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Title Pair of antique French
Louis XV bronze cherubs musical putti with instruments raised on round pedestals |
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Description Ref: bronzes 5092
Pair of antique rococop French
Louis XV bronze cherubs musical putti with instruments raised on round pedestal bases.
Cast in solid bronze with a patinated florentine finish these Napoleon III era statues are heavy sculptures of playful putti and are typical of the decorative aesthetics of the reign of Louis XV.
French Circa
1850
Dimensions
Height 23cm
Width 10cm
Depth 10 cm
weight 2.2 kg the pair
Price AUD $2495 the PAIR
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Title Pair bronze French
Louis XIV lidded urn with winged angels in the renaissance manner, Napoleon III 1850 |
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Description
Pair or heavy cast bronze French
Louis XIV lidded urn with winged angels in the renaissance manner Napoleon III 1850.
The lidded urns were cast in sections in solid bronze with great detail with rennaissance motifs of angels vines and baroque elements then chased and patinated .
French Napoleon III in the Renaissance manner of Louis XIV 1690
Overall Dimensions
Height 31cm
Width 20cm
Depth 15 cm
weight 8.9 kg
Price AUD $3495 the pair
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Title Pair French Louis XVI 1770 gilt
bronze candlestick table lamps electrified with black shades modern
wiring |
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Description Ref :
Lamps 3880
Antique Pair French 1770 Louis XVI gilt
bronze candlestick table lamps electrified with black shades modern electric
wiring.
The gilt ormolu candlesticks are
period 18th century and have been converted
fitted with inline on off switch
and standard edison screw globe holders. These lamps come complete with top hat
blobe held shades ready to use.
Wired for Australian electricity
with long cord plug and inline switch.
French 18th century and
later
Overall
Dimensions
Height 42cm
Width 16cm
Depth 16cm
Weight 1.3kg the pair
Price AUD $2650 the pair
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Title
Pair French Louis XV gilt bronze candlestick in rococo revival 1845 Louis
Philippe original |
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Description
Pair French Louis XV gilt bronze
candlestick in rococo revival 1845 Louis Philippe original.
Cast in bronze sections as usual
for period originals.
French circa 1845 in the
Louis XV 18th century manner
Dimensions
Height 25 cm
Width 12 cm
Depth 12 cm
Weight 1500 grams the pair
Price AUD $985 the pair
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Title
Antique Gilt Bronze Guan Yin Buddha goddess statue in gilt bronze with gilt tara
and on lotus seat |
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Description
Antique Gilt Bronze Guan Yin
Buddha goddess statue in gilt bronze with gilt tara and on lotus flower pedestal
seat.
This finely worked and chiselled bronze figure of the
Bodhisattva goddess with original gilt finish of traditional Tibetan design.
This is a one off casting using the traditional lost wax technique.
The seated Guanyin Buddha on a shaped pedestal and
traditional lotus flower base.
The base of the statue is sealed and although heavy
for its size it appears to be a hollow cast inside.
Chinese vintage Age unknown
Overall
Dimensions
Height 21cm
Width 15cm
Depth 10cm
Weight 1.1kg
Price AUD
$650
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Antique Japanese gilt bronze ikebana vase on pedestal base with chiselled
details signed Meiji period |
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Description
Antique Japanese gilt bronze
ikebana vase on pedestal base with chiselled details and signed at base.
This finely worked and chiselled
bronze vase cast in four sections that snuggly fit together.
The vase top with cartouche
centre to body with copper and silver inlay over a wide tray or dish over a
tripod feet base that sits on a turned pedestal .
This is a one off casting using the traditional lost
wax technique.
The base has a chiselled signature underneath that
refers to the artist.
Japan Meiji period 1880
Overall
Dimensions
Height 43cm
Width 24cm
Depth 24cm
Weight 5.7kg
Price AUD
$885
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Antique French cast gilt bronze inkwell three herrons surround chiselled ormolu Napoleon III marble 1860 |
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Description
Antique French cast gilt bronze inkwell three herrons surround chiselled ormolu Napoleon III marble 1860.
The turned finial top is hinged and reveals the ink well inside. This urn shaped vase is surrounded by three well carved and chiselled herron figures with their heads bowed in reverence for the important work of the writer.
Mounted on a bronze naturalistic base to a black marble pedestal.
Usually these inkwells have
a replacable glass or ceramic insert.
There is no insert to this but they are easily
acquired online height 35mm x diameter 35mm.
The marble base gives firmness and stability to such an important desktop accessory
French mid 19th century
Overall
Dimensions
Height 17 cm
Width 12 ccm
Weight 1650
grams
Price AUD $895
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Title Superb Gladenbeck sculpted bronze statue of Asclepius mounted on sienna
marble plinth signed to back
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Description
Bust of an ancient antique Greek
Asclepius the god of health and medicine.
This bronze is mounted on a
square sienna marble plinth with lower bronze molding and mable platform.
This antique bust is signed to
back by the famous Berlin foundry of H Gladenbeck and son. This fine sculpture
dates from around 1890 -1910 and is in superb condition.
Dimensions
Height 19cm
Length 6cm
Depth 5cm
Germany circa 1900.
Price AUD
$2600
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Title
Antique bronze and sienna urn pastille burner with unusual anchor
motif |
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Dimensions
Height 13 cm
Width 6 cm
Depth 6 cm
Description
Unusual Regency bronze Medicis
vase with acanthus pedestal and anchor centre, suroounded by laural wreath
banding, emblems of victory. Possibly made for Nelson as a memento of "the Sweet
smell of Success" in his naval victories against Napoleon. The Sienna marble
base also alludes to Napoleon's heritage.
