A Late Victorian Ebonised & Gilt Decorated Jardinière Stand c.1880 antiques and is a primitive example

and is a primitive example of a rare novelty item

The reverse shows the date and what is presumably the artists name which is hard to distinguish and we have no reason to believe the date is spurious

Within three years it had opened new branches in the United States and Australia

Depth: 30“

These very rarely appear for sale

A Late Victorian Ebonised & Gilt Decorated Jardinière Stand c.1880 antiques and is a primitive exampleOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 90 Height: 41. 5 Base Diameter: 11. 5 Top Diameter: 10. 25 The late Victorian period sculpture or jardiniere stand fluted column with gilt metal adornments in the form of floral swags to the top and architectural batons to each flute the whole having a square platform top on a raised square plinth. The column is in pretty sound condition for its age. There are the expected areas