A tall wooden pedestal column, hand painted with a cascade of chrysanthemums in yellow, white and rust red on a soft sage-green ground that deepens to brown at the foot. The painting is signed G. Kestens and dated 1900 at the lower right. The column stands on a moulded round base on small feet and carries a round top with a moulded edge.
A display stand for a fern, a bust or a large vase, or simply a decorative piece in a corner.
Measurements: 40 inches high, base 12 by 12 inches.
CONDITION
The painted surface has an overall fine crackle, part of its age. One vertical split in the column at the back, below the top, with lifting paint along it. Chips and wear to the edge of the top, some rubbing and marks on the back and on the top surface, and wear to the base.
DETAILS
Form — pedestal column, plant stand
Height — 40 in / 102 cm
Base — 12 x 12 in / 30 x 30 cm
Material — painted wood
Decoration — hand painted chrysanthemums, signed G. Kestens, dated 1900
Date — 1900, as painted
A tall wooden pedestal column, hand painted with a cascade of chrysanthemums in yellow, white and rust red on a soft sage-green ground that deepens to brown at the foot. The painting is signed G. Kestens and dated 1900 at the lower right. The column stands on a moulded round base on small feet and carries a round top with a moulded edge.
A display stand for a fern, a bust or a large vase, or simply a decorative piece in a corner.
Measurements: 40 inches high, base 12 by 12 inches.
CONDITION
The painted surface has an overall fine crackle, part of its age. One vertical split in the column at the back, below the top, with lifting paint along it. Chips and wear to the edge of the top, some rubbing and marks on the back and on the top surface, and wear to the base.
DETAILS
Form — pedestal column, plant stand
Height — 40 in / 102 cm
Base — 12 x 12 in / 30 x 30 cm
Material — painted wood
Decoration — hand painted chrysanthemums, signed G. Kestens, dated 1900
Date — 1900, as painted
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