A Victorian Ebonised Side/Centre Table c.1870-80; The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres of Balcarres House sub-Religion & Relics or a matchbox

or a matchbox

showing traces of polychrome decoration

and waistcoat indicate Hiolle’s skill at utilising the vocabulary of sculpture in relief

this arrangement has been seen on English Regency fireplaces and marble urns through to later nineteenth century French blue glass and ormulu bonbbonnieres

As only the wealthy could afford timepieces it was not wholly surprising that Victorian children would arrive at school at different times

A Victorian Ebonised Side/Centre Table c.1870-80; The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres of Balcarres House sub-Religion & Relics or a matchboxOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, ScotlandDate: c. 1870 80Height: 32. 75Width: 40. 75Depth: 19. 25 (all at top)The high Victorian ebonised side or centre table having a rectangular top above a painted frieze outlined with simulated ivory, raised on very well turned ring and baluster legs and hailing from the estate of the Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife,