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A pair of George IV rosewood torchères circa 1820
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- 174cm. high, 22.25cm. diameter; 5ft. 8½in., 8¾in.
each with a dished top above an acanthus carved baluster standard, on a veneered concave tripartite pedestal raised on a platform with leaf-carved edges on bun feet
Catalogue Note
Ackermann`s Regency Furniture & Interiors by Pauline Agius and Stephen Jones, London, 1984, p.43, pl.6 illustrates a design for a torchère with similarities to the offered lot .
The stands are modelled on elements taken from Ancient Roman torchères or candelabra as can be seen in illustrations in the works of Piranesi and the Etchings of Charles Heathcote Tatham. Stands of this form enjoyed particular popularity during the first quarter of the 19th century and other related examples can be seen in pattern books of the period including George Smith, A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, London, 1808.