Gilt Furniture

A large and impressive mirror with a carved cornice with leafy bands and rosettes underneath. The wide top frieze with a band of palmettes framed by scrolled brackets. The surround o...

A very fine Japanese lacquer tebako, box for personal accessories, in the form of rolled bolts of brocade fabric, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan. The box is whimsically shap...

An impressive antique style gold gilt wooden ornate frame. This frame is suitable for most style artwork including prints, watercolors as well as oil on board paintings. Fantastic st...

Palatial Early 18th Century Louis XIV Wrought Iron Console with Royal Sun King & Fleur-de-Lis, 18th Century Louis XIV Wrought Iron Console with Sun King Symbol & Marble Top, Rare Lou...

A Very Fine French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Rosewood and Satinwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Figural Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled le...

A small and finely decorated Japanese Satsuma tripod incense burner (koro), signed Kyozan, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. The censer, koro, with a compressed body supported by t...

This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is beautifully veneered in rosewood, including reverse diamonds and butterfly-wings, which a...

Imagine these in your fireplace with the flames burning on all sides. These beautifully and all handcrafted, large and fire-gilt bronze andirons are made to stand in your fireplace ...

Charming Mid-20th Century Italian Florentine Wooden Tray, hand-painted and gilded. This tray showcases the traditional craftsmanship of Florence, where artisans perfected the art of ...

A scarce period Charles X (1818-1834) French Restoration mahogany travailleuse sewing (thread stand - side table - jewelry dressing table) with light, warm, beautifully aged patina. Born in France in the early 19th century, almost certainly Parisian work, exquisitely hand-crafted, this exceptionally executed example features ornate gilt bronze ormolu mounts, escutcheons, and elaborate gilt metal trim. Having a highly figured light mahogany hinged lid top, lifting open to reveal a striking finished interior with divided compartments and original inset mirror plate. The conforming rectangular case fitted with a faux drawer front over a dovetailed drawer with sectioned interior. Elegantly rising on oval-shaped medial shelf stretcher-joined curvacious legs. Dimensions (approx): 27" High, 20" Wide, 13.5" Deep Stunning light almost blonde antique mahogany coloring and mellow warm tone, superb wood grain detail, and charming, beautifully aged patina over the whole. Great shape overall. Retaining original antique character marks, wear consistent with age and indicative of minimal use, nothing that detracts from the aesthetics or functionality, but only adds to the overall authenticity, refined elegant warmth, luxurious sophistication, and cozy unpretentious rustic elegance. Delivered cleaned, hand waxed, polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use and generational enjoyment! What is Charles X style: The comte d’Artois – or Charles X - was the son of the dauphin Louis-Ferdinand de Franc and Marie-Josèphe de Saxe. He succeeded his two brothers Louis XVI and Louis XVIII and became the King of France in 1824. Thirty years after the French Revolution, he wanted to embody the return of monarchy and became the leader of the catholic party . As the previous kings, he was crowned in 1825 but he was soon overthrown by the revolution in July, 1830, called "Trois Glorieuses". He left then for England, Scotland, Prague and Istria where he died in 1836. Charles X style lasted from 1818 to 1834 and happened during the Bourbon Restoration (French Restoration). This style did not replace totally the style of furniture from the French Empire but it was different from the formalism in the Napoleonic era, during which strictness and simplicity were inspired by Greco-Roman art. Indeed, artistic fields flourished. In terms of furniture, this renewal was suggested by the softening of shapes. Even though the simple aspect from the French Empire was still visible, shapes became curvier with volutes and arabesques. Another distinction is the loss of the massive aspect of furniture and the decrease of dimensions in order to decorate smaller appartments. Handling ability and comfort were key-words in the making of furniture. Apartments had essential elements such as chests of drawers, big rounded tables in the dining room, desks or secretaries, armoires and even dressing tables, comfortable fainting couches in the living room, small tables, pedestal tables, as well as gondola chairs. The wavy aspect of the latters certainly represent Charles X style the best.  One of the most emblematic features of this style is the use of bois clairs – light woods in warm blond tones - and indigenous woods that are varnished in order to highlight the grains. Bird's-eye maple, ash trees, plane trees, yew trees, beech trees, olive trees and cedar trees were most likely to be used. Indeed, at the beginning of the 19th century dark woods were hard to find. In 1806, the Napoleon’s Continental System was established in order to ruin the United Kingdom by preventing the country from any business with the rest of Europe. Therefore craftsmen had to find alternatives from mahogany which was the most commonly used material at this time. After 1815, the import of wood was even more difficult because of peace treaties and the European political situation, which contributed to the popularity of the bois clairs and indigenous woods. The furniture was often decorated with fine inlays made out of dark wood representing foliage, which contrasted with the veneer. Even though these patterns can look like bronze decorations from the Empire era,  they were far more simple and did not represent any military or mythological attributes. On the tables, trays were sometimes made out of marble as in the French Empire, but it was often put aside and inlaid veneer, Verre Eglomisé – a type of glass with a mirror finish –, mirror or porcelain from Sèvres or Paris were more likely to be used. Decorative elements from the Monarchy were highly appreciated again as they suggested luxury. Indeed, marquetry work was particularly fashionable - Boulle marquetry thrived around 1820 as the works of the Levasseur family can show. In the same way, draperies and trimmings referred to the monarchist splendour. Fabrics were often white – the traditional colour of the Bourbons – or light coloured as oppposed to the typical green from the Napoleonic era.  One of the most symbolic figures from this period of time might be Jean-Jacques Werner (1791-1849), a cabinetmaker who worked for prestigious clients such as the Duchesse de Berry who was Charles’s step-daughter. His works can be seen at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and at the Grand Trianon in the Palace of Versailles. The duchess’s appartments situated at the pavillon de Marsan and at the Palais de Saint Cloud illustrate Charles X style the best with furniture made out of bois clairs and ornamented with dark wood patterns or fine gold decorations. Chales X style allows a transition between the sobriety of the Empire style and the abundant aspect of Louis-Philippe style. The gothic style started at this time through the "style à la cathédrale", inspired by religious architecture, which thrived from 1827 to 1830. Indeed, at the beginning of the 19th century, Romanticism put the spotlight on the Middle Ages. Cabinetmakers were not inspired by the medieval furniture but rather by architectural elements of churches and cathedrals. For instance the backs of chairs were decorated with arches shaped like rib and serration. In the same way, before Charles X abdicated, pieces of furniture were made out of dark woods – such as mahogany, which was used again in France – and were inlaid with light wood. Romanticism also influenced the layout of furniture in appartments to suggest movement through a mix of various styles, various shapes and various sizes, as opposed to the static aspect of Neoclassicism. The start of industrialisation and mechanisation also influenced this style as early technical developments led to the production of pieces of furniture in series. Credit: Marc Maison Bibliography: FANIEL Stéphane (Dir.), Le Dix-neuvième Siècle Français, Collection Connaissance des Arts, 1957, Hachette SASSONE, Adriana Boidi, Furniture from Rococo to Art Deco, 2000, Evergreen -- Extremely versatile: As warm and attractive as it is useful, this remarkable antique table having the ideal size and small proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a side table, accent or occasional table, tall sofa...

This refined 44-piece Royal Tuscan service exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship for which English fine bone china is celebrated. Produced in England, the set features a crisp w...

Antique pair of Restoration period gilt bronze candelabra - featuring elaborate Neo Gothic bronze castings of masks, lions and scrolls on trefoil bases with hand hammered and chisel...

Finely carved vintage rectangular giltwood pier or overmantel wall mirror in the English Georgian style of Robert Adam (1728-1792), measuring 23 by 66 inches and in excellent conditi...

The original design of the Three Rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized designs. Beyond the origin...

Beautiful set of a salt and a pepper shaker, with guilloche enamel, made in the 1920s to 30s in Oslo, Norway (hallmarked). The two-tone design of this set is exceptional. The shaker...

Antique Early 19th Century Pair Tureens Painted Gilt Porcelain Flight Barr & Barr English, c. 1820 Height 20cm, diameter 21cm This is a remarkable pair of early 19th century porcel...

Gorgeous Vintage French Tole Painted 6-light Empire Style Chandelier with bright Gilt details. A style popular for almost 200 years, this Empire Chandelier is simply gorgeous. Our ow...

Iconic gilt metal leaf chandelier with six Edison (E14) fittings. Diameter 18" - 46 cm. Height fixture 26.7" - 68 cm. Total height 32.2" - ...

Minton hand painted and decorated porcelain dinner service for twelve people. Made in England between 1948 -1970 "with impressed marks "Minton / china / 2-65" and pattern numbers in gold. Discontinued pattern. Green rim with hand painted floral interior setting in a white background with hand painted gilt gold design. Each piece is in excellent condition. The set include 12 dinner plates 12 bread and butter plates 12 compote dishes 12 coffee cups 12 coffee saucers...

Eye-catching gilt wrought iron sunburst or flower shaped ceiling light fixture, wall sconce or pendant, Spain, 1950-1960. A sunburst or flower shaped frame surrounds a central expose...

1950s set of three blue opaline glass items. Made in Italy The bright blue milk, opaline or cased glass is heavy and thick, all items have a decorative orm...

A absolutely lovely golden Hollywood Regency wall mirror from the 1950s, executed by C. Allodi & G. Subelli. Made in Cremona, Italy. Made of hand-carved gold-plated wood, in excellen...

A fine French palatial 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" medallion commode with a Fleur de Pêche marble top, after a model by Ben...