Complete with the original
pierced shaped cover for the cup or urn this pastille burner is a superb quality
casting.
English circa 1810
Price AUD
$1850
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Antique gilt bronze French Empire CANDELABRUM with three gilt bronze scroll arms
Charles X circa 1825 |
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Description
Antique gilt bronze French Empire
CANDELABRUM with three gilt bronze scroll arms all retaining their mercurial
gilt ormolu finish circa 1825
From the reign of Charles X
(1815-1830) this tall candelabra in the French Empire manner with three well
sculpted vine scroll arms and a central candle holder. Each with its original
engine turned bobeche wax tray.
A tall central candlestick sconce
rises tall above three vine shaped scrolling arms supporting matching candle
holders. The supporting column in the Empire manner with ornate scroll acanthus
leaves to pedestal base.
French Empire 1820 Charles X
period
Overall
Dimensions
Height 54 cm
Width 21 cm
Depth 21 cm
Weight 2.1 kg
Price AUD
$1695
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Gothic antique gilded chandelier with original chain and rozettes in mercurial
gilt bronze ormolu 1820 |
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Description
Antique gilded Gothic chandelier
with original chain and rozettes all in gorgeous mercurial gilt bronze ormolu
1820.
Beautifully cast in solid bronze
this genuine 1820's candle chandelier has six candle holders and was electrified
some time in the mid 20th century in Europe.
The 1940's electric globe holders
use standard small edison screw globes.
As with all hard wired light
fittings it will be necessary for your fully licensed Australian electrician to
check and certify it is safe when installing it and they may need to update the
wiring.
French early 19th century in the
Gothic manner of 1450
Overall
Dimensions
Height : 74...may be extended with a longer chain
from a ceiling rose.
Diameter : 45 cm across the arms.
Weight 5kg
Price AUD $
3250
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Title French gilt bronze winged angel statue on marble plinth with raised wings
in the manner of Hermes |
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Description
French gilt bronze winged angel
statue on marble plinth with raised wings in the manner of Hermes.
The angel or Putto is well carved
and cast in bronze. a pair of chiselled raised wings with crossed arms and in a
running pose similar to the classic Hermes sculpture.
One foot raised the other on a
ball signifying the Earth and resting on a star.
The figure is raised on a turned sienna marble
pedestal base.
French late 19th century
Dimensions
Height 28cm
Diameter 9cm
Weight 900 grams
Price AUD $875
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Pair vintage French bronze Empire urns of Campagna shape with gorgeous chestnut
patina after Mignon |
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Description
Pair heavy vintage bronze urns of
Campagna shape with twin mask head handles.
The large French antique urns or
mantle vase with well shaped flared bowls with reeded edges and turned socle.
The vase top resting on ornate square four sided
pedestal base with bas relief panels in the french Empire manner.
Originally these types of cassolette vases would
have been used as mantle urns or for the centre of a table as they are finished
all round.
It may have contained a bouquets
of hand made silk flowers or potpourri adorning an ornate fireplace.
These French bronze urns are a
20th century recast of an antique Empire period vase by the well known Paris
foundry of MIGNON
French mid 20th Century in the
Napoleonic Empire manner of 1810
Overall
Dimensions
Height 35cm
Width 15cm
Depth 15 cm
Weight 7 kg the
pair
Price AUD $1100 the pair |
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Antique French Louis XIV cast bronze inkwell with baroque heraldic lion rampant and monopodia supports |
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Description
Antique French Louis XIV cast bronze inkwell with baroque heraldic lion rampant and monopodia supports and incised details with a wonderful patina.
The heraldic lion holds a shield atop the inkwell lid. When lifted this heavy lid opens to the vast interior.
Usually these inkwells have a replacable glass or ceramic insert.
There is no insert to this but they are easily acquired online.
The round baroque fountain shape of the well is surrounded in the by three angels complete with spread wings in the Italian manner and terminate with monopodia feet giving great sturdiness to this practical desk top object.
French mid 19th century in the Louis XIV baroque manner of 1730
Overall
Dimensions
Height 16 cm
Width 9 ccm
Weight 850
grams
Price AUD $675
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Antique late French Louis XVI period cast bronze column candlesticks with a
wonderful patina circa 1780 |
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Description
Antique late Georgian manner
French Louis XVI classic period cast bronze column candlesticks with a wonderful
patina circa 1780.
The cast nozzle with turned
details sits on a square capital over a fluted neoclassical column.
French late 1700's
Overall
Dimensions
Height 28 cm
Width 14 ccm
Weight 1600
grams the pair
Price AUD $885 the pair
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Title Antique bronze pair Regency candlesticks with left and right winged dragons in
chiselled ormolu 1820 |
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Description
Antique bronze pair Regency candlesticks with left and right winged dragons in
chiselled ormolu 1820.
These dramatic and well cast sculptural candelsticks are cast in solid bronze and have been incised with extraordinary details. The Dragon forms are left facing and rights facing as a pair.
English circa 1820
Dimensions
Height 21 cm
Width 18 cm
Depth 12 cm
Weight 3.4kg
Price AUD $1250 pair
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Title Unusually large tall brass or bronze French Empire neoclassical urn on square
pedestal base |
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Description
Superb quality antique French
Empire period brass or bronze urn in the Napoleonic manner.
