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Technique: Gilt
Large 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Hand-Cut Prismic Crystal Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large 19th century French dore bronze mounted hand-cut prismic crystal box. The mount is hand-chased and hand-chiseled with the finest detail. The entire mount is des...
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Signed French Bronze Wounded Sparrow Bird, Jules Edmond Masson
Located in Pearland, TX
A 19th century antique wounded sparrow bird paperweight/hunting trophy in chased gilt bronze, signed J. E. Masson. Jules Edmond Masson (1871-1932), born to Clovis Masson, was a widel...
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exceptional Large Antique Bohemian Moser Enameled Gilt Glass Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Rostock, MV
An exceptional and impressive casket jewelry box by the renowned Bohemian glassmaker Moser, exemplifying the pinnacle of 19th-century craftsmanship and design. This exquisite piece i...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Griffin Candle Holders in Gothic Style
Located in Bochum, NRW
A pair of gilt bronze candlesticks depicting two sitting griffins holding a bobeche on their heads forming the torch. They are laid on an oval base, with a foundry mark impressed und...
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Mid-20th Century French Gothic Revival Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Sèvres Porcelain Box, Enamelled and Gilded, 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box, enamelled and gilded, 20th century, Napoleon III style.
A 20th century Napoleon III style Sèvres porcelain enamelled and gilt box with gilt brass mounting.
H: ...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique round glass box with miniature painting, late 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An antique round glass box with in the lid a painted miniature from a noble lady
Late 19th century
The inside of the lid has a mirror
The glass box have a frame from gilded brass
Dia...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1890s French bronze dore three-arm candelabra.
Measurements:
Height 14.25"
Diameter 6".
Category
1890s French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 / set
Ruby Red and Gilt Silver Faceted Murano Glass Jewelry Box, Italy 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning jewelry box in faceted ruby red Murano glass and gilt silver. This incredibly rare piece was produced in Italy in the 1920s.
The box feature an exquisite 12 sided faceted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
19th Century Dresden Porcelain Decorative Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Large Meissen Hand Painted Gilded Porcelain Serving Plate/Tray
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large Meissen Porcelain serving plate/tray with hand painted floral motives and rich gold decor.
Marked on the bottom. Sword with two slashes.
Category
20th Century German Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Amethyst Geode in 22-Karat Gold Leaf
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative amethyst geode in 22-karat gold leaf
Shows a old internal repair not very visible to photograph.
Offered at Gallery Girasole.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Uruguayan Hollywood Regency Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
Mid-Century Italian Leather Gold Leaf Embossed Desk Blotter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Florentine Leather Desk Accessory, Italy 1960´s.
Certainly a luxurious addition to any executive or home office desk. Designed for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Empire Gilt Bronze Sphinx Paperweight on Marble Base, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Empire Gilt Bronze Sphinx Paperweight on Marble Base, France, Early 19th Century
A charming Empire-period paperweight featuring a finely cast gilt bronze sphinx resting on a rectan...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century White Opaline Ring Dish with Blue and Gold Accents
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This delicate ring holder, crafted in white opaline glass during the 19th century, embodies the refinement and artistry of French decorative glasswork. Opaline, a translucent glass d...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Porcelaine de Limoges Trinket Dish, for "Hôtel de Crillon à Paris"
By L.F. Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant Limoges porcelain trinket dish (or ashtray) from the prestigious Hôtel de Crillon in Paris features a beautiful polychrome design. Hand-painted with great attention to detail, it showcases a refined motif of laurel branches tied with delicate ribbons, framed by a turquoise marble-effect border, and accentuated by golden edges. The reverse is inscribed "Caisson de la façade de l'Hôtel de Crillon Paris," confirming its authenticity as a piece tied to this iconic French landmark. The combination of rich colors and the gilt detailing makes this piece a true collector’s item, perfect for any connoisseur of French antiques or luxury hotel memorabilia...
Category
20th Century French Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Barbini, Murano Gilt and Polychrome Enameled Large Glass Vases
By Barbini
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Barbini, Murano Gilt and Polychrome Gilt Enameled Large Glass Vases
Measures 11" in width x 27.5" in height x 11" in depth
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Enameled Glass Vase, Hookah Base, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Antique Hand-Blown Ruby and Transparent Glass Hookah Base – Bohemian Glass for the Persian or Ottoman Market, 19th Century
This magnificent hand-blown glass hookah base was crafted ...
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Bohemian Ottoman Ruby Red Glass Hookah Base, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
This large Bohemian crystal hookah base, crafted in the mid-19th century, is a striking example of the exceptional glasswork produced by Bohemian artisans for the Islamic Ottoman mar...
Category
19th Century Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Antique Baccarat Gilded Pink Opaline Glass Goblets, 19th Century
By Baccarat
Located in Rostock, MV
Pink Opaline Glass Pair of Goblets – Baccarat France, Circa 1850
This pair of pink alabaster glass goblets beautifully captures the elegance of 19th-century opaline glasswork by Bac...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Opaline Glass
Thai Rattanakosin Gilt Bronze Buddha, Mid 19th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Thai Rattanakosin Period lacquered and gilt cast bronze figure of the Buddha in royal attire, mid 19th century, Thailand.
The charming figure depicts the Buddha in dhyanasana, the gesture of meditation. The Buddha sits serenely in half lotus position, his hands resting comfortably upon his lap, one on top of the other.
The Buddha is dressed in elaborate robes, cast with floral and foliate designs in high relief. Over his robe, he wears the regalia of Thai kings, with a heavy cape...
Category
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Inkwell From France, Brass With Glass, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell, made from glass with brass.
France, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$554 Sale Price
20% Off
Leila and the Giaour Gilded Bronze Clock, France, Circa 1830
Located in PARIS, FR
Dial signed Polti Frères
Measures: With base or glass: Height 61 cm (24 in.), width 51,5 cm (20.3 in.), depth 23.5 cm (9,2 in.)
Without base: Height 52 cm (20,5 in.), width 42 cm (16.5 in.), depth 12.5 cm (4.9 in.)
Important philhellenic clock in burnished and amati gilded bronze, finely chiseled, representing on the terrace a couple elegantly dressed in "the turkish style", and richly decorated with foliage, scrolls and flowers. The feet, decorated with water leaves, rest on an oval wooden base covered with a globe.
The theme of the clock comes from The Giaour, a fragment of a Turkish Tale, an English poem by Lord Byron published in may 1813 which tells the thwarted love of a Venetian, the Giaour – term by which the Turks designate infidels and especially Christians – and of Leila, a slave belonging to Hassan’s seraglio, military leader of a Turkish province. The betrayal of Leila discovered, she will be thrown into the sea and her lover will avenge her by killing Hassan, then taking refuge in a monastery.
Symbol of prestige and modernity, the decorative clocks are a reflection of the taste of the era of a wealthy bourgeoisie and may be the subject of diplomatic gifts or between individuals.
Beyond the purely decorative aspect of such objects, watchmaking in the 19th century is part of a subtle mix of political, historical and literary references.
This philhellenic movement converning the West finds a particular echo in France, one of the countries with the United Kingdom and Russia having suported the Greeks during their war of independance (1821-1830) to free oneself from the grip of the Ottoman Empire. Many clocks...
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1830s French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$12,908 Sale Price
55% Off
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Inkwell
Located in Greven, DE
French Inkwell with Sheaf of Grain Decoration, signed "Frecourt"
France, circa 1900
Gilded metal, glass
Dimensions: H × W × D: 5 × 12 × 11 cm
Description:
A compact French inkwell ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
18th - 19th Century French Pair of Antique Empire Gilded Bronze Candle Holders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique French pair of candle holders made of hand crafted matted and polished burnt gilded bronze, in good condition. Each of the detailed sticks is composed with a face mascarons, a crowned man and woman, carrying a mug with flowers, loose cuffs supported by a round plinth, standing on square base. The Parisian décor...
Category
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Completely hand-crafted in 18th century Spain, this sculpture of the Virgin stands 1.5 meters / 5 feet tall and was most certainly created for devotional purposes, to be displayed in a church or chapel.
Besides its impressive size this sculpture is an excellent, museum-quality example of the Spanish “Estofado” polychrome technique, developed during the Gothic period to imitate rich brocade fabrics. The finely carved “fabric” areas of the sculpture would be first covered in gesso, and then a layer of gold leaf would be applied. The gold leaf would then be painted over with various colors of tempera paints. Once dry, the painted surface would be incised or scratched away in patterns, revealing the gold beneath.
The sculpture was professionally restored in 2022 by a firm that is often hired by the Spanish government to work on historic building interiors and museum pieces. The virgin was carefully cleaned, repaired and its condition stabilized. A complete and fully-illustrated restoration report will be included with purchase.
