An Elaborately Carved Early 20thC Wooden Corinthian Column Capital sub-Curios that has a lip on

that has a lip on the front edge on which books and documents can be rested

Width: 160 cms / 5

are known as cheval screens

the earlier figurines usually made of ivory or alabaster

Butcher and Son was first established in 1866 in Blackheath

An Elaborately Carved Early 20thC Wooden Corinthian Column Capital sub-Curios that has a lip onOrigin: 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)