Torchère
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780 (and later)
Materials
Mahogany, holly
Measurements
136 cm (H); 60 cm (Dia)
Place of origin
England
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Grantham House, Lincolnshire
NT 493436
Summary
A mahogany torchère or pedestal stand, English, part late 18th century. Converted from a bed post, with a later circular dished top, turned column and raised on three cabriole legs and claw and ball feet.
Provenance
Bequest of the contents of Grantham House to the National Trust in 1944.