Budgerigar porcelain vases turned candelabra with ormolu arms
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- Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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candelabra / candelabrum
- French 170
- ormolu and bronze 202
- pairs and garnitures 540
- candelabra and candlesticks - ceramic 142
- candlesticks, material - polychrome, painted 89
- candlesticks, types - French 169
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