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Material: Gold
21st Century Ophelia Gold plated and Crystal Chandelier by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
Looking upwards it seems like there are strawberry fields on the ceiling! Ophelia, which has been the company’s symbol for years, has evolved into different models of itself. In the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate

Glass Covered Vintage Sunburst Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Sunburst mirror from Spain featuring a central circular mirror surrounded by a black glass frame. The mirror is made with a wood structure that has been gold-leafed. Each ray is cove...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gold Mounted Meerschaum Carved Confederate Soldier Head Pipe Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and exquisitely carved meerschaum pipe bowl portraying the head of an American Confederate soldier and mounted with gold dating from around 1860. The head has been finely...
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1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Stone, Gold

19th Century British Porcelain Dinnerware Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th Century British porcelain dinnerware service with hand painted gilt foliate borders with bouquets of wild flowers against a whit...
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1820s English Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & ve...
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1960s German Rococo Vintage Gold Furniture

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Gold

"Thorny" Luxury Vases Set of 3 Pieces, Handmade in Italy, 2021, Hand Painted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. This collection is made by 4 beautiful...
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2010s Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Porcelain Trinket Box painted in purples, gold, green and royal blue. Upon opening the box there is a cute flower design inside the lid. This piece would certainly be a fant...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Brass

Wall Sconces Maison Bagues Style Gold Leaf and Mirror Leves, France Midcentury
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Last days I accept reasonable offers on my entire catalog (small and medium-sized items only) It could be from the house, Maison Bagues or Maison Charles or another similar French house, Very good quality, beautiful couple Wall sconces iron with gold leaf and mirror leves, midcentury 'Lot of Two'. They keep a very beautiful color and are charming.They are unusual pieces...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966. Spira Aurata series oval-section drop vase in blown green-blue glass with polychrome ga...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gold piquet small tortoiseshell box with lover’s eye. France circa 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Small round box with lid, made of blond tortoiseshell with 18K gold intaglio finishes. On the lid is written, in French, the phrase Gage d’amitié (as a sign of friendship). Inside, o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Contemporary "Eggs Carton The Best", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
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2010s Italian Industrial Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Spanish Baroque Black and Giltwood Carved Rectangular Mirror, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Revival Black and Giltwood Rectangular Carved Mirror with Corner Flowers Spain, 1930-1940. Gorgeous Spanish Baroque style parcel-gilt and black painted rectangular mirror. Th...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Sugar Bowl Gilded Interior, English Silver-Plated Ornate Floral Design
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique English Silver-Plated Sugar Bowl with Gilded Interior, Ornate Floral Design Description: This antique English silver-plated sugar bowl features an elegant gilded (gold-wash...
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Victorian Period Sterling Silver Heart-Form Trinkets Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver heart-form trinkets box with hinged lid and gilt interior, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1897, H. Matthews - Maker. Lid is designed with a Joshu...
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1890s Victorian Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Herend Hungarian Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated Dinner Service / 12 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the epitome of luxury dining with the magnificent Herend Hungarian hand-painted and gilt decorated glazed porcelain dinner service. This opulent set, designed to accommodate twelve people, exudes timeless elegance and impeccable craftsmanship in every detail. The dinner service comprises an array of essential elements to cater to your dining needs. From dinner plates that provide a striking canvas for your culinary creations to crescent and dessert plates that add a touch of sophistication to your table setting, each piece is a testament to the artistry and heritage of Hungarian porcelain. Complementing this remarkable dinner service are the exquisite serving pieces that elevate your hosting prowess. the covered vegetables tureen and soup tureen ensure your dishes remain warm and enticing, while the two-handled serving dish, square serving dish, and triangle-shaped dish provide versatile options for serving an array of delectable creations. The sauce boat adds a touch of refinement to your culinary presentations, allowing for effortless pouring and serving. Embrace the heritage and opulence of herend with this extraordinary dinner service. Whether for grand formal gatherings or intimate celebrations, this collection is designed to impress. Elevate your dining experience and create cherished memories with this exceptional Herend porcelain dinner service and serving pieces. Includes 12 dinner 10", 12 crescent plate 8"x5", 12 dessert plate8", 10 soup bowl 9.5", 8 cups 4.5"x2.3" & saucers 5.3", 1 covered vegetal tureen 14"x13"x7.5", covered soup tureen 14.5"x9"x11.5", two handled serving dish 16"x11"x2.5", square dish 10"x10"x3.5", triangle dish...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
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20th Century Danish Victorian Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Side Tables in Verre Églomisé, Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen
Located in Meer, VAN
Guy Lefevre Pair of Side Tables in Verre Églomisé and Patinated Metal for Maison Jansen, France, 1970s. This is a stunning pair of side tables in ‘verre églomisé’ and metal by Guy L...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Antique 19th century round or circular gold leaf gilt French Rococo mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
This exquisite round mirror, gilt with leaf gold, was crafted in Southern France around 1870. Adorned with asymmetrical ornaments characteristic of the Rococo furniture style, it boa...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Azores Chandelier, Polished Gold, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Lighting design at the iLuxury Awards 2021 Resulting from a trip S.Miguel, the Azores chandelier recreates a weeping willow found near a lagoon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Brass, Gold

Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Glass Geode Bullicante Bowl with Gold Polveri - Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Geode Bullicante Bowl with Gold Polveri - Seguso This is likely a Seguso piece but since Barbini also made them, we mention both as possibilities. This handsome mid-cent...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Gold-Leaf Wood Starburst Sunburst Wall Mirror, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A charming Italian Sunburst Wall Mirror from the 1960s, measuring 18.5" (47cm). This Mid-Century Modern wood mirror features gold leaf paint on a hand carved frame with rays that ext...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, early edition 1786
Located in Middletown, NY
4th Edition of the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations London: A. Strahan and T. Cade...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid 20th Century Two Piece Limoges Porcelain Pink & Gold Jardiniere / Stand
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Presenting an exquisite Mid 20th Century Limoges porcelain jardiniere and stand set. This two-piece ensemble features a stunning white, pink, and green-toned planter, adorned with lu...
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Mid-20th Century French Victorian Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Chain Gold and White Glass Wall Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
Showcasing a sinuous and sleek silhouette, this exceptional wall lamp is a great example of exquisite craftsmanship meeting contemporary taste. A curved, cylindrical diffuser in whit...
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2010s Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold

Colombo Sanguineti set of 10 "Lucciola" dining chairs, Chiavari, Italy, 1960s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A beautiful set of ten “Lucciola” in ebonised cherrywood with gold leaf detail, produced by Sanguineti Colombo, Chiavari, early 1960s There are chairs that stand out not just for th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Alfred Dunhill Gold Plated RollGas Cigarette Lighter with Box and Papers
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Alfred Dunhill Gold Plated Briquet Rollagas Cigarette Lighter Serviced Working well. Vintage boxed Dunhill lighter with booklet stamped at purchase 1992 Stamped Dunhill and Swiss Ma...
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1990s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate

ALFRED DUNHILL 1921-28 Art Deco Pocket Box In Gold & .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco pocket-box designed by Alfred Dunhill. This is a fabulous pocket cigarettes box made in England during the art deco period. This unusual box was created for the luxury b...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

1970 Germany Kinkeldey Flush Mount Crystal & Gilt Brass Chandelier
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant flush mount chandelier with faceted crystals mounted on gold plated brass frame. With this light you make a clear statement in your interior design. A real eyecatcher even unlit. The gold-plated lamp...
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1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Large 'Atlas' Alabaster Suspension Lamp by Denis de la Mesiere
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Atlas' Alabaster Suspension Lamp by Denis de la Mesiere Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who meticulously pays homage to the work of Pierre Chareau with scrupulous attention to detail and materials. Executed in the highest quality European alabaster sphere...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Gold Leaf

