Gilt Decorative Objects

A delightful and mischievous pair of Japanese carved and lacquered wood Inari foxes, kitsune, dated Showa year twenty six, corresponding to 1951, Japan. The...

A beautiful antique bronze letter opener dating to the 1900s or earlier, crafted by an unknown sculptor. This beautiful Art Nouveau piece ...

Signed H. Picard Fine pair of oval jardinieres in chiselled and gilded bronze, with inner liners. They are adorned in relief and enhanced by a subtle interplay of burnished and matt...

19th century French silver snuff box Late 19th century silver snuffbox with engraved centre and gilt interior Hall marked by the Silversmith, Dubois Leon & Bauve Henri The Dutch...

Model #13 Eduard Stellmacher and Co, Porzellanfabrik und Kunstkeramische Industriewerke Driven to establish a new company that produced luxury porcelain and ceramic items based on his own aesthetic aspirations, Stellmacher left Amphora when the workshop was at its most prosperous, in 1904. Together with entrepreneur Karl Frank, who provided the financial backing, he founded Ed. Stellmacher & Co. in Turn-Teplitz in 1905. From the outset, Stellmacher worked hard to achieve a major position among other high-end ceramic art producers. He believed the success of the company would depend on his products of “appropriate methods and unerring quality, perfect from both the technical and artistic sides”. Stellmacher based his first collection on artistically progressive products, pieces he believed would be in high demand. The greater part of the designs were either large vases complemented with sculptures of fantastic dragons or natural animals. With this series, Stellmacher continued the themes he had created for Amphora from 1899-1902, however, his naturalistic renderings of animals was even more elaborately precise. He developed a special ceramic material called refined earthenware, which minimized the shrinkage that was common during firing and allowed for greater preservation of details in the original models. Unfortunately, by 1905, contrary to Stellmacher’s plans, there was little to no demand for objects of this type. Very few pieces exist today as very few were originally produced. Even after redirecting the company to produce commercial goods Stellmacher still could not ward off the company’s demise. By 1910 the Stellmacher & Co. fell into bankruptcy and was liquidated. Art Nouveau Dragon...

A very fine Louis XVI style figural mantel clock with matching flanking candelabra. The clock is bronze casted and has an ormolu f...

19th century Italian hand-carved gilded angels mounted aragonite.  The hand-carved angels were once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Tuscany. The aragon...

Mid-19th century large Dresden gold gilt with painted scene design details porcelain decorative urn / vase. The urn / vase is in good antique condition. M...

Great fun for a gardening afficionado - a delightful desk accessory wether you're planning a beautiful garden, tending a beehive, ordering new seeds for the season or wish for a an uplifting reminder at your work space of the bounty and beauty of nature... France, 19th century This fabulous antique French gilt bronze inkstand has a beehive central well with a hay stack cover, several bees on the surface, flanked by two bronze baskets with covers laden with fruit, flowers and wheat sheaves, at the base of one sits a bird leaning over a large basket with a container for sand in the shape of a large bunch of wheat tied with a rope and a bird perched on top as a cover. The back of this fantasy is composed of a group of garden implements which include a sickle, a spade, a trowel, a scythe, ring pliers and a pitch fork tied with an attractive bow and hung with garlands of flowers, masses of grapes, wheat forming a support for a quill. The base designed as naturalistic wood logs topped with rustic wood...

French rectangular shaped Bulle de Savon White opalescent jewelry box A “bulle de savon” box formed as a rectangular shaped hinged container with softly rounded edges and a gently d...

A fine ornate antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze photo frame with back easel stand, Napoleon III era, circa 1880. Richly decorated with neoclassical style motifs such as faces...

Vintage Italian picture frame, 1970s. this has been made in Italy. In gilt Metal. The pictures are from the 50's, with a beatiful Daneur.

An antique Art Nouveau sculpture offers plaster construction depicting portrait bust of a woman on plinth, c1910 Measures: 23.5" H x 11" W x 1...

A large pedestal baluster-shaped vase in hand-painted Limoges porcelain, and dating from the mid-20th century. Featuring an exquisite decoration of spring flowers in vibrant polychro...

This pair of bowls made of lapis lazuli in the 20th century are set up on older gilded bronze stands. They are made not from the solid but veneered in the manner of Russian furniture, urns or columns and other table top accessories...

This pair of intricately hand carved and hand painted Foo dogs are believed to have made in the mid-20th century in the Imperial style. The dogs are composed of a softwood which have...

This beautiful pair of 19th century French porcelain apothecary jars exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of early pharmacy containers. Each jar features a slightly domed lid with a round finial, delicately highlighted with gilt accents. The bodies are hand-painted with rich polychrome decoration, including palm trees, medical caduceus symbols, and stylized serpents entwined around classical columns—traditional emblems of medicine and healing. The jars are inscribed with their original Latin labels: CONS: TAMAR: (Conserve of Tamarind) and EXT: PAPAV: (Extract of Poppy), both once commonly used in apothecaries for medicinal remedies. Their elegant design combines functionality with refined decoration, making them as decorative as they are historic. These jars would have originally been displayed in a 19th century pharmacy, both as storage vessels and as visible markers of important remedies. Today, they make striking decorative pieces for collectors of antique medical instruments...

