λ A rare George II rosewood torchere or candlestand

λ A rare George II rosewood torchere or candlestand, the circular dished top with a moulded edge, above a turned acanthus leaf carved baluster stem, on tripod cabriole legs, each carved with a cartouche and leaves, on lion's paw feet, 78.2cm high, 51cm wide.

See The Noel Terry Collection of Furniture & Clocks, Fairfax House, York, p.124 pl.122 for an identical torch*ere purchased from Mallett's in 1944.