9234 Two similar George IV dark oak and parcel gilt marble top torcheres, the circular jasper tops with gilt mouldings, the fluted stems with carved details part gilded, on wide turned bases.
Ex collection Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, Crewe House, London
English
1825
Height; 33.5 ins (85 cms) and 31 ins (79 cms)
Diameter; 14 ins (36 cms)
£8,500
Description
Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe 1915-2014) was born Mary Crewe-Milne, the daughter of the 1st Marquess of Crewe. She inherited West Horsley, Surrey from her mother which contained many items which had originated in the family’s Mayfair mansion, Crewe House on Curzon Street.
These rare stands with coloured marble tops and architectural bases are mentioned in the Crewe House inventory of 1913 and photographed in situ in 1937.
The architectural style and the carved oak of the bases relates to the Antiquarian taste best known through the collections of William Beckford at Fonthill and Lansdown Tower in Bath.
