A Fine & Decorative Regency Giltwood & Gesso Torchère c.1820 sub-Religion & Relics Probably made by a provincial

Probably made by a provincial craftsman or lady rather than a jeweller

Cyrtocarenum rufidens”

Rather like guardian lions that may welcome one to a sweeping gothic Victorian rectory

Hyper Anthus Ringlet and Grey Veined White

almond shaped eyes and the bases are often worm ridden from sitting on the bare ground

A Fine & Decorative Regency Giltwood & Gesso Torchère c.1820 sub-Religion & Relics Probably made by a provincialOrigin: Probably English Possibly Italian Period: Early Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1815 25 Height: 38 inches Base Diameter: 11 inches (at maximum) The giltwood and gesso torchre with a circular dish top over a stiff leafed column, fronted by a lion salient on a rocky outcrop formed base survives from the Regency period. The torchre is in fair to good overall order, it has suffered damage to its base with some loss to the mouldings