US$6,360.02 This is a stunning pair of French 4ft green cut glass enamelled and gilded ormolu mounted lidded vases. They are beautifully complimented with hand painted enamelled decoration as well as masterly cut glass and exquisite elaborate gilded ormolu mounts. Add a touch of glass to a special place in your home with these beautiful vases. Condition: In excellent condition with no chips or damage, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 115 x Width 55 x Depth 38 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 3 inches Green is considered the traditional colour of Islam. The Arabic word for "greenness" is mentioned several times in the Quran, describing the state of the inhabitants of paradise. Ormolu (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'. The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object. No true ormolu was produced in France after around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury. Therefore, other techniques were used instead but nothing surpasses the original mercury-firing ormolu method for sheer beauty and richness of colour. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce...