A Primitively Carved Ebonised Pine Circular Figural Pedestal Table c.1890 sub-Curios so even a maid could

so even a maid could move the furniture on her own to clean behind and under and designed furniture without dust attracting area's so important in an age where disease was rife

Intaglios have been admired for hundred of years

The condition of the bust is simply wonderfully decorative with the original paint having worn off in several areas and with the whole now of a beautiful sea green grey colour overall and with the piece not having any restoration or over-painting

though whether it ever served its intended purpose is difficult to say

Though we are unsure about St

A Primitively Carved Ebonised Pine Circular Figural Pedestal Table c.1890 sub-Curios so even a maid couldOrigin: Italian or French Period: Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Diameter at top: 31. 5 inches Height: 32 inches The ebonised pine or softwood pedestal table having a plain circular top on a primitively carved pedestal having a carved stylized figure and acanthus leaf support, standing on four shaped ornate legs with original wooden castors survives from late nineteenth century continental Europe. The table has obviously been in use and