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The C-scroll tripod feet supporting a scroll and foliate standard with a female bust surmounted by a floral wreath and supported by a molded circular plinth
56 in. (142.2 cm.) high, 23 in. (58.4 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.4 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

This wonderfully sculptural pair of torchères relates closely to a design by Matthias Lock published in A New Book Of Ornaments With Twelve Leaves in 1752 (see: V&A, acc. E.5057-1907). Matthias Lock, of Long Acre, London, was one of the outstanding carvers and designers in the rococo style, and was acclaimed by the upholder James Cullen as 'reputed the best draftsman in that way that had ever been in England'. The first of his several published works was issued in 1740, he collaborated with Henry Copland in 1752, and then apparently worked in some form of partnership with Thomas Chippendale. Many of Lock's designs, including furniture for Earl Poulet at Hinton House, Dorset, are preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

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