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Examples

  • Fingersmith: try Butter London's old-gold varnish.

    The beauty spot: dark metallic nails 2012

  • I like the old-gold look of Butter London's Full Monty (£12.50, butterlondon.com), which has the feel of tarnished wedding rings, and Mavala's Platinum Marble (£4.30, boots.com), which is even odder – an old picture frame, found buried in the garden.

    The beauty spot: dark metallic nails 2012

  • Stacked houses of old-gold stone rose up the side of a hill, and the roofs looked as if they had been shingled in bronze.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • This would be stunning in old-gold satin, with maybe tulle for that bit sticking out at the side between the scallops.

    See What I Mean? - A Dress A Day 2009

  • This would be stunning in old-gold satin, with maybe tulle for that bit sticking out at the side between the scallops.

    September 2009 2009

  • Stacked houses of old-gold stone rose up the side of a hill, and the roofs looked as if they had been shingled in bronze.

    City of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009

  • In a month of climbing, riding, and sailing around the islands of Hawaii, the only real surprise encountered by the travelers was the “old-gold girl” who had sent Clarence King into ecstasy years before.

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • In a month of climbing, riding, and sailing around the islands of Hawaii, the only real surprise encountered by the travelers was the “old-gold girl” who had sent Clarence King into ecstasy years before.

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • It's in silk charmeuse that I bought at Vogue Fabrics, and I guess it is also blue and brown, although the brown is really a lovely old-gold color.

    January 2007 2007

  • It's in silk charmeuse that I bought at Vogue Fabrics, and I guess it is also blue and brown, although the brown is really a lovely old-gold color.

    More from my closet - A Dress A Day 2007

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