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A Pair of Victorian Gilt Brass Pelmets
For sale by Nick Brewster Art and Antiques
for sale €1,755     $1,905
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Nick Brewster Art and Antiques

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A Pair of Victorian Gilt Brass Pelmets

19th century
Description

A good pair of Victorian gilded brass pelmets in the Gothic style.

Both 6 feet long. Some light damage and bending to the brass.

Rare to come across a pair that haven't been painted gold.

Physical Dimensions
Width
184cm (72.44")
Declaration

Nick Brewster Art and Antiques has dated these Victorian Gilt Brass Pelmets to the Victorian era.

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SA1190190
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Description
A good pair of Victorian gilded brass pelmets in the Gothic style.

Both 6 feet long. Some light damage and bending to the brass.

Rare to come across a pair that haven't been painted gold.

Width
184cm (72.44")
Date of Manufacture

Nick Brewster Art and Antiques has dated these Victorian Gilt Brass Pelmets to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1190190
Nick Brewster Art and Antiques
Nick Brewster Art and Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2025

Scottish period furniture, clocks and barometers.

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A pair of long Victorian gilt brass curtain pelmets featuring ornate Gothic cresting and pierced geometric star tracery.
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Archive I A pair of long Victorian gilt brass curtain pelmets featuring ornate Gothic cresting and pierced geometric star tracery.

A Pair of Victorian Gilt Brass Pelmets

Archive II A pair of long Victorian gilt brass curtain pelmets featuring ornate Gothic cresting and pierced geometric star tracery. View II
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Nick Brewster Art and Antiques

Nick Brewster Art and Antiques
Telephone 07802 416426
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Crieff
Perth and Kinross
United Kingdom
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Verified Since May 2025
Items For Sale 15
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Nick Brewster Art and Antiques
Nick Brewster Art and Antiques
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A pair of long Victorian gilt brass curtain pelmets featuring ornate Gothic cresting and pierced geometric star tracery.
A pair of Victorian Gilt brass pelmets
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A pair of long Victorian gilt brass curtain pelmets featuring ornate Gothic cresting and pierced geometric star tracery.
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  • ObjectPelmets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Gothic Revival
  • MaterialGilt Brass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsGothic tracery, Pierced cresting, Foliate border, Geometric repeating arches
  • SizeW 184 cm (72 in)

These Victorian pelmets are constructed from gilt brass and finished in a gold colour, designed in the Gothic Revival style. Each piece displays ornate decoration including piercing, Gothic tracery, a foliate border, and geometric repeating arches. The visible features include light damage and bending to the brass structure. A pair of chairs with turned wooden spindles and a wooden cabinet are also visible in the background. Measuring 184 cm wide, these pelmets are suitable for window treatments in a traditionally styled living room, dining room, or study. They mount above window frames to hold curtains, adding architectural detail and period character to an interior window arrangement.

FAQs

A pelmet is a decorative framework mounted above a window to conceal curtain fixtures, drapery tops, and blind mechanisms, widely adopted during the nineteenth century to introduce architectural structure to interior textiles.

Victorian pelmets were typically crafted from cast or stamped sheet brass, often finished with gilding or lacquer, and constructed with pierced tracery or floral relief work to maintain strength while remaining lightweight.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples exhibit crisp casting or hand-stamped detailing, period mounting brackets on the reverse, natural oxidation within recessed areas, and minor irregularities indicative of historical manufacturing techniques.

These architectural elements can be mounted above contemporary window drapery to provide contrasting historical character, utilised as decorative wall headers above bed canopies, or repurposed as ornamental architectural friezes.

Dust regularly with a dry, soft-bristle brush to clean intricate recesses, avoiding chemical polishes or abrasive creams that can strip original gilding, lacquer, or historical patina.
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