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Material: Gold Leaf
American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Perched Eagle, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and gesso Eagle with extended wings perched on decorative acanthus floral motif, Early 19th century.
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Glass Lenti Ashtray, Bullicante & Gold Polveri, Barovier & Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Lenti Ashtray, Bullicante & Gold Polveri, by Barovier & Toso (assumed)
This piece could also be viewed/used as a decorative bowl or a vide-poche.
It is in fery ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1930s.
Between 1932 and 1933 the Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi, a spirited protagonist of the Milan “neoclassicist” movement, a friend and associate of Gio Ponti, and a partner of Il Labirinto, established a fruitful collaboration with the Venini glassware company, which would continue, albeit episodically, in later years. The architect’s creative contribution was evident both in the glass forms and in their innovative manufacturing technique. When Buzzi arrived at the Venini company in Murano, in 1932, he brought with him a remarkable cultural baggage and a thorough knowledge of ancient art, particularly the Etruscan period...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlesticks with Agate Coral & Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick tops with polished fossil agate coral and a natural forming baroque pearl. The 18th century fragments come from Tuscany and have th...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal
Rare 11 Light Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Large Shade Chandelier w. Ogre Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive antique and top quality hand crafted eleven light chandelier with a fabulous fable creature 'Orge'.
An ogre (in English) is a deformed human-like creature and bad spirit ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Belle Époque Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze, Iron, Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Rococo Alabaster Floor Torchieres
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style (dated 1932) white alabaster 9 light floor torchiere with a carved urn with handles supporting 8 gilt carved arms all moun...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Gold Leaf
$125,000 / set
Portuguese Baroque Madonna and Child Religious Sculpture, 17th Century Statue
Located in Lisbon, PT
This late 17th-century Portuguese Baroque figure in polychromed wood depicts the Madonna holding the Christ Child, carved with exquisite detail and spiritual grace.
The Virgin is p...
Category
Late 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$17,519 Sale Price
20% Off
Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Bubbles Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Cookie Jar
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass cookie jar / container. Documented to designer A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Carlo Scarpa Venini Murano Bollicine White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear white bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass mini vase / vide poche. Documented to the Venini company, and created by master des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,050 Sale Price
25% Off
Rococo Bow Ribbon Double Oval Frame in Giltwood with Floral Paintings
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Rococo Giltwood Frames with Flowers Paintings
Giltwood Double Oval Hanging Frame with Pink Flowers Painting and Bow Ribbon Details.
Spain, 1940s.
These stunning oil on canva...
Category
20th Century Spanish Rococo Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Sculptural Trinket Bowl w/Gold Leaf
Located in Warrenton, OR
Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Bowl/Vide Poche w/ Generous Gold Leaf
(Seguso is attribution based on the documentation by others described below.) Very nice vintage condition; we fou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Important Archimede Seguso Opalescent Murano Glass PAIR of Dotted Guinea Hens
Located in Richmond, VA
Matched pair of a female & male guinea hen bird sculptures by Archimede Seguso. They are made of opalescent glass which has been infused with delicate 24K gold powder which creat...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Lacquered and Gold Leaf Storage Trunk (Nagamochi)
Located in CA, CA
A fine lacquered and gold leaf Nagamochi dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century.
The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a folia...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Antique Standing Bronze Buddha 24 Carat Gold Rattanakosin 63cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful and rare authentic and antique bronze standing Buddha from Thailand from the Rattanakosin period, a large specimen gilded with 24 carat gold leaf, circa mid 19th century, t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
$860 Sale Price
50% Off
Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1930s.
