Ormolu mounted bracket clock

Polish translation: zegar kominkowy w obudowie zloconej

12:03 Aug 14, 2001
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English term or phrase: Ormolu mounted bracket clock
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Polish translation:zegar kominkowy w obudowie zloconej
Explanation:
Bracket clock - a small clock designed to be placed on a bracket or shelf.
The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Copyright © 2001

Ormolu is s finish used on metal to imitate gold. It is employed chiefly for furniture mountings. The term originally
applied to a coating of ground gold and was extended to alloys of copper and zinc. Ormolu mountings were characteristic of 18th-century furniture and attained their highest artistic and technical development in France
http://www.bartleby.com/65/or/ormolu.html



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zegar kominkowy w obudowie zloconej


Explanation:
Bracket clock - a small clock designed to be placed on a bracket or shelf.
The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Copyright © 2001

Ormolu is s finish used on metal to imitate gold. It is employed chiefly for furniture mountings. The term originally
applied to a coating of ground gold and was extended to alloys of copper and zinc. Ormolu mountings were characteristic of 18th-century furniture and attained their highest artistic and technical development in France
http://www.bartleby.com/65/or/ormolu.html





Natalie
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