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Technique: Gilt
C19th French Gilded ormolu Clock set.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French late 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock set. The clock having a classical urn mounted to the top, Lion mask drop handles either...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Rococo Cartel Wall Clock, in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and patinated bronze sun burst cartel wall clock. Depicting cherubs among clouds and sun rays. The white enamel clock fac...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Austrian Venetian Filigree Ormolu Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box Circa 1900
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Austrian Ormolu Jewelry Box Circa 1900.
A beautifully decorated jewelry box in an ormolu case and lined with an aubergine velvet interior....
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian 18th Century Painted Wood Candlestick from Tuscany with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 18th century painted wood candlestick from Tuscany with touches of gilt. Created in central Italy during the 18th century, this Tuscan candlestick features a painted struc...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century French Empire Period Floor Candelabrum
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinary period Empire gilded gold dore bronze rolling floor candelabrum.
Born in France, the stunning Neo-classical style architectural antique...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rococo Revival Dresden Porcelain Footed Bowl, by Helena Wolfsohn, circa 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rococo Revival Dresden Porcelain Footed Bowl, by Helena Wolfsohn, circa 1890
A finely hand-painted and richly modeled Rococo Revival porcelain bowl, attributed to the Helena Wolfsoh...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres Clock Set (Garniture)
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage decorative garniture set is beautifully designed with its original gold gilt over wonderful sculpted bronze embellishments. Also, the gilt bronze clock body & the matchi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$4,500 / set
Pair of Large Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Cherub Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze cherub candelabra
French, 20th century
Height: 147cm, width: 69cm, depth: 69cm
Impressive in size and exceptional in the ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Japanese Miyao Bronze Statue of a Falconer, Meiji period.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century Japanese Miyao bronze statue of a Falconer in patinated bronze with gold leaf highlights. Mounted on carved hardwood stands al...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Candlesticks from the Bourbon Restoration Period
Located in NICE, FR
This unique pair of 19th-century candlesticks in gilt bronze from the Bourbon Restoration period in France (1814 – 1830) features fancy palmette decorations and fluted stems.
They ...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of French Empire Period Candelabra, Attributed to Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent large pair of five-light doré bronze and patinated bronze Empire period candelabra, attributed to Claude Galle made in the early 1800s. This pair of candelabra are set ...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bohemian Crystal Jewelry Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small Bohemian yellow crystal jewelry box decorated with hunting scenes of deer, birds and greyhounds in nature, all engraved in transparent crys...
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Brass
PAIR OF ANTIQUE 1870 GRAND TOUR BRONZE MARBLE CLODION BACCHANALIA CASSOLETTEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of 1870 Grand Tour Bronze, Gilt Bronze and Marble Bacchahalia Cassolettes after Cloudio
A very finely cast and finished pair of Napoleon III period vasiform urns, they are an exquisite sand-cast creation utilizing bronze and gilt bronze to create an extraordinary contrast between materials.
The body of the vase is rich in a dark-brown patina that positively glows around the bas-relief Bacchanalia scene of putto playing a tug-of-war type game, carrying wine glasses and bunches of grapes and one walking with a thrysus raised over his shoulder while roaring animal heads flank either end with polished bronze garlands of water-leaves and berries draped between.
The lids and necks are crafted of gilt bronze, which gives a cooler tone to the brilliant shine of the metal. The urns are raised over a shaped marble base and finished over a polished bronze rim affixed on the underside with slotted screws. After the models by Claude Michel Clodion.
For those of you that are unaware the “Grand Tour” was something educated young people did in the 18th and 19th century to learn and further educate themselves on other cultures, they would pick up small medium and large trinkets as memories of the journey which would sit in pride of place in their library or study as conversation pieces when friends and relatives would visit, they basically proved you were well educated, well travelled and a person of culture.
These pair are large, decorative and very important looking pieces of Italian Grand Tour art...
Category
1870s Italian Grand Tour Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of Japanese gilt bronze komainu by the renowned Japanese sculptor, Ishikawa Komei (1852-1913), Meiji period, Japan.
The pair well cast, and robustly modeled. They ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Candelabras
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: H: 11in W: 9.5in D: 9.5in
This beautiful pair of 19th century French Bronze Candelabras are made from the highest quality Dorè or Ormolu Bronze. The craftsmanship of the...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Semi-Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Egg Model
Located in London, GB
Antique semi-precious stone and silver-gilt egg model
Continental, Late 19th Century
Height 19cm, diameter 8cm
This superb decorative egg model is inset ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Large Venetian Mouth Blown Gold Flecks Infused Design Decorated Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing an exquisite 20th century Venetian Italian mouth-blown and hand-crafted decorative vase. This stunning piece features a captivating geometric shape, showcasing the remark...
Category
20th Century Italian Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
21th Century Italian Sterling Silver Gilded Enameled Frame
By Salimbeni
Located in VALENZA, IT
Oval Fabergè style frame in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent yellow fired enamel on guilloché and ribbon on the upper part.
12x8,5 cm
photo 5,5x4 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,756 Sale Price
20% Off
Herend Hungarian Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated Five Arms Tableware Candelabra
By Herend
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite Herend Hungarian five-arm candelabra is a stunning example of mid-20th century craftsmanship by the renowned Hungarian porcelain company, Herend. The candelabra is met...
Category
1950s Hungarian Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
19th Century Gilt Porcelain Decorative Pair Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century pair gilt porcelain decorative vases with gilt gold handles and exterior painted scene details. Each vase / urn is in great antique condition. Minor wear consistent ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Clock on the Desk, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
Patriotic French 19th century ormolu bronze eagle standing on a globe malachite mantel clock. The eagle is a symbol of power as well as a recognizable sign of the Empire style. The d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Rare 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very fine quality French late 19th century Sevres style and gilded ormolu clock garniture. Having a pair of four branch candelabra, each with ram's head and female mask mounts, dra...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
$38,418 / set
19th Century Old Paris Porcelain Reticulated Cherub Compote
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Old Paris Porcelain: a reticulated gilt glazed compote featuring a kneeling cherub .
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Oil Lamp Featuring a Mathurin Moreau Bronze Statue of a Nymph and Putto
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare bronze statue of na Nymph and a clinging putto by famous French 19 Century sculptor Mathurin Moreau which was custom transformed into an oil lamp. The nymph is is holding al...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Quail Design Globular Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (late 19th Century) white porcelain globular vases decorated with mirrored quail and chrysanthemum designs, symbolizing a safe home...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Silver, Amethyst and Quartz Model of an Eagle Attributed to Asprey
Located in London, GB
Large silver, amethyst and quartz model of an eagle attributed to Asprey
Swiss, c. 1970
Height 42cm, width 50cm, depth 35cm
This stunning sculpture, attributed to Asprey, the renown...
Category
20th Century Swiss Modern Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Vermeil, Silver
Japanese Contemporary Porcelain Vase Green Blue Gold by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary large signed Japanese contemporary museum-quality gilded porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand-painted in a breathtaking Kutani Mokubei style set against striking high purity gold background. The artist has used yellow, green, purple and blue in this stunning vase. These are the traditional colors that have adorned Kutani porcelain for centuries. This vase is the last in a series of Mokubei-inspired pieces carrying the “Kutani Tousui” imprint, produced in the In the early 21st century.
