A 19thC Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Architectural Dolphin Side Table c.1870-90 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Greek and Italian sponge fishermen

Greek and Italian sponge fishermen worked its coastal waters as before the invention of neoprene in 1930

Provenance: Formerly in a Department Store

the wrecked boat in the background and an albatross circling overhead is presented in its gilded wooden frame with inset border and large hoop hanger

with a nice patina and would make for good candle supports as intended

A 19thC Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Architectural Dolphin Side Table c.1870-90 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Greek and Italian sponge fishermenOrigin: French Period: Renaissance Revival Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 27 Width: 15 Depth: 9. 5 The Top: 9. 5 x 9. 75 Formally an architectural opposing side of a fire surround or large piece of furniture, the wonderfully well carved grotesque dolphin with scaled surface and gaping mouth to a stylised forked tail, and on a bed of seaweeds which flow from its mouth, with a later oak top now serving as a side table or pedestal, and