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18th Century Architecture Large Wall Bracket
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18th Century Architecture Large Wall Bracket

18th century
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Architecture 18th Century massive carved Oak Wall Bracket with original Paint .

Found in France part of a Gate Decoration.

Statement Bracket With a Shaped Marble Top, size 66cm x 35cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
90cm (35.43")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Declaration

Oliveri Antiques Ltd has dated this Carved Architectural Wall Bracket to the 18th Century.

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SA1194605
Description
Architecture 18th Century massive carved Oak Wall Bracket with original Paint .

Found in France part of a Gate Decoration.

Statement Bracket With a Shaped Marble Top, size 66cm x 35cm

Height
90cm (35.43")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Date of Manufacture

Oliveri Antiques Ltd has dated this Carved Architectural Wall Bracket to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1194605
Oliveri Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2015
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A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish.
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Archive I A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish.

18th Century Architecture Large Wall Bracket

Archive II A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View II
Archive III A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View III
Archive IV A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View IV
Archive V A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View V
Archive VI A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View VI
Archive VII A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View VII
Archive VIII A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View VIII
Archive IX A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View IX
Archive X A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View X
Archive XI A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish. View XI
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Oliveri Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07785 785 097 or 07585 440 614
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Oxfordshire
United Kingdom

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A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish.
18th Century Architecture Large Wall Bracket
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A large hand-carved 18th-century architectural wall bracket featuring scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, and a weathered grey painted finish.
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  • ObjectWall Brackets
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialCarved Timber, Gesso, Paint
  • ColourWeathered Grey
  • MotifsScroll volutes, Acanthus leaves, Carved rosettes
  • SizeH 90 cm (35 in) x W 50 cm (20 in) x D 35 cm (14 in)

This massive 18th-century architectural wall bracket originates from France as part of a gate decoration, rendered in a Georgian style. The piece is constructed from carved oak with a shaped marble top and retains its original painted finish in a weathered grey colour palette. Hand-carved ornamentation includes prominent scroll volutes, carved rosettes, acanthus leaves, and central floral motifs, showcasing visible surface wear, cracking, and distressing across the timber elements. Measuring 90 cm high, 50 cm wide, and 35 cm deep, the bracket serves as a bold architectural focal point in a hallway, living room, or study, designed to be mounted securely to a load-bearing wall to support sculptural displays or decorative objects. The sturdy construction provides a robust platform while displaying authentic historic character through aged paint flaking, timber grain exposure, and deep relief carvings. The combination of the heavy carved timber body and the shaped marble upper surface creates a substantial profile suited for traditional or eclectic interiors. Integration into a domestic space allows this antique structural fragment to function as an imposing display shelf, bringing classical French architectural heritage into contemporary interior design schemes.

FAQs

An architectural wall bracket or corbel is a decorative or structural projecting element originally designed to support cornices, shelves, or balconies, widely utilised in 18th-century classical architecture.

Traditional 18th-century wall brackets were hand-carved from hardwoods such as pine or oak, often coated with a gesso layer and finished with distemper paint or gilding.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved tool marks, natural timber shrinkage cracks along the grain, and multiple layers of historical paint showing genuine age-related wear.

Wall brackets can be mounted as display shelves for ceramics or busts, placed in pairs to flank doorways, or mounted individually as sculptural wall features.

Clean gently using a dry, soft-bristled brush to remove dust without disturbing flaking paint or gesso, and maintain stable indoor humidity levels to prevent timber movement.
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