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Material: Gold
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...
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1970s West Asian Art Deco Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Gold Fishing Brooch With Trout And Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Gold, Silver & Enamel Rainbow Trout Fishing Brooch. An exquisite 9 Carat gold fishing brooch by Alabaster & Wilson, Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter (established in 1887). The fishing ...
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Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

Edward Tuttle for McGuire Bamboo Rattan Butterfly Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Gold Gilt Bamboo Rattan Butterfly Chair by Edward Tuttle for McGuire San Francisco. Add modern elegance to your space with McGuire's famous Butterfly Chair, a study in fluidity. The ...
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Late 20th Century American Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Paris Porcelain Wash Jug and Bowls
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant, three-piece set of old Paris porcelain in the style of Lebon-Halley with a pitcher, bowl, and deep plate in creamy porcelain accented by luxurious gold trim. The undersid...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gold Enamel Kovsh Nikolai Antipov Moscow 1896
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Imperial Russian silver & cloisonne enamel kovsh, silversmith Nikolai Lakovlev Antipov & assayer Anotoly Apollonovish Artsybashev, Moscow, 1896. The kovsh of tradition...
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1890s Russian Late Victorian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

Small Vintage Red Leather Jewelry Box Fleur-De-Lis, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box in red leather and gold embossed with fleur-de-lis decoration. This box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Brutalist Sunburst Mirror with Nails Detail, Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mini sized sunburst mirror, gilt iron, gold leaf. Brutalist spanish gilt iron sunburst mirrors with nails ornamentation. Spain, 1950s This small sunburst mirror will be eye-catching placed alone or as a part of a sunburst mirror wall composition. Choose other sunburst mirrors in different sizes from our shop to create a beautiful wall decoration. Terrific aged patina. Original gold leaf gilding. Antique glass showing marks of the pass of time. Measures: Overall diameter: 19 cm // 7,48 in diameter Glass diameter: 11 cm // 4,33 in We are specialists in wall mirrors and sunburst mirrors. A curated selection of mirrors...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf, Metal, Iron

Murano Venetian Red Gold Flecks Pulled Feather Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative paperweight with label. The paperweight is very bright with high contrast and unique pattern. Loo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Rare "Fragonard Pierced" Coffee Table 1960s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and rare “Fragonard Pierced” Coffee Table in patinated and pierced bronze and pewter, intricately cut with enamel cloisonne and gold and copper leaf with an inset glass top, by Philip and Kelvin Laverne, American 1960’s (signed “Philip Kelvin LaVerne”). These tables were cut by Kelvin's hand. This series always included Chinese figures with at least one animal. The delicate fretwork is a marvel. An inset glass top is part of the design. Reference: ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, this coffee table is shown on pages 85 in the section Historical Civilization Series. The caption reads, “The 1960s FRAGONARD PIERCED coffee table...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Pewter, Gold Leaf

Contemporary by Ghirò Studio 'Conchiglie' Sconce Crystal, Brass, Gold Small Size
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The 'Conchiglie' wall light is pure expression of refinement, elegance and attention to detail. The crystal element (extra-light and satin white crystal) have been curved and hand crafted. The support structure is in 24 kt gold plated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Gold, Brass

Gilt 19th Century Wall Mirror with Stucco Works, Rounded Corners, AT ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming gilt 19th century Biedermeier wall mirror from the period in Austria around 1840. Standing out with its lovely floral stucco work, silver plated half rods (slightly abraded)...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver

Count Owned Asprey 24ct Gold Green Crocodile Leather 7 Piece Desk Set
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, custom made to order by a Polish Count, complete Asprey Green Crocodile leather with 24ct gold inlaid crown, desk suite...
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20th Century English Art Deco Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Maxima Console Table with Gold Plated Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Console Table Maxima with wooden black lacquered structure and with gold plated solid polished brass.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Gilded Baroque Style Mirror With Console Acanthus France
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful gold leaf gilded crest mirror with console, entirely in the classic baroque style, circa mid 20th century, France. Beautiful ensemble, luxuriously decorated with acanthus ...
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Mid-20th Century French Baroque Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Champagne Wine Cooler Ice Bucket with Stand in Gilt Iron & Faceted Crystal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Foliage gilt iron tripod stand with faceted crystal ice bucket, Spain, 1940s This iron ice bucket serving stand is all made by hand. The handwrought iron stand has a leafed richly ad...
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20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Gold Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron

Round Swarovski Chandelier 1970 Gold-Plated Crystal Italian Design Diamond
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant Swarovski chandelier 1970 gold-plated crystal Italian design diamond. Presents 19 E14 light bulbs max 40 watt each.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate

12 Minton for Tiffany Vibrant Green Rimmed Soup Bowls, Extra Wide Collar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic set of fine porcelain soup bowls by one of our favorites, Minton England. Custom ordered through the fine Gilded Age Retailer Tiffany and Company and Circa 1910. Rich double gold bands...
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1910s English Belle Époque Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
Located in London, GB
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, an extremely fine and unique 18K pink gold pocket watch Swiss-made, October 2001, Height 9cm, width 6.5cm, depth 1.5cm Open: height 9cm, width 13cm, d...
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Early 2000s Swiss Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

English Davenport Flow Blue Ironstone Platter
Located in Wilson, NC
English Davenport flow blue ironstone platter, with a gilded rim, the border is decorated with stylized flowers and foliate, the interior of the pl...
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1840s English Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

French Rococo Carved Giltwood Palatial Oval Mirror
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding finely carved palatial Rococo style mirror with gold leaf finish in a very big size. France, 1850. A superb example of gilt Rococo style framework. The frame has a beau...
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Early 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Kano School Filial Piety
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 19th century late Edo period Japanese four-panel screen depicting examples from the 24 paragons of filial piety. Painted in the Kano School style featuring figures in colorful,...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

A fine pair of Japanese export lacquer secretaires owned by Sir Stamford Raffles
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'The Stamford Raffles Secretaires.' A pair of Japanese Kyoto-Nagasaki style export lacquer secretaires by ‘Lakwerker Sasaya’ each with the name ‘Ol...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Brass

Aniara Sideboard
Located in Paris, FR
Sideboar Aniara with structure in Sahara Black Marble. Sideboard composed of 2 parts, with 4 doors (2 doors per part). Inside made in gold leaf with 1 shelf in each part in bronzed m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Gold Furniture

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Aniara Sideboard
Aniara Sideboard
$112,217 / item
1960s 22k Gold Shoji Sake Bottle & Glasses Set by Imperial Glass Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Gorgeous and iconic Shoji pattern Sake bottle set with matching Sake glasses made by the Imperial Glass Company in the 1960s. The only one set of its kind a...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Six Antique French Neoclassical Louis Style XVI Dining Chairs W/ Floral Fabric
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite and rare set of six late 19th-century French dining chairs crafted in the Neoclassical Louis XVI style, sourced directly from Paris. These chairs feature beautifully han...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Magnificent Set of 12 Orchid Presentation Plates, Ornate and Elaborately Gilded
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of the prettiest sets of Antique English plates custom, from Royal Doulton. These feature their Classic shaped edge, raised gilding on the sh...
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1920s English Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

24k Gold

The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris, 1892
Located in Middletown, NY
Villon, François, John Payne [translator/editor]. The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris; now first done into English verse, in the original forms, with a biographical and cri...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Asymmetric Taper Pendant Lamp by Rock and Soar
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Asymmetric Taper Pendant Lamp by Rock and Soar Dimensions: W 260 x D 65 x H 200 cm Materials: Gold Plated, SS. 45 Small Storm, 20 Large Storm, 8 Raindrop Lights About: Founde...
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2010s British Post-Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate

Carlo Scarpa Venini Murano Bollicine White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear white bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass mini vase / vide poche. Documented to the Venini company, and created by master des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

One of Three Kalmar Chandeliers Pendant Lights 'Palazzo', Gilt Brass Glass, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of three very exquisit 24-carat gold-plated brass and clear brillant glass hollywood regency light fixtures model 'Palazzo' by J.T....
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Seguso Murano Dark Amethyst Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Squirrel Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative squirrel figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s. Cr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mirror Gold Leaf Wood, With Beveled and Worn Glass, Horizontal or Vertical 70s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Gold leaf mirror wood. Beveled glass. Geometric form. Weight 7'3kg. Dimensions 70cm x 90cm. with beveled and worn glass Mirror vertical or horizontal position Console mirror, entrance mirror...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Toleware Hollywood Regency Wall Sconce Gold Metal Wheatsheaf c.1960s Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large gilt-metal Toleware wall sconce, crafted in Italy in the 1960s, reflecting the bold glamour of Hollywood Regency design. The sculptural ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf, Bronze

Large Spanish Crown Sunburst Leafed Light Fixture in Gilt Metal & Frosted Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Crown Sunburst Large Flush Mount (20 in ), Gilt Iron. Spain, 1950s. This sunburst flushmount or pendant has leaf motifs surrounding a central frosted glass diffuser and a...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron

Spanish Wrought Lantern or Pendant in Gilt Iron and Amber Glass, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural gilt iron pendant / lantern with amber blown glass cylinder lampshade, Spain, 1930s. This spanish hanging light features a wrought iron str...
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20th Century Spanish Chinoiserie Gold Furniture

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron

Large Flower Bud Light Fixture in Polychromed Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flower Shaped Flush Mount in Red Blue Black Gilt Metal Italy, 1950s. Eye-catching ceiling light fixture in the shape of a peony flower bud. This hand- wrought iron ceiling light fixt...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Pair of Gold Plated Fighting Cockerel Ornaments, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of gold plated fighting cockerel ornaments. These beautiful sculptures were produced in Italy in the 1960s. An iconic set from the 1960s that is incredibly rare to be found gold plated. These animated roosters hand-crafted sculptures feaures incredible details, perfect example of midcentury Italian manufacture. A fantastic eye-catching set, that will be the perfect addition for enriching a desk or a midcentury hallway entrance...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Metal

Hutschenreuther-Selb Porcelain Figurine "COCKATOO" Marked #3 on Base
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Cockatoo's with their glorious crown of plumage think they own the world and this one certainly does. It sits with royal dignity upon its lusciously painted Veridian and Gold glazed column. An exquisite Hutschenreuther-Selb porcelain that is over 100 years old. The stamps on the bottom show the names of Lorenz Hutschentreuther and the Hutschenreuther A.G., Selb company. It is marked on the bottom Department of Art per the description - Abteilung fur Kunst. A #3 is located on the inside lip of the underside base. Hutschenreuther is the name of a German family that established the production of porcelain in northern Bavaria, starting in 1814. The Hutschenreuther porcelain business was founded in 1814 by Carol’s Magnus Hutschenreuther (1794-1845) in Hohenberg an Der Eger, Bavaria, Germany. He had previously worked at the Wallendorf porcelain manufactory in Lichte (Wallendorf.) After his death in 1845, the factory was headed by his widow, Johanna Hutschenreuther, and her two sons. A large part of the factory was destroyed by a firedestroyed by a fire in 1848, but it was rebuilt. From 1860, they produced hand-painted and gilded porcelain products. In 1857, Lorenz Hutschenreuther, the elder son of Carolus Magnus...
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1920s German Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

A Large Pair of 19th Century Meji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Matching Large Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases. 1880 Meiji period. Introducing an exquisite pair of Japanese Imari porcelain vases from the Meiji period, circa 1880. Standing tall at...
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19th Century Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare singing bird cage in the shape of a ‘jardinière’ A masterpiece by Bontems, manufactured in Paris around 1870. This type of bird automaton is extremely rare - few were made...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

S.T. DuPont Gold Plated Ligne 1 Small Paris Cigarette Lighter In Original Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
S. T. DuPont Ligne 1 Small Paris Cigarette Lighter with Machine Turned Design in Original Blue DuPont Box With Paperwork Stamped S. T. DuPont Paris, Made in France Informational B...
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1970s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate

Large Royal Vienna Ormolu Mounted Portrait Vase
Located in New York, NY
Fine Royal Vienna ormolu mounted portrait vase of a beautiful maiden with multi-colored roses on the reverse. Gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain frame with gilt bronze mounts.  ...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

English Regency Style Paper Mache Tray Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique English Regency style paper mache tray made by B. Watson & Co, circa 1900. Now on an English Regency wood, lacquer and painted stand made circa late 20th century.
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Early 1900s English Regency Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

St Germain Trio, Matte Black Plaster of Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three pendant chandelier. The finish of the hand crafted plaster of Paris domes and canopy are matte black. This accents the gold leafed interiors of the domes. This chandelier can b...
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2010s American Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barovier Toso Murano Label Red Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and rare shape, vintage Murano hand blown red trim and pink pigments Italian art glass pitcher or vase with gold flecks. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Ba...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gilt Iron Foliage Planter Jardinière, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hollywood Regency rectangular planter / jardinière, Gold leaf, Gilt iron, Spain, 1940s. This elegant plant stand is entirely made by hand. Featuring a rectangular shaped planter comp...
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20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Gold Furniture

