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An 18th Century Style Carved Gilt Wood Torchere
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

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An 18th Century Style Carved Gilt Wood Torchere

1900 - 1920
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An 18th century style gilt wood torchere. Beautifully carved and gilded, this piece stands on a triform base with carved paw feet and has a column which is elaborately carved and supports the circular top. 1730mm high and 620mm diameter. French. Circa 1920.

Physical Dimensions
Height
173cm (68.11")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
62cm (24.41")
Declaration

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Carved Gilt Wood Torchere to the 1920s.

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SA1054861
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An 18th century style gilt wood torchere.
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Beautifully carved and gilded, this piece stands on a triform base with carved paw feet and has a column which is elaborately carved and supports the circular top.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

1730mm high and 620mm diameter. French. Circa 1920.

Height
173cm (68.11")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
62cm (24.41")
Date of Manufacture

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Carved Gilt Wood Torchere to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1054861
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

English and continental furniture, mirrors and decorative objects from the 18th & 19th centuries.

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Trade Associations

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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A tall carved giltwood torchere stand featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation, floral swags, and a scrolled tripod base.
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Archive I A tall carved giltwood torchere stand featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation, floral swags, and a scrolled tripod base.

An 18th Century Style Carved Gilt Wood Torchere

Archive II A tall carved giltwood torchere stand featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation, floral swags, and a scrolled tripod base. View II
Archive III A tall carved giltwood torchere stand featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation, floral swags, and a scrolled tripod base. View III
Archive IV A tall carved giltwood torchere stand featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation, floral swags, and a scrolled tripod base. View IV
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07712 651231
Location
Unit 1
Warren Farm Stables
Sundridge
Nr Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6EE
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/wjantiques
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Items For Sale 242
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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A tall carved giltwood torchere stand featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation, floral swags, and a scrolled tripod base.
An 18Th Century Style Carved Gilt Wood Torchere
Ref: SA1054861
A tall carved giltwood torchere stand featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation, floral swags, and a scrolled tripod base.
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A torchere is a tall, slender freestanding stand originating in 17th and 18th-century Europe, initially designed to hold candelabra, oil lamps, or torches to elevate light sources above shoulder level.

Traditional construction involves hand-carved hardwoods such as beech, lime, or oak, coated with layers of gesso plaster and clay bole, then finished with hand-applied gold leaf or water gilding.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved structural joinery, fine craquelure in the gesso underlay, a visible reddish or grey clay bole layer beneath worn gilding, and uneven natural oxidisation on the carved surfaces.

A carved torchere is typically placed in a formal entryway, positioned in a fireplace alcove, or used as a elevated pedestal to display marble busts, urns, or trailing floral arrangements.

Dust giltwood gently using a soft, dry ostrich feather duster, avoiding liquids, damp cloths, or commercial polishes which dissolve the water-soluble gesso base and strip fragile gold leaf.
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