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Technique: Gilt
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Lightning Bolt Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3787.
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an op...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Glass
French "Cleopatra" Patinated Bronze, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
French "Cleopatra" Patinated and Gilt Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, Egyptianesque, the seated queen holding a fan, on a Portoro marble plinth. 12.5" H x 14.5" W x 6" D.
Category
Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Games Chess Set of Handcrafted and Painted Wood Pieces with Table and Board
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Italian chess table set from early 20th century in carved, lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with very pleasant floral decorations.
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gilt Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Tibetan Vajrabhairava Gilt Bronze Statue
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Gilt Bronze Statue in Yab-Yum, a representation of the primordial union of wisdom and compassion. Yab-Yum represents the union of male and female principles with Vajrabh...
Category
19th Century Nepalese Tibetan Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Heart Shaped Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern wrought iron sunburst heart shaped wall mirror with gold leaf finish, Spain, 1950s.
This highly decorative sunburst gilt iron mirror has a nice color and a terrifi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Gerard Roosens “Girl On A Beach”
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large scale framed painting by Belgian Artist, Gerard Roosens 1869 - 1935. Entitled “Girl on a Beach” is signed by the artist. The oil painting is on...
Category
19th Century Belgian Other Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
French Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp with Glass Shade Signed GV De Croismare
By G.V. Croismare
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau bronze table lamp with glass shade signed GV de Croismare, from circa the 1920s.
An adorable and large French bronze table lamp adorned with acanthus leaf scrolls and Rococo shell...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Iron Side Table On An Arched Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This recently crafted small Spanish iron end table is not only elegant but functional. The small scaled side table, or better yet a drinks table, stands out with a circular central s...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Gilt Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Important Pair of Georgian Gilt Armchairs
By John Linnell
Located in Greenwich, CT
An important pair of George III gilt wood armchairs attributed to John Linnell, the oval backs with elaborate ribbon carved crests over ribbon bound reeded frames, the open padded ar...
Category
18th Century English Adam Style Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$50,000 / set
Pair of Matching Art Deco Shell Wall Lights
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful pair of opaque Art Deco Shell Wall Lights with brass gilt backplates in very good condition, no pitting or scratches to the frames. The opaque shells sit firmly in the ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gilt Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,411 / set
Set of 12 Minton Dinner Plates Decorated with Ribbons of Raised Gilded Jeweling
By Minton
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous set of 12 Minton Dinner plates decorated with gilt vases of flowers and ribbons of raised gold jeweling. Minton made them for Da...
Category
1910s Rococo Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Wonderful Maison Bagues Gilt Rock Crystal Amethyst Pagoda Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Maison Bagues style basket gilt with rock crystal, amethyst & beading in a pagoda form 4 candelabra light chandelier
This fixture has been rewired and comes with chain c...
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Gilt Furniture
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Paul Dupré-Lafon, Hermès Desk Clock, c.1935
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage Hermes Brown Leather Desk/Table Clock, 1930s
This is a beautiful Art Deco style table/desk clock.
Original leather with gold brass details.
hand-stitched by Hermès
echappeme...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated German Porcelain Decorative Vase
By Royal Bonn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This grand and elegant porcelain vase was masterfully crafted in the 19th century by the esteemed Royal Bonn Company in Germany. Standing impressively at approximately 23 inches tall with a 7-inch diameter, this vase is a striking example of antique decorative art...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair of 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze Ormolu French Wall Lights
Located in Roma, IT
Sumptuous and large pair of 5-light sconces in gilt bronze. This fantastic set was made in the early 20th century in the style of Louis XV in France.
This luxurious pair is decora...
Category
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A French Empire-Style 19th/Early 20th C. Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French Empire Revival Style Late 19th/Early 20th Century Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Planter or Jardiniere. This elegant circular planter features a mahogany structure ad...
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Zinc
Beautiful Hollywood Regency Tole Toleware Gilded Wall Console Shelve Italy 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1950s wall console or shelf. Minor patina gives this piece a classy statement. Made of hand craft wood, covered with plaster and gilded. Use just a...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Italian 18th Century Baroque Gilt Copper Candlestick
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Italian 18th century Baroque gilt copper candlestick.
