Regency Revival Giltwood Wall-Lights with Eagle and Rocaille Mount
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A pair of Regency revival giltwood two-light wall-lights, late 19th/early 20th century, each with eagle on rocaille mount issuing a pair of candle branches, the backboard formed as tied ribbon, height 67.5 cm (2). Provenance: Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A.18 & 19 September 2013, lot 426
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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. - Regency Period - The Regency period in English furniture design refers to the period when King George III, was declared unfit to rule in 1811, and his son ruled as proxy as Prince Regent, until 1820, and then, after the death of his father as George IV until his death in 1830. The Regency period was preceded by the Georgian period (George I, George II, and George III: 1714 - 1811), and was followed by the William IV period, which only lasted until 1837 when William IV died as was succeeded by Queen Victoria.
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