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Material: Ormolu
Édouard Cazaux Art Deco Lamp American Indian Arrowhead Motif – A Masterwork
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Édouard Cazaux Art Deco Gilt Bronze and Enameled Ceramic Lamp with Arrowhead Motif. France, circa 1925
A rare and visually powerful Art Deco table lamp by one of France’s premier Ar...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
C19th French Louis XVI style Boulle mantel clock. 86cm high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th Century French Louis XVI style, Boulle mantel clock, having red stained Tortoiseshell veneer to the case, gilded Rococo influenced ormolu mounts, white enamel Roma...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt-Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Four-Glass Mantel Clock
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning 19th century French Gilt-Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Four-Glass Mantel Clock, of exceptional quality, this richly ornamented four-glass mantel clock is housed in a finely ...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Charles X Style French Ormolu Optic Cut Crystal Box, Signed Lehmann France
By Lehmann
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charles X Style French Ormolu-Mounted Optic Cut Crystal Casket Box, Signed Lehmann France, circa 1900–1920
A fine French crystal and gilt bronze ca...
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Early 20th Century French Charles X Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu-Mounted Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality empire ormolu-mounted patinated bronze and rouge royale marble mantel clock.
The patinated bronze figures depicting cupid and psyche. Attributed to Pierre-Victor Ledure...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Armoire Wardrobe ca. 1820-40
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH EMPIRE MAHOGANY AND ORMOLU ARMOIRE
France, circa 1820–1840
85" H x 21 1/2" D x 47" W
Of architectural form, the projecting cornice above a single mirrored door framed by eng...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair 20th Century Regency Style Bronze and Ormolu Candle Holder Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of rare and original wall candle sconces, Regency style with influence of colonial fauna themes, the sconces represent a bronze elephant head, from whose trunk the ormolu bron...
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Mid-20th Century French Regency Revival Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Parian Napoleon Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) life size Parian bust of Napoleon on blue porcelain socle and square ormolu base (signed HOUDON, 1805)
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Guéridon Table after Adam Weisweiler
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Forney, TX
A very fine quality French gueridon, exceptionally executed in the manner of the original design by Adam Weisweiler (1744-1820).
Finished in sophis...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Louis XVI style writing desk with beautiful patina. Hand crafted in France in the early 20th century, featuring a rich mahogany finish adorned with gilt bronze ormolu moun...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock Guibal Paris
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine and large Louis XVI style French mantel clock, from the end of the Napoleon III period, 1870-1880. The clock is bronze casted and has a fire-gilded finish, the dial is enamele...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Cupid-Form Candlesticks with Ormolu Roses
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 18th century Louis XVI ormolu candlesticks, each modeled as a standing cupid holding a flowering rose branch supporting the single candleholder. The figures are cast in ful...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$9,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique French Empire Marble & Ormolu Occasional Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Empire circular occasional table with ornate ormolu decoration typical of the Empire period surmounted with a beautiful Verde Antico marble top, c...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
The Linke Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock
François Linke
Circa 1900
Widely regarded as the greatest sculptural clock ever created, this monumental régulateur by François Linke was conceived as a statement for the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition, a moment when the world’s finest artisans competed on an international stage. Linke, the most celebrated ébéniste of the Belle Époque, was awarded the prestigious gold medal for his display, which critics described as “the biggest event in the history of furnishing art in the year 1900.” Designed in collaboration with the sculptor Léon Messagé, the clock exemplifies Linke’s ambition to elevate furniture and timepieces to the realm of fine art.
The clock represents over a decade of design and craftsmanship. Only six examples of this model were ever completed due to the extraordinary labor and cost involved. Building just one had a production cost of 22,966 francs, the equivalent of approximately eight years' wages for the average French worker in 1900. The clock is illustrated on the spine of Christopher Payne’s definitive monograph on Linke. Mahdi Al-Tajir, one of the world’s most important collectors, later acquired the present model. Another is located at Whitehall, the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. It was acquired by Rockefeller’s partner, Henry Flagler...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Clock Garniture
By A.D. Mougin
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 19th century French bronze and ormolu garniture, the 8-day striking enamelled dial movement by AD Mougin - Paris, contained in ormolu cas...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XV/XVI st. Ormolu and Glass floor lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XV/XVI st. Ormolu and Glass floor lamp. This impressive lamp is raised on a tripod designed base with wonder...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Sévres Porcelain box.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and elaborately decorated French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Sévres Porcelain box. This charming oblong oval shaped lidded box is raised by four toupie shaped fe...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large Pair French Louis XV Style Ormolu Gold Green Glass Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Large Pair French Louis XV Style Ormolu Gold Green Glass Candelabra
French, 20th Century
Height 160cm, width 77cm, depth 77cm
This exceptional pair of candelabra, designed in the L...
