An Attractive Carved & Gilt Decorated 19thC Continental Limewood Torchère sub-Antiques This design has been re-produced

This design has been re-produced since

whilst the interior has heavy but consistent staining

Little written evidence exists to explain why the hour glass has the external form it does

the surface of the skull can be read as an index of psychological aptitudes and tendencies

he was a talented artist in his own right

An Attractive Carved & Gilt Decorated 19thC Continental Limewood Torchère sub-Antiques This design has been re-producedOrigin: French or Italian Period: Mid Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 36 The Base: 15 x 14 The Top: 13 x 8. 25 The well proportioned limewood torchre with traces of the original gilding to the carved decoration, having a rectangular shelf top over a waisted triform column profusely carved with C scrolls, acanthus and oak leaf trails, on a tripartite base with central shells to scrolled feet raised on blocks, survives from