41. For example, a hatstand has often been located somewhere in the room, and the first episodes featured an ormolu clock. 42. Metal works based on Parisian design that were truly rococo were in ormolu , or bronze cover in finely-ground gold. 43. The desk is a Louis XVI Ormolu -mounted mahogany bureau plat and cartonnier made in the 18th century and signed by Levasseur. 44. Having decided to garnish the table's edge with star-shaped medallions, he went in search of period ormolu decorations. 45. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt ( also known as vermeil ).46. The French Ormolu clock, long held by the Demasson family, was purchased by the National Trust of Western Australia in 1987. 47. Mounted on leather-topped ormolu presentation stands, the tureens are emblazoned with meticulous hand-painted scenes of Berlin buildings and gardens. 48. In France, the tradition of neoclassic ormolu to Pierre-Philippe Thomire ( 1751 1843 ) was continued by Lucien-Fran�ois Feuch�re. 49. A c . 1817 ormolu French Empire mantel clock with a figure of Hannibal, by Deni�re et Matelin, sits on the mantel. 50. Hardware was big, too : ormolu ( gilt bronze ) mounts with motifs symbolic of the king : sunbursts or Apollo, for instance.