Rare Italian Baroque candlestick from the third quarter of the 18th century. It is a gilded copper body with a dished top on a baluster stem with scrolls and rocaills on a triform base. This candlestick, for the quality and decoration, is very close to an altar set...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Copper
Goblet Eclectic Ferdinand Barbedienne Alabaster Bronze, Paris, 1800
Located in Milano, IT
Alabaster goblet held by a gilded bronze support with an enameled decoration realized with the champleve technique. The base is shaped as an upside down goblet and holds a circular b...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Enamel
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Console Table with Beautifully Carved Putto
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite Italian Rococo carved wood and gilt console table with putto from the early 18th century, possibly 17th century. This period Rococo wall console from Italy features a three-dimensionally hand carved wood putto...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Wood
Singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier tortoiseshell case with enameled lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier, made in Geneva circa 1850.
When activated, the lid opens and a finely crafted bird rises from a beautifully pierced and engraved grill...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel, Other
Pair of Italian Florentine Neoclassical Giltwood Wall Brackets Shelves, c. 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of vintage Italian gilded wood wall brackets or shelves from Florence, Italy, circa 1950. These stylish brackets have hand carved scroll designs and beautiful gilt pati...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn, the 360 degree painted urn centered with an 18th century scene of a young Princess...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$12,850 Sale Price
31% Off
Gold Gilt Sunburst Mirror
Located in London, GB
A carved and gilt Mahogany sunburst design mirror. The convex mirror distressed, within a rope twist border Contemporary.
Category
2010s English Gilt Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Crystal Lamps with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of crystal table lamps, giltwood element wired for electricity, and fitted with two new sockets each.
Rope-twist motif complete with cut crystal reservoir mounted in finely c...
Category
20th Century French Baroque Gilt Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Soave Rocking by Piegatto, a Sculptural Contemporary Rest Chair
Located in Guatemala, GU
The Soave Rocking Rest Chair is a harmonious blend of elegance and comfort, designed to provide the ultimate relaxation experience. Crafted with precision, this chair boasts a sleek,...
Category
2010s Guatemalan Gilt Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Gold Giltwood Bamboo-Esque Wall Mirror, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A gold giltwood bamboo-esque wall mirror, circa mid-20th century, 1960s. A rectangular/octagonal gold giltwood 'bamboo' motif framed wall mirror, with beveled edge to mirrored glass....
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Gilt Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Giovanni Banci Neoclassical Gilt Iron, Travertine Console Table, Italy, 1970
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and dramatic Neoclassical inspired hand-hammered gilt iron console or sofa table by Italian sculptor and designer, Giovanni Banci, Florence, circa 1970. The rectangular g...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Wonderful French Bronze Regency Empire Crystal 12-Light Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
This wonderful gilt 12-light chandelier has four interior and eight arms decorated with crystal drops, and crystal spear surrounding a multifaceted crystal centerpiece bowl. The crys...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Gilt Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gold Gilt Sun Burst Sconce Made in Italy c. 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Italian sun burst candle sconce in original gold gilt finish. The sconce features repeating wrought iron rays, which radiate from the domed metal center. A single candle...
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Venetian Baroque Single Bed , in walnut, burl wit polychrome Inlaid
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Fabulous 18th century Venetian single bed Baroque, richly polychrome inlaid with exotic woods and with gilded bronze decorations. Walnut and burl w...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Empire Gilt Bronze Clock with Hunting Motifs
Located in Chicago, IL
This circa 1850 French mantel clock showcases a stunning figurative design made from cast gilt bronze. It depicts a hunter with a rabbit slung over the top curve of the clock case. T...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century French Rococo Gold Gilt Painted Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gold gilt and painted hand carved mirror from France. This mirror features beautiful Rococo floral motifs. Certainly a versatile piece that can be used in any formal or informal dini...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Gold
Gilt Sunburst Crown Light Fixture in Wrought Iron and Glass, Spain, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst Crown Light Fixture, Gilt Iron, Gold Leaf, Pressed Glass
Eye-catching neoclassical style sunburst ceiling light fixture from the Mid-Cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Baroque Pair of Antique Carved Wood Arm and Fist Wall Sconce Candle Holders
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable pair of 18th century French wall sconce candle holders hand carved depicting hardworking peasant hands in service, protruding from carved, primed and gilt classic...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair Italian Florentine Black and Gold Gilt Pedestal Plant Stands
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Period Florentine Gold Gilt and Black Painted Pedestals, circa 1950-60's Italy. Classic and versatile Florentine Mid-Century stands. These can be stand-alone state...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey
Located in London, GB
A large precious stone and silver-gilt flower model by Asprey.