Between 1932 and 1933 the Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi, a spirited protagonist of the Milan “neoclassicist” movement, a friend and associate of Gio Ponti, and a partner of Il Labirinto, established a fruitful collaboration with the Venini glassware company, which would continue, albeit episodically, in later years. The architect’s creative contribution was evident both in the glass forms and in their innovative manufacturing technique. When Buzzi arrived at the Venini company in Murano, in 1932, he brought with him a remarkable cultural baggage and a thorough knowledge of ancient art, particularly the Etruscan period...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Barovier Toso Iridescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Scissor Cut Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, vintage Murano hand blown slight iridescent surface with gold flecks accents Italian art glass decorative bowl. The piece is attributed to designer Ercole Baro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Sèvres Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase in the Arts & Crafts style by Fuchs
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular, highly adorned, Sèvres urn in the arts and crafts style. Skillfully hand painted garden scenes of maidens and putti on either side. Set on a turquoise ground are brigh...
Category
Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Murano Orange Ombre Fade Gold Italian Art Glass Horse Head Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Porcelain Multi Color Centerpiece Footed Bowl, China, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite polychrome hand painted porcelain scalloped footed bowl or centerpiece with strawberry handles, China, 1950s.
This eye-catching oval bowl was handcrafted in China circa 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Spots Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowl or ashtray. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The bowl is decorated with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Barbini Vintage 50s Blue Bubbles Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Heart Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass heart shaped bowl / vide poche. The piece is documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, ci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bottle Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown persimmon orange and gold flecks Italian art glass squared shape bottle / flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The vase still ret...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Glass Lenti Bowl with Blue Swirl and Gold Polveri, by Fratelli Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Lenti Bowl with Blue Swirl and Gold Polveri, by Fratelli Toso
This vintage Murano glass work of art by Fratelli Toso (of Barovier & Toso) i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Murano Glass Bowl w/Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Original Label Pustetto & Zanetti
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bowl w/Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Original Label Pustetto & Zanetti
Pustetto and Zanetti Murano Glass Bowl with Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Remains of the original Pus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966.
Spira Aurata series oval-section conical vase in blown glass with polychrome garnet, r...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$6,170 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Barbini Purple Amethyst Gold Flecks Handle Italian Art Glass Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown amethyst purple and gold flecks Italian art glass pitcher shape flower vase. The piece is documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, with original an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage MCM German Gold Plated Ormolu Perfume Bottle With Mulberry Tree Stopper
Located in New Orleans, LA
A vintage 1950’s MCM German, 24kt gold-plated ormolu perfume bottle with a mulberry tree stopper.
It features an ornate mulberry botanical filigr...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf, Brass
Small Vintage Red Leather Jewelry Box Fleur-De-Lis, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box in red leather and gold embossed with fleur-de-lis decoration. This box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Maurice Dufrêne (1876–1955), French Art Deco "Balancing Elephant" Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Maurice Dufrêne (French, 1876–1955) was a seminal figure of the French Art Deco movement, widely celebrated for his multidisciplinary contributions to design—spanning furniture, deco...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Rainbow Pattern Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Duck Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and large, vintage Murano hand blown multi-color filigrana stripe ribbons with gold accents Italian art glass duck bird sculpture. Created in the manner of the Frate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Glass, Seguso or Barovier & Toso, w/Gold Polveri
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass, Seguso or Barovier and Toso, w/Gold Polveri
All of these maestros created triple-cased glass works of this type, so we cannot be sure which of them created this one, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Colossi, giant Murano glass vases. Maestro collection. Piattelli design. Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I Colossi, Two Black Beads vase overl gold and emeral green.
The I Colossi is a group of vases made in Murano and currently in production. They are part of the Maestro collection.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Bullicante Clam Shell Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural hand blown Murano art glass clam shell bowl in pink degrade and clear glass with inner air bubbles. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
This piece combines Somm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Alfredo Barbini Murano Gold Dust Red Black Art Glass Tear Drop Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind black and red teardrop shaped Murano glass bowl or ashtray. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini, Italy, 1950s.
This outstanding decorative bowl features a sensual tear drop ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Beautiful Golden Baroque Style Frame Classic Frame 84x74cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful, classic frame gilded with gold leaf, entirely in the typical Baroque style, elegantly decorated with acanthus leaves, vines, and flowers, made of pine and plaster, circa t...
