How To Use Gilt In A Sentence

I found myself in a salon with a very well-painted, highly varnished floor; chairs and sofas covered with white draperies, a green porcelain stove, walls hung with pictures in gilt frames, a gilt pendule and other ornaments on the mantelpiece, a large lustre pendent from the centre of the ceiling, mirrors, consoles, muslin curtains, and a handsome centre table completed the inventory of furniture. The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
This wall was originally incrusted with rich marbles, and the great dome, adorned with deep coffering in rectangular panels, was decorated with rosettes and mouldings in gilt stucco. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised
The bed was rickety, with a thin knotty mattress; the sand-colored walls were scratched and gouged; in every corner, under everything, were fluffy dust and cigar ashes; on the tilted wash-stand was a nicked and squatty pitcher; the only chair was a grim straight object of spotty varnish; but there was an altogether splendid gilt and rose cuspidor. Main Street
Crafted in silver and gilt, the 60-cm high trophy features a golden globe held aloft by three silver columns.
The finial for all ground force colours is the crest of Canada (a lion statant guardant royally crowned and holding a maple leaf in his right forepaw) cast in gilt brass.

Let us peel away some of the layers of gilt and glimpse at some of the failures.
Two more candles on silver-gilt candlesticks stand at each end of the coffin.
Curves, like waves breaking, had been worked into the sides, accented by the gilt-covered scrolls that bordered the edges.
In a caravan of unmarked coaches they went to La Fillon’s hôtel particulier, which was done up in the modern taste—rococo, mirrors, pastel colors, much white and gold, with rounded commodes by Charles Cressent, encrusted with gilt bronze. THE DIAMOND
It is high time that this fault be reformed for the future, that God's word, which is all gold, be not justled out to make room for men's sermons, which are but parcel-gilt at the best. Good Thoughts in Bad Times and Other Papers.
Fine French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry, rosewood and tulipwood table de milieu.
Jemanden mit einem Schuh zu schlagen oder ihm die Schuhsohle zu zeigen und ihn einen Hund zu nennen - ein Tier, das im Nahen Osten als unrein gilt - das sind in der arabischen Welt die vielleicht schlimmsten Arten, einen Menschen zu beleidigen." thanks Karim Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Lion heads, gold gilt or gem designs, pop one on a shirt and be the centre of attention. The Sun
Don't expect polished sculptures and gilt framed pictures. Times, Sunday Times
Experts warn that the outlook for gilt yields is uncertain, though they are expected to remain low. Times, Sunday Times
Instead, the record reveals the true force of his songs: bouncy, repetitive chamber pop nuggets, gilt with glockenspiels, tambourines and evocative sacred-sexual imagery.
At anchoring, we saluted the king with nine guns, and the general sent Mr Femell ashore handsomely attended in the pinnace, with a fine crimson awning, to present the king a fair gilt cup of ten ounces weight, a sword-blade, and three yards of _stammel_ [red] broad-cloth. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08
For example, the Bank of England has published an annex to the Global Master Repurchase Agreement for London to cater for government securities, enabling a netting of obligations under gilt repos with non-gilt repos.
The gallery still houses one of the finest surviving suites of Regency giltwood furniture made to commemorate Lord Nelson and his victories.
That wiped out early gains as gilts tracked bunds lower. Times, Sunday Times
Twentieth-century blue-blood decorator Sister Parish, America's version of Ms. Castaing, was asked once why she had put a worthless giltwood curtain finial atop a lovely antique clock in her entrance hall. The Decorator's Decorator
But within that period, the price of a gilt may move up and down depending on what else is happening to interest rates.
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Bronze bowls (gilt) with gadroon or lotus ornament (moulded) in later period. How to Observe in Archaeology
The duration of gilts, bonds and interest bearing securities will not exceed 2 years.
