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Material: Ormolu
Pair of Late 19thC Gilt Brass
Porcelain Oil Lamps
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Late 19thC Gilt Brass & Porcelain Oil Lamps of aesthetic design with twin side handles enclosing Pate Sur Pate oak leaf and acorn ceramic globes fitted with brass burners ...
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised on a Rocaille designed base with twisted patterns an...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Large Pair of Canton / Rose Medallion Vases or Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese or rose medallion vases or lamps. Each with wonderful bold colors, with classical oriental scenes of courtiers walking around...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
circa 20th C. Chinese Porcelain Vases Turned-to-Lamps with French Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual Pair of 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases Turned-to-Lamps with French Ormolu Mounts. This is truly an unusual pair of lamps, with a black and turquoise blue salmon roe fish ground and an elaborate and unusual number of round cartouches, each with a different interior design. The cartouche roundels are hand-enameled and include peaches, flowers, Daoist symbols, and many more Chinese inspired designs. Each lamp is hand-enameled with a gorgeous array of details and sophistication. The vases are flanked with gilt elephant-ear handles and have their original lids, which were later converted to lamps to be used in any modern day setting. The porcelain vases are mounted on a pair of gorgeous French ormolu mounts, which are finished with hand-chased designs.
China, Circa: 19th C.
Height of Vases with...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 1870 Pair of Empire Candle Holders Lamps Ormolu with Gray Dotted Granite
Located in Miami, FL
French empire pair of candle holders lamps.
Exceptional pair of antique candleholders, created in Paris France during the imperial period of Napoleon III, circa 1870. They was designed with French empire neoclassical patterns, masterfully crafted with parts made up in gilt bronze ormolu and patinated bronze. Mounted in fluted columns pedestals carved from gray dotted Granite, with polished finish. Embellished with garlands and putties mounted in a four square and stepped bases.
Weight: Combined of 12 Pounds (5.45 Kilos).
Measurements: 15 Height by 4.50 Length by 5.15 Width Inches, (38 x 11.43 x 13.08 Cm).
French Empire
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) was Emperor of France from 1852 to 1870 under the name of Napoleon III. In a way, the artistic codes of the Napoleon III style, also called Second Empire style, were presented at the Exhibition of 1844, during the reign of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans. The second Empire style, also known as the Napoleon III style, is a highly eclectic style of architecture and decorative arts, which uses elements of many different historical styles, and also made innovative use of modern materials, such as iron frameworks and glass skylights. It flourished during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III in France (1852–1870) and had an important influence on architecture and decoration in the rest of Europe and North America. Major examples of the style include the Opéra Garnier (1862–1871) in Paris by Charles Garnier, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Church of Saint Augustine (1860–1871), and the Philadelphia City Hall (1871–1901). The architectural style was closely connected with Haussmann's renovation of Paris carried out during the Second Empire; the new buildings, such as the Opéra, were intended as the focal points of the new boulevards.
Comfort was the first priority of Second Empire furniture...
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1870s French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
$3,028 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Elegant Italian Pair of Doré Bronze Cut Crystal Ormolu Column Neoclassical Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
An elegant Italian pair of gilt doré bronze and diamond cut crystal, ormolu-mounted column-form neoclassical lamps in the manner of baccarat.
Measures: Height 51 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Green Marble and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Richmond, London
A superb quality gilt bronze mounted urn in Verde Antico marble, now fitted as a table lamp. France or Italy, late 19th – early 20th century.
Why we like it
This table lamp is crafted from rare Verde Antico marble, quarried in Larissa, Thessaly, Greece. Known for its deep green color and distinct white and black veining, this marble is valued among collectors and designers for its unique character and scarcity. The stone is paired with finely cast gilt bronze mounts that provide a pleasing contrast and add subtle elegance to the piece.
Verde Antico marble is considered rare and historically significant. The Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones at Oxford University Museum of Natural History catalogue entry 566. (143.2) reads: “Another of a lighter green, with white and more definite black markings. The two amazing tables in the Galleria degli Animali in the Vatican Museum are of this type. (Very rare).” Image attached to the listing.
The Galleria degli Animali, or Hall of Animals, was created during the papacy of Pius VI (1775–1799) as a “stone zoo” of sorts, using ancient sculptures that were often restored and occasionally reimagined. This ambitious project brought together prominent artists of the 18th century, including Francesco Antonio Franzoni from Carrara. The artworks in this space reflect themes of nature and hunting, with coloured marbles chosen to suggest the textures and colours of animal fur, feathers, or to create eye-catching contrasts. See last two images in the listing.
