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Material: Ormolu
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This stunning twenty four light chandelier is centered at the bottom by ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table
Located in London, GB
French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table
French, Early 20th Century
Height 52cm, width 123cm, depth 63cm
Exemplifying all that is grand and regal about the fan...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Brass Mounted Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau Plat, 20th century, the scalloped rectangular top inlaid with floral marquetry, above three frieze drawers, on cabriol...
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20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$5,500 Sale Price
32% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Chest
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French marble top chest. This was made in France and dates from around the 1950’s.
It is of great quality and is a lovely size, perfect for use as a bedside ches...
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1950s French Louis XV Vintage Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 20th Century Chandeliers in the Style of Perry & Co
By Perry & Co
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine quality pair of twelve-light chandeliers in the style of Perry & Co the ormolu-mounted and cut crystal shaft centred by an ormolu-mounted urn this surmounted with a double orm...
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Late 20th Century English Victorian Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Grandfather Clock
Located in London, GB
Exceptional Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite grandfather clock
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 250cm, width 54cm, depth 33cm
This superb longcase clock is a wonderful example of the Belle Époque impetus to draw inspiration from the styles of the past. The clock, crafted during the late nineteenth century—though the malachite finish is later—is inspired by a famous eighteenth-century original. The clock is of traditional form, which a cubic clock case inset with an enamel dial and a gilt bronze bezel cast with signs of the zodiac. The central section of the clock includes a window, which reveals the pendulum inside, while the lower section is in the form of a plinth. The malachite veneer is wonderfully varied, with lighter and darker shades of the stone utilised to add visual interest. The clock is surmounted by a sculpture in gilt bronze of Apollo in his chariot, pulled by a quadriga of horses. The dial is signed for Rosel Bruxelles...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Ormolu, and Marble side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Ormolu, and Breche Rouge marble side table. This attractive oval table is raised by four tapered fluted legs...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Pair Of Regency Ormolu & Cut Glass Cassoletts
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of regency cassolettes on white marble bases mounted with ormolu bands, supporting three bronzed ram legs terminating with ram heads, These mounted to central ormolu band fitt...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$10,363 / set
Pair French Serves style porcelain lamps, 1890.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An unusual burgundy coloured pair of late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain vases / lamps. Each with classical scrolling gilded decoration, gilded ormolu maidens to either s...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock With A White Marble Base by François Linke.
The case signed 'Linke'.
This rare example of a clock by François Linke has a twin train eight-day mov...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important and most handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent. This stunning Bureau Plat desk is attributed to c...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Large Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant antique clock garniture set, crafted from striking pink-veined marble and adorned with ornate gilded bronze details. This exquisite...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand
This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on four tapered, fluted legs connected by a curving X-form stretcher. In the centre of this stretcher is an ormolu urn decorated with rams heads, four hoof feet and birds on the top. The legs of the table are also ornately decorated with draped garlands and scrolled detailing. The apron is inset with Sèvres style porcelain plaques depicting scenes of cherubs and children in landscapes as well as decorative floral detailing, and is surmounted with laurel leaf mounts.
The casket itself is of oval architectural form, and is set on fourteen small feet. It features further porcelain plaques depicting cherubs, musical instruments and a central oval portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette within a crowned gilt cartouche. Her portrait is flanked by two cherubs and is sat within a decorative royal blue border, matching the turquoise colored borders of the other plaques. The reverse of the casket is similarly decorated and features a painted plaque of her husband King Louis XVI.
The plaques are separated by mounted ormolu columns decorated with crowns and draped laurel leaves, and each column is surmounted by floral crowns. Each curved side of the casket features an ormolu mask of a female figure, and the hinged lid is surmounted by two reclining female figures wearing draped dresses and holding a central crown. The casket opens at the lid to reveal a velvet interior.
