gilt

Covered in gold leaf. (c.f. gilding, gilded).

Antiques From Our Gallery

Item No. 895 Pair of Italian, Neoclassical, white-painted and parcel-gilt demi-lune console tables Ornamented with Neoclassical elements including acanthus leaves, acorns, vines, pateraes, resting upon four tapered and fluted legs. With later conforming rose marble tops with beveled edges. Florence, Italy. Circa 1785. 35¾" high by 49¾" wide by 25½" deep

Item No. 1212 French, Early Louis XV Period, Bureau Plat Double face with six functioning drawers, curvilinear in form resting on four cabriole legs, the veneer done in parquetry of Tulipwood, the top inset with gilt-tooled brown leather, the whole adorned with bronze dore mounts. Part re-veneered. Circa 1735. Provenance: Juan Pablo Molyneux, famous Chilean architect 57½" wide by 29" deep by 29½" high

Item No. 1206 Pair of French, Rocaille style, three-arm sconces In solid, gilt bronze. Originally gasoliers. Circa 1870. 25" high by 14" wide by 5" deep

Item No. 1200 Pair of Napoleon III period firescreens Paintings of birds and landscapes on opaline glass inset in gilt brass frames. Circa 1870 by celebrated artist Narcisse Vivien (signed "NV"). 38½" high by 26" wide by 17" deep (at base)

Item No. 1199 Pair of Italian, Neoclassical period candelabras In solid, carved giltwood; each having seven arms in gilt iron. Adorned with acanthus leaves; fluted central stem; the whole resting upon a tripd base with clawed feet. 33" high by 17" in diameter

Item No. 1186 French, Empire style, gilt bronze chandelier Having six arms, each with a bronze cast of a female bust, surrounding a blue ceramic center column; the whole surmounted by a torchiere. Second half of the 19th century. In the manner of François Rémond.

Item No. 1182 Portuguese, Baroque period coffre In solid walnut elaborately carved in deep relief, the top having molded and mask carved edges centering an armorial cartouche flanked by dragons; the facade having a gilt iron escutcheon surrounded by dragons and winged figures; with deeply carved base molding on ball and claw feet, distinctive dovetails, and carved side panels set with carrying handles. Late 17th century 48" wide by 34" high by 26" deep

Item No. 1174 Exceptional, French, Art Nouveau period bureau plat In solid, carved walnut; with five conforming drawers; have writing surface inset with decorative, gilt-embossed leather blotter, each side with tirets (additional pull out writing surfaces), the whole delicately sculpted with flowers and other vegetation and resting upon four slightly cabriole legs. Circa: 1890, L'ecole de Nancy.

Item No. 1159 French, Louis XVI style, gilt-bronze Bouillotte lamp Having three lights with ram's head motif and pierced base. Circa 1900. 30½" high by 18" diameter

Item No. 1155 Italian, Neoclassical period, painted and parcel-gilt chest of drawers Having two small drawers above two large drawers. Late 18th century. 36" high by 45¾" wide by 21¾" deep

Item No. 1111 Pair of French, Empire period, bronze d'ore candelabra In patinated and gilt bronze. Circa 1810. 4" wide by 4" deep by 20½" high

Item No. 950 Italian, Regence Period, gilt and polychrome-painted six-panel screen Inspired by the designs of Claude III Audran, "La Serie des Douze Mois" (The Twelve Month Series"). The frames vigorously carved in silvered wood; the panels 18th century the painting refreshed in the 19th century; each decorated in green grotesque style on gold background depicting zodiac signs and mythological gods. 109" high by 168" wide

Item No. 881 Very fine, Empire style, gilt-bronze, sixteen light chandelier of large dimension Hand-chased. 19th century. 64" high by 40" diameter

Item No. 970 Very fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie commode Of bombé form in black lacquer with original gilt bronze mounts and original rose de Brignoles marble top. Late 18th or early 19th century. 50½" wide by 35½" high by 25½" deep

Item No. 1068 Rare, French, Regence period, gilt-bronze mounted game table (tric-trac table) Having rosewood veneers; with a reversible, gilt, embossed leather top, the reverse inlaid with an ebony and ivory chess board; the inside opening to reveal a recessed backgammon surface; having one drawer and two original candleholders. Circa 1725. Provenance: Attributed to Pierre Migeon

Item No. 1063 Exceptional, French, Louis XV style marble fireplace surround With original cast iron and gilt brass insert and original hearth. Early 19th century. 61½" wide by 43¼" high by 24¾" deep

Item No. 1061 Very fine, French, Louis XV style, black lacquer (chinoiserie) bureauplat With bronze d'ore mounts and original gilt, embossed leather blotter. Mid-19th century. 67" wide by 33½" deep by 30¼" high

Item No. 1055 Very fine, Louis XVI period bureauplat In Cuban mahogany with gilt bronze mounts, having tapered and fluted legs. Bearing the signature of "Jean Laurent COSSON." Late 18th century. 64½" wide by 35½" deep by 29" high

Item No. 1054 Very fine, French, Louis XV period marquetry commode Of serpentine form with gilt bronze mounts and original Rouge Royale marble top. Stamped "I.C. SAUNIER".

Item No. 1049 Fine, French, Louis XVI period console desserte In solid mahogany with gilt-bronze mounts and Gris St. Anne marble top. Circa 1780. Probably Bordeaux ("meuble de port" - imported wood). 52" long by 20" wide by 34" high