Combining Verde Antico marble with high-quality gilt bronze accents, this lamp is a distinctive piece that brings historical character and timeless appeal to any space.
May be wired for any country. Lampshade not included.
Height without shade: 53 cm / 21 in.
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Substantial Pair of French Louis XVI Antique Black Slate Urn Lamps, 43” H
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE AND SUBSTANTIAL PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK SLATE URNS, NOW FITTED AS LAMPS
Paris, France circa second half of the 19th century unmarked
Item # 403PUW1...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Brass, Ormolu
French Napoleon III ormolu and porcelain candlestick
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind two-light candelabrum, 19th century, Napoleon III, France. Exquisitely crafted, the candelabra features arms adorned with garlands of flowers and leaves, a base and fittings in mercury-gilt bronze (ormolu). The plinth core is made of blue Sèvres porcelain with a hand-painted cartouche on the back depicting a cherub with arrows...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th C. French Faux Marble Tole Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely pair of lamps made from 19th Century French tole and gilt bronze oil lamps, with a faux marble paint finish. Shades not included,...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
$2,880 Sale Price / set
38% Off
French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Marble and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative pair French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Blue Turquin, white Carrara marble and Ormolu candlestick lamps. This stunning and uniquely scaled pair of l...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Neoclassical Bronze and Ormolu Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Of columnar form enriched with acanthus leave decoration, issuing three candlearms fitted with electrified candlesleeves, on a tripartite plinth base; with black and gilt tôle shade.
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20th Century Neoclassical Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Candlestick Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French gilt bronze baroque style candlestick lamp.
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Early 17th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 20th Century Louis XVI Style Blue Sèvres Style Porcelain Lamps
Located in Southall, GB
A very elegant pair of French 20th century Louis XVI cobalt blue Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on an ormolu base with beaded borders. The baluster shap...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Tall Japanese Gilt Bronze Urn Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilt brass Japanese urn with a pair of handles, the top handles with rings. Bands of relief at each pair of handles.
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1960s Japanese Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Candelabra Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze and gilded bronze five-light candelabra, in the Napoleonic Empire style with two-bulb cluster.
A Classic lamp with good patina and scale.
Ex. Christies Auction...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Charles X St. Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Charles X st. patinated bronze and ormolu candlestick lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant circular base with a fine mottled border, Coeur de Rai band, and superb richly chased spiraled foliate designs. The fluted patinated bronze baluster shaped central supports display beautiful finely chased foliate designs at the base and lead to the elegantly curved...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Candelabra
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze candelabra in the form of atheniennes. The rams-headed tripod has a snake entwined through the stem, the central ovoid form whit...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Superb Antique Louis XVI Style Bagues Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
The exquisite and rare pair of Louis XVI style lamps each features a gilt bronze structure formed as a central stem with multiple scrolling branches. The branches are adorned with pe...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
$15,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A French Empire Style Lamp Late XIXth Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Empire Style Lamp Late XIXth Century
A French gilt and parcel patinated bronze standard lamp
In the shape of a Ionic Greek column
The fluted stem with foliate capital on a ...
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1890s French Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,454 Sale Price
30% Off
Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Pricket Form Lamp Attributed to F. F. Caldwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely detailed pricket stick style lamp features rock crystal quartz mounted with bronze fittings on a triangular base ending in paw feet.
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XV Bronze Dore Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (1940s) bronze dore and green agate table lamps with 3 swans at base (PRICED AS Pair).
Ships without a shade
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1940s French Louis XV Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Agate, Ormolu
$17,500 / set
Pair Antique French Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Lamps, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous Pair Antique French Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1860-1870.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
A William IV 19th Century Opaline Glass White Table or Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1840
An unusual mid nineteenth century white opaline glass column lamp with gilt bronze mounts and unusual onion shaped cowl shade.
Total height 57.00cm
Width of ba...
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with elegant and unique fi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Black Enamel Tole and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in Firenze, IT
A beautiful pair of French Empire style early 20th century black lacquered metal and parcel gilt bronze table lamps with pagoda silk shades.
These high quality chic and stylish neoc...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Metal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Georgian Crystal and Wedgwood Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th century English cut crystal and Wedgwood candelabra.
Neoclassical Adam Style.
Three candle arms.
Blue Jasperware base of classica...
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
$9,800 Sale Price / set
23% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Table Lamps
Located in Worcester, GB
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Table Lamps with Lion Masks – c.1890
A decorative and well-cast pair of late 19th century French ormolu table l...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
$3,401 / set
French 19th century Ormolu, marble and bronze lamps, signed Anfrie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble, Ormolu and patinated Bronze lamps, signed C. Anfrie. Each charming candlestick mounted i...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Mid-Century Rose Quartz and Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French 1940s rose quartz and bronze dore table lamps with 3 seahorses at base (PRICED AS Pair).
