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Technique: Gilt
Pair of Exposition Neo-Grec Silvered and Gilt Bronze Figural Bacchante Torchères
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse 1
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Highly Important Exposition Neo-Grec Silvered and Gilt Bronze Figural Bacchante Torchères.
Artist: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887)
Origin: French
Date:third ...
Category
1870s French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Wonderful French Doré Bronze Ormolu Bow Tassel Crystal Centerpiece Bowl Basket
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French doré bronze ormolu bow and tassel, cut crystal centerpiece / bowl / basket.
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Moser Vase with Gilt and Enamel Bird
By Moser
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptional avian motif graces this large glass vase by the revered Czech firm Moser. The raised enamel bird is matched well by the gilded amber glass. ...
Category
19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
19th Century French Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality gilt bronze and porcelain figural mantel clock. The figure of a maiden placing a garland of flowers over the cherub’s head.
Origin: French
Date: circa 1880
Dimen...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Second Empire Period Patinated and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This three-piece mantel clock set contains a clock and two candelabra. The set was produced circa 1860, during the Napoleon III period, and demonstrates the eclecticism typical to de...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Stoneware and Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Vase by Paul Louchet .
By Paul Louchet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and gilt bronze Art Nouveau vase by Paul Louchet .
Early 20th century Art Nouveau stoneware and gilt bronze vase by Paul Louchet.
Dimensions: h: 36cm, d: 13.5cm
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Moorish Bohemian Decorative Gilt Porcelain Flask with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish decorative gilt porcelain flask with lid.
The bottle is shaped into soft ripples and given a radiant gold finish.
Nice decorative object with a lid in the shape of a Moorish ...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Garniture with Applied Foliate/Floral Decoration
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This exceptional late 19th century three-piece French garniture includes two footed urns and a low footed centerpiece bowl. The urns and bowl are composed of patinated bronze with ormolu mounts which include neoclassical mask detail and rest on square marble plinths with ormolu bases. The pieces have distinctive elongated handles at the sides which terminate in stylized pendant decoration. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the exterior of the urns and bowl feature applied bronze decoration in the form of ornate foliate swags with flowers. Please be sure to zoom in on the photos to better appreciate the detail of the cast decoration, it is impressive.
The urns stand 15.75" tall as measured to the top of the rims. The handles are 5" from edge to edge as measured from their outside points. The feet are 4.25" square.
The centerpiece bowl stands...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Massive Pair of Chinese Turquoise Porcelain, French Dore Bronze Mounted Vases
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and exceptional pair of massive antique French 18th century Louis XV period doré bronze and Chinese Turquoise ground porcelain hand engraved basket weave form vases. Th...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Bronze and Gilt Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassical (19th century) bronze and gilt trimmed urns surrounded by Greek masks and having intertwined handles resting on a square black ...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$6,750 / set
Complete Collection Gilt Leather Bound Book Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Gilt leather bound sturdy / library room complete collection set. The set include twenty 28 volumes. Funk & Wagnalls, New Encyclopedia. Each book is in gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Paper
$2,745 / set
Large Gilt Brass Engraved Oval Table Clock by Thomas Cole
Located in London, GB
A large oval strut clock
By Thomas Cole
The case constructed from gilt brass and designed to be as thin as possible, finely engraved throughout, of substantial oval size, and supported by means of a fold-out foot, the outer frame with floral engraved border, the silvered dial decorated in conforming manner and denoting the hours in Roman numerals with blued steel hands, its centre decorated in foliate patterns; the movement with four turned pillars, spring barrel, steel balance and lever escapement and signed to the backplate by the retailer, also denoted on the dial's cartouche "Thos Boxell, Brighton," and numbered to the rear.
Circa 1860
Dimensions: H: 11 in / 28 cm
Comparative Literature:
Hawkins, J. B. Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1975; p. 90 (item 28), illustrating a related large oval strut clock.
Thomas Cole (1800-1864)
Son of Thomas Cole Snr, a Somerset clockmaker, Cole is known as a specialist in making decorative timepieces of the highest quality. He exhibited at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851; he warranted an 'honourable mention' in the Paris Exposition universelle of 1855 and the London 1862 International Exhibition, where he was awarded a medal for 'excellence of taste and design'.
Thomas Boxell of Brighton...
Category
19th Century English Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Breccia Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of breccia marble and gilt bronze cassolettes, France, mid-19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Fine Quality Sèvres Style Bronze Mounted and Cobalt Porcelain Vases and Cover
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Sèvres style bronze mounted and cobalt porcelain with hand painted courting figures in landscapes.
Origin: French
Date: 19th cent...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Old Paris Garrniture Set
Located in Hudson, NY
This very finely painted set of Old Paris vases is perfect to decorate a mantel or large server. The painting all by the same hand is done in the chinoiserie style and of the best qu...
Category
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$11,500 / set
Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Ormolu and Marble Seven-Light Candelabras Attributed to Eugène Cornu
By Eugène Cornu
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Pair of Gilt Bronze and Verde Antico Marble Seven-Light Candelabras attributed to Eugène Cornu.
