"Venetian Torch Holder"
Nubian gondolier torchiere in polychrome and gilded wood standing on a gondola, right arm holding a torch surmounted by a polished glass flame, left arm holding an oar. Column plinth in imitation of porphyry draped in a red flowered fabric with gold trimmings, resting on a square base in noici wood. Venetian work around 1850, small cracks, accidents and losses. Height of the Nubian without the flame and without oar 1.88 m. 
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