Beim Erben gilt stets der Todestag des Erblassers als Stichtag, bei Schenkungen ist es der Schenkungstag. Matthew Yglesias » Sherri Berman: Progressives Must Believe in Change
A lack of British economic data influenced trends, with gilts tracking bunds higher. Times, Sunday Times
Bolt has given the sport a gilt-edged opportunity, but knowing how to take it is another matter. Times, Sunday Times
Two doors lay open before him and he passed through, great, bristly shoulders scraping gilt veneer from the posterns. The Pig’s End « A Fly in Amber
It is understood that the Government has done nothing to discourage City expectations that it will curtail its gilt-edged buying programme.
For a moment I thought it must be an exclusive brothel, for we were in a great salon all plush and gilt and mirrors, with thick carpet and velvet divans and curtains looped back by silver cords, and Junoesque females of perfect complexion drifting about. THE NUMBERS
The howdah, or seat which the Prince occupied, was of silver, embossed and gilt, having behind a place for a confidential servant, who waved the great chowry, or cow-tail, to keep off the flies; but who could also occasionally perform the task of spokesman, being well versed in all terms of flattery and compliment. The Surgeon's Daughter
At times he even had a little mini-spoon, silver-gilt I think, hung round his neck on a thin golden chain. HIGH STAND
Marble was bought for the doorcase, and the door itself was studded with 95 bronze nails, which were gilt, as were also the ring and knocker, and the frame of trellised ironwork (_cancellus_), which hung within the outer door. The Care of Books
The Bank will announce on Tuesday the terms for its new gilt, to be auctioned on April 29.
Écossais of a very large and decided check pattern, his orange satin neckcloth, and his jean-boots, with tips of shiny leather, — these, with a gold embroidered cap, and a richly-gilt cane, or other varieties of ornament of a similar tendency Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef
The bonds will be priced to yield 75 basis points above the 7 percent gilt due 2001.
The well-dressed, well-heeled crowd sites like Gilt City have had premium seats for $5,500; on Craigslist, tickets are going for $350 and up stayed standing for much of the show, a rarity for a place that rose to fame housing the New York Philharmonic. Sheila Marikar: Jay-Z Rocks Carnegie Hall, Does First Live Performance of 'Glory'
a strangely grotesque object, that, in the semi-darkness, somewhat resembled a human figure, but proved to be the tarnished uniform worn by the old officer -- coatee, helmet, sword and belts gorgeous with ornamentation, a pair of pistols with silver butts, and a small flag of faded silk and gilt stuff were grouped over a gold embroidered saddle and tarnished shabrack of Indian work. The Dark House A Knot Unravelled
The duo, classmates from Harvard Business School, joined forces in 2007 to launch Gilt Groupe Inc. and bring designer sample sales— famous in New York for inducing tug-of-war frenzies—to an online audience. More How I Built It
The Winter Aconite is the very 'firstling' of the year, for it blooms in advance of the Snowdrop, covering the ground with gilt spangles in the bleakest days of February. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition
Where the huge velarium that Nero had stretched across the Colosseum at Rome, that Titan sail of purple on which was represented the starry sky, and Apollo driving a chariot drawn by white, gilt-reined steeds? The Picture of Dorian Gray
Unexpectedly weak domestic consumer confidence data lent support to short-dated gilt maturities. Times, Sunday Times
They were originally gilt and the effect must have been astonishingly different, radiant and looking like a golden altar canopy.
Presented with a gilt-edged chance, Gardyne attempted to lift his shot over Craig Wight, but the goalkeeper caught the effort with ease.
The yields on gilts have an inverse relationship to values. Times, Sunday Times
The wedding bill will include gilt-edged invites, $300,000 floral displays and a 10-tier cake costing $10,000.
Book is brown leather half-bound, raised bands, gilt lettering, original owner's name blind-stamped in gilt at heel of spine, old book publisher's label on front pastedown.
Everything had been sold, from the bed with the gilt legs on which the body of the censor had been laid after his death, to the last vase of murra that adorned his walls and the cups of crystal from which his guests had drunk. "Unto Caesar"
It's not solid gold - it's just gilt.
