{"product_id":"giltwood-display-plinth-cartouche","title":"*Reserved* Antique Giltwood Display Plinth, Cartouche Form","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA Victorian giltwood display plinth in a cartouche form, shaped with notched shoulders and canted corners at each end, trimmed with a continuous bead-and-reel molding in gilt wood around the full perimeter. The top surface is covered in a period textile, now worn to a pale cream with the nap largely gone, likely originally velvet. Four small gilt bun feet support the underside. At just under twelve inches wide and four and a half inches deep, this was made to sit beneath a single decorative object: a clock, a small bronze, a piece of porcelain, or a presentation piece of similar footprint. Display plinths of this form were produced across England and the Continent throughout the second half of the nineteenth century and were a standard feature of the drawing room and the mantel arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Type | Display plinth, cartouche form\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Material | Gilt wood with bead-and-reel molding; fabric-covered top surface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Origin | England or Continental Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Age | Circa 1880, Victorian period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Size | 1.5 in H x 11.75 in W x 4.5 in D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Feet | Four gilt bun feet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe plinth is structurally sound with no breaks or losses to the wood. The gilt bead-and-reel molding is intact around the full perimeter with light wear and minor gilding loss consistent with age and use. The fabric covering on the top surface is significantly worn: the nap is largely gone, the surface reads as plain woven cloth rather than pile, and there is staining and discoloration across the field including some violet or purple toning, likely from a displayed object or long-term contact with another surface. One corner shows a small separation or split at the edge where the fabric meets the molding, with loose threads visible. The underside is unfinished wood with an applied yellow-orange paint or stain and a handwritten inscription in pencil or ink that is no longer legible. All four bun feet are present and intact. The overall structure is solid and the piece is fully functional as a display base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51464430616854,"sku":"AMD-03324","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/JuneEnland2026-4792.jpg?v=1782255710","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/giltwood-display-plinth-cartouche","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}