This tall Empire
urn shaped vase or tazza in the shape of a large Empire urn with finely cast and chiseled details
and mounted with separately cast acanthus rings.
Raised on circular column
pedestal and square stepped plinth and mounted four ball feet. Minor wear to corners at base consistent with age and use.
Height 28cm
Width 18 cm
Depth 18 cm
Weight 1.7 kg
French 1820
Price AUD $
2475
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Title Superb Pair antique Rococo Ormolu gilt Bronze Candlesticks male female |
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Dimensions
Height 21cm
Width 11 cm
Depth 10 cm
Weight 1.7kg
Description
Superb Pair rococo bronze
candlesticks with male and female caryatid supports. Beautifully carved and
chisseled details to ormolu. Absolutely complete and original, each figure
holding aloft a rocaille shell with a antualistic candle scone.
French
Price AUD
$3,850 |
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Title Antique collection of 7 heavy 18th century mortar and pestles or various sizes superb condition |
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Description
A collection of 18th century original antique
bronze mortars and four pestles.
Each is unique and cast for quality
and has all the patina of an bygone era.
All pestles have lobbed cast handles and matching pestles or pounder rods.
it is rare to find these in such cherrished condition and this assemply of 7 is ideal for the more mature chemists collection.
European 18th century and
earlier
Dimensions
Height 7-10 cm
Width 6.5-11cm
weight over 8.5 kg combined
Price AUD $1350 the
lot of 7
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Antique English Regency period bronze statue of Shakespeare dated 1822 |
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Description
Antique gilt ormolu and bronze
statue of William Shakespeare.
Cast and produced in
commemoration and dated April 23rd 1822 by George Dudley .
The mercurial gold gilt statue of
an Elizabethan gentleman leaning on a tree with a stag at his feet awaiting to be
entertained.
The sculpture is mounted on original monumental plinth in patinated bronze with
an ornate laurel leaf plaque announcing:
"Each Rolling Year Exalts his Palmy Fame!
Recording Angels venerate his name!"
The plaque is signed and dated .
Good condition and complete.
Enlish Regency period 1822
Height 17cm
Width 9cm
Depth 6cm
Weight 1100
grams
Price AUD
$2795
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Title Solid bronze pair French Empire neoclassical urns
on engine turned bases |
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Description
French Empire pair of superb
quality antique gilt bronze ormolu urns in the neoclassical manner. These Empire
vases or tazza in the shape of large bowls with finely cast and chisselled
details and mounted with separately cast acanthus supports . Raised on stepped
bronze engine turned plinth and mounted on a bronze base with bronze
moulding.
French Empire or Louis Philippe
early 1800's . Priced as a pair not per each.
French 19th century
Height 21cm
Width 17cm
Depth 17cm
Weight 2.6kg
Price SOLD
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Title Solid bronze neoclassical ormolu type mount for genuine Duncan Phyfe pier table |
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Description
Rare opportunity to acquire a Duncan Phyfe bronze mount of a neoclassical maiden with harvest, probably representing Ceres. An identical bronze mount was attached to a Duncan Phyfe period table sold at Neal Auctions April 2017 Sold at only $57,950 USD. See catalogue image online
The bronze offered (first image) is not attached and may mounted as desired.
American, New York , 19th century
Height 88 mm
Width 75 mm
Depth 8 mm
Weight 100 grams
Price AUD $450
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Title Solid bronze pair French Empire neoclassical urns
on Sienna marble bases |
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Description
French Empire pair of superb quality antique gilt bronze ormolu urns in the neoclassical manner. These Empire vases or tazza in the shape of large bowls with finely cast and chisselled details and mounted with separately cast acanthus scroll handles. Raised on stepped sienna marble plinth and mounted on a Sienna marble base with bronze moulding. French Empire or Louis Philippe early 1800's . Priced as a pair not per each.
French 19th century
Height 24.5cm
Width 17cm
Depth 13cm
Weight 5.1kg
Price AUD $3450
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Title Solid patinated bronze French Empire neoclassical urs
onsienna marble pedestal |
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Description
Superb quality antique patinated bronze ormolu urn in the neoclassical manner. This Empire vase or tazza in the shape of a large bowl with finely cast and chisselled details and mounted with separately cast acanthus scroll handles. Raised on stepped sienna marble plinth and mounted on a Sienna marble base with bronze moulding. Minor nicks to edge of marble . More images available.
Height 23 cm
Width across handles: 17 cm
Depth 11 cm
Weight 2.5 kg
French 19th century
Price AUD $ 1250
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Title French Gilt brass or bronze putto cherub with twin flutes in the Roman style on turned marble pedestal |
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Description
French Gilt brass or bronze putto cherub with twin flutes in the Roman style on turned marble pedestal .
The shaped taper holder or candlestick top with lovely detailed work sits above the chrub's head.
This cupid may be an ancient Pompeiian design as the twin pipes were usually used to placate the Medussa.
Mounted on a lovely white and pink marble dase.
Traces of verdigris and original gilt finish.
French or Italian late 19th century
Overall dimensions:
Height 18cm
Width 8.5 cm
Depth 8.4 cm
Weight 900 grams
Price AUD $ 485
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Title French Empire bronze cassolettes tazza urns after a design by Thomire |
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Description
Pair of French Empirebronze urns on triform pedestals. Each section is cast separately for quality. This design is typical of the enginuity of master : Pierre-Philippe Thomire. The finish is a patinated dark bronze and highlights the gorgeous crist chisselled details of neoclassical mouldings and tripple dolphin supports to the burnished bronze tazza dish above.
