A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL TORCHERE, ON PLINTH

A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL TORCHERE, ON PLINTH
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Cast in the form of a classically draped female holding aloft a basin, on a circular foliate-cast base, on an associated ormolu-mounted ebonised plinth with floral wreaths and a putto on a chariot, fitted for electricity
The bronze: 79½ in. (202 cm.) high;
The base: 24 in. (61 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) square