bronze d'ore

Gilded metal, especially cast brass or bronze gilded over fire with an amalgam of gold and mercury, used for furniture mounts and ornamental objects.

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Item No. 1202

French, Louis XV period, bureau de pente

In palissandre de Rio (Brazilian rosewood) with bronze d'ore mounts, the whole resting upon cabriole legs terminating in bronze sabot feet. Slant front opens to reveal a leather writing surface and five drawers. Circa 1750.

Attributed to Jean Lapie.

Provenance: Sold Sotheby's, NY, November 11, 2000, Lot 171

39½" wide by 38" high by 17½" deep

Item No. 1197

French Regence period commode scriban

In solid walnut and walnut veneer adorned with bronze d'ore mounts; the whole resting upon four cabriole legs with bronze d'ore sabots.

Circa 1730.

37½" high by 34¾" widey by 19½" (closed)

Item No. 1192

Exceptional cache pot Sèvres

In Sèvres porcelain and bronze d'ore.

Second half of the 19th century.

Provenance: In original, silk-lined box indicating it was sold by "JANETTI PADRE & FIGLI TORINO UN EMPORIO ITALIEN"

Item No. 1179

Exceptional French, Louis XV period commode a portes

Of galbe form on three sides, the whole comprised of Brazilian rosewood and other exotic, marquetry inlayed woods. Having original veined marble, bronze d'ore mounts, locks, and keys. 18th century.

Attributed to ébéniste du roi (royal cabinet maker) Gilles Joubert (1689 - 1775).

Item No. 1166

French, Louis XV style, marquetry-inlaid bureau de pente

Inlaid with a combination of exotic woods, including walnut, Brazilian rosewood, satinwood, and birdseye maple; having a fall-front, which opens to reveal a writing surface and interior drawers; the whole resting upon four cabriole legs with bronze d'ore ornament.

In the manner of Hache (Grenoble, France). 19th century.

38¾" wide by 34¼" tall by 19½" deep

Item No. 1158

French, Louis XVI period, adjustable, marquetry-inlaid pedestal table

Having two tiers, each with pierced, bronze d'ore gallery. Functioning mechanism allows the top tier to be raised.

Stamped: JF LAPIE (Jean-François LAPIE) Master in 1763

Late 18th century.

28" high (unraised) by 13" diameter

Item No. 1153

French, Neoclassical style lamp

In gilt bronze and patinated bronze with a winged putto (cherub) holding two candelabra above a square plinth base elaborately cast in bronze d'ore.

Attributed to Henri Picard, who was established in Paris, 6 rue Jarente from 1831 to 1839 and then 10 rue de la Perle from 1840 to 1864. Picard worked on Emperor Napoleon III’s apartments at the Louvre Palace.

Second half of the 19th century.

23" high by 13" diameter

Item No. 1111

Pair of French, Empire period, bronze d'ore candelabra

In patinated and gilt bronze.

Circa 1810.

4" wide by 4" deep by 20½" high

Item No. 1097

French, Neoclassical style, bronze d'ore gueridon (end table)

With painted marble top, the design inspired by the original paintings of François Boucher, with tripod base centered by an urn. 19th century.

28" high by 18" diameter

Item No. 1095

French, Louis XVI style bronze d'ore chandelier

Having six arms extending from a central stem ornamented with flowers, the whole surmounted by a crown. 19th century.

29½" high (45" with chain) by 18" diameter

Item No. 1072

Fine, French, Louis XVI style chandelier

In bronze d'ore with six lights. Circa 1870-1880.

28" high by 19" diameter

Item No. 1071

Pair of very fine, French, Louis XV style sconces

Of Rocaille form in bronze d'ore. Circa 1860.

20" high by 16" wide (each)

Item No. 1061

Very fine, French, Louis XV style, black lacquer (chinoiserie) bureauplat

With bronze d'ore mounts and original gilt, embossed leather blotter. Mid-19th century.

67" wide by 33½" deep by 30¼" high

Item No. 1040

Fine, French, Louis XV-XVI Transition period parquetry commode

Having three drawers adorned with bronze d'ore mounts, each drawer outlined with string-banded inlay. Having original gray Saint Anne marble top. Circa 1770.

37" wide by 32" high by 21" deep

Item No. 1020

Very fine, French, Charles X style, bronze d'ore and cut crystal chandelier

Second half of the 19th century.

45" high by 38" diameter

Item No. 954

Fine, French, Louis XV period sauteuse

In solid, carved walnut with original bronze d'ore mounts having a pierced bottom apron ("traverse ajoulree"). From Nimes. Mid-18th century.

49" wide by 25" deep by 36" high

Item No. 906

Fine French Empire style bronze d'ore and crystal chandelier

With fifteen arms. Second half of the 19th century.

Item No. 503

French, Louis XV style, bronze d'ore and cut glass, twelve-light chandelier

In the Rococo style. Late 19th or early 20th century. Electrified to American standard.

38" diameter by 37" high

Item No. 739

Important, French, Empire period, bronze d'ore, tole, and crystal chandelier (Lustre Argand)

With crystal de Montcenis (predecessor to Baccarat). With original oil-burning mechanism invented by Swiss inventor François-Pierre-Ami Argand. Early 19th century.

Provenance: Property of a French Nobleman, Le Compte de Amxxx

45" high by 28" diameter

Item No. 710

French, Louis XVI style (Neo-Classical), bronze d'ore, lantern

With Baccarat crystal. Late 19th century.

41" high 13" diameter

Item No. 659

French Restauration style, bronze d'ore and patinated bronze, twenty-two light chandelier

Late 19th century.

60" high by 44" diameter

Item No. 356

Art Deco chandelier

Bronze d'ore and crystal with garlands. Early 20th century.

45" high, 25" diameter

Item No. 404

French, Art Nouveau, bronze d'ore chandelier

With frosted glass iris globes. Late 19th century.

45" high by 25" diameter

Item No. 114

Pair of French, Louis XV style chenets

In bronze d'ore.

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