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Material: Giltwood
Pair Italian Neoclassical Craved and Gilt Wood Mythical Beasts, mid 19th century
Located in Austin, TX
A powerful and dramatic pair of Italian neoclassical carved and gilt wood mythical animal figures on faux painted bases, mid 19th century or earlier, Italy. The fantastic beasts are well carved, with dramatic wings that follow the sensuous curve of the neck, and a sinuous body ends in an eel-like tail gracefully curled in upon itself. The bearded heads feature a flattened snout with sharp teeth and a lolling tongue, and pointed horse ears and mane. The long forelegs stretched out in front of them and ending in pawed and clawed feet. The beasts have characteristics of several different mythical animals, making them hard to positively identify. The most likely candidates would be dragons, hippocampi, or chimeras. The beasts are unfinished to the back, indicating they were originally part of a relief decoration, possibly from a mirror. They have now been mounted to wooden bases faux painted to imitate porphyry. They would make perfect bookends or mantle sculptures.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Giltwood Bookends

Materials

Gesso, Softwood, Giltwood

Pair Italian Neoclassical Craved and Gilt Wood Mythical Beasts, mid 19th century
Pair Italian Neoclassical Craved and Gilt Wood Mythical Beasts, mid 19th century

Pair Italian Neoclassical Craved and Gilt Wood Mythical Beasts, mid 19th century

Pineider, Italian miniature sliding bookend, ca 1900
By Pineider
Located in Delft, NL
Pineider, Italian miniature sliding bookend, ca 1900 A sliding bookend made by Cartolerie F. Pineider, Italy. A small size of 7.5 cm high, 13-20 cm w...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Giltwood Bookends

Materials

Giltwood

Pineider, Italian miniature sliding bookend, ca 1900

Pineider, Italian miniature sliding bookend, ca 1900

Vintage Extending Book Slide, Venetian, Gilt, Tulipwood, Bookrest, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. A Venetian, gilt finished tulipwood bookrest, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Delightfully presented book slide, with appealing f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giltwood Bookends

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Extending Book Slide, Venetian, Gilt, Tulipwood, Bookrest, Mid Century
Vintage Extending Book Slide, Venetian, Gilt, Tulipwood, Bookrest, Mid Century

Vintage Extending Book Slide, Venetian, Gilt, Tulipwood, Bookrest, Mid Century

Pair Of French Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Bookends/Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of French early 19th century 1st Empire period patinated wood, giltwood, and faux painted marble bookends/busts. Each bookend is raised by a square mottled bas...
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19th Century French Antique Giltwood Bookends

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Pair Of French Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Bookends/Busts
Pair Of French Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Bookends/Busts

Pair Of French Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Bookends/Busts

Pair of Victorian Silver and Gilt Birds
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Victorian silver and gilt plated metal birds standing among branches on a tiered rectangular base
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Giltwood Bookends

Materials

Silver

Pair of Victorian Silver and Gilt Birds
Pair of Victorian Silver and Gilt Birds

Pair of Victorian Silver and Gilt Birds

Carved and Gilt Fragments with Polychrome Finish on Custom Acrylic Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
These old world fragments from a time of ornamentation and decadence will pop any space with a feeling of classic royal nobility. They are sturdily mounted on clear acrylic so that o...
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18th Century Antique Giltwood Bookends

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Giltwood

Carved and Gilt Fragments with Polychrome Finish on Custom Acrylic Stand
Carved and Gilt Fragments with Polychrome Finish on Custom Acrylic Stand

Carved and Gilt Fragments with Polychrome Finish on Custom Acrylic Stand

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