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Technique: Gilt
19c Naive Oil Painting of a Young Girl in an Architectural Scene
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A 19c naive oil painting on a thin wooden panel of a young girl in an architectural and wooded landscape in a black painted frame with gilt slip. A regency period portrait...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Paint
18th Century oil on board of lady attributed to Balthasar Denner
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have a oil on board attributed to denner circa 1730. Depicting a typical subject of his, showing the face in high detail. Would benefit from a professional clean. Which we co...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Renaissance Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Gilt Wood Framed Oil / Canvas Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th Century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring tableware and fruits . The painting is in good antique condition . Minor wear consistent with age / use . Artist signat...
Category
19th Century Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Contemporary Modern Hand Signed Serigraph
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very large mid-20th century Contemporary modern gilt wood frame hanging wall serigraph. The serigraph is in great condition. Pencil signature and number on the lower left hand corner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
American 19th Century Handcrafted “CHERUBS" Aesthetic Walnut Serving Cabinet
Located in South Burlington, VT
Aesthetic walnut serving cabinet, “Cherubs”, with 20 finely incised inlaid panels
This is an original and beautiful handcrafted and hand incised wa...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Micromosaic Brooch with Gilded Framing, Italy Early20thCentury
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Victorian Micromosaic Brooch with Gilded Framing, Italy early 20th Century
A Victorian micromosaic brooch with a central floral bouquet motif and the inscription "ROMA". Sur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Burmese Shan Style Gilt Wood Buddha, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This early 20th century Shan style Burmese Buddha is made from wood and black lacquer covered in gilt. The Buddha maintains a Buddha Touching Earth posture. Much of the gilt has worn...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Collectible Hand Carved Vintage Wood Rococo Gilt Wall Hangar
Located in Lomita, CA
Beautiful gilt touches and an intricate carved theme with griffins and other mythical creatures from heraldry make this wall hangar reminiscent of a dramatic opening from Game of Thr...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Burmese Gilt-Wood Seated Buddha, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This buddha is a hand-carved from wood and originates from Burma, modern day Myanmar. It once featured an elaborate gilded finish (covered in gold leaf), however much of this has wor...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Burmese Wood Seated Buddha, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This buddha is a hand-carved from wood and originates from Burma, modern day Myanmar. It once featured an elaborate lacquer finish, however much of this has worn away over the decade...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Cast Iron Double Sided Watchmaker Jeweler Trade Sign Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 20th century gilded cast iron trade sign repurposed into a beveled mirror. Originally the double sided sign housed a clock. The sign reads watche...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Venetian Hand Painted and Gilt Figural Pagoda Two Drawer Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian hand painted and gilt figural pagoda two-drawer commode with scalloped edge top, gilt carved shell form handles, and resting on a scalloped edge floral skirt with the origin...
Category
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
American Oil on Board Portrait of Horse, NY, James Weiland, Circa 1900
By James Weiland
Located in Charleston, SC
American oil on board portrait of horse landscape in the original gold gilt floral frame. Signed James Weiland, (1872-1968) New York, Early 20th cent...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of Four English Regency Paper Mâché Painted & Gilt Nest of Tables. C.1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four English Regency paper mâché painted and gilt nest of tables with shell, coral and mother-of-pearl inlaid checker board top. Tables are rectangle in shape with turned bu...
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Gilt Carved Camphor Wood Toys
Located in Pomona, CA
Rare find antique Chinese gilt wooden carved adult toys. It is 100 percent hand made hand carved from Camphor wood with gilt painting on it. They are the cou...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Embroidery Little Girl House Door Vine Flower Bouquet Wall Key Cabinet
Located in Munich, DE
This highly amusing and unusual little wall cabinet for keys is decorated with a charming embroidery picture of a little girl wearing a red dress wi...
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wool, Wood
American Oil on Canvas of Landscape in Original Gilt Frame, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American oil on canvas of landscape depicting mountains, meadows, and a stream in the original mounted foliage gilt frame. Late 19th Century.
