Giltwood Italian Landscape Wall Mirror
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19th century giltwood wall mirror the upper half painted with an extensive Italinate landscape, triple plate below in an ornate scroll moulded egg and dart frame
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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. - Egg and Dart Moulding - A decorative element consisting of a row of oval shapes, generally vertical, and spaced with pointed darts or tongues. Originally derives from the architectural decorations of classical antiquity, and the feature can be found on bookcases, mirrors and tables and other furniture imitating the classical style.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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mirrors, wall, period, age or style
- gilt 612
- overmantle 793
- Victorian 321
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