Aoki Mokubei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
$4,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Candleholders
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, this pair of giltwood candleholders are from the Baroque period. Based on the asymmetrical carvings of C-scrolls and curled leaves, this was most likely an earl...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Mantel Set with a Clock and Two Candelabras, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mantel set with a clock and two candelabras, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze mantelpiece with a clock and two...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Pair of Tiffany Studios Dore Bronze Art Nouveau Two Arm Candelabras
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Tiffany Studios Poppy flower bud centers candelabrum,
in the Art Nouveau Design finished in doré bronze gold finish
Stamped: Ti...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bohemian Opaline Overlay Glass Mantle Luster, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Exquisite Mantle Luster in Opaline Overlay Glass with Cut Crystal Prisms
Milky white opaline glass with blue overlay
Top quality and impressive size
C...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass, Opaline Glass
19th C. Swedish Carved Pine Wood Clock Grandmother Grandfather Long Case Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Swedish Carved Pine Wood Clock Grandmother Grandfather Long Case Antique . Freestanding hand carved pine wood clock with all the original mechanics and hardware , weights rack...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Oval Gilt Finished Metal Box with Signed Hand-Painted Portrait
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This small jewelry or decorative box has no maker's signature, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance Revival style. The...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Enameled Glass Bottle and Plate, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Exquisite Ruby Red Glass Bottle with Stopper and Matching Plate/Saucer – Bohemia, 19th Century
This stunning set includes a bottle/decanter and stopper paired with a matching plate,...
Category
19th Century European Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Buddhist Prayer Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century Buddhist prayer box. A Thai Buddhist manuscript box of the 19th century or earlier. This type of box was used to to store Buddhist texts, known...
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and rock crystal five-light candelabra. Each segmented stem with finial above pierced scroll-cast candle arms hung with pear-shaped prisms and con...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt and patinated bronze wall lights
French, 20th Century
Height 103cm, width 50cm, depth 44cm
Drawing inspiration from the sophisticated Empire style, these wall li...
Category
20th Century French Empire Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$24,697 / set
Impt Pair of French Empire Ormolu Covered vases/Potpourris, Att. Thomier A Paris
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Rare Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Covered Potpourris, Attributed to Thomier A Paris. This pair dates to 1810, which is the illustrious French Empire period. These remarkable urns serve as prime examples of the impeccable artistry and superior craftsmanship that characterized the first empire era. Notably, the urns feature figural cherub handles positioned atop rams' heads, engaging in musical endeavors, which adds an alluring touch of sophistication to their design.
The captivating allure of these urns is further enhanced by their meticulously hand-chiseled gilded bronze composition, adorned with a splendid two-tone finish. Standing at an impressive height of 24 inches, these urns exemplify an unwavering dedication to detail. Each urn boasts a main body adorned with elegantly crafted relief dancers...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Gilt Austrian Zappler Miniature Cow's tail Pendulum Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
Gilt Austrian Zappler miniature owl's tail pendulum clock with gilt scrolls decorated with eagles, angel and turquoise stones and figural ottoman turk finial. Provenance Liliane M. ...
Category
1780s Austrian Baroque Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Crystal and Bronze Doré Two-Light Candelabra
By Baccarat
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This graceful pair of French crystal candelabra features tall, tapered spike-form finials with paneled sides. The pieces have scrolling bronz...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful French Baccarat Dore Bronze Ormolu Crystal Glass Basket Centerpiece
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful rare French Dore Bronze Ormolu & crystal / glass basket form centerpiece vase in the manner of baccrat.
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Miniature Reproducing D'artagnan
Located in VALENZA, IT
Miniature in solid 800 silver reproducing D'Artagnan
The miniature was made of solid silver with the fusion technique and subsequently finished with a chisel.
The final finish was in natural, burnished silver and with 24kt gold details.
Marble base
By Geca Silversmith - MIlan - Italy
for ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA
Silver statuette representing Charles de Batz-Castelmore, comte d'Artagnan.
In 1630, aged about 20, he went to Paris to join the French Guards on the recommendation of a relative of his mother, the lord of Tréville, who also appears in Dumas' novels as his protector . It was at this time that the young Charles decided to adopt the surname d'Artagnan, that of his mother's family. The paternal branch in fact belonged to the bourgeoisie, and Charles preferred to use the surname that would have given him more prestige.
Thus it was that the royal d'Artagnan did 15 years of military service until Cardinal Mazarin...
