305 - PAIR OF TORCH HOLDERS - Venice, Napoleon III period, shaped like a Moor holding a torch and perched on the bow of a gondola, mounted on a polychrome and gilded wooden column base

PAIR OF TORCH HOLDERS - Venice, Napoleon III period, shaped like a Moor holding a torch and perched on the bow of a gondola, mounted on a polychrome and gilded wooden column base The column features a simulated drapery motif and a wreath of flowers H. 185.5 cm (oars missing; one has a damaged arm that has been restored; some polychrome paint is missing)