How do I clean gilded wood sculpture?

Dust surfaces gently with a soft, dry brush to protect the delicate gold leaf and gesso layers. Avoid liquid cleaners, moisture, and chemical agents that can strip or damage the historic finish.

Where were these sculptures made?

The pieces originate from various European regions including Italy, Germany, France, and England, as well as Asian traditions from China, Japan, and Burma. Each region employed distinct carving techniques and stylistic conventions suited to local religious and secular commissions.

Are these sculptures religious objects?

Many pieces served devotional functions in churches, temples, or household shrines, depicting saints, Buddhas, angels, and deities. Others were created as decorative ornaments, architectural elements, or Grand Tour souvenirs for collectors.

How do I tell the period?

Dating relies on the carving style, garment folds, tool marks left on the wood, and the composition of the gesso and gold leaf layers. Stylistic markers such as Baroque curves or Qing period attributes help narrow down the era of creation.

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These gilded wood sculpture pieces bring carved figures and religious subjects into interiors through gold leaf and gesso on timber.

Chinese Polychrome Carved Figure of a Deity Qing Period

19th century

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Chinese Polychrome Carved Figure of a Deity Qing Period

From Rams Head Antiques

£385

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Chinese Carved Lacquered and Hand Painted Figure of a Wealthy Scholar

1900 - 1920

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Chinese Carved Lacquered and Hand Painted Figure of a Wealthy Scholar

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£1,670

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A Carved Gilt Wood Asian Buddha Circa 1900

1900 - 1920

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A Carved Gilt Wood Asian Buddha Circa 1900

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£495

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Decorative Asian Elephant Seats Sculpted Body and Tusks in Wood

1900 - 1920

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Decorative Asian Elephant Seats Sculpted Body and Tusks in Wood

From Arundel Decorative

£2,500

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18th century

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Large Gilt Figure

From Carradale Farm Antiques

£4,250

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18th century

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A German Lime Wood Carved Praying Figure. Late 18th Century

From Junk Antiques & Interiors

£150

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16th century

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16th Century Oak Carved Saint

From Oliveri Antiques Ltd

£3,450

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17th century

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German 17th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Figure of Saint Barbara

From Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

£900

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19th Century Pair of Italian Gilt Bronze Horses on Olive Wood Bases

1900 - 1920

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19th Century Pair of Italian Gilt Bronze Horses on Olive Wood Bases

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£2,200

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19th century

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A Large Italian Polychrome Angel 19th

From Junk Antiques & Interiors

£2,500

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Listings feature wood sculptures spanning from the sixteenth century through the 1930s, utilising carved wood, gesso, gold leaf, and polychrome paint.

19th century

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Large 19th Century Chinese Polychrome Painted Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin

From Hand of Glory

£895

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19th century

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2x Blackamoors

From Courtyard Antiques

£1,980

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miscellaneous

1900 - 1920

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Buddha Carved Figure

From Midwinter Antiques

£1,400

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19th century

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19th-century Pair Burmese Nats Antique Hand Carved Statues Sculpture Figurines

From Artsonline

£475

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Superb Japanese Edo (Early 19thc) Gilt Wood Statue, Amitabha Buddha

19th century

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Superb Japanese Edo (Early 19thc) Gilt Wood Statue, Amitabha Buddha

From Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

£245

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Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Wooden Medicine Figure Statue C.1750

18th century

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Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Wooden Medicine Figure Statue C.1750

From Original Retro

£1,450

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Gilded Wood Sculpture

Chinese Polychrome Carved Figure of a Deity Qing Period

Chinese Carved Lacquered and Hand Painted Figure of a Wealthy Scholar

A Carved Gilt Wood Asian Buddha Circa 1900

Decorative Asian Elephant Seats Sculpted Body and Tusks in Wood

Large Gilt Figure

A German Lime Wood Carved Praying Figure. Late 18th Century

16th Century Oak Carved Saint

German 17th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Figure of Saint Barbara

19th Century Pair of Italian Gilt Bronze Horses on Olive Wood Bases

A Large Italian Polychrome Angel 19th

Large 19th Century Chinese Polychrome Painted Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin

2x Blackamoors

Buddha Carved Figure

19th-century Pair Burmese Nats Antique Hand Carved Statues Sculpture Figurines

Superb Japanese Edo (Early 19thc) Gilt Wood Statue, Amitabha Buddha

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Wooden Medicine Figure Statue C.1750

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