Ormolu (/ˈɔːrməˌluː/; from French or moulu 'ground/pounded gold') is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to...

other objects such as furniture. It is often gilded to give gilt-bronze or ormolu. Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding...

often made of silver or brass from the 17th century, with porcelain and ormolu coming into use during the 18th century. The light of the candle flame was...

from New York, maker unknown. Rosewood, mahogany, Bird's eye maple veneer, marble, ormolu, and leather. In the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum...

with European ormolu stand. Qing dynasty, 1720–1730. Scent container featuring a Chinese porcelain figure of Budai with French ormolu gilding and added...

to ornate entrance halls panelled in the William & Mary style and lit by ormolu and crystal light fixtures. At the uppermost landing was a large carved...

decorative objects intended to be displayed together. Frequently made of metal, ormolu, often with gilded wood stands, porcelain (both European and Asian), garnitures...

porcelain with ormolu mounts, Metropolitan Museum of Art Louis XVI style firedog with putti that warm themselves at a flame, 1780–1790, ormolu, Rijksmuseum...

Bureau Cabinet dated c1750 from Germany, with especially fine marquetry and ormolu mounts. One of the grandest pieces of 19th-century furniture is the highly...

Pair of Chinese crackled glaze jars with French ormolu mounts, both 18th century...