Category
1920s Belgian Baroque Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Old Ecclesiastical Religious Art Sacred Heart of Jesus Plaster Statue Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Glorious Late 19th to Early 20th Century Ecclesiastical Religious Art Sacred Heart of Jesus plaster statue sculpture upon a gilded wood base. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, his hands only had the wire structure so new hand-molded & crafted hands were created by our professional craftsmen and the wood on the base was bad so it has been given a new gilded wood base. He has many chips in the plaster that have been repaired and the whole statue has been shellacked. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 19th – Early 20th Century.
Heaven knows we could all use a little more Jesus in our lives!! Well, your prayers have just been answered!!! This is an absolutely magnificent Ecclesiastical Religious Art plaster statue of The Sacred Heart of Jesus. He is comprised of hand sculpted and hand painted plaster and he stands about 43 inches tall upon a square flat edge gilded wood base. He has handsome, realistic, intricately hand painted facial features, and his glorious dark brown shoulder length hair drapes gracefully upon his shoulders. He wears a lovely, flowing robe featuring the Sacred Heart symbol upon his chest and his beautiful bare feet are exposed at the base of his robe. His enticing hands are open and reaching out as if to welcome you into his arms. The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most widely practiced Catholic Faith devotions wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of “God’s boundless and passionate love for mankind.” The Sacred Heart is depicted as a flaming heart shining from behind with divine light, pierced by the lance with a bleeding wound, and encircled by the crown of thorns. And Christian faith depicts it more as a flaming heart, while the wounds and crown of thorns allude to the manner of Christ’s passion and the flames a furnace of ardent love. You can depict it how you choose! We believe that his original home was most likely a wonderful old church where he was admired for many years. Due to his materials, he should only be exhibited indoors…. Which is exactly where we all need the Lord to be anyway… on the inside!!! He will be absolutely divine in your entry way or heavenly in a sunroom surrounded by indoor foliage or faux plants & trees. He has an all-over “perfectly imperfect” aged patina, a few “character enhancing” chips that you would expect given his vintage age, and an angelic aura...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire, Gold Leaf
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Pulegoso Green Gold Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown green and gold flecks Italian art glass perfume scent bottle. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1930-40s. Unsure of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Standing Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden honey amber and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / figurine. The piece is created in the manner of designers Arch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture attr Barbini Labeled
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Murano hand blown Italian art glass bird sculpture or figurine features a minimal, restrained palette of dark red and off-white with delicate gold lead, or aventurine, accents. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Scroll Fragment on a Red and White Hematoid Quartz Heart
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded scroll fragment mounted on a polished red and white hematoid quartz heart. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in Catholic art history which symbo...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Barbini Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass kitty cat figurine. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. I have owned seve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Glass Bowl, Cased Glass with Bullicante, by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bowl, Cased Glass with Bullicante, by Seguso (suspected). This is a beautiful piece of cased Murano glass, clear over bright white over a saturated deep pinkish interior...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Sunray on a Blue Celestite Sphere with Blue Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray mounted on a blue celestite sphere and wrapped in perfectly coordinating blue preserved coral.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a par...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
$1,387 Sale Price
25% Off
9'2 "High Roller Gun" Custom Wooden Marquetry Surfboard feat 24 Carat Gold
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This is a unique custom surfboard featuring a marquetry deck incorporating 24 carat gold leaf, designed and hand-crafted by the w o o d p o p studio which specialises in marquetry an...
Category
2010s British Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$15,848 Sale Price
20% Off
"Thorny" Heart Vases Set of 3 Pieces, Handmade in Italy, Porcelan, Wall decor
By Elica Studio
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
This collection is made by 4 beautiful...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Vintage Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Surface Pattern Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is profusely covered in gold leaf, with ribbed design. Made with very thick glass and heavy. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase in Lattimo Filigrana with Gold foil
Located in Bochum, NRW
Italian Venetian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase, from the 1940s, Italy.
