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An C18th Carved Giltwood Appliqué
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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An C18th Carved Giltwood Appliqué

18th century
Description

A fine antique C18th carved giltwood appliqué decoration with floral motif trophies

Measuring

Height 47 cms

Width 75cms

Depth 12 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Declaration

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Carved Giltwood Floral Swag to the 18th Century.

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SA862778
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Description
A fine antique C18th carved giltwood appliqué decoration with floral motif trophies

Measuring

Height 47 cms

Width 75cms

Depth 12 cms

Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Carved Giltwood Floral Swag to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA862778
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the I M Chaney Antique Furniture Profile Page

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I M Chaney Antique Furniture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Telephone 07739 084300
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Westbury Park
Bristol
BS6 7PT
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Aug 2009
Items For Sale 200
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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Location: 25 North View, Westbury Park, Bristol, BS6 7PT, United Kingdom
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An 18th-century carved wood floral swag featuring detailed blossom carvings with a distressed gold leaf finish.
An C18th carved giltwood appliqué
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An 18th-century carved wood floral swag featuring detailed blossom carvings with a distressed gold leaf finish.
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An 18th-century giltwood applique is a carved wooden architectural element finished with thin layers of gold leaf. Typically designed in Rococo or Neoclassical styles, these decorative swags, garlands, or motifs were created to ornament panelling, overmantels, mirror frames, and grand furniture.

Giltwood carvings were typically sculpted from softwoods such as pine or lime wood, which allowed for intricate detail. The timber was coated with gesso, painted with clay bole, and finished with water gilding using genuine gold leaf before being burnished.

Authentic period giltwood often shows red or yellow clay bole beneath areas of worn gold leaf, alongside natural shrinkage cracks in the wood underneath the gesso layer. Hand-carving marks, irregular back surfaces, and authentic oxidisation or dirt accumulation in deep recesses also indicate period construction.

Architectural giltwood fragments are frequently mounted on modern acrylic or iron display stands, hung above doorframes, or positioned centrally over sideboards. The warm lustre of antique gilding provides visual contrast when set against contemporary minimalist backdrops or dark saturated wall colours.

Giltwood surfaces should be dusted gently using a dry, soft squirrel-hair brush to prevent lifting loose gold leaf. Water and chemical solvents must never be applied, as water dissolves traditional gesso and destroys the gilding.
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