaming Torch Gilt Bronze Triple Fire Screen C1870
Antique French Rococo Flaming Torch Gilt Bronze Triple Fire Screen C1870

Antique French Rococo Flaming Torch Gilt Bronze Triple Fire Screen C1870

Located in London, GB

This is a superb and very decorative French Rococo revival ormolu and mesh fire-screen, circa 1870 in date. The shaped rectangular screen features a mounted ribbon with birds of par...

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1870s French Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire

French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming French 19th century Transitional style tulipwood, ormolu, and white Carrara marble secretary desk. The secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant foliate ormol...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Busts
True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Busts

True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Busts

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, ormolu, Rouge Griotte, and black Belgian marble busts attributed to F...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

A true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu plaques, dated 1869
A true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu plaques, dated 1869

A true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu plaques, dated 1869

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very unique and decorative true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu plaques, dated 1869. Each rectangular relief with a triangular plinth and capital are set on a ...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Malachite and Marquetry Table by Henry Dasson
A Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Malachite and Marquetry Table by Henry Dasson

A Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Malachite and Marquetry Table by Henry Dasson

By Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in Tarzana, CA

A Fine Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Malachite and Marquetry Writing Table By Henri Dasson, Paris, Late 19th Century Early 20th century, Signed This fine table à écrire is surmoun...

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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture

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Malachite, Ormolu

Antique Egyptian Revival Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Antique Egyptian Revival Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Antique Egyptian Revival Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Located in London, GB

This clock set is designed in the Egyptian Revival style, which was in vogue in Europe and America in the 19th century. The fashion was kick-started by Emperor Napoleon I’s campaign in Egypt in 1798-1799. This led to the publication of ‘Le Description de l’Égypte’ (The Description of Egypt) in 1809 (and a second edition in 1830), which documented various aspects of Egyptian culture, including the pyramids, antiquities, ancient and modern buildings, Egyptian clothing...

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19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Ormolu and Porcelain Vanity Mirror
French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Ormolu and Porcelain Vanity Mirror

French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Ormolu and Porcelain Vanity Mirror

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most unique and monumentally scaled French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XV st. Ormolu and Sévres porcelain vanity mirror. This stunning electrified vanity mirror is rais...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique 19th Century French Ormolu & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier c1850
Antique 19th Century French Ormolu & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier c1850

Antique 19th Century French Ormolu & Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier c1850

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century French Impressive ormolu bronze and cut rock crystal chandelier. This chandelier is particularly large and magnificent, featuring finely detailed hand cut crysta...

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1850s French Other Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Display Cabinet
Louis XVI Style Display Cabinet

Louis XVI Style Display Cabinet

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th century French kingwood vitrine. Having gilded ormolu mounts, a single glass door, opening to reveal two shelves within. Raised on cabriole legs, termin...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Early 19th Century Dutch Floral Marquetry Bureau Display Cabinet
Early 19th Century Dutch Floral Marquetry Bureau Display Cabinet

Early 19th Century Dutch Floral Marquetry Bureau Display Cabinet

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

The moulded cornice above two shaped glass panelled doors opening to shelves, the lower part with a hinged sloping fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with a central door ...

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19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

French 18th century Louis XVI Period Mahogany games table
French 18th century Louis XVI Period Mahogany games table

French 18th century Louis XVI Period Mahogany games table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI Period Mahogany games table. This wonderful "tric trac" table is raised by slender circular tapered and fluted legs, fitted ...

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five Light Chandelier
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five Light Chandelier

A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five Light Chandelier

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five Light Chandelier The bow tied crown with a flowing curtain body leading to crossed tassels, splitting down and attaching to four foliate de...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Wall Appliques
Pair of Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Wall Appliques

Pair of Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Wall Appliques

Located in London, GB

Pair of gilt bronze Baroque style wall appliques French, late 19th Century Height 68cm, width 39cm, depth 17cm The appliques in this superb pair of works are wrought from gilt bronze in the Baroque style and feature mirrors and lights. Each piece features a cartouche shaped frame, richly moulded with a host of Baroque style detailing, including putti, acanthus leaves, and scrolling forms. Each applique is centred with a similarly shaped mirror, and each is adorned below with twin gilt bronze light branches, with each branch modelled in an ornately scrolling and foliate manner. The gilding, in exceptional unblemished condition, have a magnificent radiance, and when lit by candles or otherwise in the two mounts below the glass frame glow with a beautiful flickering light...

