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Pair of Louis Xvi Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts C.1890
Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd
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Pair of Louis Xvi Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts C.1890

19th century
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Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts c.1890

A matched pair of gilt bronze furniture mounts, cast in the Louis XVI taste with pierced acanthus and leaf ornament in an elongated architectural form. Intended as decorative appliqués for a cabinet, secrétaire or similar piece of furniture, designed to flank a central panel or door.

The reverses are stamped “AM 188”, understood as a pattern or model number used by a continental bronze supplier producing mounts for the cabinet-making trade.

Dimensions (each):

Height: 25 cm

Width: 6 cm

Very good decorative condition, with light rubbing to the gilt finish and minor oxidation to the reverse and within recesses, consistent with age. Both mounts are structurally sound and form a true matched pair.

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Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated these Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts to the 1890s.

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Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts c.1890
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A matched pair of gilt bronze furniture mounts, cast in the Louis XVI taste with pierced acanthus and leaf ornament in an elongated architectural form.
Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd

Intended as decorative appliqués for a cabinet, secrétaire or similar piece of furniture, designed to flank a central panel or door.

fig 1. A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style.
fig 1. Pair of Louis Xvi Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts C.1890

The reverses are stamped “AM 188”, understood as a pattern or model number used by a continental bronze supplier producing mounts for the cabinet-making trade.

Dimensions (each):

Height: 25 cm

Width: 6 cm

fig 2. A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style.
fig 2. Pair of Louis Xvi Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts C.1890

Very good decorative condition, with light rubbing to the gilt finish and minor oxidation to the reverse and within recesses, consistent with age. Both mounts are structurally sound and form a true matched pair.

Date of Manufacture

Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated these Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts to the 1890s.

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SA1226417
Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd
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Archive I A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style.

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts c.1890

Archive II A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style. View II
Archive III A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style. View III
Archive IV A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style. View IV
Archive V A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style. View V
Archive VI A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style. View VI
Archive VII A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style. View VII
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Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd

Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd
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Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 1JA
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A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style.
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Furniture Mounts c.1890
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A pair of ornate gilt bronze furniture mounts featuring acanthus leaf scrollwork and symmetrical pierced design in the Louis XVI style.
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Louis XVI style mounts feature neoclassical motifs inspired by classical antiquity, including acanthus leaves, laurel wreaths, ribbons, geometric borders, and symmetrical scrollwork. Popularised in late 18th-century France and revived in the late 19th century, these designs emphasise clean vertical lines and balanced proportions.

Ormolu mounts were traditionally cast from bronze using the lost-wax or sand-casting method. The bronze pieces were then hand-chased to refine detail and gilded using mercury amalgam gilding, leaving a durable metallic finish.

Authentic 19th-century fittings typically display heavy cast metal weight, crisp hand-chased surface details, and distinct mounting holes or threaded posts on the reverse. Natural age wear often appears near handling points, revealing darker bronze undertones where the gilt layer has thinned over time.

These decorative metal mounts can be reattached to period restoration projects or fitted onto bespoke modern cabinetry to create custom focal pieces. Alternatively, mounts are frequently mounted inside shallow shadow box frames or displayed on stands as standalone decorative metalwork objects.

Dust gilt bronze periodically using a soft bristle brush or a clean microfiber cloth. Avoid applying liquid polishes, abrasive creams, or chemical solvents, as these substances can strip the original gilding and damage the natural oxidisation.
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