A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD TORCHERES

CIRCA 1750

Details

A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD TORCHERES
CIRCA 1750
Each with a scalloped circular rest atop a ruffled foliate carved C-scroll base issuing flowerheads and cherubuim on three scrolled feet further carved with foliage and flowerheads topped with flame form finials, regilt
62 in. (157.5 cm.) high, 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) diameter (2)

Provenance

Bought from Stodel, Amsterdam, in 1968.

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Lot Essay

The dizzying sculpturality of these splendid stands, which almost seem to defy gravity, could point to a Venetian origin. A related stand at Ca' Rezzonico, Venice, with a similar sense of fluidity, but carved with grapevines rather than putti, is illustrated in E. Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Milan, 2003, p. 346.

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