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19th Century Ebonised Torchère
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19th Century Ebonised Torchère

19th century
Sold 15 August 2025 · Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
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Description

An interesting gilt metal and ebonised torchère or stand in the manner of Thomas Hope, English c.1910

The torchère of triangular form but with a circular top, mounted throughout with gilt metal including the finely cast feet, the lion mask handles and the bands of guilloché.

Originally designed to support oil lamps or candelabra, this useful model of stand was designed by Thomas Hope and illustrated in plate XXVI of his Household Furniture and Interior Decoration published in 1807. Whilst still very useful as a stand for a lamp, today such pieces can also be used to display vases or bronzes or vases of flowers/jardinieres. The black and gilt decoration is very striking and typical of Hope's aesthetic and this piece is very faithful to the original design. The quality of the mounts suggests that this was probably made by one of the firms of antique dealers who also produced fine reproductions during this period such as Gill and Reigate or Lenygon and Morant. An extremely elegant and useful piece of furniture.

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this Ebonised Wood Torchere to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
44cm (17.32")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1006188
Dealers Internal Reference
3859
Description
An interesting gilt metal and ebonised torchère or stand in the manner of Thomas Hope, English c.1910
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The torchère of triangular form but with a circular top, mounted throughout with gilt metal including the finely cast feet, the lion mask handles and the bands of guilloché.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
fig 1. An upright ebonised wooden torchere featuring gilt details, columnar supports, and paw feet.
fig 1. 19th Century Ebonised Torchère

Originally designed to support oil lamps or candelabra, this useful model of stand was designed by Thomas Hope and illustrated in plate XXVI of his Household Furniture and Interior Decoration published in 1807. Whilst still very useful as a stand for a lamp, today such pieces can also be used to display vases or bronzes or vases of flowers/jardinieres. The black and gilt decoration is very striking and typical of Hope's aesthetic and this piece is very faithful to the original design. The quality of the mounts suggests that this was probably made by one of the firms of antique dealers who also produced fine reproductions during this period such as Gill and Reigate or Lenygon and Morant. An extremely elegant and useful piece of furniture.

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this Ebonised Wood Torchere to the 19th Century.

Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
44cm (17.32")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1006188
Dealers Internal Ref
3859
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
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Archive I An upright ebonised wooden torchere featuring gilt details, columnar supports, and paw feet. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

19th Century Ebonised Torchère

Archive II An upright ebonised wooden torchere featuring gilt details, columnar supports, and paw feet. View II
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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Telephone 01858 882005 or 07811 127428
Location
Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

By appointment only
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/leewrightantiques
Verified Since Nov 2018
Items For Sale 150
Items Sold 1,015
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
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Location: Lodge Farm, Walton Lane, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6NN, United Kingdom, , By appointment only
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An upright ebonised wooden torchere featuring gilt details, columnar supports, and paw feet.
19th Century Ebonised Torchère
Ref: SA1006188
An upright ebonised wooden torchere featuring gilt details, columnar supports, and paw feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPedestals and Torcheres
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWood, Gilt Bronze
  • ColourBlack and Gold
  • MotifsGilt accents, Paw feet, Columnar structure
  • SizeH 99 cm (39 in) x W 44 cm (17 in) x D 44 cm (17 in)

FAQs

Originating in the 17th century, torcheres were initially designed to hold lighting appliances such as candles or lamps before evolving into freestanding pedestals for displaying decorative objects, urns, and sculptures.

Ebonised furniture typically employs a dense secondary timber treated with stains, paints, or specialised chemical processes to simulate the appearance of expensive ebony, frequently accented with gilded metal mounts or leaf.

Authentic pieces from the 19th century exhibit traditional joinery methods, hand-applied finishes showing natural oxidisation, and cast bronze or brass mounts rather than modern electroplated plastics.

An antique torchere serves as an architectural vertical element in a modern interior, ideal for displaying a single contemporary sculpture, a ceramic vessel, or a trailing houseplant to create height variation.

Ebonised wood should be dusted regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth and treated periodically with microcrystalline wax to protect the dark finish without causing clouding or moisture damage.
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