Amber Glass Pendant with Brass Ormolu Work
click the photo to enlarge
Amber glass ceiling pendant light with brass ormolu work
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
- Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
Venetian table lamp. 97 cm high.
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
Vintage French three light bronze tole lamp with tin shade.fitted with faux candlesticks with lights above, 66 cm high
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
A silver centrepiece maker Alexander Macrae, London 1874, the shaped base with fox heads, a bulbous stem with chased decoration above palm leaves. 950 gm
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
An English brass skeleton clock under glass dome on circular onyx base. 26 cm high.
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.