The porcelain handles, which curve to enclose florets, are gilded to imitate gilt bronze.
‘Now I am obliged to read this order to you,’ continued the Pastor quickly, holding up a document edged with gilt.
An English gold-mounted scent bottle, a gilt-bronze inkstand with gadrooned lid, a cracked horn spoon, and a small marble clock topped with two swans drinking. Dragonfly in Amber
Gilts, after four days of rising quotations, softened an eighth as the pound took a breather.
Minto's skilful treatment, became gorgeous enough for the most exacting Asiatic, with its black marble floor, its rose-coloured silk walls where great silver sconces alternated with full-length portraits of British sovereigns, its white "chunam" columns and its gilt Italian furniture. The Days Before Yesterday
While the gaily coloured and richly sugared chocolate eggs that we enjoy are recent in origin, the real egg, decorated with colours or gilt, has been acknowledged as a symbol of continuing life and resurrection since long.
Two months ago the yield on ten-year gilts was 0.5 per cent. Times, Sunday Times
At the opposite side of the room, a much worn sailor's hat, commonly called a tarpaulin, was balanced upon the point of a fishing rod, and beneath this trophy was placed a small side board, the open doors of which disclosed a number of shelves laden with gilt edged drinking vessels of white and blue china; a set of rose colored tea-cups, and several polished silver plated mugs. The Home in the Valley
The opaque-white decanters have gilt decoration applied to all the positions occupied by cutting on the colourless ones.
Of the many chances Scotland bombed, the most shinily gilt-edged came shortly afterwards when Ross Rennie, a real handful throughout, broke past three English defenders and fatally hesitated before trying to pass to one of Mike Blair or Laidlaw, both clear outside him. Six Nations 2012: Andy Robinson statistics fail to ease Scotland agony
Ten-year gilt yields also edged up slightly. Times, Sunday Times
With-profits funds invest in a combination of equities, fixed interest investments, gilts and property.
Investors who have bought individual gilts and retail bonds have less to worry about than holders of bond funds. Times, Sunday Times
The yield on ten-year gilts rose by two basis points to 1.75 per cent. Times, Sunday Times
When you buy a gilt below its face value you will get back more capital than you put in. Times, Sunday Times
Each is massively framed by an ornate gilt rococo cartouche carved by Giovanni Giuliani in 1706.
A large two-tone giltwood gesso overmantel mirror, 8,000-12,000. Times, Sunday Times
The equity market's recovery led gilts and interest rate futures to pare early gains and close the session little changed. Times, Sunday Times
There is some evidence that institutional investors are now more prepared to increase the allocations to gilts in their portfolios.
Both short and long-dated gilts ended lower despite a string of house-price data that provided early gains. Times, Sunday Times
Queller had the first variety in gilt, meaning that it is gold-plated, and the second variety in copper. Queller Collection of Coin Patterns Sells for $8.36 Million (Part 1) : Coin Collecting News
Falling gilt yields have pushed fund liabilities higher. Times, Sunday Times
Gilts ended marginally higher as investors preferred to stay neutral after a sharp three-day rally. Times, Sunday Times
Excellent plates show every conceivable aspect from his stamp to gilt bronzes and immaculate carving.
Made in the Upper Rhine region around 1210, it consists of a wooden bust that housed numerous relics and a hammered silver-gilt head that covered it like a divine skin, replete with a jeweled brow band. Art review: Splendor abounds in museum's display of grisly holy relics in Baltimore
Using a soft brush attachment she slowly cleans the ornate, rococo gilt frame surrounding a magnificent portrait by George Romney.
Directly across from the elevator was an intricate giltwood frame, Baroque and winding and elaborate, like a decorative tangle of thorns, or a gust of waves reaching out from the sea. The Art Thief
Most of the rest is likely to be in bonds and gilts with cash and property making up the balance.
A bearskin cloak, to be exact, fastened at the neck with a silver-gilt brooch as large as the palm of my hand. Sick Cycle Carousel
The interior of the restaurant is straight out of 1950s Brooklyn - goldish paint, plaster busts and gilt mirrors create a very old-fashioned feel.
The repo is generally in gilts, although other instruments have also been acceptable.
Middleshire in one of those charming "Olga" trench coats (khaki face-cloth lined self-coloured satin and with big, lovely, gilt-and-enamelled buttons), high brown boots, and one of those saucy little Belgian caps with Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917
Instead, growth today should be measured against the humble yields from long-dated gilts, which stand at just 4.4% at present.
The double drawing room has matching white marble fireplaces and gilt mirrors at either end. Times, Sunday Times
Eight birdies in four holes was gilt-edged golf. Times, Sunday Times
There is a harrowing moment when each middle-class families first starts to undertand that its gilt-edged securities and War Loan will never recover.
Falstaff made love to her with his hand upon "a parcel-gilt goblet," and followed up the declaration with a kiss and a request for thirty shillings. Inns and Taverns of Old London
Various barriers confronted borrowers from accessing available credit, weakening confidence and optimism among individuals and corporations; except for exceptional gilt-edged enterprises. Patrick Yam: Epiphinal Economic Times
Gilts traders, rather than countering that view, appeared to agree after reports suggested that the growth figure was set to be lower. Times, Sunday Times
And it happened again here, as they missed six gilt-edged chances to score. The Sun
Many of the best applications come from accomplished programmers who have working product demos but lack gilt-edged Valley Rolodexes. The Disruptor In The Valley
The quality of the dentex is almost as good as that of the gilt-head bream and it is in keen demand.
It shows, besides, some of the gemmed and enamelled work and parcel-gilt ware for which that territory, hidden away among the Himalayas, is so celebrated. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.
Gilts eased after investors rediscovered their appetite for riskier debt elsewhere in Europe. Times, Sunday Times
The gilt rosettes that once studded its coffered dome evoked the firmament.
The displayed assemblage of silver, silver-gilt, enamels and jewels looked fabulous at the view, and drew unexpected crowds - and prices.
Her personal income, from a minimum $450 million in gilt-edged assets, is not disclosed.
Gilts continued to sag under pressure from the impending deal over a Greek bailout and plumbed an 11-day low. Times, Sunday Times
The loan was rated AAA by Moody's, which judged the £80m Real Madrid paid Manchester United for Ronaldo and the £56m fee to AC Milan for Kaka a gilt-edged security - as safe as US government debt - for what that's worth. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
The lots include two 19th century Chinese barrel-shaped garden seats (£1,500-£2,000); an ornate giltwood overmantel mirror from the late 19th century (£1,000-£1,500); a pair of French faux-crocodile-skin binoculars (£500-£800); and a late 18th century English stained and painted model of a 62-gun ship (yours for £2,000-£4,000). Lehman's corporate art collection goes under the hammer at Christies
The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.
At the top of the entry stairs stands a massive gilt astronomer's clock made by the great French horologer Detouche for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1855. The Journe Identity
The first strategy, used largely with maternal lines that are genetically lean, is to increase the gilt's body fat content during the prebreeding period.
Small black-and-white photos accent walls dominated by two gilt-edged mirrors.
The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.
The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.
These copies are quarter bound in leather with a gilt spine and housed in a slip-case.
If the greatnesses are in conjunction in a man or woman, it is enoughthe fact will prevail through the universe; but the gaggery and gilt of a million years will not prevail. Preface to “Leaves of Grass,” 1855
Its surface was ornamented with real or imitation gold leaf, from which comes the expression ‘gilt on the gingerbread’.
They are buying gilts for the same reason, pushing the price up and the yield down. Times, Sunday Times
In thin gilt lettering on the creamy white of the menu, how little those words conveyed to the bulk of the imperfectly educated diners.
