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Technique: Gilt
Branch Gold 24-Karat Coat Rack in Gold or White or Oxidized Finish
Located in Paris, FR
Coat rack branch gold 24-karat made with steel
structure gold plated in 24-karat. Must be wall
mounted. Price: 7500,00€.
Also available on request in:
Steel in lacquered matte white ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Auguste Carrier "Bathing Venus" Gilt Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Auguste-Joseph Carrier (French, 1800-1875) "Bathing Venus" Gilt Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the draped figure seated on an ionic column pedestal, signed "A. Carrier". 24.5" ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Auguste Carrier Figural Group Gilt Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Auguste-Joseph Carrier (French, 1800-1875) Figural Group Gilt Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, depicting a classically dressed woman attending to her children, on a shaped recta...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Famille Rose Pheasant With Ormolu Mounts, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese export famille rose enameled porcelain model of a pheasant mounted on an ormolu stand.
The elegant bird is portrayed perched on a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Nepalese tantric gilt bronze figure of the dikpala Yama and his sister, Yami, early to mid-20th century (1920s-1940s).
Well cast and richly gilt, the buffalo headed dikpala (directional guardian) of the South stands upon the back of a bull trampling a prostate figure. Yama is portrayed here in his four armed form. His primary arms hold a flaming kapala (skull cup...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Buddhist Figure of Manjushri, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, early to mid 20th century.
The Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
BURMESE STANDING FIGURE - Bronze/Gilt JEWELLED Inlaid Base
Located in Hawthorne, CA
A two-part tall standing cast bronze Buddha figure with jewelled, gilt-inlaid base. Original red lacquer painting in this figure and fully robed design shows throughout this figure. Gorgeous intact expression in the face and body of this female Buddhist figure with every part of her body in wonderful condition. Gilt and jewelled inlays throughout the base make this an exceptional piece in any Central Asian art collection. Circa 1900, BURMESE ART...
Category
Late 19th Century Central Asian Tibetan Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$10,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Italian Giltwood Carvings on Lucite Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Opposing pair of antique giltwood fragments, each carving a scrolling foliate stalk, mounted on custom Lucite bases.
Stock ID: D9269
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Wood
French Hand Painted Porcelain Carriage with Marie Antoinette
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Paris porcelain figural group depicting Marie Antoinette borne in her carriage with small dog following. Carriage has removable top cover. Beautifully-painted detailing, and v...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,700 Sale Price
32% Off
18th Century Italian "Young John the Baptist" Framed in a Fluorite & Gold Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Young John the Baptist" painting framed with purple and yellow fluorite. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts him as a young man with a lamb. Thi...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
A pair of French gilt bronze figures signed Etienne Maurice Falconett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of gilt bronze French figures… One figure with wings, and the other with an enveloping gilt robe …. there is some slight rubbing of the gilt...
Category
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Carved and Pierced Giltwood Wall Decor with Cherub
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall or dress a over-door with this elegant antique gilt carving. Crafted in Provence, France circa 1780, the element features a center cherub sculpture holding a flower b...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arm of the Buddha, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunningly graceful life-sized arm and hand of the Buddha, Tibet, late 18th or early 19th century. The hand is beautifully cast, with long, elega...
Category
Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bruno Zach Vienna Bronze Austria Semi-Nude Lady with Hoop Bergmann circa 1930
By Bruno Zach
Located in Vienna, AT
Interesting Vienna bronze figurine: Semi-nude lady holding a hoop
It is a finest figurine. The bare-breasted lady stands on round flat bronze base which is attached to column made ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Thai Carved and Painted Wooden Monk Statue with Dispelling of Fear Gesture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Thai carved wooden monk statue with red, black and gilt finish, inlaid mica and Abhaya Mudra (fear dispelling) gesture. Immerse yourself in the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of Sitzendorf Porcelain Figures of the Four Seasons
By Sitzendorf
Located in London, GB
Set of Sitzendorf porcelain figures of the four seasons
German, 20th Century
Largest: Height 14cm, width 10cm, depth 7.5cm
Smallest: Height 14cm, width 9cm, depth 7.5cm
These Ger...
Category
20th Century German Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Fine and Monumental Pair of Carved and Painted Devotional Supplicants
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A striking pair of very decorative and serene Carved Wood Kneeling Supplicants in bold red paint flecked with gold and having applied colored mirror piec...
Category
20th Century Thai Anglo Raj Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
Three Gold Plated Nautilus Shells, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Group of three nautilus shells with their iconic form, gold plated with a copper under coat wearing through as a sculptural element.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Frog Prince
Located in Stamford, CT
A fanciful gilt cast stone frog prince. He is croaching on his hind legs, wearing a crown and big smile. A fun addition to your garden or an indoor co...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
$1,400
Pair of Asian Figures of Burmese Musicians Turned into Table Lamps
By S. Thailand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of Thai figures of Siamese musicians, nicely carved turned into table lamps.