A fine tall Baccarat crystal vase, Napoléon III period, mid 19th century circa 1850. The pattern is known as the vase decorated with a molded ivy garland. It is listed in the a refer...

Brutalist Ceiling Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Iron and Milk Glass __________________________________________________________________________ Nail Design sunburst flush mount, gilt...

Extraordinary Genovese Chandelier circa 1780 with Twelve Lights with transparent and blue crystals. Large Empire chandelier in Sculpted and Gilded Wood from the late 18th century, li...

Pair of large and very fine quality 19 century French Louis XVI style gilt bronzed mounted cherub motif Marble Urns.

Model #5 Eduard Stellmacher and Co, Porzellanfabrik und Kunstkeramische Industriewerke Note: Due to the size, weight, and value of this piece, we require shipping through 1stDibs, f...

A circa 1950 French light fixture with mirror inset and 2 interior lights. Measurements: Drop: 10" Diameter: 27"

Jacob Petit (1796–1868) Pair of 19th-Century Rococo Revival Porcelain Vases This pair of mid-19th-century porcelain vases was produced by the French porcelain manufacturer Jacob Pet...

Decorative amethyst geode in 22-karat gold leaf Shows a old internal repair not very visible to photograph. Offered at Gallery Girasole.

Dial signed Polti Frères Measures: With base or glass: Height 61 cm (24 in.), width 51,5 cm (20.3 in.), depth 23.5 cm (9,2 in.) Without base: Height 52 cm (20,5 in.), width 42 cm (16.5 in.), depth 12.5 cm (4.9 in.) Important philhellenic clock in burnished and amati gilded bronze, finely chiseled, representing on the terrace a couple elegantly dressed in "the turkish style", and richly decorated with foliage, scrolls and flowers. The feet, decorated with water leaves, rest on an oval wooden base covered with a globe. The theme of the clock comes from The Giaour, a fragment of a Turkish Tale, an English poem by Lord Byron published in may 1813 which tells the thwarted love of a Venetian, the Giaour – term by which the Turks designate infidels and especially Christians – and of Leila, a slave belonging to Hassan’s seraglio, military leader of a Turkish province. The betrayal of Leila discovered, she will be thrown into the sea and her lover will avenge her by killing Hassan, then taking refuge in a monastery. Symbol of prestige and modernity, the decorative clocks are a reflection of the taste of the era of a wealthy bourgeoisie and may be the subject of diplomatic gifts or between individuals. Beyond the purely decorative aspect of such objects, watchmaking in the 19th century is part of a subtle mix of political, historical and literary references. This philhellenic movement converning the West finds a particular echo in France, one of the countries with the United Kingdom and Russia having suported the Greeks during their war of independance (1821-1830) to free oneself from the grip of the Ottoman Empire. Many clocks...

This pair of sconces, in gilt metal, remind the style of Coco chanel, that used a table with the same decor in her Parisian appartment. They are in the Hollywood Regency style. The c...

A fine early 19th century Louis XVI giltwood console table of demi-lune form, crisply carved and richly gilt. The shaped frieze is em...

A pair of gilt and painted French tole wall lanterns. The interiors each with two candelabra sockets and antique mirror reflecting the light. Circa early 20th century.

A lovely pair of neoclassical French wall sconces with an elegant design. They have two arms per sconce, each elegantly curved and designed to resemble twisted rope or cord, leading ...

Unique mid century modern Italian coffee table by Piero Fornasetti. Cameo medallions gold leaf on white lacquered wood. Tripod black enamel metal base. Verso beats a stamp of Piero F...

Alabaster table lamp with patinated gilt bronze accents and a paper lampshade, by Hervé van der Straeten Monogrammed: HV

A Marvelous 19th Century Italian Oil on Canvas titled "The Cardinal's Present" by Arturo Ricci. This oil on canvas is truly incredible and one of Ricci's best works of art. The sce...

Gilt wood sunburst mirror, American, circa 1960s.

Excellent pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks after a model by Etienne Martincourt (master 1762, died after 1791): Candelst...

La Tapisserie Gothique, par Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins, by E. Planès, Directeur de la Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins. Published by Albert Morancé...

Finest quality French 19th century bronze doré box. Beautiful scenes of cherubs at play on all sides. Boucher scenes. Lined with a beautiful silk original key.

11 'Chinoiserie' Pattern Rocks Glasses/Tumblers by Culver USA, circa 1960s A rare grouping of eleven Culver 'Chinoiserie' pattern rock glasses and tumblers dates back to the 1960s. E...

Old gold-colored wooden frame with a beautiful patina of age, entirely in classic style, decorated all around with a red velvet band, circa mid-20th century. A nice size frame for c...

large decanter with stopper in deep transparent ruby red glass decorated all around with multiple engraved scenes, silver enamel and gilding highlights neck is applied with three r...

