Lot 473
MANNER OF SIR NINIAN COMPER
PAIR OF PAINTED WOOD GOTHIC REVIVAL TORCHÈRES, CIRCA 1860
Auction: 10 October 2018 at 11:00 BST
£1,188
Description
each of octagonal section with gilt and polychrome decoration, the moulded capitals with pierced gallery above tall column support on a corresponding moulded base with later plinth (2)
170cm high
Footnote
Note: These torchères are possibly adapted from riddel posts. Riddel posts were situated around the altar, which supported the rails and altar curtains, and perhaps a cloth stretched above. Altar curtains were often known as 'riddels' (from the French rideau, a word also used for ordinary domestic curtains). Several riddel posts designed by Sir Ninian Comper are still in existence and include examples at Ely Cathedral, St. Wilfrid's, Cantley and the Church of St Paul, Bedford.