ormolu in English

noun
1
a gold-colored alloy of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin, cast into desired shapes and often gilded, used especially in the 18th century for decorating furniture and making ornaments.
There is also a correlation between art brass and the traditional use of ormolu in French interiors.

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1. Ormolu-cased sapphire lenses had replaced both eyes.

2. Boulton purchased vases from Wedgwood's pottery to be decorated with ormolu, and contemplated a partnership with him.

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4. Pair of Wrought Iron Goat Andirons, circa 1950, France 19th Century Pair of Dore Bronze Chenets Andirons Signed Bird with Man and Woman Pair of Figural Louis XV Style Cherub Motif Ormolu Bronze Andirons CARRARA Marble Corner Fireplace Louis XVI