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Technique: Gilt
Pair of 1880s Carved Gilt Crosses On A Wood Step Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1880s Carved Gilt Crosses On A Wood Step Base
Loss of gilt on crosses
PRICE PER ITEM (each)
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th Century White and Gold Baroque Stand
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb baroque stand, crafted from wood (possibly Oak) with painted design in gilt, dating to the 18th century, German, these would originally have displayed the statues of the sai...
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Look At The Birdie, Signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Easton Press Limited Edition, 2009
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Vonnegut, Kurt. Look at the Birdie. Norwalk: The Easton Press, 2009. Limited Edition, of 1000 copies. Signed by Vonnegut. 8vo. Original pictorial blue leather stamped in black and gi...
Category
Early 2000s American Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Walton, Izaak, with Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation… Edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. London: Nattali and Bond, 1860. Second Nicolas Edition. 2 volumes, royal 8vo. Presented in modern half red Moroccan leather and cloth bindings with raised bands, gilt titles, tooling, and stamps to the spine. Illustrated throughout.
Presented is a 1860 printing of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton’s famous treatise on fishing, The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Published by Nattali and Bond in London, this beautifully bound two volume set was the second edition to be edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. The volumes are beautifully bound in modern half red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles and illustrated throughout with engravings from 27 of the most prominent artists of the time.
The Complete Angler was first published in 1653 by Richard Marriot of St Dunstan-in-the-West out of London, UK. Izaak Walton continued to add to the original book for a quarter of a century. A significantly enlarged edition appeared in 1655, and the last edition supervised by Walton, published in 1676, included additional fly-fishing material written by his friend Charles Cotton. The 1676 edition has been among the most often reprinted books in English literature.
The Compleat Angler...
Category
1860s English Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
$1,700 Sale Price
24% Off
Pair of Grand Tour Egyptian Porphyry Obelisks, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of obelisks with gilt lion faces on front base and gilt lion paws at corners, signed indistinctly. Rome dated 1893.
Category
1890s Italian Grand Tour Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porphyry, Bronze
1960s Macy's Decorative Steel Ball Ornaments
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three, large, painted steel and decorative ball ornaments from Macy’s Department store display, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$2,400 / set
Articulate Bronze Brooch "Pergatoire" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging articulate three-piece gilt bronze brooch "Purgatoire" also known as "Le Ciel, la Terre, et l'Enfer." by Line Vautrin. Each element with figure symbolizes Heaven, Earth and...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
A 19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Depicting The Virgin of the Apocalypse
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The naive, hand carved wood figure of The Holy Mother vanquishing the Apocalyptic Beast, showing the Holy Virgin standing over the Beast (Satan), pinning it down with her left foot o...
Category
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Enamel and Gilt Bronze Cameo Necklace Depicting Goddess Artemis / Diana
Located in New York, US
Our antique necklace crafted from gold chain features a pendant with gilt bronze frame depicting Artemis with carved bow and quiver in grisaille on rust...
Category
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Framed 17th Century Map of Cumberland, England by John Speed, 1610
By John Speed
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fascinating and richly detailed antique map of Cumberland County in northwest England, drawn and published by the celebrated English cartographer John Spe...
Category
Early 17th Century English British Colonial Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian 19th Century Altar Sticks/Tall Gilded Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Italian, 19th century gilded altar sticks. This pair of antique Italian altar sticks are more than 3 ft tall and each feature a beautifully turned central column which has been lifted up on a triangular-shaped base and three curved bracket feet. There is nicely aged gilt and old paint remnants along their front sides. The backsides of these altars are unfinished, making them best used with backs to a wall. This pair of 19th century Italian altar sticks...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Gilt Bronze Brooch Chateau en Espagne by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small gilt bronze brooch named "Chateau en Espagne" by French Parisian art jewelry and sculpture Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950s. It depicts ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Porcelain Huqqa for Persian Market
Located in London, GB
This beautiful huqqa (or hookah), an instrument used for smoking—is a highly collectable antique piece. It created in the late 19th century, most likely in Russia. The huqqa is finely decorated with depictions of Qajar kings, suggesting that it was created for the Persian market.
The huqqa features a bell-shaped base with a ribbed cylindrical top. This is covered by a cup-shaped feature on a knopped stem. The huqqa is crafted from porcelain which is white and finely decorated with deep blue stylised vines, leaves and flowers. Half-length portraits of the 19th century Persian kings, Naser al-Din Shah and Mozaffar al-Din Shah, ornament the huqqa’s base...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Islamic Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Late 18th/ Early 19th Century Wood Statue of a Bishop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique, hand-carved and gilded statue of Bishop with original paint.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Very Unique Austrian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case by Kurzer & Wolf, Dated 1916
By Kurzer & Wolf
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This is without question a most unique Austrian silver cigarette case, the front of the case is decorated with a finely detailed road ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Christian Dior Table Vesta Gilt Boxes for Matches, France 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Christian Dior table Vesta gilt boxes for Matches. France 1950´s.
Lovely Pair of Christian dior gilt boxes. They have a blue stone on each one.
