An Elaborately Carved Early 20thC Wooden Corinthian Column Capital sub-Curios which often had complex chasing

which often had complex chasing

there are no flaws to report to the metal

There is some loss to the lower end of the pole

Most surviving gazelle species are considered threatened to varying degrees and four species became extinct in recent times due to human causes

and they were used as love and marriage rings in medieval and Renaissance Europe

An Elaborately Carved Early 20thC Wooden Corinthian Column Capital sub-Curios which often had complex chasingOrigin: Possibly Indian Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 1920 Height: 14. 5 inches Width: 18 inches (at maximum) Depth: 17 inches (at maximum) The copiously carved shaft having profuse acanthus leaf decoration, the base with four scrolling foliate corner supports surrounding further interlocking central foliate designs. The overall patination and colour to the soft wood (which is either pine, or Indian Gumar or Aini)