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Decorative C18th Carved Wood and Parcel Gilt Architectural Pediment in the Manner of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721).
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for sale €3,276     $3,556
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Decorative C18th Carved Wood and Parcel Gilt Architectural Pediment in the Manner of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721).

18th century
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A beautifully decorative C18th carved wood and parcel gilt architectural pediment in the manner of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721).

Measurements: 41 cm H x 140 cm W. Highly decorative carving.

Condition: A fragile piece, with restoration in parts, please enquire for a condition report.

Physical Dimensions
Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
140cm (55.12")
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Duke Antiques and Interiors has dated this Parcel Gilt Carved Pediment to the 18th Century.

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SA1201230
Description
A beautifully decorative C18th carved wood and parcel gilt architectural pediment in the manner of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721).

Measurements: 41 cm H x 140 cm W. Highly decorative carving.

Condition: A fragile piece, with restoration in parts, please enquire for a condition report.

Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
140cm (55.12")
Date of Manufacture

Duke Antiques and Interiors has dated this Parcel Gilt Carved Pediment to the 18th Century.

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SA1201230
Duke Antiques and Interiors
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An 18th-century carved wood and parcel gilt architectural pediment featuring a central scallop shell flanked by two winged cherubs amidst scrollwork.
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Archive I An 18th-century carved wood and parcel gilt architectural pediment featuring a central scallop shell flanked by two winged cherubs amidst scrollwork.

Decorative C18th Carved Wood and Parcel Gilt Architectural Pediment in the Manner of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721).

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An 18th-century carved wood and parcel gilt architectural pediment featuring a central scallop shell flanked by two winged cherubs amidst scrollwork.
Decorative C18th carved wood and parcel gilt architectural pediment in the manner of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721).
Ref: SA1201230
An 18th-century carved wood and parcel gilt architectural pediment featuring a central scallop shell flanked by two winged cherubs amidst scrollwork.
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  • ObjectArchitectural Fragments
  • Period18th century
  • StyleEnglish Baroque
  • MaterialCarved Wood, Gesso, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold, Warm Brown
  • MotifsScallop shell motif, Winged cherubs, Scrollwork carving, Parcel gilding
  • SizeH 41 cm (16 in) x W 140 cm (55 in)

An eighteenth-century English Baroque architectural pediment is created from carved wood, gesso, and gold leaf in the manner of Grinling Gibbons. The decorative fragment displays a warm brown timber base highlighted with parcel gilding, dominated by a central carved scallop shell motif flanked by two winged cherubs and elaborate scrollwork carving. Signs of age include a fragile structure with restoration in parts. The horizontal wall piece measures 41 cm high by 140 cm wide. Positioned in an English Country house interior, this ornamental carving suits placement above the mantel as an architectural focal point over a fireplace. The heritage design complements traditional reception rooms and studies when mounted directly onto a wall above architectural joinery or key furniture groupings.

FAQs

An architectural pediment is a carved decorative element traditionally positioned above entrances, doorways, or atop substantial cabinetry, featuring central motifs, scrolls, or relief sculpture.

Hardwoods such as lime, oak, and pine were predominantly carved by hand, often finished with water gilding or parcel gilt highlights over a prepared gesso layer.

Authentic period carvings exhibit hand-tool marks, natural timber shrinkage along the grain, remnants of aged gesso beneath gold leaf, and historic surface oxidisation.

A carved pediment can be mounted as architectural wall art above a mantelpiece, console table, or doorway to introduce historical structure to a contemporary scheme.

Gently remove dust using a soft, dry brush or feather duster, keep the object away from damp conditions, and avoid chemical cleaning agents that degrade gold leaf or gesso.
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