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A Pair of 19th Century Gilt Wood Wall Brackets.
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A Pair of 19th Century Gilt Wood Wall Brackets.

19th century
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A pair of 19th century gilt wood wall brackets with supporting winged putti.

Physical Dimensions
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
17cm (6.69")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Declaration

Drennan & Sturrock Ltd has dated these Giltwood Cherub Wall Brackets to the 19th Century.

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SA1227679
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S858
Description
A pair of 19th century gilt wood wall brackets with supporting winged putti.
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
17cm (6.69")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Date of Manufacture

Drennan & Sturrock Ltd has dated these Giltwood Cherub Wall Brackets to the 19th Century.

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SA1227679
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S858
Drennan & Sturrock Ltd
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A pair of 19th-century carved giltwood wall brackets featuring winged cherub figures supporting scrolled capitals.
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Archive I A pair of 19th-century carved giltwood wall brackets featuring winged cherub figures supporting scrolled capitals.

A Pair of 19th Century Gilt Wood Wall Brackets.

Archive II A pair of 19th-century carved giltwood wall brackets featuring winged cherub figures supporting scrolled capitals. View II
Archive III A pair of 19th-century carved giltwood wall brackets featuring winged cherub figures supporting scrolled capitals. View III
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Drennan & Sturrock Ltd
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A pair of 19th-century carved giltwood wall brackets featuring winged cherub figures supporting scrolled capitals.
A pair of 19th century gilt wood wall brackets.
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A pair of 19th-century carved giltwood wall brackets featuring winged cherub figures supporting scrolled capitals.
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  • ObjectWall Brackets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleBaroque Revival
  • MaterialCarved Wood, Gesso, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsPutti figures, Scrolled capital, Winged cherubs, Plinth base
  • SizeH 33 cm (13 in) x W 17 cm (7 in) x D 18 cm (7 in)

These 19th-century wall brackets follow a Baroque Revival style, constructed from carved wood, gesso, and gold leaf. The pieces are finished in a weathered gold colour, showing visible crackling, losses to the gilding, and raw timber undertones from age. Each bracket features a winged putto or cherub figure with detailed curly hair and facial features, kneeling on a rectangular plinth base while supporting a large scrolled capital with carved mouldings on the underside. The carved wings sweep back along the sides, and the top surfaces form flat platforms. Measuring 33 cm high, 17 cm wide, and 18 cm deep, they display compact proportions suitable for mounting on an interior wall. In a modern home, these decorative architectural elements work well placed above a sideboard, console table, or mantelpiece to display small ornamental items, or mounted directly on a living room wall as standalone decorative accents. They provide a French Chateau design aesthetic, pairing well with traditional or eclectic interior schemes. The pair can be displayed symmetrically on either side of a mirror, artwork, or architectural opening to bring classical sculptural detail and texture to a room.

FAQs

Figurative wall brackets featuring cherubs or putti originated in classical Greco-Roman motifs and gained widespread popularity during the Renaissance, Baroque, and 19th-century Revival periods. They were traditionally sculpted to serve both functional support roles for ledges and decorative elements in grand interior architecture.

19th-century wall brackets were typically hand-carved from hardwoods such as lime or pine, coated with layers of gesso plaster, and finished with gold leaf applied using water gilding or oil gilding techniques.

Authentic pieces show evidence of hand-carving rather than molded composition, natural shrinkage in the timber behind the gesso, fine craquelure across the gilded surface, and subtle wear exposing the underlying red or grey bole clay.

Pair wall brackets flanking a central mantlepiece, mirror, or artwork to create symmetrical balance, or place them high on a narrow wall space to display small porcelain vases, bronzes, or sculptural objects.

Dust giltwood gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding liquid cleaners, damp cloths, or chemical polishes, as water can dissolve traditional gesso and remove delicate gold leafing.
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