A Fine & Decorative Regency Giltwood & Gesso Torchère c.1820 sub-Curios which are now sought after

which are now sought after antiques that are widely copied

“Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms

that Yazd rugs became known in Western countries

There is some weakness to where the handle joins the mask but overall the condition is essentially good

A Fine & Decorative Regency Giltwood & Gesso Torchère c.1820 sub-Curios which are now sought afterOrigin: Probably English Possibly Italian Period: Early Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1815 25 Height: 38 inches Base Diameter: 11 inches (at maximum) The giltwood and gesso torchre with a circular dish top over a stiff leafed column, fronted by a lion salient on a rocky outcrop formed base survives from the Regency period. The torchre is in fair to good overall order, it has suffered damage to its base with some loss to the mouldings