Ormolu Urns

Pair of Fine Sèvres Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Gilt Brass Ram's Head Lidded Urns We are pleased to offer a fine and highly decorative pair of large Sèvres style cobalt blue p...

A very fine pair of 19th century marble cassolettes of exceptional quality and of grand proportions. This impressive pair are beautifully hand modelled in striking cream marble and ...

Stunning Pair French Well Veined Sienna Marble and Ormolu Twin Handle Urns of exceptional quality, in the Regency style, last half of the Nineteenth Century of medium proportions. ...

A Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Variegated Marble Cassolettes, 19th Century Description: Each peche d’alap cassolette topped with an ormolu pineapple finial surmounting the dome top...

A Pair of French Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes, 19th Century Provenance: Private UK Collection. Description: The lobed ovoid body of each urn form faux cassolette r...

The grand and superb Ormolu-Mounted Verde Antico Marble Urns modeled with entwined serpent handles. The body applied with flowers swags jointed by a bow and the fluted foot is covere...

A beautiful pair of French 19th century Charles X st. Vert Patricia marble, ormolu and patinated bronze pot pourri urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base with beautiful ric...

Pair of Regency Bronze and Ormolu Reversible Urn Candlesticks, circa 1820 This elegant pair of bronze and ormolu urns exemplifies the luxurious taste and Neoclassical design princip...

A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...

A Very Special Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Verde Antico Marble Urns and Cover. Each with grape finials. The handles formed ram’s head, raised upon a waisted sole and dome...

A very fine pair of 19th Century hand painted porcelain lidded urns in the Sevres manner of exceptional quality and ormolu mounted with elaborately painted decorative golden detail a...

Continental ormolu-mounted marble urn. Onyx stone urn in browns, beige and grey cream with foliate ormolu outward scrolling handles and richly chased lid all on incurving square base...

A stunning and uniquely scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu urn, signed Sévres. This most elegant lidded potpourri urn is raised on three elaborately scroll...

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mounted Rouge Griotte Urn Forms, each with two swan head form handles. 20.75" H x 8.5" W x 7.5" D. Provenance: From an East 35th Street E...

A striking and highly decorative pair of large French Napoleon III cassolettes, crafted in the late 19th century. Each piece features finely cast and chiseled ormolu (gilt bronze) m...

A fine pair of 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted Sarrancolin marble urns. Marked BF followed by four digit numbers from the workshop's bronze master models Maker: Ma...

A Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Ewers The scrolled lip above a slender neck and bulbous body cast with Bacchic putti, the scrolled handle mounted with a...

A magnificent and monumentally scaled Italian early 19th century solid Porphyry and ormolu urn, circa 1810. The most impressive urn is raised by a circular base with a fine stepped and mottled border. At the center is an impressive and most decorative reeded design below the smooth elegantly curved body with richly sculpted scrolled handles at each side. Above the curved neck is the removable lid also decorated with a beautiful reeded design, mottled band, and centered by a striking ormolu acorn finial. All original gilt. Porphyry was Imperial Rome’s most prestigious stone for columns, vases, and other objects. The word “porphyry” comes from the Latin word for purple, which was the color of nobility to the Romans. Porphyry is considered the Imperial Stone of the Roman Empire. In the year 18 AD, the Roman Legionnaire Caius Cominius discovered a beautiful purple stone in the eastern desert of Egypt. It was a deep purple color with flecks of larger white crystals and was perfect for carving. This porphyry quickly became the most prestigious stone for the elite of Rome and Byzantium. For centuries the Romans quarried this treasured stone...

Late 19th century Neoclassical gilt bronze ormolu amphora/urn with Bacchanalia decoration and marble base by Ferdinand Barbedienne, France By: Ferdinand Barbedienne Material: bronze...

A most impressive and large scale pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and Ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a thick square mottled base with ...

