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Material: Giltwood
Mid 20th Century Wooden Italian Florentine White and Gold Giltwood Wastebasket
Located in Cordova, SC
This exquisite 1950s vintage Florentine wastebasket, crafted in Italy, showcases the timeless elegance of mid-century design. Made from carved giltwood, it features an ornate floral ...
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Italian Florentine Gilt Tole Grape Leaf & Bows Candle Sconces circa 1950
By Florentine
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous vintage pair of Italian Florentine gilt tole two-arm candle sconces with lovely grapes, scrolling leaves, large bows, and carved giltwood candle holders, circa 1950. "Base...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Tôle
Small Italian Florentine Jewelry Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage gilt wood storage or jewelry box features one drawer and flip up top with mirror. with storage below lined in an orange velvet fabric. The box has has lots of character,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Fabric, Velvet
Antique Giltwood Picture Frame. English 18th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely Georgian giltwood picture frame
Carved pine with shallow gesso and gilt
Original patina
Internally or sight measures 19.25 x 24 inches. 48.5 x 61 cm
Free UK shipping
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
French Pair of Louis XVI Style Girandoles
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This dazzling pair of French girandoles or table chandeliers are in wonderful antique condition. Each fixture is centered with a gilt bronze Louis XVI style candelabra base with six ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$2,400 / set
Pair of 19th C. Italian Giltwood Floor Pricket Candlesticks Torchieres
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning pair of late 18th-Century to early 19th-Century Italian carved gilt wood tripod floor pricket altar candlesticks or torchieres. These gorgeous cathedral candlesticks...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$3,995 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique French Empire Style Carved Giltwood Barometer Signed C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Empire Style Carved Gilt Wood Barometer, Signed, C1930.
39 1/4" x 15 3/4" x 3 1/2".
A stunning antique French Empire style barometer from circa 1930, featuring ...
Category
Early 20th Century Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Florentine Gold Black Gilded Wood Art Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Florentine Black and Gold Gilded Frame, Italy.
Fantastic art frame with incredible patina that would work with your favorite watercolor or oil painting. This frame certainly capture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Decorative greyhound hand carved heraldic coat of arms
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality gilt coloured coat of arms. Central shield with acanthus decoration, flanked either side by outward facing standing greyhounds.
Gilt has been worn through to allow the ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Gothic Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Italian 7 Lite Oversized Wall Candle Sconce or Sculpture
By Palladio
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-157 Italian gilt metal and wood 7-light candle sconce with foil details.
Large size lends itself as an elaborate wall sculpture.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$975 Sale Price
59% Off
Large Antique Victorian Rococo Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Large Antique Victorian Rococo Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1880.
Measures - 32.5"H x 28.5"W x 4.5"D....
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 16th Century Italian Gilt Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of Italian giltwood candlesticks from the 1500’s. This impressive hand-carved pair of candlesticks have stayed together for over 400 years. Gold and silver gilt is found on th...
Category
16th Century Italian Other Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$4,200 / set
19th Century European Ornate Gilt Picture Frame
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful European frame was most likely created in Germany in the 1800's. Boasting a stunningly ornate motif of foliage around the frames surface...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Baroque Italian Carved Giltwood Torcheres
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This impressive pair of 19th century Italian torches are a sublime work of European Baroque art. Carved in golden wood, it gives us an exquisite decoration of angels among fruits and...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$19,186 Sale Price
20% Off
Two Antique Gothic Cathedral Form Giltwood Frames, C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Two Antique Gothic Cathedral Form Giltwood Frames, C1880.
33 1/4" x 15 3/4" x 2 1/2".
A pair of antique Gothic-style gilt wood frames from circa 1880, featuring religious scene...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$1,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Figura di Bambin Gesù in Terracotta XVIII Secolo Arte Devozionale Italiana
Located in Milano, MI
Bambin Gesù in Terracotta della fine del 1700 raffigurato in piedi, privo di vesti, sopra una bella base dorata in oro fino. Italia centro-meridionale, risale alla fine del 1700. Il ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Giltwood
Set of Four 1950s Borghese Terracotta “Four Seasons” Figures
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of four Borghese terracotta figures representing the Four Seasons, each modeled as a putto with seasonal motifs. Rich red clay with gilt wood bases adds warmth and contrast. A de...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Giltwood
Antique Swedish Gustavian Signed Wall Clock Gilt 1900, Rococo Golden Clock
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Gustavian wall clock This Swedish rococo wall clock is from 1900 and has its original mechanism. Hand Carved, Hand Crafted, Gilded Wall Clock It has been hand-carved with flo...
