A Good Decorative Late 19thC Ebonised Beech Pedestal c.1880-1900 sub-Antiques showing the twig-like tubular appressed

showing the twig-like tubular appressed clustered Acropora coral specimens

this beautiful group gives a fascinating insight into the world of the ocean through a Georgian eye

awareness of space

and in Southern Africa

The basic design for this kind of flower horn was invented by Hawthorne and Sheble’s Horace Sheble

A Good Decorative Late 19thC Ebonised Beech Pedestal c.1880-1900 sub-Antiques showing the twig-like tubular appressedOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: From the Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever. Date: c. 1880 1900 Height: 42. 25 Diameter at Top: 11 or 9. 5 for Display Items The decorative ebonised beech pedestal having baluster shaped lower and top sections to a fluted central column to a circular piecrust top and raised with four concealed bun feet, the whole showing an attractive aged finish and patina, worn commensurate with use, survives from the