18th Century French Gold Gilt BirdsAn extremely rare pair of French decorative gold gilt birds from the late 1700s early 1800s. The birds are made from wood and gesso which has been hand carved and gilt in gold. The birds are in exceptional condition for their age, theres some wear to the edges of the wings and beak of one of the birds (which is shown in the pictures) but doesnt distract from the beauty of these unique antique objects. I have added some copper rings to the back, so the