Furthermore, fewer postural changes by the gilt may be an advantageous behavior to help lessen the incidence of pre-weaning piglet mortality.
The upper chamber houses their decorative graves amidst profusely inscribed gilted walls while their actual tombs are in a crypt below.
a high-standing collar with points, and what was called a neckcloth of black silk with dark-blue brocaded figures running over it, and a handsome brocaded-velvet vest, double-breasted, the fashion of the times, with gilt buttons that looked as if they were set with diamonds, they sparkled so. A Little Girl in Old New York
The stem is cast as a slender tree branch, one end forking into two tines; the spoon end is applied, shaped as a mussel shell with a gilt interior.
I went in today to inquire about buying gilts. Times, Sunday Times
The yield on ten-year gilts eased one basis point to 2.20 per cent. Times, Sunday Times
As for the George II Chinoiserie giltwood overmantel mirror by sold by Christie's New York on 3 June, it had it all.
It's made of bluestone with gilt decoration, and stands about 1.5m high at the topmost corner.
Over the gilt balustrade surmounting the cornice lolled the figures of fauns, bacchantes, nereids and tritons, hovered over by a cloud of amorini blown like rose-leaves across a rosy sky, while in the centre of the dome Apollo burst in his chariot through the mists of dawn, escorted by a fantastic procession of the human races. The Valley of Decision
Other winter wonders are hybrids of some garden favorites with unusual foliage, including a gold-leafed butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii 'Golden Purple'), a sky flower with green leaves splashed with white, (Duranta repens 'White Lace'), and a silverberry (Elaeagnus ebbingei 'Gilt Edge') with dark olive leaves edged in gold. Fore, right!
There were photographs in gilt frames dotted about the walls. AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway
That meant investing more in safer government gilts.
The yield on two-year gilts rose by ten basis points. Times, Sunday Times
The impact of the paintings in their heavy gilt frames is palpable. Times, Sunday Times
Some crystal or fine glassware has a gilt design or edge on the rim of glass or as a decorative design or a patterned glass dish.
One of these formal tracings is color-coded according to the materials employed, and it details the contours and regulating lines for a silver-gilt ciborium (Pl. XII).
I went in today to inquire about buying gilts. Times, Sunday Times
The movement brought the stern to view, with all its garniture-Tritons like those at the bow; name in large raised letters; the rudder at the side; the elevated platform upon which the helmsman sat, a stately figure in full armour, his hand upon the rudder-rope; and the aplustre, high, gilt, carved, and bent over the helmsman like a great runcinate leaf. Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ
There is also an impossible fruit salad of different materials: giltwood combined with boulle combined with ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell.
Montblanc star gilt quartz large, wen s cover of general shock. Planet-x.com.au » diary | watch dr who gridlock
Some of them looked quite lavish, with gilt in some parts.
A lighter-weight dress sword with unusual gilt on the blade, it might possibly have belonged to the swashbuckling mercenary.
Framed in giltwood, the panels are worked in rich wools highlighted with silks.
Sie können entscheiden, ob für sie das neue oder das alte Recht gilt. Matthew Yglesias » Sherri Berman: Progressives Must Believe in Change
Longer term we still see the best value in gilts and possibly gold. Times, Sunday Times
Sotheby's Ms. Safra also got $266,500 for this 1735 Chinese export parcel-gilt black lacquer bureau bookcase cabinet that's decorated with river and mountain views. Inside Some of the World's Top Art Collections
Dark, uncleaned oil paintings in heavy gilt frames hung above them. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
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The normal caveat to place on this type of analysis is that if a company yields more than long-dated gilts then it should mean that the market expects it to cut its dividend at some point in time.
The same colors are repeated in the gilt tazza, the garland of flowers and the pendant, hair ornament, and other jewelry strewn on the table.
The silver-gilt monteith bowl was made for the firm of Wakely and Wheeler in 1903.
