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 21cm art nouveau hand chisled etain metal vase by L Houzeaux

  private seller, wisbech, united kingdom

  This well executed and attractive 21cm high Art-nouveau hand chiselled pure etain metal vase signed by the artist L Houzeaux and depicts flowering foliage. The vase shows those subtle polished tones that can only be...

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