Often confused with the virgin birth of Jesus, the belief that the Blessed Virgin Mary herself was conceived “immaculately” without original sin has been variously defended and debated within the Catholic Church since the pre-Middle Ages. For centuries, artists struggled to create an acceptable visual representation of this highly abstract concept, in part taking inspiration from the Book of Revelation and other scriptural sources.
We see the Virgin standing on a half moon (biblically inspired, though also an ancient symbol of chastity) with her long natural hair loose down her back, another indication of purity. Both her white tunic and flowing blue mantle...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
$30,597 Sale Price
20% Off
Bust of North African Tribesman, 'DE CAÏD' by Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bust of a North African Tribesman, DE CAÏD Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
This exquisite portrait bust of a North African tribesman, titled "DE CAÏD," was masterfully executed by ...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian High Victorian Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Deco Glass Bottles from Paris, Pair
By Carven Paris
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of French Art Deco period perfume glass bottles with etched design, gold gilt accent, and bronze tops, from luxury fashion Maison Carven, circa early-20th century, 1...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Black Forest Lenzkirch Oak Wood Mantle Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Black Forest Lenzkirch Oak Wood Mantle Clock, circa 1893, with domed top and applied gilt metal floral and rams head accents, silvered metal clock face and stepped rectangular base o...
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1980s German Black Forest Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Large and Finely Gilt Bronze Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Finest quality French 19th century bronze doré box. Beautiful scenes of cherubs at play on all sides. Boucher scenes. Lined with a beautiful silk original key.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Set of Five German Pewter Defregger Beer Stein Decorative Cup Bowl
Located in Wembley, GB
A set of Antique Five German Pewter Defregger Beer Stein Decorative Cup Bowl decorative objects , decorative beer cup or beer glass with lid, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curv...
Category
1950s German Rococo Revival Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Pewter
$1,544 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Second Empire Gothic Cathedral Clock and Garniture
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mid 19 century French Gilt Bronze Gothic style mantel clock and garniture which the French call " A la Cathedrale". The three pieces are of finely chased and gilded bronze; the cl...
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Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Arts and Crafts Patinaed Carved Frame
Located in Riverdale, NY
Attractive arts and crafts patinaed hand carved wood frame in a matte burnished green gold with red highlights on the flowers.
1900, USA. Measures : Glass area 20" x 16".
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Gilt Bronze and Griotte Red marble inkwell, Empire Period, early 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant Empire-period inkwell featuring a rectangular base in griotte red marble, embellished with gilded bronzes. The main decoration, of great finesse, represents a winged figure i...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
A Very Unusual Travel Clock in The Shape of a Prayer Book
Located in Amersham, GB
A Very Unusual travel clock in the shape of a prayer book
£1,750.00
Possible one of a kind travel clock in the shape of a purse or prayer book, with a false clasp and snap closure. T...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
A Pair of Large French Empire Parcel-Gilt Floor Candelabras, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Large French Empire Parcel-Gilt Floor Candelabras, 19th Century
Description:
Each with a tapered faux marble column shaft rising to double foliate collar and leaf carved d...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures Pair of Angels with Cornucopia
Located in Milano, MI
A pair of antique Italian angels carrying a cornucopia, two exclusive Baroque polychrome hand painted and hand carved giltwood armorial sculptures dating back to late 17th century and coming from an private villa of Siena, a Tuscan city in Central Italy.
This pair of hand carved, painted and gilded Cembran pinewood figurative sculptures represent two standing angels...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
$5,737 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Porcelain Wide Mouth Vase, Western Germany, 1960s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Germany
Wide mouthed vase in white porcelain, ribbed rim, hand painted with fine thin gold lines. Very good used condition.
Dimensions:
Height 17 cm [6 ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Silver Vase, Persian Traditional Decorative Cup Achamedian Qajar Vase
Located in Wembley, GB
The title of the work and its imagery, Golo Morgh (Bird and flower), references gol o bolbol. The gol (rose) and the bolbol (a nightingale) motif – a sub-theme of the bird and flower...
Category
1910s Persian Art Deco Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$2,454 Sale Price
21% Off
LOUIS KUPPENHEIM 1925 Trompe L'œil Malachite Enameled Box In .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco Trompe L'œil enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim.
This is a beautiful decorative box, created in Germany during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This superb elegant box ...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American two arm git bronze and crystal argand lamps with centered crystal reservoirs surmounted by gilt swans, original etched floral globes with prisms, terminating on trip...
