gilded

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In the lavish memorial erected by his grieving widow, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert is golden, but few world leaders are permanently gilded, and certainly not before their deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

On this year’s occasion, Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a gilded statue of the former president.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Gu, who specialises in carving the heads of Buddha sculptures, proudly showed off the subtle expressions on the faces of a row of gilded figures in her storeroom.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

One of the newest Four Seasons suites includes a private outdoor gym, panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and a gilded spiral staircase snaking between its four floors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Heavy draperies with brocade and tassels hang on the windows and separate the rooms; paintings in gilded frames hang close together on the walls.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman