Impressive and dramatic rare Regency period neoclassical ebonised stucco vestal floor standing torchere by Humphrey Hopper (1767–1844) set upon an associated classical column base. Beautifully modelled flowing classically draped female holding aloft a storm lamp, good quality evocative, almost gothic example. Signed and dated ''Mar 7 1816 H.Hopper London''. Hopper trained as a stone mason and in 1801 at the age of 36, enrolled in the Royal Academy to study sculpture winning a silver medal in 1802. He produced tasteful decorative plaster work including classical nymphs and vestals. English, circa 1816.Total: H 177cm x W 45cm x D 49cmFigure: H 123cm Base H 54cmBased in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock co...