Weight is around 2700 grams.
French , circa
1820
Price SOLD
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Title
A gilt bronze Romanesque urn of exquisite quality depicting neptune |
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Description
A very heavy gilded bronze
urn in the Ancient Roman manner. Chisselled and decorated with a unique neptune sea faring scene around
the body . The handles in forms of Neptune and bacchant Fauns
France, Paris circa
1830
Price SOLD
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Title Solid bronze statue of an Italian statue of a PRANCING HORSE after the original by da Vinci |
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Dimensions
Height 35cm
Length 35cm
Depth 11cm
Weight 6kg
Description
REAL BRONZE heavy statue of a
proud horse in the mannerr of da Vinci. A very similar example is in the
Metropolitan museum of Art and sculpted by Giovanni Bologna called Giabologna
1529-1608. It was cast in Italy 1575-1653 in the workshop of Francesco
Susini.
This statue available is unmarked
, no signature of founrdy stamps. It has a beautiful patina and is a wonderful
example of equestrian sculpture.
It has an integral cast bronze
plinth base with later felt pad below.
19th century solid bronze
Price AUD $1795 |
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Title collection of 5 various heavy 18th century pestle
and mortars |
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Dimensions
Height 7-11.5 cm
Width 8-11.5cm
weight over 7 kg combined
Description
A collection of five antique
brass or bronze mortars and four pestles. Each is unique and cast for quality
production and has all the patina of an bygone era.
three have lobbed cast handles and the other two of
earlier design may well date from pre 18th century.
European 18th century and
earlier
Price AUD $1200 the lot
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Title Large Japanese Hibachi solid bronze urn with silver inlay ideal asa a censor or incense burner cauldron bowl |
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Dimensions
Height 25cm
Diameter 25cm
Weight 3.6kg
Description
A solid bronze cast cauldron shaped large bowl of substantial weight of 3.6kg. The gorgeous shaped bowl with flared base and well rounded upper lid edge. Below this lid is a banding on incised and silver inlaid floral design that joins the double handle lugs on each side. These ligs are applied with hand turned and wrought hand made brass nuts to the inside.
No signatured or stamps, consistent with temple or monastery pieces or very high quality.
The shape, is an interpretation of the terracotta urns used to ferment suaces or contain wine, whereby the lid was fastened with cord through the handle lugs and a seal of clay , applied around these cords.
Sometimes these caulron shapes are used in temples and filled with sand to hold burning incensence taper sticks.
Japanese late 19th century Meiji period
Price AUD $485
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Title Gilt brass Napoleonic French Empire urn or tazza centrepiece on pedestal |
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Dimensions
Height 21cm
Width 16cm
Depth 10 cm
weight 900 grams
Description
French antique Empire Style two handled urn
or tazza with gilt bronze handles. The engine turned dish sits on a finely
turned moulded base and raised on a square plith adorned with a wreath.
Mounted on an ornate stepped base
and with a stamped impressed mark that reads as 1779.
The wreath is mounted front on
whilst the other three sides are plain.
Circa
1835
Price AUD $785
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Title Large rare French Gilt Bronze Ormolu Louis XVI table Plateau |
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Dimensions
Height 5cm
Length 73cm
Depth 46cm
Description
Gilt bronze antique French Louis XVI heavy mirror top table plateau of very large size.
These rare pieces were used as a platform upon which precious candelabra etc were presented in the centre of the banquet table. The raised section allows for more importance to the presentation item but also drawers damaging temperatures away from the table top surface , such as silver tureens or champagne or ice buckets etc.
Heavy bronze framework with mercurial gilding and mounted upon oak panel.
France, Circa
1790
Price AUD
$4850
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Title Imperial Austrian Empire Gilt Bronze Ormolu Candlestick Signed HOLLENBACH |
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Dimensions
Height 20cm
Length 9cm
Depth 9cm
Description
Impressive Gilt bronze candlestick with the head of the Empress by Reknowned Austrian bronze foundry of David Hollenbach, Vienna. Superb quality of this piece reflects the very high standard that was achieved by this master Biedermeier foundry.
Gilded bronze with chisseled details and stamped to base: HOLLENBACH WIEN. .....Established 1840
Austrian , mid 19th century
Price AUD
$1295
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Title
A Grand mercurial gilt heavy bronze candelabrum French Rennaissance style 19th
century |
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Dimensions
Height 43 cm
Width 37 cm
Depth 37 cm
Candle base height : 27cm
Description
A Superb quality French ormolu
candelabrum with with six arms emminating in two heights from a beautifully
formed candelabra base.
Scroll arms or solid bronze with
acanthus scrollwork and rams heads supporting neoclassical acanthus adorned wax
trays and original candle cups.
It is very rare to find such a
wonderful piece of ormolu and in such good condition. The gilding is flawless
and original
French, Paris , circa
1840
Price SOLD
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Title
Pair or rare Swedish porphyry and ormolu candlesticks Karl Johan
19th century original |
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Dimensions
Height 19 cm
Width 11 cm
Depth 11 cm
Weight 2.5 kg
Description
Rare pair of Swedish Porphyry
candelsticks with mercurial gilt bronze mounts.
This gorgeous pair are in
excellent condition and the Swedish stone is unique and faultless, no chips or
repairs.
