A GEORGE III GILTWOOD LARGE ATHENIENNE TORCHERE OR STAND

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29.11.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
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Lot 92 | A GEORGE III GILTWOOD LARGE ATHENIENNE TORCHERE OR STAND
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD LARGE ATHENIENNE TORCHERE OR STAND

CIRCA 1770, ATTRIBUTED TO INCE AND MAYHEW

The circular top with fluted frieze and acanthus carved underside with foliate pendant on three slender reeded supports headed by rams' masks issuing pendants and swags of fruiting vine, the supports with serpent intertwined above cloven hoof feet on a triform base, the gilding two tone, with the serpent of greenish tone, re-decorated

49 ¾ in. (126.4 cm.) high; the top: 18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm) diameter; the base: 25 ¾ in. (65 cm.) wide





Provenance

Probably acquired or commissioned by Edwin, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797) and by descent.



Literature

A. Oswald, 'Ombersley Court, Worcestershire - I', Country Life, 2 January 1953, pp. 35,37, pl. 4.

Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, in 'The Saloon'.
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