An impressive Continental gilt gesso and carved wood, gilt bronze and cut glass figural centrepiece


parts 19th century and later, the glass in the Baccarat styleformed as twin kneeling classical maidens clasping a scroll paper cartouche initialled T before a central pedestal supporting a formalised palmette and stiff leaf upper section with inset oval bowl with ovolo scroll border and alternating radiating giltwood and glass aureole rays, each figure flanked to the far end by an elaborate acanthus scrolling arm supporting a matching scroll ended smaller oval bowl, the whole raised on a footed and foliate scroll mounted rectangular plateau stand with matching inset glass panels, 93.5cm high, 156cm long approximately