In the Empire manner, with reeded
column with chisseled floral acanthus scrollwork with palmette top. Still retain
their original bronze wax drip trays / bobeche that hold the candle.
Porphyry was mined in Alvdalen
since 1788 . It was later aquired by the King of Sweden Karl XIV Johan, and
these candelsticks would date and come from this source.
The lower platform base with
turned ornamentation and shaped bases are all original and the gilding is
flawless and original
Swedish 19th century
Price SOLD
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Title
French Empire antique bronze paperweight, Candelabra base or Pocket Watch stand in Ormolu |
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Dimensions:
Height 23cm
Width 7 cm
Depth 7 cm
Weight 1.2kg
Description:
Antique
French gilt bronze statue of a winged angel in the neoclassical manner with finely sculpted wings. She has both hands grasping something that may have been the arms of a candelabrum or a pocket watch hook to hand the watch on.
Mounted on an engine turned pedestal with neoclassical floral pattaera and on square plinth.
French circa 1825
Price SOLD
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Title Antique 1825 Gold gilt ormolu French Empire Louis Philippe cut glass storm shade candles |
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Description
Gilt French gilt Bronze ormolu Empire tazza with cut glass storm shades circa
1825. In excellent condition with patinated upper dishes in the Regency manner. of impressive size, these antique cassolette stands would date from the Louis Philippe period.
The storm shades are hand blown glass and diamnond cut.
the tripod base is traditional of the ancient Roman neoclassical revival of Napoleon's era and are mercurial gilt .
French circa 1825
Price SOLD
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Title
English Regency Lions mounted desk top box for stamps or jewellery box |
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Description
An English Regency period box in bronze with a lift lid upon which a recumbant lion lies. Good patina and well cast details with carved plinth base.
England circa 1820
Price SOLD
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Title
Rare Pair gilt bronze Louis XVI bronze and marble candelsticks. |
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Description
Superb pair of French ormolu gilt
bronze and white marble candelsticks in the Louis XVI style.
Superb quality and condition
typical of the quality of fine paris made fire gilt bronze ormolu.
France Paris circa
1840
Price SOLD
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Title Rare Pair gilt bronze Swedish late Gustavian candlesticks |
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Dimensions
Height 16 cm
Width 7 cm
Depth 7 cm
Description
Superb pair of Swedish late Gustavian gilt bronze and white marble candelsticks in column form. Each with traditional brass chain details of the neclassical period.
Raised on turned bronze collars and shaped square white mable bases.
Swedish Stockholm circa 1800
Price SOLD
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Title Pair gilt bronze French Cassolettes with marble base, superb quality |
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Description
Superb pair of two tone bronze
cassolettes candelsticks, with mercurial gilt ramshead supports raised on hooved
feet in the neoclassical Ancient Roman style.
Engine turned and gilt circular
bases are raised on grey marble bases.
French 1830
1.5 kg
pair
Price SOLD |
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Title Pair of antique bronze dolphin vases Left and Right finely cast and chiselled details |
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Description
Pair FrenchRococo revival
Gilt ormolu bronze dolphin vases of the Louis Philippe period
FRench Circa
1830
Price SOLD |
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Title French patinated Bronze and crystal Ormolu Empire Clock Schinkel inspired
neoclassicism |
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Dimensions
Width 18cm
Height 39cm
Depth 10cm
Description
Superb Quality French gilt bronze
and brown patinated bronze gothic inspired clock with Charles X cut crystal
inserts. The ormolu mounts are mercury firegilt of course and of the quality of
Thomire. The gilt bronze dial with painted enamel roman numerals and Breguet
steel hands. In excellent working order and with silk suspension the two train 8
day movement with silver bell strike. Paris circa 1820.
Circa
1820
Price AUD
$8,800
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Title Pair of exquisitly formed silvered bronze tazza urns |
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Dimensions
Height 11cm
Length 16cm
Depth 14cm
Description
Pair of very well cast bronze and
silvered urns in the Neoclassical Empire manner. No makers marks but of the
quality of Christofle
Note that these have not been
cleaned and there appears to be a mark inside one dish, that may easily polish
out. We like to leave the patina on genuine antiques.
French mid 19th
century.
Circa
1860
Price AUD $1750
pair
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Title Pair of Regency period Bronze Dolphin Candlesticks circa 1820 |
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Dimensions
Width 11cm
Height 22cm
Depth 8cm
Description
Pair of English Regency solid bronze
dolphin candlesticks circa 1820 with lovely well chisseled details. Good weight
( 3kg) and lovely dark brown patina.
Circa 1820 , Priced per pair
ENGLAND Circa
1820
Price AUD $2,800 |
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SOLD ITEMS:
Title Ormolu Empire Jewel Casket With Putto |
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Description
Ormolu Empire jewel
casket with putto top. Raised on paw feet and gilt ormolu wreath on bronze
casket. Mounted on black marble base
Circa 1820
Price SOLD |
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Title Solid bronze French Empire neoclassical urn on
black marble pedestal |
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Description
Superb quality antique gilt
bronze ormolu urn in the neoclassical manner. This Empire vase or tazza in the
shape of a large bowl with finely cast and chisselled details and mounted with
spearately cast acanthus scroll handles. Raised on stepped plinth and mounted on
a black marble base.
