Ormolu Tables

A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner After the design by Jean-François Oeben By François Linke Index no. 1626 A rare small cylinder bureau, after the celebrated exa...

A beautiful and impressive antique French marble top coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, the frame is made from solid birc...

Desk Burr Walnut Ormolu Center Table Satinwood Serpentine Cabriole Legs 19th C A mid 19th century burr walnut rectangular double serpentine center table, the satinwood banded top an...

A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Pedestals. Each modelled with three upright supports of angels and joined by spheres with seated cherubs holding a castle and a mirror. The tripa...

A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Inset Onyx Guéridon. The circular top inset with a large circular porcelain plaque painted with Madame de Pompado...

A Fine Gilt-Bronze and Bois Satiné Gueirdon, By François Linke, Index Number 146. The quarter-veneered top with bois de bout floral marquetry. The shaped frieze set to four sides w...

A Fine Sèvres-Style Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ebonised Centre Table. The top inset with a cobalt-blue ground central plaque with portrait of Louis XVI, signed 'Hété', the fo...

A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Marble 'Corinthian' Pedestals, Attributed to Maison Millet. Each with square rouge griotte marble top and column. The Corinthian capitals fine...

A Fine Louis XVI Style Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table, After The Fontainebleau Model, By François Linke. This fine table has a circular top of burr-thuya wood banded...

A good quality 19th Century French circle marble topped occasional table, with gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts, raised on elegant cabriole legs, terminating in scrolling feet. In ...

A very decorative lacquer two tier Etagere, with ormolu finials and castors, circa 1900. Batch 78 G240/23 DNKZ

A very good quality late 19th Century French parquetry inlaid three tier Etagere, having gilded ormolu finials, gallery and scrolling feet. Batch 78 N/H.

A stunning antique French inlaid walnut etagere, dating from around the 1870-1890 period. It is of extremely fine quality, with beautiful inlaid patterns and exquisite details on th...

A high quality and finely detailed French 18th century Louis XVI period Ormolu, Tulipwood, Fruitwood, and Amaranth wood side/writing table, stamped Charles Topino, Circa 1760. This a...

Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk This luxurious antique desk imported from Europe would be a breathtaking and functional furn...

Gorgeous 20th Century French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage, Bureau Plat!! Bureau Plat, Writing Table, French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage! This is a ...

A stunning pair of 20th Century of richly patinated fruitwood side tables of exceptional quality. This fabulous pair are finely carved with delicate line inlay, highly inlaid marque...

Antique Empire mahogany and birch salesman sample chest of drawers, circa 1820. With a rectangular birch top, a protruding frieze drawer, two larger lower drawers with flame mahogany...

A beautiful and very well made antique French marble top wine table, dating from around the 1930’s. This is of superb quality, it is very sturdy and is a useful size. The solid wood...

An impressive and high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Portoro Marble side table, circa 1890. The table is raised by three slender and tapering legs supporte...

This is an exquisite pair of ormolu and Sevres style porcelain occasional tables in the fabulous Louis XVI manner dating from the late 20th century. The circular gilded tops are ea...

A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and Ormolu side table. This wonderful kidney shaped freestanding side table is raised on four finel...

This is a handsome Vintage pair of Regency revival occasional tables. Masterfully created in gorgeous flame mahogany with brass galleries and elegant ormolu feet. They would be p...

French Louis XV style petite three drawer chest with ormolu trim. Top has a scalloped edge Very nice inlaid details. Perfect little side table / drinks table.

A fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze ormolu and porcelain mounted richly figured solid wood console table by Harry & Lou Epstein (H & L Epstein, London) Exquisitely hand-craft...

This is an exquisite vintage mahogany Regency Revival parquetry 'trompe l'oeil' centre table, dating from the second half of the 20th Century. The table is supported with a singl...

A Fine Sèvres-Style Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ebonised Centre Table The top inset with a turquoise ground central plaque of Francis I (1494-1547) at the Battle of Pavia, sig...

This is a handsome pair of Vintage Regency Revival occasional tables dating from the late 20th Century. They have been masterfully created by in gorgeous burr walnut with brass ga...

An absolutely stunning antique French serpentine console side table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. It is of exceptional quality and is a very useful size...

Louis XV style side table with ormolu trim. This sweet very fine table has a secret drawer that is accessed from a small button on the underneath side. A great little drinks table ne...

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, SATINE AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY TEA-TABLE BY JOSEPH-EMMANUEL ZWIENER (GERMAN-FRENCH, 1848-1925), PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY. UNDERSIDE OF LO...

French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and satinwood parquetry dressing table or coiffeuse, late 19th century. Incredibly luxurious petite dressing table inlaid with trellis ...

