To Tole Or Not To Tole?

Tole
/tōl/ noun
1. enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century

 My love affair with tole began years ago when I found this old tole fixture at an estate sale I was working in San Francisco.

It was hanging in the breakfast room of an enormous home in Pacific Heights and came with two sconces.

I was smitten!

 There were many knock-offs at the time that just didn't cut it, until I found this tole chandelier for the dining room.  

Eventually, it was replaced by a less ornate one, but this gem still hangs in the garage with the other cast-offs.

My tole obsession began to wane as I began to feel that the look was just a little too much!

Of course it's too much!

That's the point of tole...

Intricate, painted and gilded metal flowers and leaves creating a work of art.

Your opinion please.

To tole or not to tole?

That is the question!