Item, we gyve as good as bequest unto [her] a saied Elizabeth Hall, all my plate, solely my brod china as good as gilt bole, which we right widely separated have att a date of this my will. Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia
However, this example is uniquely supported by an extravagant base of gilt and ormolu based on antique Roman design.
The ten-year gilt yields were up 15 basis points. Times, Sunday Times
A well-received five-year gilt auction also lent support. Times, Sunday Times
During the late troubles, the treasures of the state, and even the furniture of the palace, had been alienated or embezzled; the royal banquet was served in pewter or earthenware; and such was the proud poverty of the times, that the absence of gold and jewels was supplied by the paltry artifices of glass and gilt-leather. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
But that's probably also because it runs a lot of sites: Gilt Home, Gilt Man, Gilt City, Jetsetter for travel and Gilt Taste, which as of last check was selling whole Dungeness crabs, gluten-free carrot cake cookies, fiddlehead ferns and finger limes. Gilt's Flashy Dinner for Fashionable Men
Both long and short-dated gilts ended the session lower. Times, Sunday Times
Some index-linked gilts offer protection well into the next century.
The Bank is wooing retail investors; it has just published a booklet on the virtues of gilts.
He noticed that the ghost was smartly dressed in a cut-away coat with gilt buttons, a stand-up collar and Scotch cap.
It is a statuette, apparently of gold, or, more probably, of bronze-gilt -- a figure of Mercury, obviously, its head being surmounted with the petasus or winged hat, the usual accessory of that deity. A Changed Man; and other tales
Dating to around 1760-75, many bear delicate but thickly applied ‘high-relief’ polychrome enamelled flowers, exotic birds, fruit, chinoiseries and gilt-scrolled borders characteristic of contemporary Chelsea porcelain.
The horse's head, with a cropped mane that recalls artifacts from ancient Greece's Geometric period, is also gilt, and it is considerably more detailed than the body.
Banks followed Maggie Forrest into the living room, with its dark wainscoting and brooding landscapes in heavy gilt frames on the walls. AFTERMATH
It requires the income derived from £2,000 in gilt edged securities to maintain a family in idleness. Population Problems
No more gilt harpsichords or violin serenades played to me from outside my bedroom window.
Embroidery lay abandoned on a round table along with a book, three gilt-edged porcelain cups still containing tea, and a teapot.
Beneath the light, against your white front door, the smallest moths, like Chinese fans, flatten themselves, silver and silver-gilt over pale yellow, orange, or gray. Meryl Streep Headlines a Star-Studded Poetry Gala
The change in gilts is an oddity to do with pension funding requirements and actually shows that we need to be less concerned about debt than you say - because we can refinance it all at 1%. Labour Has Doubled Income Tax Since 1997
It was about the size of a cigarette pack, framed in flaking gilt, the tiny canvas itself a wash of brown and green.
Hundreds of managers from BYD's 1,200 dealerships patiently waited for over an hour for Buffett to arrive, standing to applaud and snap pictures as he walked in with Wang while bevies of ladies clad in red and gilt gowns stood alongside. Backer Buffett Visits China Automaker BYD
Above it, a handsome gilt gaselier spread out its branches, and on this gaselier as many as three gas-jets burned furiously at once. The Divine Fire
It turned out to be a rare gilt bronze Ming dynasty ritual wine cup. The Sun
The double drawing room has matching white marble fireplaces and gilt mirrors at either end. Times, Sunday Times
Maison Gerard, meanwhile, show a sumptuous pair of Jules Leleu commodes from the 1940s, covered in white shagreen and with sycamore interiors, gilt-bronze mounts and coral-red lacquer tops.
The yield on the two-year gilt fell 2 basis points to 6. 33 percent.
The 10-year gilt yield is under 1.5%. Times, Sunday Times
From Hyderabad in the Deccan is a parcel-gilt vase, an example of pierced-work, the _opus interassile_ of the Romans. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.