A console table with grey/dark grey/white marble top, wood base, and porcelain and brass ormolu mounts, in the Regency style, circa mid-20th century, 1960s. Details include substanti...

a Louis XIV-style side table of fruitwood with inlaid top, sides, and legs, ormolu trim around top, on legs and feet, single long drawer at one end, remarkable surviving Town & Emanu...

A French ebonized dining table from the Empire period. This mahogany table with curved ends has recently been refinished and ebonized. You’ll find impressive gilt bronze ormolu throu...

A stunning antique French leather top bureau plat desk, made in France and dating from around the 1930’s. This is of outstanding quality, with beautifully cast ormolu mounts through...

A Wonderful Pair Of Tiger-Eye Semi-Precious Stone Ormolu Mounted Bronze Round Two Tier Gueridon Tables On Paw Feet

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu center table/desk, in the manner of Linke. This wonderful single drawer rectangular center...

Antique 19th Century French ormolu mounted tea serving table, in the opulent Louis XV style. Comprising of an upper tray, the tabletop and a lower shelf. Expandable with pull out sid...

A very fine and elegant kidney shaped side / occasional table, raised by four delicately scrolled cabriole legs the kidney-shaped table is fitted with a small central lockable drawer...

A very fine and elegant kidney shaped side / occasional table, raised by four delicately scrolled cabriole legs the kidney-shaped table is fitted with a small central drawer. The tab...

Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat with fine gilt bronze mounts applied to cabriole legs by - Lysberg & Hansen – Copenhagen - 56"w x 30"h x 30"d - The Copenhagen firm ...

A stunning antique French bureau, dating from around the 1890-1910 period. It is of extremely fine quality, standing on slender yet sturdy cabriole legs and with gorgeous inlaid flo...

Large Empire-style ormolu and malachite centre table French, 20th Century Height 85cm, width 165.5cm, depth 85.5cm This superb centre table pairs vibrant malachite with classical o...

A French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Coffee Table, C. 1880 fitted with a Breche d 'Alep marble top and two end drawers. A remarkable piece that showcases the elegance an...

A stunning and highly quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Satinwood, Ormolu, and Breccia Violette Marble side table, attr. to Theodore Millet. This exquisite single d...

