A 19thC Carved & Polychrome Painted Venetian Blackamoor Wall Torchère sub-Curios and probably the elephant

and probably the elephant

with its detail to the period cloths with lace and silks

MARCH 26th 1844

and the 1st-century-ad Roman scholar Pliny the Elder refers to a large panel placed on an easel

This chair’s fixed feather cushion back is unusual and is a sign of a very good maker indeed though we cannot find any stamps

A 19thC Carved & Polychrome Painted Venetian Blackamoor Wall Torchère sub-Curios and probably the elephantOrigin: Italian, Venetian Period: Mid Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Height: 34. 5 Depth: 5 Width: 8. 25 (all at extremities) The polychrome painted wooden torchre figure of a blackamoor, showing traces of the original gilding, modelled in standing pose with a turban and one arm aloft holding a spiral torch issuing fruit and flowers with orifice for a light fitting and standing on a rocky outcrop, being flat backed for wall mounting, and