Category
Early 1900s Rococo Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$2,303 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Small and Unique 18th Century Italian Giltwood Altar Niche on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
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Hand-carved in Italy in the 1700s, this giltwood niche has been mounted to a painted black stand. The small altar piece is quite unique, with the teal...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Carved Gilt Wood Frame With Glass C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Carved Gilt Wood Frame with Glass C1900
Measures - 25"H x 23"W x 4.75"D
A beautifully crafted antique carved gilt wood frame from around 1900. This piece features intricate...
Category
Early 20th Century Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Florentine Gold Black Gilded Wood Art Frame Circa 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Florentine Black and Gold Gilded Frame, Italy.
Sturdy and beautiful, this frame is ready for a picture and certainly captures that European vibe.Fits 16x20 artwork
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Florentine Green Gilt Rectangular Wood Tissue Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This painted green gilt-wood box can be used to elegantly hold tissues but also store your favorite pieces of jewelry on a v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Large Antique Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Large Antique Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1900
Measures - 31.75"H x 27.75"W x 4.25"D
A beautifully cra...
Category
Early 20th Century Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Pair Italian 18th Century Polychrome and Giltwood Cherub / Angels
Located in Bradenton, FL
Quite a stunning pair of Italian standing cherub or Angel carvings from the 18th century. Standing at almost 4 feet tall, the pair are quite large and realistic. Very impressive. Wit...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Florentine Gold and Cream Wastebasket Trash Can
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming tall gilded wastebasket or trash can. Perfect to be used formally or informally in a bathroom, powder room, vanity space or home office. Truly a vintage mid-century ornate e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Early circa 19th Century Hand-carved Wooden Two Tier Continuous Frame
Located in Louisville, KY
This intricate two-tier frame was created in the early to mid 19th century. Made from hand carved wood with intricate cut-outs, this extraordinary frame was then built up into the m...
Category
Early 19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Florentine Carved Gilt Wood Angels PAIR
Located in Canterbury, GB
Pair of Antique Giltwood Angels
Hand carved and gilded with silvered clouds to base.
Made in France at the end of the 19th century,
Very decorative architectural wall elements.
...
Category
19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Collection of Five Italian Florentine Mirrors and Art Frames
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Great grouping of gold gilt mirrors and frames from Italy. Can be used in a grouping as part of a gallery wall or certainly stand alone.
Individual measurements: Pair of mirrors ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
$308 Sale Price / set
35% Off
18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier.
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. The six drawer chest is inset with ...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
French Giltwood Picture Frame
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French giltwood picture frame with incised vine decoration and inner bead border. Warm gilt finish is in good condition with some losses to outer edges, slight corner ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Florentine Rectangular Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box with classical scenes. This gilt-wood box with red, gold and black detailing has four comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Acanthus Leaf Gilt Wood Reticulated Picture Art Mirror Frame Fits 20x24
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive late 19th - early 20th century Victorian gilt wood / gesso picture / art / mirror frame. Intricately carved and beveled with a swirling pierced acanthus leaf border around...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of 18th Century Italian painted and Gilt Wooden Candlesticks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A Pair of 18th Century Italian painted and Gilt Wooden Candlesticks, Candle Holders CIRCA 1750'S, Set upon Lion Paw Tri Feet with ornate carvings and decorated stems these beautfully...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian George III Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$719 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Federal Giltwood Banjo Clock
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with white enamel dial and reverse painted waist and pendulum door. With key and pendulum.
Category
1820s American Federal Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Hand Carved Giltwood Reclining Buddha on Custom Lucite Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An unusual and striking giltwood sculpture of a reclining Buddha with head on one bent arm, lovely from every angle. Small glass beads are a decorative embellishment. A custom froste...
Category
1970s Indonesian Vintage Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite, Giltwood
Large Mid-Century Carved Painted Wood Picture Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Carved Painted Wood Frame, 1950's
Fantastic carved wood frame with liner, in a distressed finish and incredible patina. Great piece for your favorite oil painting as well as could a...
Category
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint, Giltwood
Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging sculpture of Memento Mori dated Late 17th Century, is part of a production of small terracotta figures for private use, which Giuseppe Maria Mazza, created throughout h...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Giltwood
Elmer O. Stennes Weymouth MA Eglomise Girandole Banjo Clock
By Elmer O. Stennes
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful example of a hand made girandole banjo clock by well known Weymouth, Massachusetts clockmaker Elmer O. Stennes (1911-1975), with a signed circular face with brass ball surround, surmounted by a gilt carved eagle...
Category
20th Century American Federal Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
American Gilt Carved Wood and Poly Chromed Roman Guard Figurehead, Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and poly chromed nautical figurehead of Roman guard in military attire. Late 19th century.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Large Early Baroque Frame, “Regina Coeli” Italy, late 16th / early 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A large gilded Baroque frame made of carved wood with stucco applications, partially polychrome-painted.