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Foliage Sunburst Rectangular Mirror in Gilt Iron, Hollywood Regency
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-hammered iron leafed sunburst wall mirror with gold leaf finish, Spain, 1950s. Highly decorative rectangular sunburst mirror framed leaves in two sizes with gold leaf gilding. E...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Empire Antique Chandelier Gilt Bronze and Oxidized 9 light early 20th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Fine chandelier with flame decoration at center top of amphora shape body. Weapons technology oxidation finish combined with dore bronze of finest quality – just gorgeous creature of...
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Early 20th Century European Empire Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Dimart Brass Italian Round Tray with Smoked Glass 1980s
By Dimart
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dimart brass Italian circular brass tray with glass, 1980s. Fabulous Post Modern gold-plated tray with smoked glass and brass golden cable rope ...
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Italian Baroque Style Carved Gilt Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Baroque style gilt mirror. Bold carvings, 19th century. Measures: 54" x 36". See our other mirrors. Please, contact us for shipping options. Presented by Joseph Dasta Antique...
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19th Century European Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rider's British Merlin 1726; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful.
Located in Middletown, NY
A precursor of Benjamin Franklin's famous and popular POOR RICHARD's ALMANAC Rider, Cardanus Rider's (1726) British Merlin; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful Veritie...
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Early 18th Century English Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edo Period Seasonal Transition Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Seasonal Transition Screen Period: Edo Size: 368 x 153 cm SKU: PTA148 This exquisite six-panel screen, adorned with golden flakes, beautifully portrays the seamles...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Bubbles Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Cookie Jar
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass cookie jar / container. Documented to designer A...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 70's Regency gilded floral wall or ceiling lamp with large leaves
Located in München, DE
Pair of Beautiful 1970s gold plated floral Hollywood Regency wall or ceiling lamps. Design with large long curved leaves. Very elegant, high-quality design. Made in Germany. Fully fu...
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1970s German Regency Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Pulegoso Green Gold Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown green and gold flecks Italian art glass perfume scent bottle. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1930-40s. Unsure of t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Elegant French Rococo Mirror with original gilding from Mid-18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant French Rococo Mirror with original gilding. Probably made in Paris, France around the middle of the 18th Century. Beautiful origina...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate

COALPORT, 'Fuchsia', Antique Botanical Serving Platter, U.K., Circa 1830's
Located in Chatham, ON
COALPORT (Attributed) - 'Fuchsia' - Antique ceramic twin handled botanical serving platter with apple green borders and gilded decoration - featuring a hand painted floral specimen t...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

Murano Pink Opal Gold Flecks Iridescent Quilted Italian Art Glass Serving Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown transparent light pink, iridescent and diamond quilted surface Italian art glass sectioned serving bowl / tray. The bowl has opalescent glass in t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Mirror with Crest
Located in Barcelona, ES
Finely carved Louis XV giltwood mirror. France, 19th century. Carved wood, covered with gesso and gold leaf finish. This mirror has been carefully restored using traditional method...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Renaissance Rock Crystal and Gold Agnus Dei
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rock Crystal and Gold Agnus Dei Late 16th, early 17th century Case made in Milan Agnus Dei in wax from the Vatican Among the most significant religious artifacts of the Renaissance, the Agnus Dei medallion exemplifies the height of Catholic devotional culture. Believed to hold sacramental blessings and even miraculous power, these sacred wax objects were crafted from the melted remains of the Paschal candle used in Rome and personally blessed by the Pope. Their rarity was compounded by their fragility—few survived intact, making them among the most coveted religious items of their time. This extraordinary example, dating from the late 16th to early 17th century, defied the odds of survival. Encased in its original rock crystal and gold setting, among the most luxurious materials available when it was made, the wax itself features subtle yet remarkably preserved imprints—an almost impossible feat given its delicate nature. It is the only known example outside of a museum, with possibly two others in institutional collections. Made for a patron of exceptional wealth, this late Renaissance masterpiece marries religious significance with extraordinary craftsmanship. The oval rock crystal frame encases the wax Agnus Dei, encircled by exquisite gold mounting with black enamel detailing and twisted gold cord. Rock crystal caryatids shaped as dog heads with gold collars transition into female busts that curve into scrolls, resting on teardrop elements adorned with vibrant enamel. Two elegant gold scrolls wrap around back-to-back dog muzzles at the top, crowned by an enamel-decorated knob and suspension ring—creating a devotional object of unparalleled artistic refinement. The fragile composition of Agnus Dei medallions meant that most were easily damaged—cracking, collecting dirt or crumbling over time. Their pristine whiteness held such sacred significance that in 1572, Pope Gregory XIII issued a Papal Bull...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold

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