Eugène Cornu was a sculptor and director of ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Japonisme Ormolu Vases E. Lièvre, Executed by F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
An important and monumental pair of very fine 19th century French Japonisme/Orientalist ormolu vases designed by Edouard Lièvre and Executed by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each body with an oval shape, finely sculpted in a floral design, fringed by orientalist style handles with cartouches, the neck surmounted by a circular pierced scrolling dragon frieze. Each vase resting on a group of four orientalist style jeweled elephant...
Category
1870s French Japonisme Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Amberline Moser Crystal Vases w/ Enameled and Gilt Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Quite Rare Pair of 19th Century Amberline Moser Crystal Vases with Hand-Enameled and Hand-Gilt Decoration. Each of oviform, in tran...
Category
1880s Czech Other Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Antique Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Qing Dynasty Chinese export twin canister tea caddy / decorative table box. circa 1860
Hand-crafted in China for the European market when rare and exotic oriental...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Marchak Paris 1920 Art Deco Translucent Agate Desk Tray In Gilt Sterling Silver
By Marchak
Located in Miami, FL
Desk tray designed by Marchak Paris.
An unusual and very rare desk tray, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Marchak during the art deco period, back in the early 1920. T...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,488 Sale Price
21% Off
French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock
By Le Roy
Located in New Orleans, LA
This resplendent French Empire gilt bronze mantel clock features an extraordinarily detailed scene of a singing troubadour with his lyre along a rocky river bank. Accompanied by a wi...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wonderful French Bronze Enamel Blue Guilloche Miniature Painting Picture Frame
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Bronze & Enamel Blue Guilloche Easel Back Picture Frame With A Miniature Hand Painted Portrait Of A Woman, Signed J. Nicole. The Frame May Be Hung From A Wall Or P...
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Cartel Clock and Barometer Set
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Cartel Clock and Aneroid Barometer En Suite, After the Models by Martinout and Passemant.
The clock having a circula...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th century Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock by "Miroy Frères"
By Miroy Frères
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 19th-century gilt bronze and porcelain clock is a stunning example of French decorative arts. The clock features a charming cherub figure, complete with expressive fac...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Antique Monumental Cast Iron and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique monumental cast iron and gilt bronze candelabra
French, late 19th Century
Height 219cm, width 52cm, depth 52cm
This exceptional pair of monumental candelabra is ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Antique Cast & Gilt Bronze Candle Sconces with Lion Head Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique cast and gilt bronze candle sconces show no maker's or foundry marks, but are presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1890 and done in...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Clock Garniture with Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu
By Arnold & Lewis 1
Located in London, GB
A Garniture de Chemineé in the Louis XVI taste
By Arnold & Lewis (late Simmons)
The mantle clock, and its two matched vases, are constructed in jewelled 'Sèvres' style porcelain, hand and polychrome decorated, with gilt highlights and finely gilt bronze. The clock, rising from toupie feet, supports a rectangular base frame with rounded ends, set with cast stiff leaf decoration, and having inset Roi de Bleu and gilt work panels; over, the circular porcelain dial, signed by the maker (qv) has Roman numerals and blued steel hands, and is set over a central porcelain panel with a bucolic scene, and flanked by elliptical female portraits; the ends are curved and conformingly polychrome and gilt decorated; the whole is surmounted by a decorated twin handled urn, having a pine cone finial, set on an addorsed acanthi gilt bronze base. The two train clock...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine pair of late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Sèvres style porcelain vase.
The cobalt blue vases mounted with tied bronze drapes and handles.
In late 1739-early 1740 the Sè...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Orange Lustre Miniature Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A small Wedgwood orange lustre bowl decorated with objects from the Hundred Antiquities, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915.
Like many English designers before her, Wedgwood...
Category
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Monumental Sèvres Style Napoleonic Cobalt Vases
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Pair of Sèvres style Porcelain hand painted cobalt ground Napoleonic vases and cover
The bodies well-painted to show cavalry scenes from t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Biscuit Sculptures, 1900, on an Attractive Gilded Carved Wood Base.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of biscuit sculptures, 1900, on an attractive gilded carved wood base.
A pair of biscuit sculptures of dancers in Art Nouveau dress, 1900, on a...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A Fine Pair of 19th C. Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Cassolettes / Candlesticks
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine pair of Neoclassical Revival gilt bronze cassolettes / candlesticks after a design by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809).
Both finely cast & richly gilded amphora shaped bodies...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Two-Lights Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style gilt bronze lamp resume the taste of Rococo period decoration. As this, vegetal motifs are all-over this piece and it features great elegance and opulence in the ...
Category
2010s Italian Rococo Revival Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
Italian 1930s Painted and Gilt Terracotta Medallion Depicting a Horse's Head
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian painted and gilt terracotta medallion from the early 20th century depicting a horse's head seen in profile. Created in Italy during the second quarter of the 20th century,...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of French Early 19th C. Patinated and Dore Bronze Egyptian Revival Chenets
Located in New York, NY
This pair of French chenets from the Early 1800s is a stunning example of Egyptian Revival design. The chenets feature a stately dark patina bronze sphynx...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Three Piece French Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Three piece French bronze clock set with urn and swag pediment and lion head handles, embossed dial with inset porcelain numerals, along with conforming pair of 9 light candelabra, 1...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape and features scrolled decor on the facad...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain XVI Urn Form Large Clock, circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
Large and exquisite urn form clock with cobalt porcelain and gilt bronze
Mounts. Signed on face Mannheim Paris. Pomegranate finial at the crest.
