A pair of antique ormolu and Sevres porcelain candlesticks,…
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A pair of antique ormolu and Sevres porcelain candlesticks, 19th century, in the Louis XVI style with neoclassical urn form nozzles with stiff leaf motifs, a fringed leafy collar to elegant tear drop floral painted porcelain stems, the spreading base with additional cast leaf borders and beaded trims, height 22 cm

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  • 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.

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