A French bronze-patinated and polychrome-decorated spelter figural torchere
By Anatole-Jean-Thomas Guillot, Late 19th Century
Of a young Arab woman, wearing a headdress, long robes, earrings, necklaces and bracelets, holding a torch with flambeau shade in her raised right hand, standing on a 'carpet' covered octagonal base, inscribed J. Guillot and with plaque to the front inscribed SALON/1887; on an octagonal black-painted wooden pedestal
The torchère: 70 in. (177.8 cm.) high, overall
The pedestal: 27¼ in. (69.2 cm.) high