THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A pair of Venetian parcel-gilt blackamoor torcheres
LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A pair of Venetian parcel-gilt blackamoor torcheres
Late 19th Century
Each figure with turban headdress and 'embroidered' costume, holding aloft one arm and supporting a glass candelabrum, decorated with coloured foliage and flowers, on a pentagonal plinth; on a conforming pedestal, decorated with stylised masks and ribbon-tied foliage, on a stepped foot
The figures: 61in. (155cm.) high
The pedestals: 26in. (66cm.) high (2)
Late 19th Century
Each figure with turban headdress and 'embroidered' costume, holding aloft one arm and supporting a glass candelabrum, decorated with coloured foliage and flowers, on a pentagonal plinth; on a conforming pedestal, decorated with stylised masks and ribbon-tied foliage, on a stepped foot
The figures: 61in. (155cm.) high
The pedestals: 26in. (66cm.) high (2)