© Temple Newsam House
Set of four torchères
Artist: James Pascall (circa 1697-1747), Ann Pascall
Location: Temple Newsam House
Date: 1745-1746
Materials: pine & walnut
Dimensions: each height: 123cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £55,000 (Total: £170,000)
Vendor: H Blairman & Sons Ltd
Review number: 5916 (2007)
Provenance:
7th Viscount Irwin; by descent to Edward Wood; Hollis & Webb, 1947; W Waddingham (Antiques); Mallett & Son (Antiques), 1961; German private collector, Tessin; Galerie Kocher Auctions, Zurich, 2007; H Blairman & Sons Ltd.
Description:
These 4 torchères are from a set of 8 which formed part of a suite of early-Rococo furniture supplied by James and Ann Pascall for the Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam in 1745-6. They refer to the story of Pan & Syrinx in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Now only 2 side-tables remain to be repatriated to Temple Newsam.
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