Edouard Culot

Italian Palazzo Auction 

A refined pair of wall decorative elements (friezes / corner appliques) dating from the 19th century, made of finely carved and hand-engraved wood.

The elements exhibit a supremely classical and Baroque sensibility:
Motif center: A large stylized flower/rosette with a contoured profile, featuring a central ovoid section worked with dense punch work (granulated effect / burin engraving) that creates evocative plays of light.
Scrolls and Foliage: The central rosette is embraced by an elegant asymmetric composition of curls, acanthus volutes and dynamic phytomorphic elements, suitable to be placed as angular accents or overdoors.

Technique and Gilding
Gilding with gold leaf of the 

Raffinata coppia di elementi decorativi murali (fregi / applique d'angolo) risalenti al XIX secolo (Ottocento), realizzati in legno finemente scolpito e intagliato a mano.

Gli elementi presentano un gusto squisitamente classico e baroccheggiante:
 Motivo centrale: Un grande fiore/rosone stilizzato dal profilo sagomato, con una sezione centrale ovoidale lavorata a fitta punzonatura (effetto granigliato/lavorazione a bulino) che crea suggestivi giochi di luce.
 Volute e Fogliame: Il rosone centrale è abbracciato da un'elegante composizione asimmetrica di riccioli, volute d'acanto ed elementi fitomorfi dinamici, adatti a essere posizionati come angularità o sopraporte.

Tecnica e Doratura
 Doratura a foglia d'oro tipo "Zecchino": Applicata sulla tradizionale preparazione a bolo rubino/ambrato, visibile nei punti di naturale usura e patinatura. La superficie alterna parti lucide a brunitura e parti opache, conferendo profondo realismo e tridimensionalità all'intaglio.

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Frame (2)  - Gold zecchino, Wood - Gold friezes, zecchino, 19th century

Italy -   - 1800-1850

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A refined pair of 19th‑century wood wall appliques with gold leaf (zecchino) gilding, featuring a central rosette and ornate, asymmetrical scrollwork, measuring 25 cm wide by 14.5 cm high by 2 cm deep, originating from Italy and in good used condition with age-related marks.

Frame (2) - Gold zecchino, Wood - Gold friezes, zecchino, 19th century

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A refined pair of 19th‑century wood wall appliques with gold leaf (zecchino) gilding, featuring a central rosette and ornate, asymmetrical scrollwork, measuring 25 cm wide by 14.5 cm high by 2 cm deep, originating from Italy and in good used condition with age-related marks.

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