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One of the torchères in situ at Julians, Hertfordshire, in 1947
A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD TORCHERES, English, circa 1770
Height: 44 in; 112 cm
Diameter of tops: 12¾ in; 32.5 cm
Span of legs: 18 in; 46 cm
Diameter of tops: 12¾ in; 32.5 cm
Span of legs: 18 in; 46 cm
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£50,000 - £100,000
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Note: The torchères retain much of the original gilding.
Note: The torchères retain much of the original gilding.
Provenance
The Hon. Mrs. Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, Julians, Hertfordshire, England.
Literature
Illustrated:
Christopher Hussey, ‘Julians, Hertfordshire – I’, Country Life, 27 June 1947, p. 1210, fig. 2, and p. 1213, fig. 10; one illustrated in the Entrance Hall and one in a bedroom.