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20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$79,815 Sale Price / set
30% Off
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very fine French 19th century finely chased ormolu-mounted kingwood, tulipwood, and satinwood marquetry and parquetry commode with original Breche Violette marble-top. With three l...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Antique French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional quality three-piece clock set designed in a grand neoclassical style by 'Domange Rollin Rue de Bretagne Paris'. France.
The set is comprised of a central clock and tw...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of French Napoleon III Figural Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Side-Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French Napoleon III figural ormolu and porcelain (probably Sevres) mounted tulipwood Meuble A Hauteur D'Appui. The rectangular shaped body fitted with a white mar...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$67,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late 18th/19th Century French Empire Mantle Clock By Parisian Clockmaker Lepaute
By Lepaute
Located in Dublin, IE
A Fine & Most Impressive French Gilt, Patinated Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock by Lepaute of Paris, France. Of impressive scale and refined Neoclassical design, the circula...
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Early 1800s French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
‘Grand Psyche’, Monumental Art Nouveau Mirror by Maison Millet
By Maison Millet, Claudius Marioton
Located in London, GB
‘Grand Psyche’, monumental Art Nouveau mirror by Maison Millet
French, c. 1900
Height 270cm, width 170cm, depth 57cm
This exquisite antique mirror was crafted around 1900 by the e...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$422,831 Sale Price
30% Off
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquet...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Belle Epoch Burlwood Revolving Door Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
A charming fine quality antique French demilune decorative box from the late 19th century, finished in stunning rich briar elm burlwood, the half-moon shaped bentwood revolving door table or desk box - jewelry casket - trinket keepsake small cabinet - old fashioned cigarette case, features flower...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Grand Ormolu and Marble Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Salmson
Located in London, GB
Grand ormolu and marble clock set by Raingo Frères and Salmson
French, Late 19th Century
Clock: Height 69cm, width 81cm, depth 23cm
Candelabra: Height 80cm, width 34cm, depth 34cm
This elegant clock set was created by Raingo Frères and Jean Jules Salmson (French, 1823–1902). Raingo Frères, founded in 1832, was famous for its astronomical clocks, one of which is now in the Windsor Castle collection. The set is complemented by bronzes from the renowned sculptor Salmson, a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon.
The garniture includes a central mantel clock and two matching eight-light candelabra, all expertly crafted from ormolu and white marble. The clock features a central column topped with a finely detailed sculptural group of bacchantes holding grapevine garlands, with cherubs draping them over large vases. The white enamel dial is framed by an acanthus ormolu mount and rests on a base with twin ormolu lion feet.
The candelabra mirrors...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$89,205 Sale Price / set
30% Off
19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted marquetry meuble d’appui
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French ormolu-mounted marquetry meuble d'appui circa 1880. Marquetry in the manner of of earlier furniture maker Joseph Cremer.
Eared rectangular white marble top sits ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry and Figural Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Desk with Figures of Ram-Heads. The lockplate by Thomas Elsley Lt...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$9,450 Sale Price
24% Off
French 19th century Marble and Ormolu clock, by Chaumont & Languereau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Ormolu clock, by Chaumont & Languereau. This large scale clock is raised by six Ormolu toupie shaped feet ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Napoleon III Antique French Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France in the Napoleon III style. This piece is made of finely cast bronze ormolu with intricate décor throughout. The frame features stylized acanthus leaves, “godrons”,...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Renaissance Revival Style Ormolu Mounted Burlwood Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Renaissance Revival Style Ormolu Mounted Burlwood Side Table
Measures 24.25" in width , 24.25" in width, 29.5" in height.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century style with marble topped ebonized ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, and very useful pair of antique French side tables. They were made in France, they date from around the 1930s.
They are of wonderful quality, they are very well made, w...
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1930s French Louis XIV Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,543 / set
Pair Confederate Civil War Cast Iron Cannonballs with Century Ormolu Mounts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Confederate Civil War Cast Iron Cannonballs with Century Ormolu Mounts,* United States, Circa 1861–1863
*This offering consists of four pieces, two cannonballs, and two peri...
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Mid-19th Century American Industrial Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Iron, Ormolu
Large 19th Century French Ormolu Clock Garniture in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Dublin, IE
Measures: H: 25 1/2 in / 64.7 cm ; W: 22 1/4 in / 56.5 cm ; D: 9 1/2 in / 24.2 cm
An exceptional quality three-piece clock set designed in a grand neoclassical.
The set is compri...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Peregrine Falcon Bird of Prey Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1880
Located in Newark, England
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Modelled as a Peregrine Falcon Bird of Prey
From our Decorative collection, we are pleased to offer this French Peregrine Falcon Bird of Prey Inkwell.