'Atlas' Alabaster Suspension Lamp by Denis De La Mesiere
Located in Glendale, CA
'Atlas' Alabaster Suspension Lamp by Denis De La Mesiere Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de la Mesiere, who meticulously pays homage to the work of Pierre Chareau with scrupulous attention to detail and materials. Executed in the highest quality European alabaster sphere...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Gold Leaf

Maison Le Dauphin XL Ceramic Gold Table Lamps 1990s Hollywood Regency France
Located in London, GB
An impressive signed pair of 1990s table lamps by Maison Le Dauphin in white ceramic body and 24k gold plated base and neck. The body is dec...
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1990s French Hollywood Regency Gold Furniture

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair of Italian Painted & Parcel Gilt Doors C. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of tall, rustic double doors with an ornate and distressed finish. The doors are painted in a faded greenish-blue tone, with weathered wood and chipped areas that reveal hints ...
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Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed antique Japanese Meiji period mixed metals vase. By Miyabe Atsuyoshi for Inoue of Kyoto. With a bronze body and d...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper

Chinese Export Style Rust Fishnet Porcelain Herend Foo Dogs -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely set of Chinese Export style Herend rust fishnet foo dogs with 24K gold accents. They are marked and in very good condition. They date to t...
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Early 2000s Hungarian Chinese Export Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Sunburst Starburst Mirror in Carved Giltwood, Spain 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Baroque style carved giltwood sunburst mirror. Spain, 1950s Eye-catching giltwood sunburst mirror with carved frame and patterned ring surrounding the central round glass This wall...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Wonderful French Gilt Iron Louis XVI Hexagon Glass Lantern Pendent Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Gold Gilt Iron Louis XVI / Maison Bagues Style Octagon Shaped With Inset Glass Panel Lantern Pendent Having 3 Internal Candelabra Lights, This Chandelier Com...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Gold Furniture

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

Art Deco Desk Clock by Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant desk clock by Cartier features a soft blue guilloché enamel and gold frame. With Roman numerals marking the hours, the dial's radiant guilloché pattern is well-complemen...
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20th Century French Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Enamel

An 18K Gold and Gem Set Bust of a King, by George Weil London
Located in Queens, NY
An 18K Gold and Gem Set Bust of a King, by George Weil London, circa 1970 This magnificent 18K gold and gem-set bust of a king, crafted by George Weil in London, stands as an embodi...
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20th Century British Gold Furniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold

Superb Gilded Vernis Martin French Louis XV Style Painted Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This superb French Louis XV style vitrine showcases the lavish artistry and refinement of the late 19th to early 20th century. Finished in a rich gilded Vernis Martin lacquer, the ca...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Luxury Vase Collection "Love", Porcelain, Handmade Design Handcrafted in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Special collection of Love's inspirated hearts.
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2010s Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Empire Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French Empire mantle mirror (c. 1800) exhibits restrained surface decoration concentrated to intermittent, low-relief floral motifs that leave ample space for the gilt molding t...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Contemporary Monumental Tall Cascading Smoked Gold Murano Glass Leaf Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Art Deco style grand entry wall cascading leaf sconces, in sophisticated gold and smoked colors with Hollywood regency flair. The organic design of this impressive natur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Decorative Buddha Head Stand Antique RESIN BUDDHA HEAD ON STAND 1960
Located in Wembley, GB
The antique Buddha head is an icon of confidence, awareness, knowledge, compassion and concentrated meditative practices. Every faculty of the Budd...
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Sheet Metal, Gold Leaf

Antique French Corinthian Capital
Located in Austin, TX
Corinthian Capital, French, of finely hand carved wood finished with 24 carats gold leafing. The architectural element which can serve as a side table features a hand carved décor o...
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1870s French Classical Greek Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

60 Piece Vintage English Silver Plated Cased Kings Pattern Cutlery Set X8
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare Cased Set of 60 antique valuable silver-plated Spoons. An elegant English Sheffield silverplated Kings Pattern 8 individuals setting canteen of cutlery, 60 pieces, mid 20th c...
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1940s British Art Deco Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate

1891 Waltham Ladies Hunting Case Pocket Watch
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1891 Waltham Ladies Hunting Case Pocket Watch. 14k yellow gold filled. Case #6590704 by Keystone Watch Case Co. (also marked J. Boss 14k). Seaside movement #9344440 and marked Americ...
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1890s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/ 24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/24Karat Gold Flecks originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Features a rounded body and tape...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

"Love" Hearts Design Vases Set of 5 Pieces, Made in Italy, 2019, Wall Decor
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. This collection is made by 4 beautiful...
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2010s Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

1970s Germany Kinkeldey Starburst Wall Sconces Crystals & Gilt-Brass, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of starburst crystal glass wall sconces, each with ten faceted crystals mounted on gold-plated brass frame. Star-shaped crystal glass resembles flowers. With this light ...
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1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate

Antique Venetian Murano Red Gold Flecks Fish Stem Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown ruby red with gold flecks Italian art glass with ornate fish stem vase / table object. Created in the manner of the Salviati an...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dunhill Carlton Ware Spider Web Table Lighter
Located in Northampton, GB
Alfred Dunhill Lighter Circa 1957 From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer this Dunhill ‘Carlton’ Spider Web Table Lighter. The Lighter Gold Plated lighter was produced in partnership with Carlton Ware with the ceramic body produced by Stoke on Trent potters Carlton (Carlton Ware). The body has been hand painted with a spider web design amongst blossoming flowers and two dragonflies. The Lighter is embossed to the front Dunhill and bears the registration number to the inside of the pivoting arm 737418. The base of the lighter is stamped Dunhill, Lighter. The Lighter dates to the middle of the 20th century circa 1957. Carlton Ware was established in 1890 by James Frederick Wiltshaw, William Herbert Robinson and James Alcock Robinson trading under the name of Wiltshaw and Robinson. The trademark “Carlton Ware” was introduced in 1894, and the company’s factory was renamed the Carlton Works. The company changed its name multiple times and changed hands finally reaching the name ‘Carlton Ware Ltd’ in 1958. In 1966 the company was sold to Arthur Wood and Sons before coming under financial pressure in the late 1980s being forced into receivership in 1989 and production ending in 1992. In 1997 the Carlton Ware brand was resurrected by Francis Joseph of the Carlton Ware Design Centre, Roslyn Works, Stoke-on-Trent. It continues to manufacture novelty items aimed at the collectors’ market today. Dunhill Lighters specifically the classic petrol lift arm table lighter was introduced by Dunhill in 1928 running until the introduction of gas in the 1960’s. This particular Carlton Wear example was first introduced in the Dunhill catalogue in 1957. The body was created in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent potters Carlton Ware. Carlton Ware produced three different examples to compliment the Dunhill body a fish underwater design, a chinoiserie pagoda design and the spider web as seen here. Dunhill Alfred Dunhill was Born September 30th 1872. From 1890 Dunhill ran a company that sold motoring accessories through mail order under the name Dunhill’s Motorities. In 1902 he opened a shop on Conduit Street, Mayfair which sold clothing...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Donà Furnace Mid-Century Modern Light Blue Two Murano Glass Table Lamps 2024
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive pair of Light Blue Murano Glass table lamps with satin bronze frame. The lamp is composed of 1 onion-shaped element with 24 carat gold and 1 skittle-shaped element. Touchin...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barovier & Toso Mid-Century Gold Murano Glass Chandelier, 1982
Located in Murano, Venezia
Here is a great Classic from 1982 designed by Barovier and Toso. This chandelier is composed of 12 arms, which, stretching outwards, reach a diameter of 137 cm and a height (includin...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Yellow ceramic vase with handmade 24kt gold butterfly sculptures made in Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
'Alidoro' is a handmade ceramic vase, finished with a matte glaze in a warm, sunlit yellow. The butterflies, also handcrafted in ceramic and adorned with 24kt gold using the third-fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate

Small handmade irregular shape white Ceramic side table with 24Ct Gold Glaze top
Located in London, GB
This organic modern ceramic side table is handmade for Andrew Kornat Designs by a wonderful ceramicist in the heart of historic Florence Italy which is famed for its potteries and it...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate

Rare set of 2 Japanese suits-of-armour, complete with 2 matching folding screens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Important unique set of two suits-of-armour (yoroi), complete with two high six-panel screens, that belong together as is indicated by the used family crests (mon). Two crests are used, both belonging to the Nakagawa family of Oka Castle, Ôita prefecture on Kyûshû. They are: – the Nakagawa-kurusu, a circle depicting a Celtic-like cross through a ring. The cross was originally a Christian symbol but after the ban on Christianity in Japan the use of a hidden cross in family crests could continue. – the Nakagawa-kashiwa, two leaves of the Japanese Emperor Oak turned to each other (dakikashiwa mon). The remarkable aspect of this ensemble is the presence of matching crests on both the yoroi and the accompanying folding screens. The kurusu and kashiwa crests adorning the yoroi are elegantly replicated on the screens, providing compelling evidence that these pieces form a harmonious and unified set. This exceptional cohesion between the armour and screens further enhances their artistic and historical value. After the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) had interfered in the battle between the Lord of Bungo Province Ôtomo Yoshi-mune (1558-1605) and the Shimazu of Hyûga Province, he split the Bungo Province in a number of small fiefs and transferred in 1594 Nakagawa Hideshige (1570-1612) from Miki Castle in the Harima Fief to Oka Castle in Kyûshû. The Nakagawa family stayed in possession of Oka Castle till the abolishment of the military use of castles in 1873. In 1884 the Nakagawa family received the title of Count (a title in use till the abolishment of aristocracy in 1947). After the Nakagawa’s left, the castle and the building soon dilapidated and is now known as Oka Castle Ruins. The castle is located in Taketa Village part of Taketa Town in Ôita Province on Kyûshû. > Set of two tall byôbu (folding screens), painted with large red jinmaku (camp enclosure curtain) on a gold leaf ground. The curtains show both crests of the Nakagawa family: one screen depicts two Nakagawa-kurusu crests next to a Nakagawa-kashi crest in the middle, and the other shows the symbols the other way round. Dimensions: Total width 148.66 in/377.6 cm (2 x 25.35 in/64.4 cm, 4 x 24.48 in/62.2 cm); Height 72.63 in/184.5 cm. Period: Japan – Late Edo period (First half 19th century), and maybe even older. > Yoroi with Nakagawa-kashiwa crest: A Japanese black lacquered suit-of-armour (yoroi) completely laced with orange cords (kuro’urushinuri hi’ito odoshi nimai’dô’maru). A thirty-two plate suji’bachi kabuto (helmet with raised ridges) with in front a maedate (fore crest) -with traces of gilding- in the shape of flames, resembling a mythical flaming bird flying down. The fukikaeshi (face guards) and the mabizashi (visor) have the Nakagawa-kashiwa crest in gold maki-e lacquer. Five curved ‘itazane’-plate neck guards (shikoro) laced with orange cords. Together with an ‘angry man...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal

FRENCH 1920 Art Deco Sterling & 18Kt Gold Cigarette Vesta Striker
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco French cigarette & vesta-box compendium striker This is a very rare compendium luxury pocket box that combine a cigarettes case, a vesta box for matches and a striker li...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Mother of Pearl and Gold Handle Fountain Pen with 14k Eversharp Tip
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful vintage Fountain Pen - a lovely decorative piece for the desk, but also still fully functional. The handle is Mother of Pearl that leads into an elegant Gold design and ...
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19th Century Antique Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold

Starburst Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood, Spanish Baroque, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous gold leaf giltwood sunburst mirror, Spain,1940-1950. This sunburst wall mirror manufactured at the Mid-Century Modern featuring a richly carved frame in sunburst shape. Bar...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Gold Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

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