There is an inscription below the portrait of Marie Antoinette which spuriously reads ‘This casket formerly property of Marie Antoinette, presented to my beloved wife as souvenir of our European tour / Sept 8th 1886 / Louis L...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Palatial French Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Armorial Commode
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, Kingwood Bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marq...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$124,500 Sale Price
28% Off
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid, Attributed to Auguste Moreau
France, circa 1890 Unsigned
A captivating 19th-century French bronze figure of Cupid, attributed to the reno...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Very Large Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Jardinière by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
Exceptional very large ormolu and silvered bronze jardinière by Christofle
French, 19th Century
Height 44cm, width 93cm, depth 59cm
This superb jardinière centrepiece was crafted by...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze, Ormolu
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Located in Huntington, NY
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat/Desk, Louis XV period
3 working drawers on one side. Back side has 3 false drawers
Circa, 1760 with one Key
It's Old leather top in Useable but h...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Art Deco gilt bronze and onyx figure of a dancer by Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze and onyx figure of a dancer by Lorenzl
Austrian, c. 1925
Height 31cm, width 17cm, depth 20cm
Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950), a renowned Austrian sculptor and cerami...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of Diana the Huntress by A. Moreau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 19 1/4 in W: 20 in D: 8 in
This exceptional late 19th-century French bronze sculpture by the renowned artist Auguste Moreau (1834–1917) presents an elegant and powe...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Equestrian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Statuette of Charles l Horseback Riding 19th C
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Equestrian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Statuette of Charles l Horseback Riding
A gilt ormolu bronze with bright original golden patina depiction of Charles 1st ho...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu Four-Light Candelabra, C.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century French pair of Louis XV style ormolu bronze four-light candelabra, beautifully modelled in the Rococo style, each foliate-sheathed spirally fluted baluster ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Bronze Ormolu Ewer Vase Electric Lamp Maner Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine and Imposing French Heavy Gauge Ormolu & Bronze Renaissance revival style ovoid form Ewer now converted to a single Electric Table Lamp of tall proportions and of outstanding qu...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Lamp Table Retailed By Boudet
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Parquetry Lamp Table Retailed By Boudet
Retailed by Maison Boudet.
The beautiful in...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Chandelier after Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A palatial and superb quality French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu figural six-light chandelier with figures of cherubs, after the model by Pierre Gouthiere...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$94,500 Sale Price
24% Off
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Three Piece Garniture -Baccarat
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Large and Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Three Piece Garniture De Table By Baccarat
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat
Comprising of a large cente...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Vases – A Fusion of East and West
This fabulous and large pair of 19th-century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain covered vases / jars is a stunning testament to the opulence and artistry of the era. The exquisite pink ground porcelain, an export creation from late 19th-century China, features vivid hand-painted enamel decorations depicting majestic Chinese roosters...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large French Empire Style Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
A large French Empire style gilt-bronze and malachite centre table.
French, 20th century.
Height: 85cm, width: 160cm, depth: 79cm
This superb table, a grand and highly impressiv...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Antique German Art Nouveau Jewelry Rose Branch Pendant Ormolu, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely stylish pendant or hanger was made to hang on a chain. Made in Germany, circa 1900.
A very pretty piece of antique jewellery which would make a fine addition to any coll...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$72 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Empire Style Egyptian Caryatid Two-Light Ormolu & Patinated Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Empire-Style Egyptian Caryatid Two-Light Ormolu and Patinated Candelabra, France, 20th Century
A pair of exquisite Empire-style Egyptian Caryatid Two-Light Ormolu and Patin...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Empire Period Mantle Clock by Leroy a Paris
Located in Montreal, QC
This mantle clock is by a well-respected Paris maker in a fashionable style. The oval base supports a vase shaped clock case in turn supported by winged dolphin heads and flanked by ...
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1810s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Bronze and Ormolu Triform Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century bronze and Ormolu candlesticks, having leaf-decorated nozzles above reeded, tapering stems raised on acanthus scrolled triform feet ending on concave pla...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 18th century Régence Period Kingwood, Ormolu, Rouge Royale marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French 18th century Régence Period Kingwood, Ormolu, and Rouge Royale marble Tombeau commode. This impressive five drawer commode is raised by elegantl...
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18th Century French Régence Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large 19 Century French Rococo or Neoclassical Revival Style Vitrine
By David Roentgen
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning 19th century French Empire, neoclassical/Rococo Revival style Marquetry vitrine or display cabinet, of large proportions!!
A real statement piece!
Made of a fabulous variety of veneers, including kingwood, satinwood, tulipwood, harewood and walnut with quality classical ormolu mounts.
It has ebonized pillars in the Empire style, with walnut and exotic hardwood friezes in the Rococo style.
Double glass doors to middle section and single glass doors on either side.
The glass on the doors are framed in ormolu banding.
Floral Marquetry panels on front and parquetry on the sides.
The front central section is a pullout / pull-out drawers with gorgeous walnut frieze panel and original carved walnut knobs.