Superb pair of Japanese large Meiji period Fukagawa signed porcelain vases (circa 1900). Intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze with polychrome and gold overglaze on a st...

Round lidded jar in frosted glass designed by Julien Viard (1883-1938). This a very nice decorative lidded jar created in Paris France during the art deco period by Julien Viard, ba...

A delightful Art Nouveau Royal Worcester urn shaped twin handled porcelain vase hand painted with floral designs dated 1905. The lightly potted vase stands on a narrow round foot rim...

Art Nouveau emerald green art glass vase with gilt and white enamel decoration depicting stylized Lilly of the Valley, elaborately scrolled leaves and golden scales Early 20th Centur...

French Sèvres turquoise-ground porcelain two-handled footed covered decorative urn / potpourri , dating to the mid 19th century. Executed in a refined classical form, the piece featu...

The appeal of the Napoleon III style (sometimes referred to as the Second Empire) stems from the fact that art and furniture from the mid-1800s incorporated elements from previous Fr...

A beautiful example of classic English transferware, this vintage Spode Copeland Italian cachepot features the maker's iconic 1816 ‘Italian’ pattern—rend...

Mid-Century Chinese black & gold cloisonné 'good luck' circular table box. The tall circular box of exceptional quality, The conforming removable lid enameled with the Chinese character for 'Happiness' A stately piece, its an unusual example in black cloisonné fish...

Originally used as a butcher's trade sign. With mounting hooks on back. This head was previously mounted on the carriage house of Buatta's country house in Connecticut.

A very pretty pair of gilt bronze French candelabra in the style of Louis XV. Each with two candle light. Decorated with foliate motifs and acanthus leaves.

Very Large Ormolu Marble Regulator Calendar Mantle Clock Barbedienne French, Late 19th Century Height 121cm, width 64cm, depth 28cm Expertly produced in France during the final de...

This lovely 6-piece bronze doré desk set was made by Tiffany Studios of New York. The early 20th-century set has a warm golden finish with its original patina and has been made in Tiffany's popular Zodiac motif featuring stylized depictions of the 12 signs of the Zodiac set in ovoid cartouches. The Zodiac signs are set amongst intricate Celtic-style knots. The desk set is comprised of a 2-row letter rack, a pair of desk blotter ends, a pen tray, a letter opener, and a large inkwell fitted with a hinged lid. The inkwell comes complete with its original clear glass ink reservoir. This particular selection of pieces is quite practical and represents an ideal manner in which to start a collection of Tiffany Zodiac desk set...

A superb and richly detailed Large 19th century French green cut crystal and gilt bronze box in the refined Louis XVI style. This exceptional piece is crafted from vibrant emerald gr...

A refined Late 19th century German decorative porcelain urn by Höchst Porcelain, produced in Germany during the mid to late 19th century. This elegant tableware-form urn features an ...

A very fine and large 19th century Chinese export famille verte porcelain and French figural ormolu-mounted Chinoiserie style centerpiece jardinière, in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845). The circular-ovoid porcelain bowl or cachepot, maybe 18th century Jiaqing period (unverified), decorated with a blue and purple ground background with parcel gilt depicting pagodas, trees, mountains and landscape scenes, flanking scrolled handles issuing from the base and ending with a finely chased ormolu pierced acanthus rim. The two ends with a projected mask of Chinese Imperial lions or foo dogs, surmounted and raised on six finely chased ormolu masks of Bacchus satyrs flanked by seashell-like mounts. The Ormolu, circa Paris, 1880. The Porcelain circa 1800 (Maybe 18th century.) Measures: Height: 15 3/4 inches (40 cm.) Overall width: 21 inches (53.4 cm.) Depth: 17 inches (43.2 cm.) Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) was a prominent London furniture dealer to the Royal Family, father of Edward Holmes Baldock. He was first listed in the London trade directories in 1805. That listing had him operating out of No.7 Hanway Street in London, where he was described as selling "china and glass". An updated listing in 1821 described his business as "an antique furniture and ornamental furniture dealer", and in 1826 as a buyer and seller of "china, cabinets, screens, bronzes etc". Between 1832 and 1837 he sold earthenware and glass products to William IV, and upon the ascendancy of Queen Victoria in 1837, sold china until his death in 1845. Baldock was one of the first antique dealers and is similar to the 18th century marchands-merciers Dominique Daguerre and Simon-Philippe. He was the father of Edward Holmes Baldock (1812-1875), a British Conservative Party politician, and of Mary Frances Baldock, wife of the philatelist W. A. S. Westoby. Famille Verte Famille verte (????, Kangxi wucai...

*Note that we arrange the shipping ourselves to ensure a smooth, secure, and reliable delivery. This allows us to provide the best possible service and care for your purchase. Monumental Bronze Eagle Lectern Sculpture .. Symbol of Saint John the Evangelist, Church Relic, ca. 1900 For the true connoisseur of ecclesiastical antiques and meaningful design, this remarkable bronze eagle sculpture offers a rare opportunity to own an object that is both spiritually symbolic and visually commanding. Originally crafted as a Bible lectern...

