CIRCA 1690

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A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER-VENEERED WALNUT TORCHERE
CIRCA 1690
The octagonal crossbanded top with a geometric motif centered by a burr-walnut circular panel, on a spirally-turned column and three serpentine legs, later ball feet
29 in. (74 cm.) high, 14¼ in. (36.5 cm.) octagonal

Lot Essay

The above lot relates to two walnut candlestands at Beningborough Hall, Yorkshire, illustrated in Adam Bowett's English Furniture 1660-1714, Woodbridge, 2002. The present candlestand exhibits the turnings seen in the earlier example in pl. 4:37 (1670-90) and the arched base appears in the later example illustrated in pl. 4:39 (1690-1710).

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