What is nineteenth century style bronze?

Nineteenth century style bronze encompasses cast metal decorative objects, clocks, and furniture mounts produced in revival aesthetics. These pieces replicate or adapt earlier French court styles from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Craftsmen utilised techniques such as fire gilding and hand chasing to achieve rich decorative surfaces on clocks, candelabra, and tables.

How do I care for gilt bronze?

Gilt bronze requires gentle dusting with a soft, dry brush to prevent the accumulation of dirt in recessed chasing. Avoid liquid cleaners, polishes, and abrasive cloths, which can strip the thin gold layer from the metal underneath. Stable indoor humidity helps preserve underlying materials like wood and marble that are frequently mounted alongside the bronze.

How are periods identified?

Periods are identified by examining stylistic motifs, casting techniques, and secondary materials used in construction. Louis XV and XVI revivals feature distinct scrollwork, asymmetry, or neoclassical symmetry respectively. Maker signatures, registry marks, and specific clock movements provide chronological markers that narrow down the date of manufacture.

Where were these pieces used?

These items functioned primarily as decorative and utility objects within nineteenth century formal reception rooms and parlours. Mantel clocks and candelabra sat atop fireplace surrounds as matching garniture sets. Centre tables and vitrines occupied the middle of grand rooms or displayed collections of smaller valuables like jewellery caskets.

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Nineteenth century style bronze pieces bring classical French and revival forms into domestic spaces through heavy metal casting and gilt mounts.

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French Mantle Clock 1890-1920s

From Arundel Clocks

£995

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French Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx Sculptures Monumental Size on Carrara Marble Plinths

1900 - 1920

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French Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx Sculptures Monumental Size on Carrara Marble Plinths

From The Real Wood Furniture Company

£6,550

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Victorian Marquetry Whatnot Jewellery Cabinet

19th century

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Victorian Marquetry Whatnot Jewellery Cabinet

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£1,450

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furniture

French Silvered Bronze Centrepiece Bowl After Lerolle Fres Napoleon III

19th century

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French Silvered Bronze Centrepiece Bowl After Lerolle Fres Napoleon III

From Canonbury Antiques

£5,995

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1900 - 1920

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A French Tortoishell Mantel Clock

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

£750

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clocks

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Delettrez

19th century

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French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Delettrez

From Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors

£2,200

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clocks

Late 19thc French Mahogany and Satinwood Writing Desk

19th century

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Late 19thc French Mahogany and Satinwood Writing Desk

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£1,750

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furniture

A Large William IV Gilt Bronze Lamp with Faux Lapis Lazuli Column

19th century

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A Large William IV Gilt Bronze Lamp with Faux Lapis Lazuli Column

From Ebury Trading

£800

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lighting

Impressive Original Ebonised and Gilded French Portico Clock

19th century

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Impressive Original Ebonised and Gilded French Portico Clock

From Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

£675

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clocks

Large Napoleon III Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Mantel Clock Etienne Lenoir 55cm

19th century

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Large Napoleon III Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Mantel Clock Etienne Lenoir 55cm

From Bushells Antiques

£9,500

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clocks

Some nineteenth century artisans cast miniature bronze models of children's hands to satisfy Victorian collectors' fascination with anatomical curiosities.

French Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Frères, Circa 1870

19th century

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French Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Frères, Circa 1870

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£850

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clocks

French Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

19th century

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French Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

From Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors

£1,950

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clocks

19th century

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Antique Pair French Neo-classical Ormolu Wall Lights Appliques 19th Century

From Regent Antiques

£1,150

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Bronzed Terracotta Bust of a Classical Woman

19th century

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Bronzed Terracotta Bust of a Classical Woman

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£395

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19th century

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Pair of Fine Quality Mid 19th Century French Régence Style Bronze & Gilt Bronze Three Branch Candelabra

From LVS Decorative Arts

£2,850

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lighting

Exhibition Quality Pair of Lidded Sèvres Vases to Commemorate Napoleon Bonaparte

19th century

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Exhibition Quality Pair of Lidded Sèvres Vases to Commemorate Napoleon Bonaparte

From Georgian Antiques

£9,500

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vases

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Nineteenth Century Style Bronze

French Mantle Clock 1890-1920s

French Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx Sculptures Monumental Size on Carrara Marble Plinths

Victorian Marquetry Whatnot Jewellery Cabinet

French Silvered Bronze Centrepiece Bowl After Lerolle Fres Napoleon III

A French Tortoishell Mantel Clock

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Delettrez

Late 19thc French Mahogany and Satinwood Writing Desk

A Large William IV Gilt Bronze Lamp with Faux Lapis Lazuli Column

Impressive Original Ebonised and Gilded French Portico Clock

Large Napoleon III Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Mantel Clock Etienne Lenoir 55cm

French Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Frères, Circa 1870

French Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

Antique Pair French Neo-classical Ormolu Wall Lights Appliques 19th Century

Bronzed Terracotta Bust of a Classical Woman

Pair of Fine Quality Mid 19th Century French Régence Style Bronze & Gilt Bronze Three Branch Candelabra

Exhibition Quality Pair of Lidded Sèvres Vases to Commemorate Napoleon Bonaparte

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