Inner dimensions: 116 x 78 cm
The tall, rectangular frame is crowned by a lar...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Baroque Sculpted and Gilded Wooden Collection Frame Italy 17th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Small collectible frame, Italy, 17th century. Richly carved wood, traces of gilding under the patina, sold in its original condition.
Measurements
Ext cm 27 x 22.5
Int cm 22 x...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Newcomb-Macklin School Arts & Crafts 1st-Finish Gilt Wood Frame C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Newcomb-Macklin School Arts & Crafts Carved Gilt Wood First Finish Frame C1910
Measures - 28"H x 24.25"W x 2.5"D
An exquisite example of early 20th-century craftsmanship, t...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Bohemian Gilt Wood Mantel Clock
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine giltwood mantel or shelf clock with carved floral basket crest, the enamel dial with gilt hour and minute hands, surmounted by carved grape vines and standing on platform base w...
Category
1830s Czech Rococo Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
American 19th Century Coved Picture Frame. Original Gold Gilding
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American gilt picture frame. Rabbet measures 12.5" x 10.5" Perfect for a 12" x 10" painting.
'
Category
19th Century American Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Swedish Gustavian Longcase Clock
Located in Ljungby, SE
Fantastic Swedish Gustavian longcase clock. The case is a Stockholm work from around 1770/1780. It is lacquered and gilded with rich wood-carved details of, among other things, garla...
Category
1770s Swedish Gustavian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large Antique Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Large Antique Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1900
Measures - 30" x 37" x 3.25"D
A large antique carved gi...
Category
Early 20th Century Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Oval Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Large Antique Oval Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1880.
Measures - 33.75"H x 28"W x 4.25"D.
A large...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Regency Giltwood Eagle
Located in Essex, MA
Standing with wings extended and one claw resting on a turtles back. This piece was intended to be displayed outdoors. Many old layers of pain. From the Bartlett Burnap Collection. P...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
"Chinese" Giltwood Clock After a Design by Thomas Johnson, England, circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Important giltwood clock with a mirror background of Rococo inspiration with a rich sinuous and asymmetrical decoration representing a Chinese couple ab...
Category
1860s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Chinese Antique Wooden Figure of the Medicine Buddha Bhaishajyaguru
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, antique Chinese figure of the Medicine Buddha Bhaishajyaguru made of hand crafted gilded, partly lacquered Tropical wood, in good condition. The sculpture is dressed in a fl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Gilt Ceremonial Thai Head dress
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ceremonial Thai headdress usually worn for wedding or religious ceremonies.
Hand-crafted in Thailand.
Gilt Thai Ceremonial Headdress circa ...
Category
20th Century Thai Folk Art Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
19th C. Venetian Painted Carved Wall Crest with Polychrome and Gilt Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a dramatic decorative statement with this monumental 19th-century Venetian carving. Handcrafted in Italy circa 1870, the deeply pierced wooden panel features an exuberant rocail...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Contemporary Hand-Carved Wood Frame with Gold Leaf Cover, Custom Sizes
Located in Prato, IT
Italian contemporary hand-carved wood frame in French style with gold leaf cover and linen passe-partout. Available in custom sizes.
Measures: cm.59 x 6 x 69 (inside cm. 48 x 38).
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Vintage Chinese Gold Gilt Wood Carved Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of vintage Chinese gold gilt wood carved Foo Dogs, circa 1970s. The pair measure 15.5"W x 3.25"D x 4"H. The set are in very good vintage condition and have a wonderful pat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Statue Of An Eagle
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 18th century Statue of an Eagle from the Lombardy region of Italy. Beautifully carved from gilt wood. A wonderful accessory for any table top or bookcase.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French Gilt Wrought Iron Carved Wood Two-Arm Electrified Wall Sconces
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of gilt wrought iron two-arm wall sconces, beautifully decorated with leaf on hand-carved and hand-painted giltwood in French Provincial Style, France, 1880-1890. The wall sco...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,283 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand Carved Gilt Standing Thai Buddha
Located in Ferndale, MI
A decorative hand carved Thai giltwood standing Buddha on a lotus flower with black square base. The costume is layered and flowing and peaceful grin facial expression . Serenity and...
Category
20th Century Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Iron Dog Collar, Museum Mounted
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
17th century iron dog collar, museum mounted on rectangular giltwood base. With two rows of neoclassic ironwork. The 6" x 2.25" W collar is removable...
Category
17th Century European Neoclassical Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$2,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair French Early 19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Empire Style bird Ornaments
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful pair of handcarved giltwood bird fragments.
France circa 1805-1820 . Weathered and small losses
Measurements individual and include the wooden base.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$473 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Three Tall Gilded and Carved Italian Candelabras 18th Century Three-Armed
Located in Milano, MI
Set of Three Antique Gilded Italian Three-Flame Candlesticks From the Late 1700s in carved poplar wood. This exceptional and rare triptych of tall candlesticks has the octagonal ba...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Giltwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
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