Extremely heavy gilt bronze, these French candlesticks are highly collectible. These are quite rare and signed.

Pieza excepcional de Louis-Ernest Barrias, una de las figuras más influyentes de la escultura francesa de finales del siglo XIX. Titulada “La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science” (...

Set of gilded Bronze Candelabras or Candlesticks. the barrel and base with cut sides 19th century.

A beautiful and rare pair of French Sèvres porcelain bronze-mounted urns, Neoclassical/Rococo design period, circa 19th century, mid-1800s, Fra...

Pair of antique (19th century) gilt bronze urns in the manner of French Louis XVI period style of Claude Michel (1738-1814), aka Clodion, finely cast and featuring covers with seated...

Pair of dolomite tazzas, Shelyabinsk region (Urals), fire-gilt bronze. Russia, Ekaterinburg, 19th century. Provenance: Ex collection Dolf Selbach (1929-2010).

American Victorian-style gilt metal rectangular easel picture frame with leaf design frame and floral corners.

A sensational and richly decorated French Turn of the Century Gilt Metal and Crystal box, attributed to Baccarat. This stunning etched Crystal rectangular shaped box is possibly by B...

Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box, 1970s A striking sculptural Murano glass box signed “Mandruzzato for Design Guild,” showcasing the celebrated faceted-block technique perfected by the Mandruzzato family in the 1960s–80s. The heavy, optic-clear crystal form contains a dramatic sommerso core, rendered in deep black glass infused with shimmering micro-granulated 24k gold. The internal composition appears to float within the thick, architectural walls, magnified by the sharply cut and hand-polished geometric facets. The hinged lid opens to reveal a molded black-glass interior well, its glossy surface contrasting with the jewel-like radiance of the glass block. The original brass piano hinge and frame remain intact. This design was produced as a special commission for Design Guild, a luxury American importer, and is far scarcer than the unsigned Mandruzzato vases and blocks commonly encountered. A powerful example of Murano Brutalist...

A charming frame in both gold and silver gilt from France that is suitable for most style artwork including prints, watercolors as well as oil on board paintings. This frame certainl...

A magnificent turn of the late 19th / early 20th century French three piece mantel set, retailed by the renowned Bailey Banks and Biddle, with movement by Samuel Marti of Paris. The stunning antique...

French 19th century large gilt and silvered bronze table box. Finely cast Renaissance Revival gilt and silvered bronze jewelry box with tufted velvet interior lining. Four corners wi...

ROYAL BONN - FRANZ ANTON MEHLEM - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring branches of pink and soft purple floral blossoms with thorns to the front and back (likely Flow...

Lovely pair of amphora vases in Paris porcelain, with polychrome rotating decoration of lilacs, roses, clematis, fuchsias and other natural flowers, on a white background. The foot a...

Here is a pair of hand painted cache pots with fantastic depictions of cherubs cavorting on one side of the pot and an artistic collage of decorative images on the other. The eggshel...

Wall plate by the Danish designer Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal made of metal wall mounted sheet lacquered in black and gilt with glass faceted frosted Art Glass.Limited edition from ...

Stunning Jaeger LeCoultre mid-century marina desk clock with an Oriental theme, number 349. The clock has a polished gilt brass and lucite case. It is beautifully decorated with an O...

Antique French bronze jewelry box with Limoges enamel portrait plaque. This jewelry box with delicately carved bronze and in the center with ...

Vintage 20th century A.C.F. white porcelain and ornate gilt brass French limoge style mantel clock, hand painted with pink and blue florals. Rectangular base supporting four columns,...

Very large (41 inch tall) antique (late 19th century) porcelain vase with cover in the French Louis XVI style with foliate gilt bronze mounts, distinguished by its lovely full length...

Fantastic authentic and antique bronze Buddha from Thailand from the Rattanakosin period, a large specimen gilded with 24 carat gold leaf, circa mid-19th century, this is the Dhyana ...

A strike repeat alarm carriage clock by Pierre Drocourt. Stamped and numbered with the Drocourt mark on the back plate in a gilded 'Gorge' case. Drocourt was one of the great carriag...

A matched set of Vieux Paris porcelain table articles including a pair of spill vases decorated with embossed gilt decoration, cobalt blue glaze and a hand-painted lyre decoration on...

Gorgeous vintage metal money bank featuring two exquisitely detailed angel head surrounded by elegant Art Nouveau ornaments. Crafted in France circa 1890s–1900s, or possibly earlier,...

French Empire Style Gilt Metal Ebonized Wood Mantle Clock, 19th century, with porcelain clock face framed by floral motif with flag and hat, flanked by a man and woman waving on ebon...

A fine 19th century Louis Philippe fire gilt large mantel clock. Depicting Louis XV and his wife Marie Leszczynska

This is a superb antique gilt bronze and sienna mable sculpture of Reine Isabella, the Queen of Spain, by Eutrope Bouret (1833 - 1906) , and circa 1870 in date. This exceptionally e...