A Wonderful Early 20thC Venetian Butler / Dumb Waiter Stand Formed as a Blackamoor sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles wonderfully time worn

wonderfully time worn

all of which are either alluded to or directly illustrated in this beautiful piece

all round crookedness soon brought its own reward

She could be cleaned if so desired

iconography struggled to distinguish Anthony from the others

A Wonderful Early 20thC Venetian Butler / Dumb Waiter Stand Formed as a Blackamoor sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles wonderfully time wornOrigin: Venetian Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 20 Height: 21. 5 inches Designed to hold ones business calling cards or tips from restaurant service, the polychrome painted Venetian wooden figure of a blackamoor modelled in standing pose with tasseled cap and necklace, holding on oval tray on rectangular base survives from the first quarter of the twentieth century. The overall condition would be described as very