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1820s American American Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Luxor Swiss Bronze Desk / Table Clock with 8-Day Movement
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exceptional early 20th century gilt-bronze desk or table clock by Luxor of Switzerland, showcasing both horological precision and decorative artistry. The rectangular case is fine...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Wonderful Pair French Ormolu Pierced Bronze Crystal Glass Neoclassical Vases
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair french ormolu pierced bronze crystal/glass neoclassical lion filigree swag vases.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Mantel Clock 19th Century Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figural mantel clock signed “Al. dre Destape Palais Royal”
The bronze figural mantel clock depicting one of the mythical heroes - Orpheus originates from the Empire period. The cloc...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Ormolu Porcelain Vases Manufature Nationale Sèvres, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of cobalt blue porcelain mounted ormolu vases from Sèvres with gilded bronze stands, decorated with Rococo gold enamel florals and polychrome floral swirls, gallant decoration...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$11,765 Sale Price
20% Off
Asprey Orientalist Gilt Silver Palm Tree & Camel Centerpiece w/ Jade & Diamonds
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Quite Rare English Asprey Signed Orientalist Motif Masterpiece with Dessert Palm Tree and Parcel-Gilt Silver Camels having Diamond Eyes. Gorgeously constructed in ...
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20th Century English Other Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade, Malachite, Rock Crystal, Vermeil, Silver
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau with Black Marble, Illumination
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Illumination is a rectangular golden silver photo frame with black marble designed by Laura G Art with Heart and it is decorated 360°, both front and back as every one of my picture ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Silver
Vintage Mid-19th Century Palace Size Garniture Clock Set
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage mid-19th century French 3-piece garniture clock set is wonderfully designed in the Louis XVI style. The over size set includes an exceptional gilt bronze clock accented with attached detailed patinated sculpted putti figures on both sides. The clock rests on a platform embellished with elaborate florals and scrolls that complement its white enamel face with Roman numerals and featuring the maker, Raingo Freres, Paris. The clock has a French bell movement. A pair of sculpted gilt bronze candelabra with similar patinated bronze putti figures accompany this beautiful clock. Each of these figures holds an elaborate seven branch lily bouquet...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Magnificent Historicism Clock or Mantel Clock from circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent historicism clock or mantel clock from circa 1890
On the pedestal there is a figure of a noble lady with a diadem and book at a Gothic table, with writing utensils on it...
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$1,907 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Champleve Enamel and Ormolu Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality and attractive French champleve gilt bronze and light blue champleve enamel clock set. Retailed by Camerden & Forster, New York. Gilt bronze and champleve enamel.
Or...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Art Nouveau "Vase with Swirling Water Dragon" by Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Charming Scent Box in silver with gilded crown. Louis XVI from late 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful and charming Scent Box in silver in the shape of a heart with a gilded crown in Louis XVI from the late 18th Century. Probably made in Denmark. Inside in gilded silver. Own...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Large Gilt and Silvered Bronze Jewel Box/Casket
Located in Norwood, NJ
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Turquoise Blue Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
In tradition
Anahita, the Persian goddess associated with water, fertility, and wisd...
Category
1970s West Asian Art Deco Vintage Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Paris Porcelain Cachepots
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A delightful and colourful matching pair of pretty porcelain cache pots, perfect for displaying indoor plants. Dating from the 19th century, the pots have been lovingly hand painted ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Iconic Star Burst Wall Clock, By Smiths Clock Makers, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this original 1930's Art Deco wall clock by English clock makers Smiths. Originally had an electrical movement which we've converted to battery - uses doubl...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Located in Soquel, CA
A lovely mid-century Bavarian porcelain ginger jar with gold trim and gilt details by Hertel-Jacob Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and fruit under a tree, in front of a large medieval castle complete with a canon and canon balls. A gold leaf motif decorates the backside of the piece. The signature "Fuchs-Nadler" can be found within the picnic scene, underneath the tray of food and wine.
Stamped on bottom with mark "Hertel-Jacob Porzelan / Bavaria Germany", and the serial number 1266.
Measures 14"H x 7"D.
**Please note: The top of the lid has been re-attached and a hairline crack in the gold is visible (see photos).
Hertel-Jacob Porzelan History:
Porzellfabrik Jacob, Schödl & Co. (1906 until 1912)
The factory was founded in 1906 by the industrial Jacob together with his financial partner Schödl and its product range during the first years included giftware items, vases, storage canisters...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Very Cool French Early 1900s Stack of Leather Books Tantalus Liquor / Drinks Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique stack of leather books design tantalus with hidden 'shot glasses' & decanters.