Height 13.5 cm
Width across handles: 15 cm
Depth 12 cm
Weight 1 kg
French 19th century
Price
SOLD |
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Title
Heavy paperweight bronze and marble statue of a cherub and butterfly |
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Dimensions
Height 8 cm
Length
11.5cm
Depth 7 cm
Weight
700grams
Description
A heavy cast bronze statue of an
angel boy or cherub admiring a butterfly, mounted on heavy rectangular marble
base.
European 20th
century
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Title French Empire Bronze and Sienna marble urn |
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Description
Superb quality French Empire
period Sienna marble based urn with highly detailed bas relief and flared top
with egg and dart border. Finely sculpted with embelms of a good harvest ,
including fish, birds, wheat wine etc, with baskets of flower and garlands.
The interior is plain with bronze
based bottom. and on its original square plinth, all cast in one section.
France, Circa
1815
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Title Bronze cast Imperial Austrian double headed eagle plaque with latin
inscription |
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Dimensions
Height 13cm
width 13
cm
Description
A large heraldic bronze of a
double headed eagle on a shiled with crown and maltese cross above. The shield
is resting on a stylised ribbon banner that proclaims in Latin " TEMPUS ET MEUM
JUS" the moto used by King Milan 1st of Serbia 1882-1889.
Weight 150 grams
Austro-Hungarian
Empire /
Serbia , circa
1885
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Title Pair of antique gilt bronze Empire wall lights candle sconces |
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Dimensions
Height 34cm,
Width 7 cm
Depth 14 cm
Description
A beautiful pair of fine French
antique Empire fire gilt bronze one arm wall lights, drilled for later
electrification. The solid arms are cast in bronze and chisseled and burnished
and then applied to theornate rozette centre wall plate .
Superb quality ormolu and priced
as a pair.
French 19th century
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Title Heavy Gilt Bronze octagonal shaped medal enscribed Leipzig |
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Dimensions
Height 1cm
Length 8cm
width 8cm
Description
Gilt bronze antique German
medallion with the head of a man in traditional hunting attire with hat and long
pipe in the manner of a Ranger of the forrest.
Weight is around 100 grams.
German , circa
1920
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Title
Pair patinated bronze Empire candlesticks of superb quality on Sienna marble
base |
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Dimensions
Height 32 cm
Width 11 cm
Depth 11 cm
Weight 2.5 kg
Description
Gorgeous pair of French dark
brown patinated bronze candelsticks in the Empire manner, with reeded column
with chisseled floral acanthus scrollwork with palmette top. Still retain their
original bronze wax drip trays or bobeche that hold the candle.
The whole raised on tri paw feet
and Polished Sienna marble shaped pedestal and complete with original
bobeche all in superb condition for thier age.
France, Paris circa
1825
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Title Solid bronze pair French Empire neoclassical urns
on reeded pedestals |
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Description
Well sculpted in solid bronze
this pair of superbquality neoclassical cassolette urns raised on reeded column
pedestal and on finely details square plinth.
French 19th century
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Title
Pair gilt bronze and white marble Louis XVI cassolette urns converting into
candlesticks |
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Dimensions
Height 23 cm
Width 11 cm
Depth 11 cm
Weight 2.1 kg
Description
Pair of white marble and gilt
bronze ormolu cassolette urns with tops that unscrew and when reversed form
candelsticks.
A lovely pair in original
condition. more images available
France, Paris circa
1845
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Title Antique pair French Bronze ormolu marble putto urns |
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Dimensions
Height 32cm
width 12
cm
Depth 12 cm
Weight 8 kg
Description
A pair of large bronze covered
urns or vases in the rococo manner of Louis XVI , sculpture in solid bronze
featuring bachanalian cupid figures at play with cascading grapes etc. Twin
handles to each urn and raised on a turned and engraved socle base and with
white marble pedestal with gilt ormolu molding. These urns are designed to be
seen from any angle and have been sculpted all round.
French circa mid
19th century
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Title very large Gilt brass Napoleonic French
Empire urn or tazza centrepiece on pedestal |
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Dimensions
Height 26cm
Width 22cm
Depth 16 cm
weight 2.2 kg
Description
Very large French antique Empire Style two
handled urn or tazza with gilt bronze handles. The engine turned dish sits on a
finely turned moulded base and raised on a square plith adorned with a wreath.
Mounted on an neoclassical ornate
stepped base.
The wreath is mounted front on
whilst the other three sides are plain.
Pictured as the large urn on the
left hand side below.
Circa
1835
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Title
Pair French Empire Bronze Tazza on black marble bases |
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Dimensions
Width 17cm
Height 15cm
Depth 13cm
Description
RARE pair of antique solid bronze cassolette vases or
urns in the Medici manner, complete with scroll work handles and raised on
stepped black marble pedestals. These Regency ormolu bronze originals are very
much sought after. They have superb quality details in their elegant
castings.
Unusually quite large size these urns would grace any Empire , Regency or
Biedermeier period interior. European origin, dates to around first 1/4 of the
1800's.
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Title
Antique Pair late Georgian Regency period Bronze vase shaped Urns |
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Dimensions
Height 11cm
Length 7cm
Depth 7cm
Description
Pair of Regency Urns with fine engine turning and
cast foliage framed square bases. Beautiful patina.
English Circa 1820
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Title Bronze Chinese DRAGON statue on burgundy marble base French 19th
century |
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Dimensions
Height 12cm
Length 14cm
Depth 8cm
Description
Gorgeous bronze Griffin or Dragon
statue with stretched wings and firmly footed on a rouge marble base.. Fienly
chisseled scales to the body and resting on four well carved paws.
