An Elaborately Carved Early 20thC Wooden Corinthian Column Capital sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles A superbly decorative yet functional

A superbly decorative yet functional piece of Victorian desk furniture

ink stamped ‘Lane & Neave London 1909’

Weaving workshops were frequently established in the prisons of India and Afghanistan

Diameter: 13

There are several areas of loss but nothing that makes the bust less attractive

An Elaborately Carved Early 20thC Wooden Corinthian Column Capital sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles A superbly decorative yet functionalOrigin: 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)