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1940s French Vintage Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Bouillotte Desk Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each three arm candelabra; with painted black tin shades and gilt bronze finials, wired for electricity.
From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York, NY.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Charles X Period patinated Bronze, Tole and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Charles X Period patinated Bronze, Tole and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp. This wonderful two arm lamp is raised by a circular patinated Bron...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Empire Style Black Stone and Ormolu Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each candleholder of columnar form surmounted with ormolu stiff-leaf capitals and with acanthus-wrapped base, on pedestal bases with outswept scrolling feet. Fitted with two brass bulb sockets. Adjustable. Later mounded as a lamps. With duck blue...
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Late 19th Century Empire Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass, Ormolu
Set of Four Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern Barovier Toso
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality and quite rare set of four Italian Murano glass and ormolu midcentury electric table lamps of good size proportions, circa 1950s. Firmly attributed to a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ormolu Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of French Tole and Faux Marble Column Table Lamps, Originally Oil, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French tole and faux marble column table lamps with the original gilt bronze frosted shades and resting on step back squared ormolu bases. Original oil powered and have been ...
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1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu And Rouge Griotte Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamp. The lamp is raised by three impressive paw feet below strik...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Vibrant Color Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Belle Époque Period Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These candelabra represent 19th century French design at its most playful and inventive, modelled in gilt bronze in the form of highly stylized dolphins. The candelabra each have sev...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$7,143 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique French Ormalu
Rouge Marble Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique French Ormalu & Rouge Marble Lamp. purchased in France in 2024. Beautifully ornate and great condition with age appropriate wear. See detail...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu
White Marble Mermaid Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine french 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu and white marble three-light candelabra, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The single allegorical and whimsical finely chased gilt-bronze Belle Époque group representing a pair of mermaid Putti supporting a cornucopia filled with flowers and fruit topped...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$13,838 Sale Price
24% Off
Wonderful French Ormolu Bronze Mounted Faceted Crystal Belle Époque Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Bronze Mounted & Faceted Crystal Belle Époque Lamp, Rewired
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20th Century French Belle Époque Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Caryatid Lamps
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of elegant gilded bronze and patinated bronze candelabra in the form of caryatids on black marble plinths, which have been converted into lamps with custom silk pleated shades.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century marble and ormolu mounted figural urn three-light table lamp candelabra. The ovoid white marble body surmounted with a pair of mermaids holding han...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$6,950 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Pair of 19th Century Rococo Ormolu
Griotte Marble Candelabra, Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Rococo Revival style gilt bronze and Rouge Griotte marble six-light candelabra attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) After a mode...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$12,950 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Large Scale French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality true pair of large scale French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu candelabra lamps. Each seven arm candelabra is raised by a beautiful wonderfull...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Unusual Pair of Bronze Figure Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of early 19th century Regency period Bronze and Ormolu Candlesticks with male and female classical figures holding ‘Cornucopia sconces’ standing on scrolled platforms...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$7,824 / set
French Sevres, Louis XVI style vase / lamp, late 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th Century French Serves, Louis XVI style Cobalt blue porcelain and gilded ormolu vase / lamp.
Having this wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, two putti on top the o...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptional Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Enamel Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Pair of Late 19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Enamel Ten Light Candelabra
Attributed to Maison Beurdeley
The ten candle foliate designed branches with leaf drip pans, centered with an enamel vase and a gilt band with cherubs at play, topped with three bronze drapes and garlands of flowers. The triangle bases decorated with female masks and trailing floral motifs on plinth bases.
After the 18th century model by Pierre Gouthière.
This fine pair of candelabra are based on the model by Pierre Gouthière now conserved in the Petit-Trianon at Versailles. According to Pierre Verlet, the model corresponds to a large pair of candelabra with ten branches, drapery, foliage and fruit, richly carved and gilded in bronze, originally supplied by the marchand-mercier, Freres Darnault, for the Salon du Jeu de Mesdames at the Château de Bellevue.
Pierre Gouthière (1732 – 1813) was the most celebrated bronze gilder in France during the eighteenth century, the title of ‘Gilder to the King’ being given to him by Louis XV. He perfected the most expensive type of gilding of this period, dorure au mat, which involved the use of lavish amounts of gold to create a rich, deep matte finish. As well as working for the King he created items for the Comte d’Artois, the Marquis de Marigny, and the duc d’Aumont.