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Naive Illustrated Landscape in Bright Green-Yellow Colors by Nicole Fourcroy
Located in Salzburg, AT
Oil On Canvas Landscape Of Flowered Countryside With Villages And Animated Fields, Signed
Handmade shadow gap frame with gilding
Born March 26, 1926 in Luzarclus.
Nicole Four...
Category
1990s French Folk Art Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple molded edge frame, Early 19th Century. Signed by maker Mary Ann Browning, Age 12.
Category
1820s American American Empire Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood, Linen
American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple frame, Early 19th Century. Alphabet and Numerals. Signed by maker Maria Nuttall Age 7.
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood
Italian Gilt Carved Wood Floral Window Bench. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood window bench with scrolled floral medallion arms, carved floral skirt , and terminating on scrolled fluted legs. Bench has b...
Category
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lamp, Vintage, Tree, Arbre, Carving, Style of Diego Giacometti, Gilded
By Diego Giacometti
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This lamp is in the spirit of Diego Giacometti who used a stylised tree motif as stand-alone sculpture and also as sculpture to embellish his bronze furniture. A pair of these tree s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Obelisks Italy Third Quarter 19th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Red Granite obelisks surmounted by two gilded bronze terrestrial and celestial globes. The obelisks rest on two plinths also made of granite with base and capital of Giallo d...
Category
1880s Italian Other Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Granite, Bronze
19th Century Gilt and Gesso Frame attributed to President James Polk Estate
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 19th century gilt and gesso picture frame. Found at an estate sale in Columbia, Tennessee. Objects from the sale were attributed to President James K. Polk's estate. Fantastic ...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Louis XVI Style Lion Mask Wall Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
“A Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock”
This fire gilt bronze Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock was one of the most outstanding masterpieces, which was originally made by Edme-J...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Lunéville French Green Brown Gold Majolica Butterfly Wall Pocket Vase
By Luneville
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century, a very rare French antique Wall Pocket vase in faience fine, tin-glazed enamel earthenware, in excellent condition. This piece is entirely hand-painted with the hi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Tempietto Style Gazebo Model with Gilt Romanesque Dome
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant tempietto style gazebo model with a gilt Romanesque tile dome. Wood structure that is painted white. Supported by four columns with gilt trim and accented by a final. Circ...
Category
Early 2000s American Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Gate Posts Sculptures circa 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
You don't see these everyday! Rare and exceptional architectural elements consisting of parcel gilt metal and wood with beading and ball feet attributed as late 19th Century or early...
Category
1890s American Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Cast New England Bank Patriotic Eagle and Clipper Ship Plaque
Located in Nantucket, MA
Cast and Gilded Patriotic Eagle with Clipper Ship Plaque, with a Clutch of Arrows and an Olive Branch in it's Talons, mid 20th Century, from a Boston Bank...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Ashanti African Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash on stand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Ashanti Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash
Ghana, early 20th century
Diam. 20 cm (crown)
L. 128 cm (sash)
H. 102 cm (incl. st...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Art Nouveau Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Metallic Thread
Pair of Handmade Gilded Pagoda Models with Hexagonal Bodies
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of custom-made hand-gilt classical pagoda models. Hand painted white columns and minor trim features. The roof, top, and lower fence of the model h...
Category
Early 2000s American Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oversized Gilded Mortar and Pestle from Pennsylvania
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century gilded pharmacy sign of large dimensions from Pennsylvania made of gold painted zinc and representing pestle and mortar, circa 1850s-1880s.
Category
19th Century American Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Zinc
Gilt Wood Sphere Sculpture "Medicine Ball" by Michael Stallings with Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisite water gilt wooden sphere sculpture titled “Medicine Ball” by American artist Michael Stallings. This piece was created as a part of the artists ‘Visual Pun series. Creat...
Category
Early 2000s American Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of custom made Hand-Gilt Classical Pagoda Models
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of custom made hand-gilt classical pagoda models. Hand painted white columns and minor trim features. The roof, top, and lower floors of the model ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Federal Grain Painted and Stenciled Document Box 19th Century American
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and fine, dovetailed poplar, rosewood grain painted and ebonized document box. The gold stenciling is of a very fine quality. Retains the original fire gilded steel bai...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Gilt Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Steel
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