A PAIR OF REGENCY GILTWOOD WALL LIGHTS, English, circa 1815
Height: 19 in; 48.5 cm
Width: 15 in; 38 cm
Depth: 12 in; 30.5 cm
Width: 15 in; 38 cm
Depth: 12 in; 30.5 cm
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£100,000 +
Mermaids are a rare feature in Regency carving, and may be a unique feature for wall lights. The carving retains most of the original gilding. The brass nozzles and drip...
Mermaids are a rare feature in Regency carving, and may be a unique feature for wall lights. The carving retains most of the original gilding. The brass nozzles and drip pans are of later date.
A pair of torchères carved as a mermaid and a merman were sold by Clifford Wright Antiques Ltd. in the 1980s.
A related drawing by John Linnell depicts a mermaid as an end support for a settee in the State Drawing Room at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.