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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vase, C. 1870
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vase, C. 1870

Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vase, C. 1870

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

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

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Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Side Table
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Side Table

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Side Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Alabastro Fiorito side table. The unique table is raised by a square patinate...

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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s
Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s

Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s

By Warren Kessler

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s A striking pair of antique mercury-glass vessels, refitted as table lamps by Warren Kessler Inc. in New ...

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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Cabinets
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Cabinets

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Cabinets

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and ormolu cabinets. Each two door one drawer cabinet is raised by a straight base with a fine mottled border and cu...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set
Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set

Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set

Located in London, GB

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking vases, the clock with central dial set in a panel of porcelain imitating champlevé enamel with geometric design on turquoise ground ...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke

By Adam Weisweiler, François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Bureau à Cylindre Possibly François Linke for Maison Krieger In the manner of Adam Weisweiler, Possibly by François Linke for Maison Krieger Cajou, platane trellis-parquetry, ébène and buis stringings, the rounded corner marble top above three small drawers, the cylinder front opening to a gilt-tooled leather lined writing slide and five small drawers, the frieze fitted with three drawers, the central drawer, with spring-loaded secret release, is decorated with an ormolu relief plaque which depicts a group of putti at play, the two side drawers with hidden key...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Bronze Allegorical Sculpture of Cherub Painter
19th Century French Bronze Allegorical Sculpture of Cherub Painter

19th Century French Bronze Allegorical Sculpture of Cherub Painter

By Sylvain Kinsburger

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

19th Century French Bronze Allegorical Sculpture of Cherub Painter with Mirror Signed S.Kinsburger French artist, (1855–1935) An exquisite and rare late 19th-century French bronze f...

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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight. This wonderful small scale statue is raised by a rectangular Verde Africanato marble...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Rare Harlequin pair Louis XVI style marquetry side cabinets, C19th
Rare Harlequin pair Louis XVI style marquetry side cabinets, C19th

Rare Harlequin pair Louis XVI style marquetry side cabinets, C19th

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A rare matched pair of 19th Century French circular Louis XVI style side cabinet / tables. Each with wonderful floral marquetry inlay to the tops and sides. Hinged doors to each open...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Restauration Period Gilt Bronze and Semi-Precious Stone Surtout
Restauration Period Gilt Bronze and Semi-Precious Stone Surtout

Restauration Period Gilt Bronze and Semi-Precious Stone Surtout

Located in London, GB

This extraordinary surtout de table is crafted in five pieces, which all fit together to form an elongated oval shape. When fitted together, the surtout de table features an outer pi...

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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Serpentine, Porphyry, Ormolu, Bronze

A French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Rosewood plaque
A French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Rosewood plaque

A French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Rosewood plaque

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A unique and most impressive French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Rosewood plaque. The wonderfully decorative Ormolu plaque is set within a richly carved wave like and mo...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Small Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Columns
Pair of Small Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Columns

Pair of Small Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Columns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and most decorative pair of small scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu columns. Each column is raised by a fine square base with stepped...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French Rococo Style Fire Screen, circa 1900
French Rococo Style Fire Screen, circa 1900

French Rococo Style Fire Screen, circa 1900

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality late 19th century French ormolu Rococo style fire screen, having scrolling foliate decoration, with mesh and raised on out swept feet.

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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture

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Ormolu

Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by H. Picard
Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by H. Picard

Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by H. Picard

By Henri Picard

Located in London, GB

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the clock with central circular dial signed 'PICARD / A GENEVE', surrounded by three ormolu cherubs and two porcelain pl...

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19th Century Swiss Belle Époque 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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