Venetian Sculptor (18th Century) - Pair Of Blackamoor Torchères.

Venetian sculptor (18th century) - Pair of Blackamoor torchères.

36 x 36 x h 170 cm (each).

Pair of sculptures entirely carved in wood, lacquered, gilded, and painted.

They depict two Blackamoor figures with gilded hair, shown in a twisting pose with one arm raised to the face, supporting on their heads a bracket designed to hold a vase. The body is lacquered in glossy black, while the drapery and decorative details are gilded, following the characteristic chromatic contrast typical of this sculptural genre, widely popular in Venetian residences between the 17th and 18th centuries as furnishings for grand halls and entranceways. The figures stand on rectangular bases surmounted by small cylindrical columns decorated with stylised acanthus leaves.

The "Mori," or Blackamoor, subject belongs to a sculptural genre highly fashionable in Venetian Baroque and Rococo interior decoration, often produced in pairs to flank doorways or staircases, and prized for the dramatic effect created by the contrast between the burnished flesh tones and the gilded surfaces.

Condition report: Good state of preservation, with minor restorations and natural signs of wear to the gilding and lacquer, consistent with age.

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