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ormolu
ormolu (ˈɔːməluː) [a. F. or moulu, lit. ‘ground gold’.] Originally, Gold or gold-leaf ground and prepared for gilding brass, bronze, or other metal; hence, gilded bronze used in the decoration of furniture, etc. Now, An alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, having the colour of gold.1765 H. Walpole Lett.,... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ormolu
Ormolu mountings attained their highest artistic and technical development in France. Though the venture never became a financial success, it produced the finest English ormolu. wikipedia.org
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ormolu
ormolu/ˈɔ:məlu:; `ɔrməˌlu/ n[U, C](article made of or decorated with) gilded bronze or a gold-coloured alloy of copper, zinc and tin 金色铜(铜、 锌、 锡的合金); 金色铜物件 [attrib 作定语]an ormolu clock 金色铜的时钟. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Mosaic gold
The term mosaic gold has also been used to refer to ormolu and to cut shapes of gold leaf, some darkened for contrast, arranged as a mosaic. wikipedia.org
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Pierre-Philippe Thomire
de Berry, and as furnishers to the Garde Meuble de la Couronne, though elaborate measures were taken to rededicate Napoleonic allegories in bronze and ormolu the Wilanów Palace, Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 68 (3), 2020, 357–390. https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM68.2020.3.005 External links Grand Ormolu wikipedia.org
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mosaic gold
mosaic gold [mosaic a.1 and n.] † 1. [= F. or de mosaïque (Dict. de Trévoux).] (See quot. 1727–41.) Obs.1727–41 Chambers Cycl. s.v. Gold, Mosaic Gold, is gold applied in panels on a proper ground, distributed into squares, lozenges, and other compartments; part whereof is shadowed to raise or height... Oxford English Dictionary
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Deniére et Matelin
Named for Jean-François Denière (1774–1866) and François Thomas Matelin (1759–1815), the firm is known for the production of ormolu furniture mounts, candelabra wikipedia.org
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Dihl and Guérhard porcelain
A particular speciality was vases which imitated polished stone or tortoiseshell in porcelain, some in the slim fuseau shape and mounted with ormolu. wikipedia.org
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Nicholas Goodison
: A History of Domestic Barometers and their Makers and Retailers (Cassell & Co., 1968); revised & reprinted (Antique Collectors' Club, 1977 & 1992) Ormolu : The Work of Matthew Boulton (Phaidon, 1974); revised & reprinted as Matthew Boulton: Ormolu (Christie's, 2002) A New Era for Museums? wikipedia.org
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19th century Tempietto Centerpiece with parts made of ... - Pinterest
Sep 7, 2022 - 19th century Tempietto Centerpiece with parts made of marble others ormolu bronze. The domed shaped romanesque top with superb ormolu fine detailing of gratings interupted by urns and having another urn as finial, above a frieze, with applied profiles ; supported by 8 ionic columns ; having a circular base inlaid with Sienna marble & having a gilded goddess on a pedestal in it's ...
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Soho House
Features Soho House has been restored, retaining its 18th-century appearance, with "fine collections of ormolu, silver, furniture and paintings". Of particular note are the displays of silver and ormolu which were made in the manufactory, and the ormolu Sidereal clock made by Boulton and Fothergill wikipedia.org
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Henry Danby Seymour
He also owned a cabinet embellished with Japanese lacquer panels and ormolu mounts attributed to Adam Weisweiller which was delivered to Louis XVI at Versailles wikipedia.org
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Lovecup Tamara Tray Table - Pinterest
Aug 8, 2023 - Porcelain And Bronze Ormolu Double Tier Hexagonal Porcelain Tray Tables (Removable) - Tamara Dimension: 20x15x26 Pattern: Tamara
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Sconce (light fixture)
Historically, candle sconces were often made of silver or brass from the 17th century, with porcelain and ormolu coming into use during the 18th century wikipedia.org
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Robert Blake (cabinetmaker)
Blake is particularly known for his marquetry and for the ormolu-mounted commodes in tortoiseshell and ebony that he made in 1708–09, after a pair that wikipedia.org
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