This Sevres style porcelain vase is beautifully painted with an image of Napoleon I on horseback. In this painting, Napoleon visits his men, some of whom are wounded, in what appears to be a military camp. He is seen, leading a group of mounted soldiers, on a white horse, respectfully doffing his bicorne hat to his troops. The painting is signed ‘F. Amblet’. This oval painting is given an elaborate gilded decorative border, reminiscent of a giltwood frame. These beautiful gold foliate patterns continue onto the base of the vase, as well as the top, where we see a pair of griffins. The vase is fitted with two handles, cast as double French imperial eagle heads, which spring from classical female masks, each wearing with winged helmets. ‘M.re IMPle de Sevres’ is painted its base. This antique Napoleonic vase...

A lovely quality pair of 19th century porcelain and ormolu mounted lidded urns in the manner of Sèvres. The lids with acorn finial raised over a classic baluster vase body with beade...

Each porcelain pot delicately decorated with flowers and raised on an exquisitely chased tripod base headed by lion heads. These Chantilly porcelain pots were embellished in Paris wi...

With its exquisite paintings of putti playing sports in Arcadian landscapes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the exceptional beauty and high-quality craftsmanship of Sevre...

Stunning pair of unusual hand painted glazed porcelain lidded vases of bulbous outline, of Continental origin, possibly one of the factories in the Sevres region in France. Last half...

Late 19th Century Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Marble Urns. The Urns are each mounted on gilt platforms and feature gilt bronze lion head handles and berry cluster finials.

A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period ormolu lidded urns, attributed to Paul Sormani. Each impressive and large scale ur...

A fine pair of ormolu amphora-shaped urns standing on marble pedestals, late 18th century or Empire period circa 1800. High end production attributed to French bronze maker Claude Ga...

A sensational and large scale pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Antique marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by an ormolu base with square feet below rich scr...

A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical cut crystal and bronze ormolu mounted urn with lady figure handles centerpiece.  

A high quality and most stunning pair of Japanese 18th century Imari Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted urns. This wonderful pair of urns are raised by Ormolu socles d...

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Portoro marble urn. This wonderful urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners above a...

A late 19th century French Cloisonné enamel and ormolu mounted covered tureen, the richly decorated cloisonné enameling with floral and foliate motifs are executed in vibrant hues of...

A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical cut crystal and bronze ormolu mounted urn with lady figure handles centerpiece.   

A good quality pair of late 19th century French marble and gilded ormolu urns, each with classical Rans head mounts, supported by three out-swept supports, terminating in hoof feet a...

A stunning and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Rouge Griotte marble, ormolu and silvered bronze cassolettes. Each cassolette is rai...

A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted blue-glazed enamel over bronze vases with allegorical masks, rings and wreaths. The porcelain is...

A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu lidded urns signed, Fumiere et Cie. Each urn is raised by a circular ormolu base with a fine mott...

19th century ormolu mounted Louis XVI-style “cassolettes” in marble and bronze. The bronze stand features three carved face decorations.

A monumental pair of baluster form gilt bronze-mounted Cipollino Verde mandolato marble urns. The spiral fluted neck surmounted by an integral bell fo...

A striking pair of French 19th century Charles X st. black Belgian marble, patinated bronze and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square black Belgian marble base with a fine bott...

A handsome and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, Bronze and Marble Warwick urn. This impressive urn is raised on a circular mottled Rouge Griotte marble base w...

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze and marble Cassolettes. Each with a Verde antico marble urn and cover embellished with foliate garlands and berried finial, supported on ram'...

A most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Indio marble ewers. Each small scale ewer is raised by a square Verde Indio marble base below a central c...

Pair of 19th Century French, quite stunning, blue ceramic vases. Decorated with ormolu and brass decoration that make this beautiful pair of vases stand out from the crowd. Circa 1860.

Large and unusual 19th century French Sevres gilt bronze mounted covered urn / vase of tapering ovoid form in cobalt-blue ground. Bearded man with horns ...

A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns, signed Leon Boucher. Each urn is raised by ...