Ten-year gilt yields also edged up slightly. Times, Sunday Times
He picks out the colour of stained glass windows glowing in sunlight, the richness of gilt and the glint on brass chandeliers. Times, Sunday Times
The ten-year gilt yields were up 15 basis points. Times, Sunday Times
The copper gilt grate is a marvel of workmanship, and the mantelpiece is most delicately finished; the fire-irons are beautifully chased; the bellows are a perfect gem. Letters of Two Brides
UK ten-year gilt yields have now hit 1.45 per cent. Times, Sunday Times
Longer term we still see the best value in gilts and possibly gold. Times, Sunday Times
Top lot will be the cover of a chalcedony cup dating from the 16th century, featuring Venus and Cupid cradled together within a scallop shell and framed by a silver gilt mount in the form of Jupiter as a swan. A Week of Masters Descends
From the early nineteenth century comes a masterpiece of American furniture, an ebonised and gilt-bronze mounted rosewood secretaire a abattant attributed to the renowned New York cabinet-maker Duncan Phyfe (Carswell Rush Berlin).
The second dessert set consists of eighteen dessert knives with parcel-gilt blades and a frosted finish (Pl. II).
In the provisional plan, short - and medium-term gilts with maturities of up to 15 years make up 65% of supply. Balancing Gilt Issues
I dined in solitary state, all alone in the castle's gilt-and-blue dining hall.
A lack of British economic data influenced trends, with gilts tracking bunds higher. Times, Sunday Times
The letters, often with the envelope, were carefully mounted on 12 gilt-edged leaves.
December gilt futures rallied to settle up 51 ticks in line with bund futures. Times, Sunday Times
Last week the real yield on the 50-year index-linked gilt slumped to 0.57% - below that of an index-linked bond in deflationary Japan.
All around them were gilt-edged chairs and tables, cushioned with soft red and black velvet.
'I should ha' forgot it; I should certainly ha' forgot it!' said Sam; so saying, he at once stepped into the stationer's shop, and requested to be served with a sheet of the best gilt-edged letter- paper, and a hard-nibbed pen which could be warranted not to splutter. Lance Mannion:
The top Chippendale lot will be an elaborate, parcel-gilt padouk cabinet on a stand reminiscent of Chinese pagodas from 1755-1760 (estimate: £2.5 million-£4 million). Sainsbury Sale Highlights
Over-the-top accessories accompany all her collections, from fake pearl chokers to quilted handbags and gilt belts.
He let army contractors in to browse the bronzes, ormolu-mounted Sèvres vases, and giltwood mirrors that once reflected carnivals of artifice, vanity, and debauch. THE DIAMOND
NS&I is the other main way for the government to raise borrowings other than through issuing gilts and treasury bills. Times, Sunday Times
If the greatnesses are in conjunction in a man or woman it is enough ... the fact will prevail through the universe ... but the gaggery and gilt of a million years will not prevail. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations
The overwhelming bulk of the quantitative easing programme has involved buying gilts. Times, Sunday Times
Gilts are bonds issued specifically by the British Government. Times, Sunday Times
They are very detailed, made with small tesserae with gilt grounds and subtle colouring tones.
Bailey captured them seated practically back to back on spindly gilt chairs at a fashion show, in an invisible yet palpable fog of unpleasantness.
In empires of eternal form, he never lived, a marble bust, in solemn air, august in strife, inert and noble, wreathed in gilt of autumn leaves. The Lucifer Cantos 7/13
No fund manager is going to get a wigging from the FSA, still less a belting fine, by buying and holding gilts.
One of these formal tracings is color-coded according to the materials employed, and it details the contours and regulating lines for a silver-gilt ciborium.
She had also been able to keep a few books from a once-vast collection, and displayed them with the gilt-edged pages facing outward, making a regular row of volumes appear to be block of shining gold. Lesley M. M. Blume: ICONS OF STYLE SERIES: The Marchesa Casati, High Priestess of Eccentricity (PHOTOS)

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