A beautiful Fazzoletto original Murano glass in Lattimo Filigrana and gold foil spreaded. This beautiful p...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$996 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with an Ammonite and Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted and adorned with quartz crystals and topped with an ammonite.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf
Barbini Murano Pulegoso Black Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown frothy bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. The piece is attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Art Glass Koi Fish Sculpture Barbini Gold Bubble Hollywood Regency Modern
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite, rare and large Murano art glass sculpture of a pair of glistening koi fish. This murano art glass sculpture was hand made using the sommerso technique on the Venetian isla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Completely hand-crafted in 18th century Spain, this sculpture of the Virgin stands 1.5 meters / 5 feet tall and was most certainly created for devotional purposes, to be displayed in a church or chapel.
Besides its impressive size this sculpture is an excellent, museum-quality example of the Spanish “Estofado” polychrome technique, developed during the Gothic period to imitate rich brocade fabrics. The finely carved “fabric” areas of the sculpture would be first covered in gesso, and then a layer of gold leaf would be applied. The gold leaf would then be painted over with various colors of tempera paints. Once dry, the painted surface would be incised or scratched away in patterns, revealing the gold beneath.
The sculpture was professionally restored in 2022 by a firm that is often hired by the Spanish government to work on historic building interiors and museum pieces. The virgin was carefully cleaned, repaired and its condition stabilized. A complete and fully-illustrated restoration report will be included with purchase.
Often confused with the virgin birth of Jesus, the belief that the Blessed Virgin Mary herself was conceived “immaculately” without original sin has been variously defended and debated within the Catholic Church since the pre-Middle Ages. For centuries, artists struggled to create an acceptable visual representation of this highly abstract concept, in part taking inspiration from the Book of Revelation and other scriptural sources.
We see the Virgin standing on a half moon (biblically inspired, though also an ancient symbol of chastity) with her long natural hair loose down her back, another indication of purity. Both her white tunic and flowing blue mantle...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
$30,375 Sale Price
20% Off
Erratic with 12ct White Gold Leaf, amorphic clear glass artwork by Anthony Scala
Located in London, GB
'Erratic with 12ct White Gold Leaf' is a handblown and cut glass sculpture created by the British artist, Anthony Scala.
The geological term 'erratic' refers to a stone or boulder t...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Large Candelabra-Candlesticks in Gilded Wood, France Directoire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Two large candelabra-candlesticksdecorated with lion claw and cherub heads on the on the visible side .
They are turned wood and are decorated, engraved and gilded only on one side ...
Category
Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Period Box with Peacock by Fujii Yoshitoyo
Located in Newark, England
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Meiji Period (1868-1912)
From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to offer this decorative Japanese mixed metals box featuring a standing peacock by F...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Beautiful Gold Leaf Baroque Style Frame Classic Frame 84x74cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful, classic frame gilded with gold leaf, entirely in the typical Baroque style, lavishly decorated with acanthus leaves, vines, flowers, and a dotted pattern all around. Made ...
Category
1920s Belgian Baroque Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bowl in Gold leaf in Blown Murano Glass 1950s Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Bowl in Gold leaf in Blown Murano Glass 1950s Italy.
Beautiful and elegant Italian Venetian bowl gold 24-karat, in blown Murano glass, refined with ridge gold.
The bowl's design is a...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Seguso Murano 1950s Red Coral Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Scallop Rim Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown coral red and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1952. The bowl is made wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Cranberry Pink Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Apple Ring Dish Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cranberry pink and gold flecks Italian art glass apple shaped decorative bowl / vide poche. The piece was created in the “Bullicante” technique, w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Seguso Murano Orange White Sommerso Gold Flecks Large Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Hand Blown Murano Sommerso Orange White Alabastro Glass Bowl with Folded Rim and Gold Dust. Attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1950s.
Biomorphic shaped orange glass over wh...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Fragment Horse Head Sculptures
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold-leaf fragment horse head sculptures.
The pair is made of 18th century Italian water-gilt fragments mounted on scroll wood bases. The fragments come...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Leaf Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
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