Musicians in seated position, one is holding a flute, the other o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Thai Temple Ceremonial Black Lacquered and Gilt Kneeling Monk Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Thai kneeling ceremonial monk sculpture from circa 1920 with hand painted gilt and lacquer over stone. This remarkable Thai ceremonial kneeling monk sc...
Category
1920s Thai Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Vintage Shan Burmese Style Gilt Dry Lacquer Buddha Head, circa 1960s, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A serene vintage Buddha head of gilt dry lacquer in the Shan Burmese style, but made in Thailand for the export market, circa 1960s, mounted on a b...
Category
1960s Thai Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Laminate, Lacquer
Japanese Contemporary Gold Purple Orangs Porcelain Bear Sculpture, 7
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary porcelain bear sculpture, hand-painted in green, blue, orange purple in a dramatic pattern set against a gold background, by Japanese artist from the historic Imari-Arita region of Japan.
This stunning bear is from the limited edition series of four bear...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold
"Golden Youth", Gilded Sculpture of Young Man's Head by Lundqvist, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong, placid visage of a young man, eyes closed and hair flowing, was sculpted by John Lundqvist, sometimes compared to Carl Milles, who was Sweden's leading sculptor in the e...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Madonna Enthroned with the Child Christ, 17th Century, Gold Gilded on Wood Panel
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century Italian polychromed and gold gilded on wood panel Sienese style painting of the Madonna Enthroned with the child and two adoring angels behind them. The halos are beautifully adorned with punch work. She is framed by a hand-carved gold gilded and velvet lined frame and sitting on a hand-carved matching base. The piece is mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a contemporary hand-finished wood molding.
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alabaster, 19th Century, Woman with a Flute Beside the Fountain, Bronze Flute
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alabaster, 19th century, woman with a flute beside the fountain, bronze flute.
Measures: H 78 cm, L Basic: 30 cm x 23 cm.
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Thermometer, Barometer in Gilt Bronze, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Thermometer, barometer in gilt bronze, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
A Napoleon III period gilt bronze barometer and thermometer, decorated with winged women, 19th century.
H: ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Fibreglass Horse Head Sculpture, Contemporary Work, XXIst Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fiberglass sculpture representing a bust of golden horse, animal sculpture, modern production of beautiful quality.
Estimated production time: 1 to 2 weeks.
H: 25cm, W: 10cm, D: 8cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Shan Burmese Lacquered and Gilt Wood Buddha, Ava Period, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and exquisite 18th century Ava period Shan Burmese figure of the Buddha.
Carved from a single block of wood, lacquered and gilt, the immensely s...
Category
Mid-18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Tibetan Gilt Silver Ceramic Buddha Head Sculpture 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Tibetan bust offers silver gilt ceramic bust of Buddha, 20th century
Measures - 13''H x 8''W x 8.5''D.
Catalogue Note: Ask about DISCOUNTED DELIVERY RATES available to most regio...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Thai 20th Century Kneeling Ceremonial Temple Monk Lacquered and Gilt Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Thai kneeling ceremonial monk sculpture from the 20th century with hand painted gilt and lacquer over stone. This 20th-century Thai kneeling ceremonial...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Monumental Brass Marching Band Horn Piano Sculpture, 20th Century
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This extraordinary gilt brass sculpture is a true statement piece, combining artistry and functionality in a bold, innovative design. Inspired by the grandeur of marching bands, the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Small Burmese Shan Tai Yai Bronze Buddha, 18th Century, Burma
Located in Austin, TX
A decidedly charming small cast bronze figure of the Buddha, 18th century, Shan Tai Yai peoples, Burma (Myanmar).
The small image of the Buddha is portraye...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large French gilt bronze neoclassical sculpture signed A Carrier
Located in Houston, TX
The fine casting and excellent gilding makes this piece
Exceptional The sculpture of two neoclassical maidens
In draped gowns supporting a center post on a round hardwood
Base wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$12,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Déco Golden Bronze Small Sculpture/Figurine Seal of a Gentleman, England
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco golden bronze small sculpture/figurine seal of a gentleman, England
By: unknown
Material: bronze, copper, metal
Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, patinated, polished, gilt
Dimensions: 1 in x 1 in x 3 in
Date: early 20th century
Style: Art Déco
Place of origin: England
Embodying the quintessential English gentleman, this early 20th-century Art Déco seal...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Carved wooden saint figure, Probably Saint Bernard. Portugal, 17th century
Located in Lisboa, PT
This is a finely carved wooden statue, most likely representing Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a prominent figure in the Cistercian order. Originating from Portugal and dating back to t...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Piece of NYC, created by Rafael Calvo using Reclaimed Beams from Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael felt connected to Manhattan when he created A Piece of NYC art sculpture. This beautiful piece of art resembles the landscape of NYC, where he had lived for many years. He use...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Indian Elephants Set of Two Sculptures with Gilded Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Sculptures Indian elephants set of two in solid
varnished wood with solid gilded bronze.