Scrolling pelmet on the top in 3 sections banded in ormolu beading.
Scrolling base with cabriolet feet and ormolu mounts on base.
Various ormolu mounts, floral mounts, mounts of Baachus and mounts of neoclassical female figures.
In 3 sections. with 2 side cabinets and large central section with 3 section pelmet, stunning piece!!!
The quality ormolu mounts are marked with the letter “R” and what appears to be “FR 678”.
We were originally of the belief that this piece might have been made at the very end of the 19th century, but having regard to the quality of workmanship throughout this piece we are of the opinion that it was most likely made in the third quarter of the 19th century, circa 1870 and by an obviously top quality Parisienne maker with a surname beginning with “R”.
It is definitely in the style of David Roentgen who was known for his Rococo/neoclassical styles.
David Roentgen, (born Aug. 11, 1743-died Feb. 12, 1807, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau), cabinetmaker to Queen Marie-Antoinette of France; under his direction the family workshop at Neuwied (near Cologne), founded by his father, Abraham Roentgen, became perhaps the most-successful firm of furniture production in the 18th century.
After succeeding his father as head of the Neuwied workshop in 1772, Roentgen strove to broaden their clientele, an ambition that brought him first to Hamburg and ultimately to Paris (1774), where in 1779 he was spectacularly successful in selling his finest furniture to King Louis XVI of France for £3,300 to £4,000, an unprecedented sum for the time.
Appointed cabinetmaker to the queen, Roentgen was granted admission (1780) as maître-ébéniste (master cabinetmaker) to the trade corporation of Paris cabinetmakers, making it possible for him to keep in Paris a stock of the furniture manufactured at Neuwied. Thus he was able to compete with such great cabinetmakers as Jean-Henri Riesener and Adam Weisweiler, reputedly his former pupil at Neuwied. After his first visit to St. Petersburg, Empress Catherine II the Great bought huge quantities of his furniture; King Frederick William II of Prussia was also his client. When in 1795 the French Revolutionary armies threatened to cross the Rhine, Roentgen evacuated his establishment and moved his stock farther inland. Unfortunately, he lost everything in his Parisian salon and in his Neuwied workshop, both of which were sacked by Republican troops. He was crushed, despite his appointment as court furnisher to the king of Prussia. Although he never succeeded in starting production again, former apprentices of his whom he helped to establish in the German cities of Berlin (David Hacker...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$9,600 Sale Price
48% Off
Early 20th Century French Birdcage Chandelier Ormolu with Crystal Spires
Located in Milano, MI
A stunning Empire style crystal and gilt bronze chandelier of French origin, a thirteen-light pendant dating back to the very early 1900, with a very original vertical structure, a b...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French Empire Style Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Empire style malachite, lapis lazuli and ormolu vases
French, 20th Century
Height 78cm, width 47cm, depth 30cm
Skilfully crafted by French craftsmen, the unusual mixt...
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20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped secretaire abattant, circa 1880.
The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier (...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Sevres Ormolu-Mounted Covered Vase of Cupid and Cherubs
Located in New York, NY
Sevres Ormolu-Mounted Covered Vase of impressive size depicting cupid and two cherubs in a lush and colorful garden on both sides. The glazed painting applied bursts with bright and ...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair of English Regency Ormolu Bronze Lusters Candlesticks Candelabra
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Substantial & Large Pair of Regency Period Gilt Bronze Ormolu Single Light Heavy Gauge Candlesticks - Lusters, first half of the Nineteenth Century, of English origin.
Each ...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candlestick lamps. This charming pair of lamps is raised by an asymmetrical and intricately chased Roc...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed doors divided...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Very Large French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large French Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu vases
French, Late 19th Century
Height 151cm, width 45cm, depth 39cm
Executed in the style of Sèvres, one of the bes...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Extremely Fine Russian Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
An extremely fine Russian Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany center table, circa 1820-1830.
Very finely mounted with crisp ormolu throughout, with bronze female figures, foliate scrolling, lions head...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Marble, Ormolu
Wonderful French Baccarat Dore Bronze Ormolu Crystal Glass Basket Centerpiece
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful rare French Dore Bronze Ormolu & crystal / glass basket form centerpiece vase in the manner of baccrat.
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20th Century French Belle Époque Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted dining table desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis Revival ormolu mounted dining table / desk, circa 1920 in date and in 18th Century style.
The elegantly crafted oval walnut top features exq...