A spectacular, highly adorned, Sèvres style urn, skillfully hand painted with garden scenes of maidens and putti on either side amidst brightly colored flowers, foliage, scroll forms...

Large Empire period mahogany extending dining table French, c. 1810 Fully open: Height 77cm, width 446cm, depth 178cm Shorter: Height 77cm, width 326cm, depth 178cm A striking repr...

Unusual gilt 20th century Art Nouveau wall mirror from the 1900s in Austria. This amazing looking antique wall mirror with a rustic charme has been hand carved out of softwood around...

Hollywood Regency style gilt metal and pink porcelain roses chandelier, Italy, circa the 1970s. This stunning four-light Italian gilded tolew...

An exquisite 18th century Venetian mirror from the Baroque period with beautifully aged, original giltwood and mercury plates, circa 1740. Standing on two scrolled feet with finely c...

Pair Spanish Brutalist Drink Tables, wrought iron Gilt patinated brutalist Martini tables with squared top and handle, Spain, 1950s Wrought iron ...

A Wonderful Pair Of Italian Rock Crystal And Amethyst Rock Crystal Baguès Style Urn With Flowers & Leaf Bouquet Gold Leaf Gilt 2 Candelabra Light Sconces

Empire period bed in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, richly decorated with finely chased and gilded bronzes, with its canopy. The front of the bed features a lyre in the center, framed by two sheath feet with shafts decorated with caduceus and Mercury busts...

This antique hookah base, crafted from ruby glass in the 19th century, was designed specifically for the Persian market. The transparent glass is overlaid with a rich ruby layer, cre...

Rare set including a console and a mirror in blackened, gilded and painted wood of antique inspiration. The console, topped with molded Italian Portor marble, is decorated with three portraits in bronze medallions alternating with two painted friezes...

Antique Gustavian wall clock This Swedish rococo wall clock is from 1900 and has its original mechanism. Hand Carved, Hand Crafted, Gilded Wall Clock It has been hand-carved with flo...

An outstanding quality antique gilded bronze & Sevres porcelain French 3 piece, 8 day clock garniture with candelabra, by Brocot & Delettrez, Paris, circa 1870. The clock with an 'egg' shaped urn made of cobalt blue Sevres porcelain with a hand-painted panel with a neo-classical beauty and a cupid, the rear is painted with gilt birds & floral decoration. The urn with gilt bronze handles to the sides held in the mouths of lion's masks, the clock below also with sumptuously decorated with gilded cobalt porcelain panels, the clock dial with black Roman numerals & is finely painted with two horses and a chariot with a putti falling out of the chariot. The clock has two winding arbors one for the 8 day time wind the other for a chime, the clock chimes the hours on a soft delicate sounding bell, the clock is in full working order and was recently professionally cleaned. The clock is complemented with a pair of gilt bronze & cobalt blue Sevres porcelain four branch vasiform candelabras, decorated with oval panels to the front with putti & Neoclassical maidens, the back panels finely painted with birds, each candelabra is in two sections and raised on gilt bronze bases with corbel brackets & acanthus leaf feet. The bronze casting is very likely by the Barbedienne Foundry in Paris, as the quality is outstanding, the clock is stamped "BD" for Achille Brocot (1817-1878) and Jean-Baptiste Delettrez (1816-1887), they were two of the most important French clock makers of the mid to late 19th century, please see some biography below. The clock is mechanically & cosmetically in excellent condition, and was recently overhauled by a clock-smith, the porcelain & ormolu are also in excellent condition, one of the very best investment quality gilt-bronze & Sevres porcelain clock garnitures by the top French makers of the period, circa 1870. This garniture will be professionally crated for shipping. Delettrez and Achille Brocot, son of the respected clockmaker Louis-Gabriel Brocot, established the clockmaking company "Brocot et Delettrez" in Paris on 20 October 1851, with premises at 62 Rue Charlot Paris. Jean-Baptiste Delettrez worked alongside Achille Brocot for several years and their clock movements are considered to be the most effective made during the late 19th century. Their specialty was a range of clocks based on the innovations of Brocot père and his other son Antoine, but generally of Achille's greatly advanced original design, some having a unique single-arm double-wheel escapement, some having a temperature-compensated pendulum, some having two dials, one of which showed the time and the other which showed a calendar and often other information such as phases of the moon, times of sunrise & sunset in Paris, etc. The firm was awarded a 1st class prize at the Paris World Exposition of 1857 for a commercial clock...

This beautiful gilt chandelier was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1970s by Hans Kögl Leuchten. It features 5 lights and is made of antique gold-plated metal and off-whit...

A mantel clock crafted from gilt and gilded brass (also known as ormolu) and red griotte marble in the eclectic style popular during the Napoleon III period. The mantel clock featur...