Category
1990s Other Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
$617 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Malachite and Ormolu Inkstand Encrier Swans
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered inkstand from the first quarter of the 19th century. Of rectangular form with an acanthus leave decorated border on round fe...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Pair 19th Century French Empire Period Gilt Bronze and Marble Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique French Empire period gilt bronze campana form vases, each 13 3/4 by 6 7/8 inches, circa 1810, with flared neck with gadrooned bronze rim, decorated with Bacchic putti...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Dragon Turtle" Bowl attr. to Baccarat & F. Barbedienne, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful square-shaped bowl in engraved crystal decorated with bamboo and birds.
It rests on a gilded bronze dragon turtle, a legendary Chinese creature with the body of a dragon an...
Category
1880s French Japonisme Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of Sèvres style ormolu-mounted, cobalt blue, porcelain vases with lion mask handles, hand painted mythological scenes to the front.
Date: circa 1880
Origin: Fre...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Hand Carved Wood Candlestick from India, in Gilt Rustic Finish
Located in New York, NY
A hand carved wood candle stand from India, circa 1960. Gilt finish.
14 inches high on an 8-inch triangular base.
Category
1960s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A 19th C. French Dore Bronze Mounted White Opaline Egg Form Covered Nesting Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted White Opaline Egg Form Covered Nesting Box. The intricate craftsmanship of this piece is a ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Large German Hutschenreuther Porcelain Empire Style Vase
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large german Hutschenreuther porcelain empire style cobalt blue vase with handles and hand painted in gold decor.
Decorated with mythological sc...
Category
Early 20th Century German Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,995 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Candlesticks After ...
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptionally cast antique (19th century) ormolu gilt bronze candlesticks in the manner of the Louis XV period models by Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), measuring 15 1/...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$5,600 / set
Wonderful Pierced French Gilt Doré Bronze Floral Basket Crystal Glass Insert
Located in Roslyn, NY
This beautiful French style doré bronze pierced basket is intricately decorated with roses and swag throughout. Monogrammed M on one side and at the top of the handle. Original curved glass insert.
Perfect for wedding flowers...
Category
1940s German Belle Époque Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Wrought Iron "Twisted Rope" Base w/ Tassels Jardiniere Planter Pot MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Gold Gilt Wrought Iron "Twisted Rope" Base w/ Tassels Jardiniere Planter Pottery Pot MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fine Antique Early 20th C Parian Figure, Woman with Gold Ball
By Minton
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine, antique early 20th century Parian figure of a nude blond woman holding a gilt ball in her right hand. Fine attention to detail is seen in her delicately rendered fingers, fee...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$361 Sale Price
64% Off
Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Jewellery
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and sèvres style porcelain mounted jewellery box.
Of rectangular for this charming jewellery box has a hinged lockable lid above silvered column...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fine Continental Silver Bonbon Box with Giltwash interior, 900 Standard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fine Continental Silver Bonbon Box with Giltwash interior, 900 Standard. Surmounted by a flowerform finial, the two part box is decorated with a twisted gadrooned border, and a gilt-...
Category
20th Century Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 9
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a beautifully shaped porcelain body in black, a signed piece belonging to the artist's signature fish collection by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional and extraordinary porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this award-winning artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. The artist's profile is available upon request.
According to a Chinese legend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Adirondack Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Platinum
Gabriella Crespi Pheasant Gilt Bronze, Glass, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi Pheasant, Gilt Bronze, Glass, Signed. Small scale realistic, elegant, and magical gold washed bronze pheasant fitted with a hand-blown glass egg...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base.
The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful.
The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
A fine 19th century French Empire gilt bronze plateau
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Empire gilt bronze mirrored plateau
Category
Late 19th Century English Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock and Candelabra Garniture
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent antique (late 19th century) ormolu bronze garniture set in the Louis XVI style, including mantel clock with patinated seated putti and pair of candelabra. Clock made by ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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