AN ITALIAN PARCEL GILT CARVED WOOD SERPENT ENTWINED ROD SCULPTURE, 19TH CENTURY, the sinuous long body of the serpent sliding down from around a textured staff rod over a pierced and fluted orb, to the stylized rockwork base with large leafy embellishments, surmounted by a later flame finial. Height: 31" Width: 14" Depth: 6" Provenance: Property of an Important Houston Antiques Dealer