Rococo-style Giltwood Blackamoor Floor Lamps with Pleated Shades

An impressive pair of nine light carved giltwood blackamoor…
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An impressive pair of nine light carved giltwood blackamoor floor lamps, the rococo style vegetal arms with pleated shades supported on contrapposto figures posing on rocky bases above shaped plinths, 218 cm high

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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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