A stunning and extremely decorative true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners, decorated with fitted decorative interlocking designs and a fine wrap around beaded band. The beautifully shaped vase displays a lovely lightly curved design decorated with exceptional wonderfully executed hand painted floral designs and striking gold tooled patterns. At the center is a circular reserve with a charming finely detailed cherub holding flowers amidst a ribbon flanked by beautiful cornucopias and lovely foliate designs set on a striking gold tooled background. Impressive scrolled acanthus leaf ormolu handles lead up each side with unique berries and lovely beaded trim centering the elegantly curved neck with a most decorative mottled and beaded wrap around band at the rim. Above is the stunning crown shaped removable lid with additional lovely gold tooled foliate designs and a majestic floral finial above. Also finished inside and all original gilt throughout. André Rivaud...

A large pair of early 19th century bronze campana-shaped urns, having flower moulded and beaded rims, above scrolled carrying handles and acanthus decoration below, raised on fluted ...

A sensational and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Silvered Bronze urn, attributed to Barbedienne. This most impressive urn is raised by ...

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Cassolettes made of Carrara marble. Highly collectible. gorgeous pair and in great shape. Purchased in France. See detailed pics for more.

An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royale marble and Ormolu urns. Each wonderful lidded urn is raised by a triangular shaped base with concave sides above an ...

A good quality 19th century classical Alabaster and gilded ormolu urn. Having an egg and dart moulded ormolu rim, Leopard mask ring drop handles on either side, translucent Alabaster...

A magnificent quality French Empire/Directoire urn in superb original condition. Constructed of lovely patinated bronze, fire gilded Ormolu and griotte marble. In the gout d'Egypt or...

A fine and rare pair of early 19th Century French, Directoire period, bronze and ormolu athénienne or stands. On circular mahogany plinths with ormolu mounts. Circa 1800.

A stunning and rare pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Porphyry and ormolu urns. The urns are raised by a square base with concave corners with richly chased foliate rosettes centering beautiful fitted interlocking patterns. Above a fine tied berried laurel band two impressive Greek key designed handles encase the striking Porphyry body. Each handle displays fluted patterns and rich foliate movements with a swaging berried laurel. The elegantly shaped neck displays a beaded ormolu band and an intricately chased foliate band while showcasing the beautiful Porphyry. Porphyry was Imperial Rome...

A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by fine circular fluted mottled ormolu feet below a rectangular Brèch...

A pair of fine quality French ormolu-mounted rouge marble urns and cover, each with a bulbous body on a stepped plinth Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 19 in x 9 in.

A good quality 19th century Italian gilded ormolu and bronze lidded urn, having a young boy holding fruit as a finial to the lid, foliate and acorn relief decoration, a boars head ha...

A Monumental Late 1700's/Early 1800's French Ormolu Mounted Marble Covered Urn Presenting an extraordinary Monumental 18/19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Marble Covered Urn. Crafted with meticulous precision, this exquisite urn showcases a captivating blend of materials and intricate ornamentation. The urn features a splendid mid-toned grey uniformly patterned marble, skillfully carved into a rounded bulb. Both the lid and body of the urn gracefully mimic the contours of an egg, lending an harmonious and organic appeal to the overall design. Adorning the base of the body are carved ormolu ferns, beautifully encircling the bottom of the belly as it descends to a marble pedestal that is ringed at the bottom with an ormolu wreath resting atop a stunning cubic stepped deep-green marble plinth. Crowning the urn is a pineapple finial, exquisitely crafted from ormolu bronze. Encircling the base of this handle, one can admire a delicate ring of foliate ormolu bronze, adding a touch of sophistication to the composition. The handles on either side of the urn are a delightful departure from the conventional, boasting ribbed, angled, and bent-square ormolu designs. This unexpected detail adds a refreshing and distinctive element to the overall aesthetic. To further enhance its grandeur, the grey marble urn is adorned with ornate and delicate foliate ormolu bronze scrolls. These intricate scrolls gracefully meander along the belly of the urn, lending a sense of opulence and refinement to the piece. In terms of size, this Monumental 18/19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Marble Covered Urn commands attention with its substantial proportions. Standing tall and proud, its dimensions convey magnificence and presence, truly befitting its status as a significant antique artifact...