Torchère of gilded linden wood, Torchère of gilded linden wood. The three-sided foot stands on three radially placed claw feet, which is adorned at the corners with bent volutes and on each of the surfaces with a medallion. On top of this lies a triangular cover plate with faintly concave sides, on which rises the shaft, which consists of the following sections, a cup-shaped portion with a serrated edge, an inverted pomegranate, a disc, an acanthus bud, from which a tapered columnar column shaft, which ends in four rings of different diameters, while the third and fourth are decorated with pearl edges. Above the round cover disc, which contains a square pin., anonymous, Italy, c. 1600 - c. 1699, wood (plant material), linden, gilding (material), gilding, h 65 cm × d 16 cm
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Torchère, gilded linden wood, three-sided foot stands, three radially placed claw feet, adorned, corners, bent volutes, surfaces, medallion, top, lies, triangular cover plate, faintly concave sides, rises, shaft, consists, following sections, cup-shaped portion, serrated edge, inverted pomegranate, disc, acanthus bud, tapered columnar column shaft, ends, four rings, different diameters, third, fourth, decorated, pearl edges, round cover disc, contains, square pin, Italy, c, 1600, 1699, wood, plant material, linden, gilding, material
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