Gilt Wood Hall Table with Faux Marble Top

click the photo to enlarge

French style gilt wood hall table with faux marble top, 92 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 77.5 cm high

You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.

Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item

When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.

Faux - A French word meaning "false", but when used in decorative arts, the intention is not to deceive, but to simulate the decorative effects of the more expensive material it is imitating. The term " faux bois" meaning "false wood" refers to a furniture item that has been decorated with a marked grain (woodgrain finish) to imitate a more expensive timber.
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.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Antique pine turned leg kitchen table, 183 cm long, 105 cm wide

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

French style hall table, with ormolu, rosettes and marble top, 92 cm wide, 79 cm high

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

Two Chinese 2 tier hardwood flower stands, wth scroll carved aprons, 42 cm x 30 cm, 79 cm high approx

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

English antique late Victorian mahogany turned leg servery table, approx 85 cm high, 235 cm long

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.