Measures: L 20 x D 17 x H 31cm each.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Cast Iron and Gilt Fire Society Marker, Baltimore, C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and gilt fire society marker. Baltimore, early 19th century
Markers were placed on homes to prove coverage of fire insurance.
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Iron
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood and Painted Cherubs , Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood, gesso, and painted hanging wall cherubs . Early 19th Century.
Category
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
19TH CENTURY GOLD GILT BRONZE DEMETRE H CHIPARUS SiGNED NEWSPAPER BOY STATUE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Paris France made by the genius that was Demetre H Chiparus gold gilt bronze...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,728 Sale Price
20% Off
Crying Babies in Gilt Bronze on Fluted Columns after Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of parcel-gilt bronze heads of crying babies on fluted bronze doré columns after Jean-Antoine Houdon. They have been placed on custom beveled Luc...
Category
1880s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze and rouge marble six-light candelabra, each with a figure of a standing cherub holding the ornate scrolled arm candelabra, crowned with a gilt bronze candle snuffer...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$9,450 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Empereur Gold Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Empereur Gold with structure
in glazed ceramic in gilded finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,032 / item
Pair of candle-bearing angels, Carved and gilded wood, 18th century
Located in Milan, IT
18th 18th Century
Pair of candle-bearing angels
Carved and gilded wood, 28 x 71 cm
The item is in good condition
Category
18th Century Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Squirrel Paperweight Claude and Marcel Guillemard, 1930
By Claude, Marcel Guillemard
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Cute Art Deco Paperweight / Car Mascot Gilt Bronze in the shape of squirrel. Signed by the French artist Claude and with the founders' signature of Marcel Gui...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Inkwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Inkwell
Depicting a bronze sleeping cherub lying on a gilt bronze settee, opening up to two ink holders.
Details:
Height – 4 in...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Ornately Cast & Gilt Finished Sculptural Cherub Table Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Hollywood Regency style. The lamp features an ornately ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Gilt Bronze Napkin Holder Representing the Head of a Lion, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt bronze sculpture, napkin holder representing the head of a Lion, 20th century.
Gilt bronze sculpture, napkin holder representing the head of a Lion, 20th century.
h: 21cm, w...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco-Style American Cast Metal Marble Sculpture of Three Marching Elephants
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco-style American sculpture of three marching elephants, each cast in metal with a patinated bronze finish, mounted on a textured gilt metal base on a brown and gray marble pli...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Gilt Bronze and Nacre Trinket Dish, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Intricate French gilt bronze work depicting lovebirds sharing a worm above a pearl egg nest upon a tree, while a cobra nestles at the tree base. The work is ...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Life-Size Bronze "La Danse des Oeufs" by Gustave-Louis Nast
By Gustave-Louis Nast 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French 19th century Orientalist style life-size patinated and parcel-gilt bronze sculpture of "La Danse des Oeufs" (The Dance of Golden Eggs) also known as "La Danse...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$36,950 Sale Price
43% Off
Burmese Ava Period Carved, Lacquered and Giltwood Buddha, Late 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime and rare late 18th century Burmese Ava period carved, lacquered and gilt Buddha. The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in bhumisparsha mudra, the gesture of calling the Earth to witness, commemorating the moment the Buddha reached enlightenment.
The Buddha is dressed in patchwork...
Category
Late 18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Gerdago's 'Cosmic Dance': Art Déco Austrian Bronze Chryselephantine Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
Gerda Gerdago's 'Cosmic Dance': Art Déco austrian patinated bronze chryselephantine (ivory and gold) sculpture manufactured by Arthur Rubinstein
By: Gerda Gerdago
Material: bronze, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Constellation, a clear & black glass sculpture with gold leaf by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
Constellation is a unique glass sculpture created from clear and black glass with gold leaf detail. Handcrafted in blown and sculpted glass by the British artist Louis Thompson.
Acc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Daam Dah 7-1, a Unique Black Glass Lidded Box with Gold Detail by Choi Keeryong
Located in London, GB
Daam Dah 7-1 is a unique black cast glass lidded box with 23.5 carat gold leaf, by the South Korean artist, Choi Keeryong. When casting glass, tiny bubbl...
Category
2010s European Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Sculpture of a Rooster on a Base, fire-gilded and painted
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique bronze sculpture of a rooster on a base, fire-gilded and painted
This stunning antique sculpture of a rooster is an outstanding example of master craftsmanship and attention...
Category
20th Century Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Collection of Five Staffordshire Figures of Poodles
Located in New York, NY
Seated and standing poodles on cobalt or unglazed bases with gilt banding.
Category
19th Century British Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Rudolstadt-Volkstedt White Porcelain Gilt Bronze Group of Putti
Located in Berlin, DE
German/Rudolstadt-Volkstedt late 19th century figure group of putti made of biscuit porcelain:
Four putti on landscape round pedestal around a vase pedestal, in moving posture and different states of mind playing with a goat, a sheep, a boar and a calf.
On high rectangular pedestal crater vase with applied flower...
Category
Late 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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