Lot Essay
The pattern of interlaced C-scroll base relates to that found on a candlestand pattern published in John Mayhew and William Ince's Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762, pl. 68.
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IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW & INCE, CIRCA 1760
Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPOD TORCHERE
IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW & INCE, CIRCA 1760
The associated hexagonal top on a leaf-carved and tapering fluted shaft with acanthus-carved stem, on confronted C-scroll cabriole legs with inscrolled feet with cabochon plinths, repair to one leg, the top previously with a gallery
48¾ in. (124 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.5 cm.) diameter, the base
IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW & INCE, CIRCA 1760
The associated hexagonal top on a leaf-carved and tapering fluted shaft with acanthus-carved stem, on confronted C-scroll cabriole legs with inscrolled feet with cabochon plinths, repair to one leg, the top previously with a gallery
48¾ in. (124 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.5 cm.) diameter, the base
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 12 July 1990, lot 91.
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