French made for the oriental
gentleman collector.
Ideal as a paperweight.
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Title Pair of French Ormolu and marble urn shaped lamps |
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Dimensions
Width 29cm
Height 48cm
Height of urn
only: 28cm
Description
Gorgeous Pair of french gilt bronze ormolu mounted
green marble urns converted to electricity. Superb quality with figural bronze
vespa sculptures in the Roman style to centre of each urn, one left facing the
other right facing.
Fitted gilt interior Regency style shades complete
these beautiful lamps.
France Circa
1870
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Title Fine
silvered bronze French Empire table centrepiece |
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Dimensions
Height 28cm
Width 12 cm
Depth 6 cm
Description Rare German art deco period (genuine) 1920's bronze statue of a maiden dressed in neoclassical draped clothing. Her hair in ringlets and in the period style with raised arms and hands above her head , she would have help a silvered piece of mirror glass, possibly with engraved design, but alas this mirror is no more, so the opportunity to supply one with your own design is here now!
The statue is cast in solid bronze with sculpted and carved details and is raised on a rectangular base raised on four stylised Georgian feet.
This bronze is not signed or dated, but thats no unusual for a bronze of the early 20th century like this. There is a small degree of repair to one arm but is hardly noticeable , please view all images. The maiden's head and hands are incised in order to hold the slice of mirror glass. again images are supplied below. German circa 1920. Metropolis is a movie created in the early film period of Germany, when it rivalled Hollywood for creation, technical supremacy and artistry. its the story of love and devotion and the style of this statue is clearly reminiscent of that period as the lady who leads, AMAZONE style, in bronze.
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Title
Marble based metal Pot Pourrie urn |
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Dimensions
Height 28 cm
Width 18 cm
Depth 11 cm
Weight 1.8 kg
Description
French 19th century lidded urn
with pireced neck lid and bronze finial.
The Louis XVI style body with
beautifully detailed carved bas relief modling . th urn is fitted with two open
handles and is supported by a turned base with laurel leaf scrollwork. Black
mabrle base fitted.
France, Paris circa
1875
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Title French Bronze Mortar and Pestle |
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Dimensions Height 17cm Diameter 14cm
Description French bronze mortar and pestle very heavy with turned raised foot.
Circa 1840
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Title Solid Bronze Roman Style Wine Vessel |
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Dimensions Width 9cm Height 10cm Depth 6cm
Description Solid Bronze Roman style wine vessel after an antique but of 20th century origin. ( the original is in the museum) Beautifully carved details to the stylised animal handle and egg and dart border around the rim of the vessel.
Circa 1980
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Title Antique Empire Period Candlestick |
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Dimensions Height 21cm Diameter 9cm
Description Antique Empire period candlestick with well chased and engine turned decoration. Originally from Sweden
Circa 1825
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Title Regency Style Bronze Caryatid Candlestick |
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Dimensions Height 24cm Diameter 9cm
Description Regency Style bronze caryatid candlestick with finely cast details
Circa 1820
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Title Solid Bronze Antique Warrick Vase |
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Dimensions Width 12cm Height 9cm Depth: 9cm
Description Solid Bronze antique Warrick Vase, 19th century English with a lovely patina and well case details.
Circa 1825
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Title Pair Bronze And Sienna Tazza Cassolettes |
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Dimensions Width 14cm Height 10cm Depth 10cm
Description Rare Pair bronze and Sienna tazza cassolettes with trailing vine and acanthus handles. Raised on a circular plinth of Italian Sienna Marble. French 2nd quarter of the 19th century.
Circa 1830
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Title Ormolu French Bronze Gothic Mask Mount |
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Dimensions Width 10cm Height 13cm
Description Ormolu French bronze gothic mask furniture mount with good chisseled details and traces of original mercurial gilding. 18th century circa 1750, on modern studio display stand
Circa 1750
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Title Antique Georgian Bronze Pastille Burner |
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Dimensions Width 7cm Height 10cm Depth 6cm
Description Antique Georgian Bronze Pastille burner incense burner for burning perfumed pastilles. nice flambe finial to top and raised on four turned feet
Circa 1820
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Title Antique Bronze Regency Pastille Burner |
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Dimensions Width 9cm Height 13cm Depth 6cm
Description Antique Bronze Regency Pastille burner of the period circa 1820 with a genie and butterflies surrounding the parfume cluster. English Regency
Circa 1820
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Title Solid Bronze Venus Statue Sculpture |
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Dimensions Height 11cm
Description Solid Bronze Venus statue sculpture possibly Viennese or French 1820. Ideal as a desk top item or paperweight. Lovely details.
Circa 1820
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Title Antique bronze statue of Napoleon on a heavy bronze pedestal |
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Description
A solid bronze statue of French
Emperor Napoleon with trade mark hand in waistcoat and hat. He is standing on a
turned circular column resting on a square plinth.
The statue is leaning backwards
...probably from a few too many XO brandy after the loosing to Russian imperial
and Prussian forces!
An ideal paperweight for any
Empire enthusiast.
French 19th
century
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Title Rare French Empire Pair Of Candelabra |
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Dimensions Height 48cm
Description Rare French Empire pair of candelabra with rouge mabrle bases Left and Right hand angel supports.