English, 20th century.
Measures: 47cm high x 14cm wide x 12 cm depth.
Crafted ...
Category
20th Century English Modern Gilt Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver
French Cut Crystal / Gilt Bronze Caviar Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French cut crystal gilt bronze mounted caviar service, the caviar service is in great condition. Minor shelve wear underneath consistent with age / use....
Category
Late 20th Century French Gilt Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$4,900 / set
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Presentoir Centerpiece
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Presentoir Centerpiece.
High quality French 19th century Louis XVI style bronze ormolu presentoir centerpiece. Raised on th...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A Impressive malachite side table in the Louis XV.
Located in Berlin, DE
A Impressive malachite side table in the Louis XV.
Malachite look painted on solid beech wood. very decorative and elegant. Finely chased and gilded bronze fittings. Cover plate fra...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Gilt Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
$3,071 / item
19th Century French Japonisme Inkwell attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A very nice quality French Japonisme Style inkwell
Attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1880
Resting on a diamond-shaped polychromed hand-painted porcelain tray representing l...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Gilt Metal Martini Table on a Tripod Base with Ruffled Bobeche
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant Spanish gilt iron drinks table features a unique ruffled bobeche that artfully connects the round top, encased in a rolled frame, to the simple yet graceful tripod base....
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
$1,024 Sale Price
20% Off
Maison Bagues Style Bamboo Motif Coffee Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Maison Bagues Style Bamboo Motif Gilt Metal Coffee Table, 1970s, with rectangular glass top. 16" H x 66.75" W x 47.25" D. Provenance: From the Fifth Avenue Estate of Sherle Wagner.
Category
Late 20th Century Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp attributed to Jacopo and Lodovico del Duca.
Featuring an important Lockplate and Hasp designed circa 1570, exact date of manufacture unknown, attributed to the late 16th century Roman foundry of Jacopo 1520-1604) and Ludovico (1551-1601) del Duca, with no apparent signatures or hallmarks which is typical of the era, but we did not remove it and inspect the back.
Boxes such as this hand various uses but were frequently used by merchants as a writing box - slope during travel and trade, as a small coffer - strong box for storing important documents, money and valuables, as well as a jewelry casket.
This hand-crafted European drop-front box dates to the late 19th century, signed L'PUPLET, adorned with a significantly older Italian fine quality cast bronze lockplate with intricate Renaissance era reliefs, including figures, coat-of-arms, and elongated hasp, mounted on a chest of drawers form solid wooden case, wrapped in exotic Japanesque embossed and gilded metallic paper, having a locking fall-front panel with original key included, opening to reveal three interior drawers, all lined in red velvet. circa 1875
The visually striking textured wallpaper covering the box's exterior displays bamboo, birds, and flowers in the oriental Japanesque taste popular in Europe in the 1860s and 1870s following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858 and the ensuing Japonisme craze.
To the interior of the fall front panel is a gilt circular stamp with the somewhat obscured name of the workshop or store (likely) "L'PUPLET" and the city "Burxelles" which is in Brussels, indicating the box was likely made or retailed there.
Marks to box:
L'PUPLET, BRUXELLES
Inscription:
13, 14, 15 (Interior drawers inscribed on the verso of their backboards in script from top to bottom, respectively)
Provenance / Acquisition:
The origin of the elaborate lockplate with hasp on the front of the piece is more intriguing. At least 76 lockplates of this design have been recorded in major museums, private collections, and in the antiques trade across the Western World. For example, lockplates of this pattern are in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the State Museum of Prussian Cultural Heritage in Berlin, the Museum Cicico in Bologna, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Museo di Palazzo Venezia in Rome, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[1]
Specialists in Renaissance bronzes, especially Charles Avery...
Category
16th Century Italian Japonisme Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Pair of Gilt Faux Bamboo Turtle Lamps with Shades
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of gilt turtle faux bamboo tall buffet lamps.
