A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD TORCHÈRES, English, circa 1745
Height: 43 ½ in; 110.5 cm
Diameter of top: 15 ½ in; 39.5 cm
Depth: 22 in; 56 cm
Diameter of top: 15 ½ in; 39.5 cm
Depth: 22 in; 56 cm
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The torchères retain most of their original gilding. There is a possibility that the torchères have been reduced in height at one stage. However, close inspection has been inconclusive, and...
The torchères retain most of their original gilding. There is a possibility that the torchères have been reduced in height at one stage. However, close inspection has been inconclusive, and the 1960 illustration shows them at their current height.
Provenance
M. Harris & Sons, London, England;
Private collection, USA.
Literature
Illustrated:
Connoisseur, March 1960, advertisement; with M. Harris & Sons.
