Pair of Anglo-Ceylonese Carved Ebony Wall Brackets or Shelves, circa 1840

A large last half of the 19th century French Baroque style stained, painted, and parcel-gilt wall bracket of unusual bisected cornice form having stained chestnut shelf above compoun...

A spectacular and exceptionally rare pair of English, possibly Irish, George III circa 1800 wall brackets or shelves in 'Rustic' style, the cusped shaped tops in original 'red ochre' paint with period brass hanging tabs, the tapering 'bodies' composed of fully gilded twigs and rootwood in original finish. Provenance: The collection of Sir John Boorman at The Glebe, Annamoe, County Wicklow, Ireland. The 'Rustic' style in design emerged in Great Britain from the 'Picturesque' movement within Romanticism of the 18th century as a quiet rebellion against the formality of Baroque and Neoclassical architectural styles and was largely ephemeral due to it's inherently specific application; that it being intended for the 'cottage orné', follies, and grottos of the landed gentry. Frances Collard states "Rustic furniture, particularly that made of untrimmed branches and roots, appeared in the designs of Thomas Chippendale and Thomas Johnson and were featured in an anonymous work published by Josiah Taylor's 'Architectural Library, "Ideas for Rustic Furniture", from 1790-5". The Duke of Buccleuch...

A rare, exceptional, and monumentally scaled circa 1825 English Regency George IV period giltwood wall bracket or shelf of corbel form having rectangular plinth shelf above double sp...

Beaux-Arts period solid bronze wall sconces of exceptional design having pronounced anthemions either end of gently bowed back-plates with egg-and-dart borders.

Pair Neoclassical Gilt and Ebonized Wall Brackets

This pair of 18th-century American cast iron wall brackets brings sculptural weight and classical elegance to any room. Each bracket is cast with refined architectural detail—Doric-i...

An exceptional highly carved pair of walnut wall brackets consisting of dramatic well-carved faces of mythological creatures with wide eyes, opened mouths and wild flowing hair. Subs...

Infuse your interior with classical grandeur using this sophisticated pair of vintage Regency-style wall brackets. Expertly crafted, each bracket features elegantly carved laurel lea...