Circa 1825
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Title Black Marble French Empire Bronze Tazza |
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Description Pair black marble French empire bronze tazza nicely chisseled detail
Circa 1825
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Title Bronze Church Or Ships Bell |
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Dimensions Circa 1890 Height 19cm Diameter 20cm
Description Bronze church or ships bell 19 cm tall including hanging loop by 20 cm diametre. Would have used an external hammer (non extant) good bronze patina.
Circa 1890
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Title Extremely Rare Ormolu Empire Inkwell |
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Description Extremely rare ormolu Empire inkwell in the shape of a sarcophagus raised on lions paw feet . The top with Napoleons hat and sword. The interior fitted with inkwell and powder and underneath in finely chisseled gilt bronze the likeness of Napoleon in state resting on a silvered cushion and cloth. These types of inkwells are very rare and illustrate the saying "the pen is mightier than the sword". Similar ones are cast in iron and stem from Berlin in the 1820's
Circa 1825
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Title French Antique Bronze Foal Paperweight |
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Dimensions Height 7cm Length 12cm Depth 7cm
Description French antique bronze foal paperweight on marble base. last half of the 19th century or earlier. Beautifully sculpted and chisseled detail
Circa 1850
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Title Bronze Empire Tazza Cut Crystal Bowl |
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Description
bronze empire Revival tazza cut crystal bowl supported by neoclassical caryatid figure and raised on tripodia lions paw feet. Parcel gilt and patinated
Circa 1900
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Title Wonderful Regency Bronze Warwick Vase |
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Dimensions Height 9cm Length 9cm Depth 12cm
Description Wonderful Regency bronze Warwick vase with lovely patina and polished interior
Circa 1820
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Title Bronze Pair French Heavy Candlesticks |
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Description Bronze Pair French Heavy candlesticks with ornate castings in the Louis Philippe period. Compatible with William IV style. Foliage scrollwork and triform base
Circa 1840
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Title Pair Regency Bronze Urns |
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Description
Pair of Regency Urns with fine engine turning and cast foliage framed square bases. Lovely patina
Circa 1820
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Title Rare Pair Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Tazza |
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Description
Rare pair neoclassical gilt bronze tazza after a design by K.F Schinkel, Silvered and gilt with patinated bronze base
Circa 1835
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Title Regency Period Bronze Candlestick |
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Description Regency period bronze candlestick with maiden and flower basket and palmettes raised on four turned legs with original bobeche (wax tray)
Circa 1820
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Title Regency Period Gilt Bronze Paperweight |
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Description
Regency period gilt bronze paperweight in the shape of an urn. Mounted on a black stone base
Circa 1820
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Title Napoleon III French Bronze Candelabra |
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Description
Napoleon III French bronze candelabra in beautifully patinated bronze> the exquisite detail to this cupid and his bow and the overall design of this fine piece indicates that it is undoubtedly from the Paris foundry of Barbedienne, but is is unsigned.
Circa 1870
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Title Pair Regency Gilt Bronze Candle Lustres |
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Description
Pair Regency gilt bronze candle lustres with crystal drops, finely chased bronze work and sconce. A lovely pair of candlesticks of the period
Circa 1825
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Title French Bronze Table Mirror Empire Period |
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Description
French Bronze table mirror Empire period with lovely gilt figural medallion to front of base. Mirror tilts and appears to be the original glass
Circa 1820
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Title French Empire period bronze candlestick raised on
tri-paw feet. |
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Description
French Empire period bronze candelstick raised on
three lions legs and shaped tripod plinth . the elegant tapered column with
scrolling acanthus leaf and original candel holder wax tray known as a bobeche
(wax tray) .
French Circa 1815
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Title French Empire Gilt Ormolu Urn with original mercurial gilding circa
1830 |
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Description
Oval shaped French Empire gilt
bronze ormolu urn of the Louis Philippe period.
Acanthus carved sides to original
mercurial gilt body.
French Circa 1830
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Title
Pair bronze wall lights wall sconces 18th century French Louis XVI style
porcelain early 20th century |
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Description
Pair bronze wall lights wall
sconces 18th century French Louis XVI style porcelain early 20th century.
Sevres style oval plaques painted
in gilt on blue with figural scenes in the Kaufmann style are mounted in bronze
frames. A wreath top and two candles sconces below for candle light.
French early 20th century in the
Louis XVI mannner of the 18th century.
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Title
Pair of French Louis XV turned wood urns with lids on gilt bronze rococo bases
polished lignum vitae 1840 |
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Description
Antique pair of French Louis XV
turned wooden urns with lids mounted on gilt bronze rococo bases.
The well turned heavy polished wood urns with their
matching lift off lids are most likely in polished lignum vitae or olive wood.
The ornate rococo bases of mercurial gilt ormolu bronze are original and date to
around 1840.
French Louis Philippe (
1830-1848)
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Title Antique bronze statue of Napoleon on a heavy bronze pedestal |
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Description
A solid bronze statue of French
Emperor Napoleon with trade mark hand in waistcoat and hat. He is standing on a
turned circular column resting on a square plinth.
The statue is leaning backwards
...probably from a few too many XO brandy after the loosing to Russian imperial
and Prussian forces!
An ideal paperweight for any
Empire enthusiast.
French 19th
century
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Title Heavy Bronze Pair Of Candelabrae |
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Description
Heavy bronze pair of candelabrae in the French manner with seven candle holders. beautifully carved and cast in solid bronze after a Louis Phillipe design, extremely heavy but elegant good patinated surface. priced as a pair only
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