giltwood

Twentieth-century blue-blood decorator Sister Parish, America's version of Ms. Castaing, was asked once why she had put a worthless giltwood curtain finial atop a lovely antique clock in her entrance hall.

The Decorator's Decorator 2010

Another highlight will be a pair of comfortable-looking, giltwood armchairs with a Cognac-velvet, floral covering, just made for sitting by the fire, by sought-after maker Jean-Jacques Pothier and dating back to around 1760 estimate: €200,000-€300,000.

The Soul of a French Palace Margaret Studer 2011

The lots include two 19th century Chinese barrel-shaped garden seats (£1,500-£2,000); an ornate giltwood overmantel mirror from the late 19th century (£1,000-£1,500); a pair of French faux-crocodile-skin binoculars (£500-£800); and a late 18th century English stained and painted model of a 62-gun ship (yours for £2,000-£4,000).

Lehman's corporate art collection goes under the hammer at Christies 2010

Sotheby's will auction a pair of Queen Anne giltwood wall mirrors, circa 1715, from the Seaton Delaval Hall collection (estimate: £40,000-£60,000), as well as a circa-1755, George III giltwood and marble table (estimate: £7,000-£10,000).

Estate Sales in Store for France, U.K. 2009

Although maybe if Gucci made baby slings and there were such things as carved giltwood Louis XV co-sleepers … Nah.

Friday Miscellany | Her Bad Mother 2006

Sale price: $9.1 million Kraemer & Cie Kraemer & Cie Dog house Carved giltwood and velvet

Great Finds: The Paris Biennale des Antiquaires 2008

Directly across from the elevator was an intricate giltwood frame, Baroque and winding and elaborate, like a decorative tangle of thorns, or a gust of waves reaching out from the sea.

The Art Thief Noah Charney 2007

Although maybe if Gucci made baby slings and there were such things as carved giltwood Louis XV co-sleepers… Nah.

Friday Miscellany 2006

Although maybe if Gucci made baby slings and there were such things as carved giltwood Louis XV co-sleepers… Nah.

Archive 2006-03-26 2006

He let army contractors in to browse the bronzes, ormolu-mounted Sèvres vases, and giltwood mirrors that once reflected carnivals of artifice, vanity, and debauch.

THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005