The collection of the duc d’Aumont was sold at auction in Paris in 1782 and many objects mounted by Gouthière were bought by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. His works, unsurpassed in creativity and execution, can now be found in the Wallace Collection and the Louvre.
Beurdeley, Louis-Auguste and Emmanuel-Alfred (1808-1882 and 1847-1919). The firm exhibited and won awards at all of the major international exhibitions during the second half of the nineteenth century. The quality and skill employed in production was of exceptional quality; their ormolu mounts with mercurial gilding and hand chasing were often difficult to distinguish from late eighteenth-century examples, and were considered the finest in Paris. The firm was pioneered by Jean Beurdeley (1772-1853), later managed by his son Louis-Auguste-Alfred, and finally imparted to his son Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis in 1875. The firm was established at 32 and 34, rue Louis-Le-Grand, and also owned the pavillion de Hanovre, where it was based while Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis added two additional workshops at 20 and 24, rue Dautancourt by 1875. The Beurdeley workshops closed in 1896, although still partially active until 1898 and the stock was sold over a number of auctions conducted by the Galerie Georges Petit of Paris. Two auction catalogues of the collection were published in 1895 and sales were held between March 6-8 and May 27-28.
Among Beurdeley’s most prestigious clients were Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, the duc D’aumale, Richard Wallace, the Duc and Princess d’Hamilton, Tsarine Alexandra Féodorovna, The Rothschild and Vanderbilt dynasties and the Metropolitan Club...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu
A Set of Six
Belle Epoque
Table Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Set of Six 'Belle Epoque' Gilt-Bronze And Onyx Figural Table Lamps.
These charming table lamps are modelled as flowering cornucopia with putto figures chasing butterflies. The ova...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Pair of Engraved Rock Crystal Table Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Magnificent and unique pair of engraved rock crystal table lamps.
Rock Crystal is one of the hardest gem stones, the only way to be engraved is by using diamond...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
$12,000 / set
Pair Fine 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cloisonne enamel vases, each with wonderful myithical Dragon flying among clouds. mounted with French gilded ormolu rims and plinths.
...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Canton Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps
Located in London, GB
These elegant lamps are crafted from Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain and mounted with French gilt bronze (ormolu). The lamps featur...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$9,048 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Marble,
Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a striking octagonal Rouge Griotte ma...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Garnitures Urns Now as Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of black marble and gilt bronze garniture urns now as lamps. The bottle form marble urns with ormolu mounts and bases with two sockets fo...
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1870s French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Ormolu and Marble Tazza Urns Converted to Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning pair of 19th Century ormolu and marble tazza urns converted to table lamps. This very fine pair of lamps are fully restored and converted to table lamps with beautiful pa...
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19th Century English Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A pair of French 19th century Charles X Period Ormolu and Crystal lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of French 19th century Charles X Period Ormolu and Crystal lamps. Each stunning candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with a cut angled...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Gilt Bronze Candelabrum Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A French gilt bronze Empire style candelabrum lamp. Rewired.
Shade not included.
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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Persian Style Lamps by Theodore Deck and Gagneau Et Cie
Located in London, GB
A FINE PAIR OF PERSIAN STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLUE-AND-WHITE LAMPS BY THEODORE DECK (1823-1891) AND GAGNEAU ET CIE, CIRCA 1875.
Signed with monogram THD and Gagneau.
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19th Century Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Charles X Period Crystal and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative French 19th century Charles X Period Crystal and Ormolu lamp. This stunning Amethyst colored Crystal urn mounted into a lamp is raised by a square ...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Ormolu Table Lamps and Other Ormolu Lighting for Sale on 1stDibs
Able to double as task lighting, table lamps can illuminate darker corners of a room, and antique ormolu table lamps and other ormolu lighting can be incorporated into a variety of spaces.
Your style of decorating doesn't have to necessarily have to be rooted in neoclassical design in order to tastefully introduce ormolu — while demand for the material and/or technique was at its peak in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, ormolu table lamps, desk lamps and other ormolu furniture and decor are still widely loved by contemporary designers and collectors.
What is ormolu?
Ormolu is a brilliant form of decorative trickery. To the untrained eye, ormolu table lamps, 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.
If you're looking to bring a touch of this 19th-century pizzazz to your desk, an antique ormolu table lamp is a decorative touch that blends ornament and functionality. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room, and a well-crafted ormolu table lamp does more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Today, antiques collectors and interior designers seek out the finest in ormolu clocks and 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.
Find antique ormolu table lamps, ormolu floor lamps and other ormolu lighting on 1stDibs.
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