The...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 20th Century Rococo Style Gilt Dore Three-Light Candelabra
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of 20th Century Rococo Style Dore three light Candelabra
Measures 12" in width , 6" in depth, 11" in height.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Metal
French late 19th century Art Nouveau Period Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French late 19th century Art Nouveau Period Ormolu box. This exceptional box is raised on four foliate feet below large scale scrolled acanthus leaf corne...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Art Deco Eleven Piece Carved Inlaid Burled Walnut/Ormolu Dining Room
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Art Deco Eleven Piece Carved Inlaid Burled Walnut and Ormolu Mounted Dining Room Suite, c.1920’s, consisting of a thick marble top server with a beveled mirror back splash, ov...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$2,900 Sale Price / set
88% Off
Fine Quality Sèvres Gilt Bronze Mounted and Cobalt Hand Painted Porcelain Garn
Located in New York, NY
A fine and important Sèvres style bronze mounted and cobalt porcelain with hand painted courting figures in landscapes.
Origin: French
Date: 19th century
Dimension: Centerpiece:...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Rosewood, Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Side Cabinet 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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French Louis XVI Rosewood, Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Side Cabinet 20thC
Measures- 32.5"H x 31.25"...
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20th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers
By Charles Cressent
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV bombe marble-top chest of drawers commode from the 19th century, styled in the manner of Charles Cressent (France, 1685–1768), finished in luxurious Rocco ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Belle Epoque Period patinated Bronze and Ormolu urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most handsome French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu urn, attributed to Barbedienne. This stunning centerpiece is raised...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Very Large Antique English Bronze Sculpture Equestrian Louis XIV Elkington & Co
Located in London, GB
Very Large Antique English Bronze Sculpture Equestrian Louis XIV Elkington & Co
English, 19th Century
Sculpture: Height 108cm, width 86cm, depth 43cm
Base: Height 26cm, width 92cm,...
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19th Century English Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$112,680 Sale Price
30% Off
French Ormolu and Marble Clock Garniture
Located in New York, NY
Fine and important French ormolu and marble cherubs clock garniture
Comprising a clock and a pair of five-light candelabra.
Origin: Fr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
$26,000 / set
Antique English Regency Sofa/ Writing Table in Mahogany with Ormolu & Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine English Regency sofa table on trestle base with drop leaves, in mahogany with line inlays banding the top & drawer fronts. Offers two drawers, original brass ormolu & cast brass, lions paw feet...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique French Specimen Wood Louis XV Marquetry Ormolu Round Tilt-Top Table 1870
By Joseph Cremer
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique French Louis XV style, circular tilt-top marquetry pedestal tripod table, with gilt bronze ormolu mounts, attributed to Joseph Cremer circa 1870.
The round rosew...
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Large English Wrought Iron and Gilt Bronze Lantern, circa 1910s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
This wrought and pierced iron lantern has gilt accents. The ornate scrolls are enhanced by the gilt work. Six light.
Needs rewiring
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Early 20th Century Italian Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Iron, Ormolu
Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Tazza, 1838 Hunting Royal Service of King Louis Philippe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Tazza, 1838 Hunting Royal Service of King Louis Philippe
This exceptional Sèvres porcelain ormolu-mounted tazza, dating to 1838, forms part of the renowned ...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Style Crystal Box with Classical Gilt Ormulo Mounts
Located in London, GB
A French late 19th century Empire style crystal box with classical gilt bronze mounts.
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Marble Candelabra Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$14,250 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Lacquer side cabinet after Beurdeley, 1890
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite late 19th-century French side cabinet showcases a stunning marble top and elegant amboyna veneers. in the manner of Louis- Auguste-Alfred Beudeley, it features intrica...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Bronze and Ormolu statue of Aeneas and Anchises
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and richly detailed French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu statue of Aeneas and Anchises. This wonderful statue after a model by Pierre Lepautre...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Empire Mahogany Ormolu Bookcase Bibliotheque Display cabinet 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Empire Mahogany & ormolu mounted bookcase display cabinet, circa 1910.
This elegant antique cabinet is made of the finest mahogany, the top with an archite...
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1810s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Vernis Martin Style Hand-Painted Commodes, Signed A. Mancini
By Antonio Mancini
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of French Vernis Martin style painted commodes, each having marble tops over single doors with pained scenes framed by bronze mounts. Painting signed A Mancini and Kaufman. Su...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Marble and Ormolu clock set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Rouge Royal marble and Ormolu garniture set. This most striking garniture set consists of a ce...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A stunning pair of largeFrench 19th century Louis XVI Style ormolu and cut rock crystal 5 arm candelabras. These exceptional pieces embody the refined neoclassical aesthetic of the S...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
19thc French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Desk with Ormolu in Diminutive Size
Located in Savannah, GA
Handsome diminutive size French Louis XVI lady's writing table constructed of mahogany and featuring a black leather top with gold Greek key border, foliate bronze ormolu mounts and ...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Cartel Clock of Venus with Cherubs
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in London, GB
Antique French cartel clock of Venus with cherubs
French, Late 19th Century
Height 120cm, width 55cm, depth 20cm
This remarkable cartel clock is inspired by an 18th-century desi...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
$22,536 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of French Commodes in Louis XV style with Ormolu Mounts and Marquetry
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of French 19th Century commodes in the Louis XV style. The curved solid wood bodies are adorned with glossy lacquered marquet...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, 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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