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Early 20th Century Giltwood Window Seat
Roger King Antiques
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Roger King Antiques

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Early 20th Century Giltwood Window Seat

1920 - 1940
Description

A stylish painted and carved giltwood window seat, on cabriole legs and upholstered in pale lemon fabric.

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Roger King Antiques has dated this Giltwood Window Seat Bench to the 1930s.

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SA1231761
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A246
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Description
A stylish painted and carved giltwood window seat, on cabriole legs and upholstered in pale lemon fabric.
Date of Manufacture

Roger King Antiques has dated this Giltwood Window Seat Bench to the 1930s.

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SA1231761
Dealers Internal Ref
A246
Roger King Antiques
Roger King Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010

We stock a large selection of dining tables, set of chairs, chest of drawers and other useful items

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An early 20th-century Rococo Revival giltwood window seat featuring carved cabriole legs, padded raised scroll arms, and olive green striped silk upholstery.
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Archive I An early 20th-century Rococo Revival giltwood window seat featuring carved cabriole legs, padded raised scroll arms, and olive green striped silk upholstery.

Early 20th Century Giltwood Window Seat

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Roger King Antiques

Roger King Antiques
Telephone 01488 682 256 or 07789 632 629
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111 High Street
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0NB
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/rk
Verified Since Sep 2010
Items For Sale 57
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Roger King Antiques
Roger King Antiques
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Location: 111 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0NB, United Kingdom
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An early 20th-century Rococo Revival giltwood window seat featuring carved cabriole legs, padded raised scroll arms, and olive green striped silk upholstery.
Early 20th century giltwood window seat
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An early 20th-century Rococo Revival giltwood window seat featuring carved cabriole legs, padded raised scroll arms, and olive green striped silk upholstery.
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A giltwood window seat is a low bench featuring raised upholstered arms or sides, designed to fit into window recesses or along bedroom walls. Popularised during the 18th and 19th centuries, these pieces combine carved wood coated in gold leaf with textile upholstery.

Traditional construction involved hand-carved hardwood frames, typically beech or walnut, covered with gesso and gold leaf gilding. Seats were traditionally upholstered using natural horsehair padding, webbing, coil springs, and silk or velvet damask fabrics.

Authentic period giltwood displays natural wear to the gold leaf, often revealing the reddish bole clay or white gesso layers beneath. Original construction techniques include hand-carved joinery, non-uniform decorative carving details, and traditional upholstery tacking.

A giltwood window seat can serve as an accent piece at the foot of a bed, within an entrance hallway, or inside a bay window. Placing it alongside contemporary neutral minimalist decor allows the detailed carving and gilded surface to act as a focal point.

Clean gilded frames gently with a soft, dry camel-hair brush to prevent flaking of the delicate gold leaf. Keep the piece away from direct sunlight and heat sources, and vacuum textile upholstery lightly using a soft brush attachment.
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