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20th Century French Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Inlaid Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique Victorian inlaid walnut open bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period.
It is an impressive size with a breakfront design in t...
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1860s British Late Victorian Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Ormolu Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandeliers, France, circa 1870
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Ormolu bronze and Baccarat crystal chandeliers, France, circa 1870.
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1870s French Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Belle Epoque Ormulu Filigree Ornate Perfume Bottles & Jewlery Box, Set of 3 Pcs
Located in Plainview, NY
A set of Belle Époque ormolu filigree perfume bottles and jewelry box showcasing the opulent craftsmanship associated with the late 19th and e...
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Late 19th Century European Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Set of Four Large Academic Style Torchères Emblematic of the Continents
Located in London, GB
Set of four large Academic style torchères emblematic of the continents
French, late 19th Century
Height: 228cm, diameter 50cm
Torchères alone: Height 197cm, diameter 34cm
Bases alone: Height 31cm, diameter 50cm
The four large torchères in this set are designed in the manner of Mathurin Moreau, one of the leading Academic sculptors of the nineteenth century. The patinated metal sculptures were cast by Miroy Frères...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Ormolu
Pair of Large Malachite and Ormolu Mounted Empire Style Vases
Located in London, GB
These splendid malachite and ormolu mounted vases are executed in the French Empire style, and are emblazoned with gilt decoration that has an unmistakable air of confidence, pride, ...
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Late 20th Century French Empire Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Two Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Urns, Designed by Galberg
By Ekaterinburg Faceting Factory, Russia
Located in London, GB
These magnificent gilt bronze (ormolu) mounted malachite urns were created in c.1830 to a design by Ivan Ivanovich Galberg (Russian, 1782-1863). Galberg was an important figure, who ...
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1830s Russian Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Exquisite and Complete French 19th century Cave à Liqueur Drinks Box
Located in London, GB
An Exquisite and Complete French Ormolu-Mounted Cave à Liqueur
The frame of gilded bronze with well cast and hand-chased details; the sides and top set with bevelled glass panels; s...
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Period Cartel Wall Clock Signed A. Gosselin
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine and large Early 18th Century French Louis XV period corne verte (green horn) and ormolu mounted cartel or wall clock. The impressive cartel rests on its original socle - wall mounted base. Signed on the original white enamel dial with hand painted Roman numerals within a hand blown glass door with ormolu trim and decorated with ornate bronze.
Impressively chiseled or ciselé work throughout. Original gilding throughout, exquisite patina.
The wonderful gilt bronze case is signed by the highly respected maitre ebeniste and clockmaker, A. Gosselin from Paris. It is surrounded by flowers and foliage. Antoine Gosselin ‘A. Gosselin’ (Antoine Gosselin 1731-1794, Paris, master in 1752). Antoine Gosselin who worked actively under Louis XV until the Revolution and was established in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, in Paris. He hand crafted magnificent pieces that were at the time only reserved for the King.
Clock is in very good antique condition and functions, but may need to be serviced again after shipping just as all clocks do. The ormolu Chinoiserie...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$31,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock Garniture
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A very fine Louis XVI style figural mantel clock with matching flanking candelabra. The clock is bronze casted and has an ormolu f...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking an high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu chandelier, attributed to Baccarat. The twelve light chandelier displays a bottom Crystal bell s...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
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
Collection Antique German Art Nouveau Jewelry Brooch Watch Chain Pendants 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely collection of Antique Jewelry was found at an Estate sale in Germany. All items are circa 1900s or older.
A very pretty lot of 10 antique jewellery items which would ma...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Ebonized Empire Style Black Hair Hide Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century ebonized mahogany Empire style fauteuil with winged caryatids, newly upholstered in a deep espresso hairhide.
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Late 19th Century European Empire Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
An Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Commode by Paul Sormani.
Stamped twice beneath the marble top 'SORMANI Paris'.
The lockplate engraved 'P. Sormani Paris 10 ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair 19th C. French Louis XVI Ormolu & Patinated 7-Arm Candelabra, A. Beurdeley
By François Rémond, Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in New York, NY
An Extremally Rare and Large Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Seven-Arm Candelabra, by Alfred Beurdeley, Originally Designed by François Rémond...
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase
Located in London, GB
Large antique French Sèvres style porcelain and gilt bronze vase
French, 19th Century
Overall dimensions: Height 157cm, width 60cm, depth 44cm
Vase: Height 141cm, width 60cm, depth...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Furniture
Materials
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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