If you are looking for the most interesting and worldly gift for yourself, a friend or a loved ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
A 19th C. French Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Mounted Rouge Marble Clock Garniture
Located in New York, NY
A Very Unusual and Quite Rare 19th Century French brown and green Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Mounted Rouge Marble Clock Garniture. This three-piece garniture set, comprising a centra...
Category
1870s French Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock
Origin: French
Date: circa 19th century
Size: 26-1/2 in x 19 in x 10-1/4 in.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Monumental Renaissance Revival Clock Garniture, Attributed to Feuchère
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Important Louis Philippe Period Gilt-Bronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture.
Attributed to the Feuchère family. The clock movement by Hémon.
In the Renaissance revival style. Comprising a clock and a pair of nine-light candelabra. The clock case of architectural out-shape with cherubic term figures supporting a rectangular pediment centred by an urn. The sides of the clock tower cast in relief with strapwork and foliage. The dial inset with enamel Roman numeral chapters. The twin-barrel clock movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell. Pendulum and winding key.
The candelabra as twin-handled vases supporting tiered branches with candle nozzles. Modelled en suite with naturalistic scrolls and foliage. Surmounted by finials modelled as an eagle toying with a serpent. The scrolled handles flanked by cherubic figures and serpents. The bodies fronted by bacchic masks and supported on socles bearing angels.
France, Circa 1835.
The clock movement signed ‘HEMON A PARIS’. The clockmaker Claude Hémon was established at rue de St. Martin circa 1810-1820.
Dimensions, the clock:
Height : 106 cm 42 inches
Width : 58 cm 23 inches
Depth : 38 cm 15 inches
Weight : 72 kg
Dimensions, the candelabra:
Height : 104 cm 41 inches
Width : 36 cm 14 inches
Depth : 36 cm 14 inches
Weight : 28 kg (each)
This magnificent clock garniture of palatial size is designed in the Renaissance revival style and dates to the Louis Philippe period. Executed in sculptural gilt-bronze with leaves, scrolls, masks and exotic birds, the naturalistic ornament represents an elaborate system of allegories and mythological iconography which recall the influence of Italian Mannerist art in France.
The distinctive design reflects a new style which replaced the neoclassism of the French Empire period. With the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, artists and designers sought a new decorative vocabulary with which to aggrandise the Bourbon restoration. With the French revolution and Louis XVI’s execution still within living memory, it seemed too soon for a revival of the style of the Grand Siècle. Instead they looked further back to the time of François I, whose patronage of Italian artists had brought the Renaissance to France. The idea of a renaissance revival appealed to the new Bourbon monarchs and their patronage ignited great creativity in the arts.
The reigns of Louis XVIII and Charles X, who were brothers of the late King, Louis XVI, and later of Louis Philippe I, nicknamed the Citizen King, coincided with the enlightenment and the dawn of the industrial age. Great technical progress was made in metallurgy and casting which raised the art of bronze making to new heights in the hands of great masters such as Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843) and Pierre- Jean-François Denière (1774-1866).
The renaissance provided a rich and varied source book in architecture, furniture and other decorative arts for designers such as Claude Aimé Chenavard (1798-1838) whose Album de l’ornemaniste (1835) became a reference work. Léon Feuchère (1804-1857) also produced drawings of interiors, silver, bronzes and furniture and was a scion of the prominent family of bronze castors established by his grandfather Pierre-François Feuchère (1737-1823) who had worked as a gilder for the bronze caster Pierre Gouthière before setting up a bronze foundry that would become one of the largest in Paris under the management of his son Lucien-François (d. 1841) and grand-son Armand (1797-1866). A number of drawings by Léon Feuchère have recently been discovered by the Rijksmuseum and probably belonged to the collection of Louis-Philippe-Albert, duc d’Orléans, comte de Paris (1838-1894). Louis-Philippe-Albert was the grandson of the French king, Louis-Philippe I (1773-1850), who granted him the title of comte de Paris, and the son of Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d’Orléans (1810-1842). Ferdinand-Philippe was an important collector and sponsored many young artists to create metalwork objets d’art, notably a celebrated surtout de table made by Claude-Aimé Chenavard and Jean-Jacques Feuchère (1807-1852), a cousin of Armand and Léon. Principally remembered as a sculptor, Jean-Jacques Feuchère trained in the family foundry and designed small objects, cigar boxes...
Category
Early 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Gilt Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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