Gilt Sculptures

Period: 18th Century and Earlier

Technique: Gilt

Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Court Lady

Located in Austin, TX

Painted pottery figure of an opulent Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simply draped robe from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Her beauty is illuminated by the ...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Court Lady

Seated BURMESE Mountain BUDDHA

Located in Hawthorne, CA

BASE: 44"W X 30"D X 31"H BUDDHA: 62"H X 36"L X 22"D Seated Mountain Burmese buddha from a monastery in Northern Burma finished with papier mâché, lacquer and gilt accents. This uni...

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Mid-18th Century Burmese Raj Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Bentwood

Seated BURMESE Mountain BUDDHA

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...

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Late 18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Burmese Ava Period Carved, Lacquered and Giltwood Buddha, Late 18th Century

Ming Dynasty Polychrome Lacquer and Gilt Iron Figure of Ananda

Located in Austin, TX

Ananda is portrayed in a typical fashion, as a youthful monk with a shaved head and dressed in simple robes. He stands upon a double lotus pedestal with hands clasped in front of him...

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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Gilt Sculptures

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Iron

Ming Dynasty Polychrome Lacquer and Gilt Iron Figure of Ananda

18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan

Located in Troy, NY

Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...

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18th Century German Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Tin

18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan

Pair of French Late 18th century Louis XVI Ormolu Candlesticks

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

A very fine pair of Louis XVI period candlesticks of unusual form. Each with an ovoid white marble body issuing a floral spray with a flower head nozzle, supported by three curved mo...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Late 18th century Louis XVI Ormolu Candlesticks

Pair of 18th Century Italian Puttini in Giltwood

Located in Atlanta, GA

A delightful pair of 18th century Italian puttini or cherubs in giltwood. Wonderfully carved with delicate features - lending this pair elegance and charm.

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18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Puttini in Giltwood

Early 18th Century, Italian Santos Figure

Located in Newport Beach, CA

Hand-painted, parcel-gilt, wood statue of the Virgin Mary mounted on a circa 1725, old-wood base.

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1720s Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wood

Early 18th Century, Italian Santos Figure

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Gilt Porcelain Dog

By Giustiniani Family 1

Located in New York, NY

Cavalier King Charles spaniel gilt porcelain dog. Antique gilt porcelain dog sculpture on conforming white oblong octagonal gilt banded ...

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Gilt Porcelain Dog

Gilded Carved Wood Angels Sculptures from Venise

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

O/7283 - Wonderful Venetian antique angels in carved and gilded wood, with particularly expressive faces - That's a very great quality and an interesting size, rare to find.. Wh...

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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Gilded Carved Wood Angels Sculptures from Venise

Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Rare and unusual hexagonal Buddhist base for a statue with a recumbent shi-shi (guardian lion dog), gilded and carved with inset glass eyes and painted with mineral pigments. Most likely the base to a sculpture of Monju Bosatsu...

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Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century

18th Century Giltwood Sculpture of a Female Nude

By Michelangelo Buonarroti

Located in New York, NY

This giltwood sculpture was carved in the round, probably in southern France or northern Italy in the 1760s. Her pronounced musculature speaks to the ongoing influence of Michelange...

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Mid-18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Giltwood Sculpture of a Female Nude

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Depictions of the Goddess Nike, circa 1810

Located in Kensington, MD

This arrestingly beautiful pair of gilt bronze depictions of Nike the goddess of victory seated on curule stools. They are near mirror images of each other. The arms are outstretched...

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Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Depictions of the Goddess Nike, circa 1810

Pair of early 18th century German Baroque Polychrome Sculptures of Musicians

Located in Troy, NY

Charming and rare pair of carved wood and polychrome figures of joyous youths playing instruments.

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Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of early 18th century German Baroque Polychrome Sculptures of Musicians

Pair of 18th Century Giltwood Altar Ornaments from Italy (34 inches tall)

Located in Dallas, TX

Part of a larger installation from the 1700s, this pair of Italian giltwood altar ornaments are roughly 34 inches tall. Foliate in nature, the l...

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18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of 18th Century Giltwood Altar Ornaments from Italy (34 inches tall)

Coppia di Angeli Portacandela Scolpiti Laccati e Dorati Sculture Italiane 1650

Located in Milan, IT

Coppia di Sculture Italiane della metà 1600, angeli portacero scolpiti laccati e dorati, due putti con cornucopia in legno intagliato, dorato e lacca...

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Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Coppia di Angeli Portacandela Scolpiti Laccati e Dorati Sculture Italiane 1650

18th Century Italian Angels with Tangerine Quartz Crystals Mounted on Aragonite

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angels with tangerine quartz crystals and mounted on aragonite. The hand-carved angels were once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Tuscany. The angel arms and feet are adorned with the tangerine quartz crystals to restore the broken aspects of the figurative pair. They appear partially crystalized in form. The aragonite is from Morocco and has many different formations. This one in particular emulates a cloud which is compliments the 18th century Italian gilded angels. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the pair of Italian angels...

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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Angels with Tangerine Quartz Crystals Mounted on Aragonite

Antique Polychrome and Gilded Wooden Statue, Late 18th Century Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Ancient wooden statue, hand-carved depicting a devotee, with hand-made polychrome and gilded lacquering, built in the late 1700s for a church in Italy. Size cm W 45 x H 97 x T 27.

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures

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Wood

Antique Polychrome and Gilded Wooden Statue, Late 18th Century Italy

18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary

Located in Buisson, FR

Beautiful and detailed reliquary holder with its original gilding, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.

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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary

18th Century Italian Carved and Gilt Angel Torchère

Located in Stamford, CT

Italian carved and polychrome figure of an angel holding a torchère wearing a gilded robe. Beautifully realized face and hair, this lovely early carving had been mounted as a lamp. G...

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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Carved and Gilt Angel Torchère

Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved, Gilt Putti on Stands

Located in Doylestown, PA

Found in an antiques market in Tuscany, this pair of gorgeous 17th century carved and gilded putti have been mounted on stands created for them by the sta...

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18th Century Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved, Gilt Putti on Stands

Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Shantideva, 16th-17th Century, Tibet

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and well cast 16th-17th century Tibetan gilt copper alloy statue of Shantideva, the great 8th century Indian teacher and scholar. The gilt bronze figure expertly cast, with wonderful detail and rich gilding. The face cold painted gold with polychrome details. Shantideva sits upon a double lotus pedestal, a Vajra before him, an overflowing kapala skull cup...

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16th Century Tibetan Ming Antique Gilt Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Shantideva, 16th-17th Century, Tibet

Monumental Burmese Ava Style Marble Head of the Buddha, 17th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A large carved, lacquered and gilt Ava style marble head of the Buddha, Burma (now Myanmar), 17th century. Originally part of what must have been a monumental Buddha...

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Mid-17th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Sculptures

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Marble

Monumental Burmese Ava Style Marble Head of the Buddha, 17th Century

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