antique metals: ormolu
Ormolu is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze. Craftsmen principally used ormolu for the decorative mountings of furniture, clocks, lighting devices, and porcelain.
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A Gilded And Engraved Copper Ciborium Franco/Spanish 1450-1500
koos limburg jnr, glen prosen, united kingdom
A Gilded And Engraved Copper Ciborium Franco/Spanish 1450-1500 Overall engraved with on the lid the following text: Mater Dei Memento Mei. On the underside of the cuppa 4 roundels with half figure angels, with on...
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