A scarce period Charles X (1818-1834) French Restoration mahogany travailleuse sewing (thread stand - side table - jewelry dressing table) with light, warm, beautifully aged patina. Born in France in the early 19th century, almost certainly Parisian work, exquisitely hand-crafted, this exceptionally executed example features ornate gilt bronze ormolu mounts, escutcheons, and elaborate gilt metal trim. Having a highly figured light mahogany hinged lid top, lifting open to reveal a striking finished interior with divided compartments and original inset mirror plate. The conforming rectangular case fitted with a faux drawer front over a dovetailed drawer with sectioned interior. Elegantly rising on oval-shaped medial shelf stretcher-joined curvacious legs. Dimensions (approx): 27" High, 20" Wide, 13.5" Deep Stunning light almost blonde antique mahogany coloring and mellow warm tone, superb wood grain detail, and charming, beautifully aged patina over the whole. Great shape overall. Retaining original antique character marks, wear consistent with age and indicative of minimal use, nothing that detracts from the aesthetics or functionality, but only adds to the overall authenticity, refined elegant warmth, luxurious sophistication, and cozy unpretentious rustic elegance. Delivered cleaned, hand waxed, polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use and generational enjoyment! What is Charles X style: The comte d’Artois – or Charles X - was the son of the dauphin Louis-Ferdinand de Franc and Marie-Josèphe de Saxe. He succeeded his two brothers Louis XVI and Louis XVIII and became the King of France in 1824. Thirty years after the French Revolution, he wanted to embody the return of monarchy and became the leader of the catholic party . As the previous kings, he was crowned in 1825 but he was soon overthrown by the revolution in July, 1830, called "Trois Glorieuses". He left then for England, Scotland, Prague and Istria where he died in 1836. Charles X style lasted from 1818 to 1834 and happened during the Bourbon Restoration (French Restoration). This style did not replace totally the style of furniture from the French Empire but it was different from the formalism in the Napoleonic era, during which strictness and simplicity were inspired by Greco-Roman art. Indeed, artistic fields flourished. In terms of furniture, this renewal was suggested by the softening of shapes. Even though the simple aspect from the French Empire was still visible, shapes became curvier with volutes and arabesques. Another distinction is the loss of the massive aspect of furniture and the decrease of dimensions in order to decorate smaller appartments. Handling ability and comfort were key-words in the making of furniture. Apartments had essential elements such as chests of drawers, big rounded tables in the dining room, desks or secretaries, armoires and even dressing tables, comfortable fainting couches in the living room, small tables, pedestal tables, as well as gondola chairs. The wavy aspect of the latters certainly represent Charles X style the best.  One of the most emblematic features of this style is the use of bois clairs – light woods in warm blond tones - and indigenous woods that are varnished in order to highlight the grains. Bird's-eye maple, ash trees, plane trees, yew trees, beech trees, olive trees and cedar trees were most likely to be used. Indeed, at the beginning of the 19th century dark woods were hard to find. In 1806, the Napoleon’s Continental System was established in order to ruin the United Kingdom by preventing the country from any business with the rest of Europe. Therefore craftsmen had to find alternatives from mahogany which was the most commonly used material at this time. After 1815, the import of wood was even more difficult because of peace treaties and the European political situation, which contributed to the popularity of the bois clairs and indigenous woods. The furniture was often decorated with fine inlays made out of dark wood representing foliage, which contrasted with the veneer. Even though these patterns can look like bronze decorations from the Empire era,  they were far more simple and did not represent any military or mythological attributes. On the tables, trays were sometimes made out of marble as in the French Empire, but it was often put aside and inlaid veneer, Verre Eglomisé – a type of glass with a mirror finish –, mirror or porcelain from Sèvres or Paris were more likely to be used. Decorative elements from the Monarchy were highly appreciated again as they suggested luxury. Indeed, marquetry work was particularly fashionable - Boulle marquetry thrived around 1820 as the works of the Levasseur family can show. In the same way, draperies and trimmings referred to the monarchist splendour. Fabrics were often white – the traditional colour of the Bourbons – or light coloured as oppposed to the typical green from the Napoleonic era.  One of the most symbolic figures from this period of time might be Jean-Jacques Werner (1791-1849), a cabinetmaker who worked for prestigious clients such as the Duchesse de Berry who was Charles’s step-daughter. His works can be seen at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and at the Grand Trianon in the Palace of Versailles. The duchess’s appartments situated at the pavillon de Marsan and at the Palais de Saint Cloud illustrate Charles X style the best with furniture made out of bois clairs and ornamented with dark wood patterns or fine gold decorations. Chales X style allows a transition between the sobriety of the Empire style and the abundant aspect of Louis-Philippe style. The gothic style started at this time through the "style à la cathédrale", inspired by religious architecture, which thrived from 1827 to 1830. Indeed, at the beginning of the 19th century, Romanticism put the spotlight on the Middle Ages. Cabinetmakers were not inspired by the medieval furniture but rather by architectural elements of churches and cathedrals. For instance the backs of chairs were decorated with arches shaped like rib and serration. In the same way, before Charles X abdicated, pieces of furniture were made out of dark woods – such as mahogany, which was used again in France – and were inlaid with light wood. Romanticism also influenced the layout of furniture in appartments to suggest movement through a mix of various styles, various shapes and various sizes, as opposed to the static aspect of Neoclassicism. The start of industrialisation and mechanisation also influenced this style as early technical developments led to the production of pieces of furniture in series. Credit: Marc Maison Bibliography: FANIEL Stéphane (Dir.), Le Dix-neuvième Siècle Français, Collection Connaissance des Arts, 1957, Hachette SASSONE, Adriana Boidi, Furniture from Rococo to Art Deco, 2000, Evergreen -- Extremely versatile: As warm and attractive as it is useful, this remarkable antique table having the ideal size and small proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a side table, accent or occasional table, tall sofa...

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Burl wood, Mahogany, Ormolu and Breche Violette marble console. This magnificent console is supported by two rectangular...

A very fine Regency mahogany console table, the breakfront top with laurel leaf carved rim, above three frieze brass mounted drawers, raised on six elegant cabriole legs, the scroll ...

Antique Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu bonheur du jour by Winckelsen French, 1864 Height 105cm, width 73cm, depth 42cm Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen (French, 1812-1871) is the c...

A very fine 19th Century richly patinated fruitwood Bureau Du Dame. This gorgeous writing desk is of exceptional quality, stunningly hand carved, line inlaid, ormolu mounted and wit...

Antique French Empire Lion's Head Ormolu Serpentine Console Table with Italian Marble Top This stunning French Empire console table is a true masterpiece of art and craftsmanship. F...

A stunning and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Gris St. Anne marble center table/desk, attributed to François Linke. This wonderful single dra...

A super pair of mid 19th century walnut and kingwood marquetry card tables retaining the original red leather to the inside. Fine ormolu mounts and great colour and patina Circa 1845

A Louis XVI Mahogany Side Table with Marble top & Pierced bronze Gallery. With a single drawer & side its panels trimmed In bronze beading. With one key.

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, Ormolu, and Rosalia marble center table/desk, attributed to François Linke. The desk is ra...

A beautiful and extremely well made antique French marble top coffee table, dating from around the 1930’s. This is of superb quality, the frame is made from various woods, predomina...

Antique ormolu mounted dressing table by Zwiener Jansen Successeur French, c. 1900 Height 153cm, width 134cm, depth 63cm Superbly crafted by the renowned French firm Zwiener Jans...