Scrolling arms to each side in grap...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$13,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of monumental vases, Christopher Guy, Indonesia, circa 2000
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of monumental vases in carved and varnished wood, the neck and base surrounded by a gilded border.
Height: 149,5 cm (58.9 inches - 4.9 feet)
Vase neck dimensions: Width 51 cm (...
Category
1990s Indonesian Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Glass Amphora Vase
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th century empire gilt bronze and cut crystal glass amphora vase
A slender ovoid crystal glass vase standing on a round gilt bronze foot with a rectangular plinth which i...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Verde Antico Mounted Marble Urns
Located in New York, NY
A Very Special Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Verde Antico Marble Urns and Cover.
Each with grape finials. The handles formed ram’s head, raised upon a waisted sole and dome...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Leather Bound Book Box with Six Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Dallas, TX
For a interesting bar accessory, look no further than this colorful antique Faux-book "Cave à Liqueur". Crafted in France, circa 1860, the liquor box is shaped like four antique book...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Glass
Paris Porcelain Pair of Vases "The Flowering", France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of white porcelain vases richly decorated with beautiful polychrome floral compositions and butterflies enhanced with gold on a blue background, framed by golden porce...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fine and Rare 19th Century French or Russian Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantle
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and rare late 19th century French or Russian malachite and mercury gilt bronze mantle clock
Category
Late 19th Century Baltic Baltic Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
French Pendulum Clock / Mantel Clock, Boulle Style Paris, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
French pendulum clock / mantel clock, Boulle style Paris, circa 1870.
Paris, circa 1880
The waisted case, veneered with red tortoiseshell and...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Spanish Carved Giltwood Sunburst Wall Clock with Mirrored Insets
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a radiant touch to your home with this eye-catching gilt wood sunburst battery operated clock. Hand-carved in Spain circa 1970, the vintage clock features a circular center tim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Miniature Longcase Rocking Ship Clock by Sinclair Harding.
Located in Amersham, GB
Made by one of the last great english clock makers working in a traditional manner. This miniature longcase has an eight day weight driven movement with an automaton rocking ship in ...
Category
1980s English George III Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Turquoise Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Turquoise Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Covered Vases with Dragon Decoration. The vases feature a turquoise glaz...
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Antique Louis XIV Styled Gilt Bronze Candlesticks with Stylized Flowers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique candlesticks are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1880 and done in a Louis XIV style. The candlesticks are compose...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of gilt bronze urns raised on a marble plinth with ormolu mounts.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of gilt bronze urns raised on a marble plinth with ormolu mounts (CW5595). The quality is superb, chasing is 10 on 10. France, circa 1870. Dimensions: Height 15 1/2", the base i...
Category
1870s French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Tantalus
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French bronze & glass tantalus set with (4) gold decorated glass decanters with (14) cordials glasses in fitted bronze insert set...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Murano Glass Pharmacy / Apothecary Canister with Elaborate Handpainting
Located in Toronto, ON
This beautiful large antique Italian Murano glass pharmacy/apothecary canister is a stunning example of Murano craftsmanship, combining functionality with exceptional artistry. The w...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Monumental Antique Bohemian Gilt Glass Vase
Located in New York, US
Our very large (33 1/2 inch tall) and elegant gilt-decorated glass vase on stand dates from the third quarter of the 19th century. Attributed by ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Czech Neoclassical Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
19th Century Grand Tour Carved Marble
Located in London, by appointment only
Sculpted from one of the rarest and most visually stunning coloured and figured of stones.
Exceptionally Rare 19th Century Carved Breche Sanguine & Gilt Bronze Mounted Navicella. This magnificent marble masterpiece is a work of art, a variation on the ancient sculpture of a Roman Galley...
Category
19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Bronze
$22,355 / set
French Brass and Champlevé Enamel-Mounted Striking Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French brass and champlevé enamel-mounted eight day striking and repeating carriage clock, with a beautiful swan cast handle.
The carriage clock has a stylish and unique Arabic dial with radial engine...
Category
1910s French Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Patinated Bronze Torchère with Classical Female Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful piece consists of a patinated bronze female figure holding an urn with a glass flame, which serves as a lamp, all standing on a tall and finely decorated wooden plinth...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Large Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Set, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Napoleon III period gilt bronze mantel set, cloisonné with red and pink enamel, 19th century.
Napoleon III period mantel set, 19th century, in gilt bronze, cloisonné with red ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This French Empire style gilt bronze wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features the best quality hand-chiseled details.
The backplate of this sconce is a central round plate wit...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Dance Card in Mother of Pearl and Gilded Bronze, Palais-Royal Work
Located in Paris, FR
Charles X dance card in mother of pearl with gilt bronze mounts. It is engraved with plants, flowery interlacing, and bouquets of flowers. An enameled pansy adorns the cover, a typic...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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