A Wonderful Early 20thC Venetian Butler / Dumb Waiter Stand Formed as a Blackamoor sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The inscription to the lower

The inscription to the lower section of the painting is of the same wording as that of the engraving by a contemporary of Jesus in the first century

After his father's death in 1860

wonderfully time worn

the patina giving it a nostalgic feeling of past letters once penned

the well made dovetailed large grain trug having the original egg shell light blue painted interior with two well patinated carrying handles and black stamped lettering C

A Wonderful Early 20thC Venetian Butler / