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Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"
Hickmet Fine Arts
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Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"

19th century
Description

A highly attractive pair of late 19th Century gilt bronze and onyx cassolettes. The onyx cassolette pots raised on gilt bronze tripod decorated with raised faces and acorns exhibiting excellent hand finished detail

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Height: 25.5 cm

Width: 10 cm

Depth: 10 cm

Condition: Excellent Condition

Circa: 1890

Materials: Bronze & Onyx

SKU: 9167

ABOUT

Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way.The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of mercuric nitrate is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze; followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item is then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury vaporizes and the gold remains, adhering to the metal object.

This process has generally been supplanted by the electroplating of gold over a nickel substrate, which is more economical and less dangerous.

Physical Dimensions
Height
25.5cm (10.04")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Declaration

Hickmet Fine Arts has dated these French Ormolu Onyx Cassolettes to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1071214
Dealers Internal Reference
9167
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A highly attractive pair of late 19th Century gilt bronze and onyx cassolettes.
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The onyx cassolette pots raised on gilt bronze tripod decorated with raised faces and acorns exhibiting excellent hand finished detail.
Hickmet Fine Arts
fig 1. A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts.
fig 1. Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Height: 25.5 cm

Width: 10 cm

Depth: 10 cm

Condition: Excellent Condition

fig 2. A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts.
fig 2. Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"

Circa: 1890

Materials: Bronze & Onyx

SKU: 9167

ABOUT

Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way.The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of mercuric nitrate is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze; followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item is then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury vaporizes and the gold remains, adhering to the metal object.

This process has generally been supplanted by the electroplating of gold over a nickel substrate, which is more economical and less dangerous.

Height
25.5cm (10.04")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

Hickmet Fine Arts has dated these French Ormolu Onyx Cassolettes to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1071214
Dealers Internal Ref
9167
Hickmet Fine Arts
Hickmet Fine Arts
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Established in 1936, hickmet fine arts is an international family run antiques business

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Trade Associations

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Archive I A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts.

Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"

Archive II A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts. View II
Archive III A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts. View III
Archive IV A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts. View IV
Archive V A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts. View V
Archive VI A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts. View VI
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A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts.
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"
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A pair of late 19th-century French cassolettes featuring banded beige onyx vessels supported by gilt bronze tripod stands with cherub mask mounts.
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A cassolette is a decorative covered vessel or urn historically designed to contain scented pastes or incense, frequently featuring a removable or reversible lid.

Late 19th-century French cassolettes frequently combine gilt bronze (ormolu) structural mounts with carved and polished natural hardstones, such as onyx, alabaster, or marble.

Authentic period ormolu displays precise hand-chased surface details, distinct casting seams, weight appropriate to bronze, and subtle natural oxidisation within deeper recesses.

Position a pair of cassolettes symmetrically on a fireplace mantelpiece, sideboard, or console table to establish architectural balance and classical structure within a room scheme.

Dust surfaces using a soft, dry microfibre cloth, avoiding chemical metal polishes, water, or liquid solvents that can degrade gilt finishes and damage porous stone.
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