10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORMOLU»
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ormolu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ormolu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Matthew Boulton:
Ormolu
The standard reference work on Matthew Boulton and an indispensible resource for collectors, dealers historians.
2
The Brass Portraits and the Zinc
Ormolu: The Usher Orlop ...
Someone had tried to fashion ormolu scroll work to cover the damage. The same
design work had been applied to the opposite side for balance. Subsequently,
something had smashed into one side damaging a couple of the rosewood ...
3
Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2012 Price Guide
There is a matchingpair oformolu prints made by Erhardt & Sohne, an ornate
ormolu mantle clock and a crumber set in ormolu. Largest is 7 3/4" t. $2,415 all
Nine Antique Dollhouse Dolls. Four glass-eyed Simon & Halbig ladies. Photo
courtesy ...
A pair of beautiful oviform vases, on square pedestals, exquisitely painted with
allegorical figures in colours, on gold ground, mounted with chased handles, of
ormolu— 97 guineas (Nixon ,fe Rhodes). Decorative Furniture. — Lot 87 and 92.
123 (2000.3349.1) 'Magnolia blossom' cup with gilt bronze (ormolu) rim and
handle Height: 7 cm Date: Mid- 1 7th century (ormolu later) Similar pieces:
Godden 1979: PI. 205 dated c. 1705 -20. l 24 (2000.3348) 'Magnolia blossom'
cup with ...
Rose Kerr, John Ayers, Chuimei Ho, 2002
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Murder Is Sweet in Hatterton Crow
The second Hatterton Crow book.
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The Forgotten Female Aesthetes: Literary Culture in ...
But, to be sure, on every hand there are admirable replicas to be had for the
buying; especially successful are those of the Louis XV. period, genteelly gay
with buhl and ormolu; ornate almost tofloridity, yet ever graceful of form. A dark
green ...
8
International Art Market and Art & Auctions
A Louis XVI Sevres porcelain beaker mounted in ormolu. Lot 55, $2,000. 49. Pair
of Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Meissen Mayflower Covered Vases, baluster shape
, each applied with blue mayflowers, having two panels surrounded by applied ...
Another branch of artistic ware of which Boulton took up the manufacture was
ormolu. In France or moulu was the name given to gold which had been ground
up finely with mercury to form an amalgam used in gilding ornamental brass and
...
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Murder in Hatterton Crow
The first Hatterton Crow book.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORMOLU»
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ormolu is used in the context of the following news items.
The Pleasure Domes of Florida
... living in a shanty town they called “the Styx,” and were among the thousand servants who made the beds and dusted the ormolu clocks, who ... «Oxford American, Jul 15»
Antenna: A positive Masterpiece
... original tapestries, to an ormolu-mounted Blue Vein Blue John candle vase by Matthew Bolton which was, for me, one of the fair's highlights. «Christie's, Jul 15»
Christie's auction of Scaife's estate nets nearly $4 million
And that enormous 7-foot cabinet-on-chest of drawers — or, rather, a “South German Ormolu-Mounted Ebony, Ebonized and Pietra Dure ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
Elegance, charm and history in an Ile Saint-Louis apartment
There are chests topped with marble and adorned with ormolu, plush Persian rugs, still-life oil paintings and alabaster figurines as well as a ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
Christie's auction will feature some of Richard Mellon Scaife's favorites
Among Mr. Scaife's prized possessions was a south German ormolu-mounted Pietra Dure cabinet on chest purchased in 1993 from Mallett, ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
Speedboats, champagne chariots and Turner paintings at …
In a desert of bulimic modernity his shop just off Berkeley Square is an oasis of old school elegance: a place of tortoiseshell and ormolu, ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
What Napoleon's hat tells us about the power of branding
They're there again, in ormolu, on the soundbox and neck of the Cousineau-built harp in the music room at the Château de Malmaison where ... «Christie's, Jun 15»
Advertiser Bulletin: Major Estates Auction This Weekend at Crescent …
Expected top lots will include a Belle Epoque Louis XV ormolu mounted parquetry inlaid rosewood bombe secretaire, circa 1900 (est. «UptownMessenger.com, Jun 15»
Collecting Guide: Clocks
French mantel clocks tend to incorporate ormolu — a technique which ... would be the Louis XVI ormolu clock by well-known maker, Lepaute. «Christie's, Jun 15»
Bank on it: Vintage banks selling well
Chair, Louis XV style, ebonized, ormolu mount, shaped & padded back, shell crest, 39 inches, $520. Rug, Heriz, medallion, corner work, brick ... «HeraldNet, Jun 15»