Porcelain and Ormolu Desk Stand

A mid-19th century European porcelain and ormolu fancy figured…
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A mid-19th century European porcelain and ormolu fancy figured desk stand, the finely modelled and painted porcelain figures as a country gent and his companion supported on a shaped ormolu base with scrolling leaf detail and four spreading feet, a pair of ink pots to the front, the figures flanking the raised porcelain hexagonal ponce pot with velvet cover, the support as a flowering plant with ormolu leaves and sculpted porcelain painted flowers. Professional restoration. Height 41 cm

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  • Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.

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