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2. Woodlawn Vase - Wikipedia

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   The Woodlawn Vase on display before The Preakness Stakes in 2002, note a Black-eyed Susan glass is set in photo to give a size comparison. Standing 36 inches tall and weighing 400 ounces of solid sterling silver (approx. 30 pounds), the Woodlawn vase has a colorful history as rich as the classic race at which it is presented.

3. Ormolu - Wikipedia

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   Ormolu. A garniture of an ormolu clock and candelabra at the Palace of Versailles in France. Ormolu ( / ˈɔːrməˌluː /; from French or moulu 'ground/pounded gold') is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold – mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a ...

4. Louis XIV style - Wikipedia

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   Its centerpiece was an equestrian statue of Louis XIV (later replaced with a statue of Napoleon atop the Vendome Column). In another innovation, this project was partially financed by the sale of lots around the square. All of these projects featured monumental façades in the Louis XIV style, giving a particular harmony to the squares. [7]

5. David Vases - Wikipedia

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   Blue and white. Medium. Porcelain. Dimensions. 63.5 cm × 20.5 cm (25.0 in × 8.1 in) Location. British Museum, London. The David Vases are a pair of blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty . The vases have been described as the "best-known porcelain vases in the world" [1] and among the most important blue-and-white Chinese porcelains.

6. Statue of The Republic - Wikipedia

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   41°46′46.6″N 87°34′47.7″W. /  41.779611°N 87.579917°W  / 41.779611; -87.579917. The Statue of The Republic is a 24-foot-high (7.3 m) gilded bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois by Daniel Chester French. The colossal original statue, a centerpiece of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, was ordered ...

7. Mildenhall Treasure - Wikipedia

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   The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the fourth century AD, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row, near Mildenhall, Suffolk, in 1942. It consists of over thirty items and includes the Great Dish which weighs over ...