LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH GILTWOOD TORCHERE
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The tapering standard carved with an Apollo mask, on scrolled volute supports and triform plinth with hairy-paw feet
65¾ in. (167 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

François Linke frequently exhibited this particular model in his Faubourg Saint-Antoine showroom (see C. Payne, Woodbridge, p. 422) and filled various orders of towering torchères for prominent clients, including the King's study at Ras al-Tin in Alexandria, Egypt.

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