| 21. | A Louis XVI ormolu clock valued at $ 7, 000 went for $ 40, 000.
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| 22. | Many sleigh beds were also decorated with allegorical bronze figures, encrusted with enamel cameos or ormolu.
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| 23. | There was no ormolu, no curvy legs, just extremely elegant details with beautifully finished wood.
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| 24. | Frank stripped the rigid late-18th-century forms of their ormolu and applied sumptuous veneers,
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| 25. | "It's as elaborate as any ormolu mount on a Louis XV commode ."
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| 26. | The clock's front has an ormolu Saturn-mask mount and brass inlay with foliage and scrollwork.
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| 27. | At Soho, he adopted the latest techniques, branching into silver plate, ormolu and other decorative arts.
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| 28. | The ormolu technique was extensively used in the French Empire mantel clocks, reaching its peak during this period.
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| 29. | At Soho, Boulton adopted the latest techniques, branching into silver plate, ormolu and other decorative arts.
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| 30. | This fashion was sustained by France paying some of its debts to Sweden in ormolu bronzes rather than money.
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