Gold Leaf Sculptures

A beautiful vintage gold bee ornament for your room. An impressive size, this gold bee is a beautiful statement piece for a shelf or sideboard! 29 x 15 x 13cm

BUSTE VISENTIN G - PORCELLANE D'ARTE RICHELIEU Porcelain buste with 18th Carat gold Original certificate still attached with the wax seal and it is signed by the designer Gianni Vi...

RESTING DANCER VISENTIN G - PORCELLANE D'ARTE RICHELIEU Resting dancer statue with 18th Carat gold leaf Original certificate still attached with the wax seal and it is signed by the...

Tom Dixon (b. 1959) An early, highly spirited pair of spiral floor lamps by designer Tom Dixon OBE, in spun steel covered in hand-applied gold leaf. Undulating coils rising out of gilt domed bases that each cradle a hidden bulb, these interactive, sculptural works are intentionally pliable. They’re designed to glimmer and, if desired, sway, projecting helix-like shadows that dance on the ceiling: a choreography of light. "I got interested in making lights active rather than static," Dixon said of this pivotal work. "It’s hard to pass this lamp without smacking it to make the light dance. This was my first real lamp and sparked an enduring passion for lighting objects." Inspired by the kinetic sculpture and shadow-play of artists like Alexander Calder, Jean Tinguely, and Ruth Asawa, this raw and buoyant pair of lights is animated by Dixon's ongoing focus on materiality, manufacturing, and form. At the nexus of his early experiments welding found objects into salvage furniture...