Rococo Giltwood Wall Bracket with Bird and Scrollwork
A Rococo style giltwood wall bracket, 19th century, a shaped platform supported by a fancy bird within pierced scroll work, 21.65 in. high, 15.35 in. wide, 7.87 in. deep
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- Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.
Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.
Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method.
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