Perfect...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Articulated Gilt Bronze Brooch Le Travail Dominant Le Mond by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A three-part articulated gilt bronze brooch named "Le Travail Dominant le Mond" by French Parisian art jewelry and sculpture Line Vautrin (1913-1997...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Golden Angel Head
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare golden angel head, to hang: in the entrance as a welcome, in the bedroom for sweet dreams. Intact, without any retouching.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,082
Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and rare pair of carved and gilt hard wood angels. Each is about 2 feet high with incredible detail and presence. Original gilding with excellent original patina. Ital...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique Louis XV barometer was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1960. Square in shape, the wall piece features the original hand painte...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Bronze Cigar Cutter by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau cast and gilt bronze Cigar Cutter by, Tiffany Studios decorated in an aztec like pattern and finished in its original gold doré finish. The...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
The Artistic Motives in the United States Flag by Howard M. Chapin, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Chapin, Howard M. The Artistic Motives in the United States Flag. Providence: Roger Williams Press, 1930. In original navy cloth and hardcover boards, with gilt titles to front board presented with a matching, new archival slipcase.
Presented is The Artistic Motives in the United States by Howard M. Chapin. This book was printed in Providence for The Pavillion...
Category
1930s American Vintage Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Flag of the United States by Milo Milton Quaife, First Edition, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Quaife, Milo Milton. The Flag of the United States. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. First edition. Octavo. Rebound in ¼ leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt embossed titles to the spine. Illustrated. Presented with a matching archival slipcase.
Presented is a first edition printing of The Flag of the United States by Milo Milton Quaife. The book was published in New York by Grosset & Dunlap in 1942. It is presented here rebound in ¼ leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt titles to the spine, and a matching archival slipcase.
Quaife wrote The Flag of the United States in order to present “the true and authentic history of the United States.” Wading through the myths and stories surrounding the flag, he details the origins and evolution of the American flag, using careful research to determine fact from fiction. There are several chapters on the early flags of Spain, France, and Holland in America and Quaife traces the development of the American flag from its English predecessor. He articulates the twenty-nine word resolution of the Second Continental Congress that made the flag of the United States, then outlines the changes to the flag’s design made in 1795, 1818, and 1912. He has a chapter on Civil War flags, a chapter on flags of the Army, and several debunking the many myths surrounding the American flag.
This book was very well received upon its publication. “Quaife is entitled to a good deal of praise for having written a straightforward, and very readable, history of our flag” (Ralph W. Steen, Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 1943). “To read this history of our flag is to read the history of these United States, not only in the years when we became an infant nation, but also in those later years variously devoted to territorial expansion, extending our commerce, and fighting other wars.” (Ardelia Olden Koch, Wisconsin Magazine of History, 1943).
Milo Milton Quaife (1880–1959) was a historian and writer, born in Nashua, Iowa. He received his education at Grinnell College, the University of Missouri, and the University of Chicago. Quaife was a published historian of the Great Lakes region, the Mississippi River valley, the Gold Rush, and President Polk...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Continental Carved Wood Tabletop Altar Crucifix
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French continental carved wood altar crucifix, composed of gesso and gilt, standing on an integral base. It has typical losses.
Dimensions: approx 29.25"h, 14.5"w, 4.25"d, 2...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Porcelain Huqqa with Bird Paintings
Located in London, GB
This huqqa (or hookah) is a wonderful item which is crafted from porcelain and finely hand painted and parcel gilt. The huqqa was created in the late 19th century, most likely in Rus...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
'Duchesse de Richmond' French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque
Located in London, GB
'Duchesse de Richmond' French Limoges enamel portrait plaque
French 19th century
Height 22cm, width 16cm, depth 2cm
This exquisite Limoges enamel plaque is based on a painting of the Duchess of Richmond by the 17th century French artist, Henri Gascar...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Mail pouch in maroquin rouge, 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Red leather pouch to carry or deliver the mail with flap, decorated with gilt fleur-de-lys arabesques.
Interior, two pockets, and a smaller one with flap.
A folding gusset allows to ...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Three models of the Nazarene golden towers, France about 1870
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
Set of three tower models. Probably from a Nazarene architectural project. Partially golden. France about 1870. 77,5/76/72 cm. HD photos will be available.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Small gilded metal and Murano glass sculpture depicting Bear
Located in London, GB
Small lost-wax sculpture depicting Bear from the "Little Animals" series by designer Gabriella Crespi, 1970s.
The work is hand-chiseled and gilded metal with Murano crystal egg by Ba...
Category
1970s European Vintage Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18th Century Architectural Model of a Doric Column
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare, exquisite architectural model of a Doric column. England, third quarter of 18th century.
Why we like it
Exquisitely carved with accents in gold, this rare survivor from Britain’s golden era of Classical architecture may have been intended for an architect’s office or the study of a gentleman architect like Lord Burlington (1694–1753), famously known as the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl." Such exquisite decorative objects were copied from ancient Greek and Roman originals, which aspiring architects could view and sketch during their “Grand Tour” across Italy, Greece, the Ottoman Empire, and beyond.
The only comparable example we have encountered was a set of three columns previously owned by Sir Albert Richardson (1880–1964)—architect, historian, writer, artist, teacher, and former President of the Royal Academy—sold by Christie’s London, 19 September...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th Century Architectural Model of a Corinthian Column Circa 1760
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare, exquisite Grand Tour-inspired architectural model of a Corinthian column. England, third quarter of the 18th century. A highly desirable and sought after example.
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Category
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Gilt Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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