A 19thC Carved & Polychrome Painted Venetian Blackamoor Wall Torchère sub-Mirrors & Lighting which might be elaborately painted

which might be elaborately painted

finished to imitate bronze

he would sink into a well-upholstered leather chair and relax with a drink and perhaps a cigar

sitting snarling and resplendent with his teeth bared

1899 & 1926 Kenrick catalogues

A 19thC Carved & Polychrome Painted Venetian Blackamoor Wall Torchère sub-Mirrors & Lighting which might be elaborately paintedOrigin: 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