Black painted wooden base with attached gilt plaster turtles base. Silver/gold gilded metal faux b...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal
Regency Gilt Wood 3 Tiered Bar Cart, circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Incredible vintage Hollywood Regency bar cart on wheels featuring brass handles and casters. This rolling cart features all original tortoise gold gilded glass. Wonderful addition to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Gilt Furniture
Materials
Brass
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze
Mahogany with gilded bronze fittings in the form of female figures, incense burners, acanthus decoration and garlands.
Rectangular plate w...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Cardin, “Cage” Dining Table, Chrome and Gilded Chrome. France, C.1970.
Located in Munster, NRW
Pierre Cardin, “Cage” dining table, chrome and gilded chrome. France, C.1970.
This sculptural table, known as the cage table, was designed and manufactured by Pierre Cardin during t...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Antique French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French commode, dating from around the 1910-1920 period.
This is of outstanding quality, it is a lovely and useful size. There are fabulous inlaid geometric patte...
Category
1910s French Louis XV Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Majestic 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Candelabras and Clock Garniture
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful imperial antique french gilt bronze garniture with clock and a pair of candelabras very finely hand worked with nice floral design and beautiful angels, very decorative for...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$49,898 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 18th Century Italian Hand Carved Giltwood Baroque Curl Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and large handcarved giltwood baroque ornament that once adorned a chapel or a church.
Italy, circa 1750. Weathered/ small losses and old repairs. Measurement includes the ...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,061 Sale Price
54% Off
The Gentleman's Magazine, with 1777 Flag Resolution, June 1783
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an June 1783 issue of London's "The Gentleman's Magazine," containing significant historical content relating to the end of the Revolutionary War, the 1777 Flag Resoluti...
Category
1780s English American Colonial Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Neoclassical style gilt bronze and marble candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi would be ideal to be placed on a bedside table or on a desk. Even if it features a classical shap...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Gilt Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Chinese Zhongzheng/Chengren Commemorative Short Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
20th Century chinese Zhongzheng/Chengren military commemorative short sword and scabbard gifted by Chiang Kai-shek
By: unknown
Material: iron, metal, paint, bronze, copper, wood, sh...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Steel, Iron
Antique Single Light Gilt Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French circa 1920's gilt metal single light sconces.
Measurements:
Height: 10"
Width: 2.5"
Depth: 5.5"
Category
1920s French Vintage Gilt Furniture
Materials
Metal
$2,800 / set
Circa early 1900's Italian Rococo Style Large Gilt-wood Headboard
Located in London, Park Royal
A Large Headboard from Florence, Italy, Circa early 1900's, capturing the ornate elegance of the Rococo period. The headboard is made up of embellished S curves with a large stylised...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Gilt Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Small 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Candleholders / Candlesticks
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique small pair of neoclassical wooden candleholders with their old gilding,
Italy, circa 1760-1780. Weathered, small losses and old repairs. Measurement each.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Wood
$563 Sale Price / set
51% Off
Pair of Japanese Late Meiji Period Fukagawa Porcelain Vases, circa 1900
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Superb pair of Japanese large Meiji period Fukagawa signed porcelain vases (circa 1900). Intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze with polychrome and gold overglaze on a st...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Gold
Centerpiece "The Naiad", attributed to G. Denière, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional centerpiece in silvered and gilded bronze, composed of a naiad riding a dolphin, supporting a chiseled shell decorated with reeds, adorned with the head of a river god on its bow and on which a winged love blows in a conch. The whole rests on a pedestal decorated with dolphin heads and cut-out leathers, ending with a porphyry base with molded steps.
Historical and artistic context
Centers and naves of tables are attested in France from the Middle Ages in order to present spices and other condiments brought from distant lands around the Mediterranean or from the trade of the Silk Roads. The importance of their presence on prestigious tables will be confirmed throughout the decorative arts, evolving during the 19th century in centerpieces, becoming a central element of decoration.
Here we find a true virtuosity in the composition and representation of the human figure which is reminiscent of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. Indeed, the fluidity of the lines of the naiad can be compared to the nymph of Fontainebleau by Benvenuto Cellini preserved at the Louvre museum and dated 1545, while the naturalist representation of the marine setting refers to the work of Wenzel Jamnitzer...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Gilt Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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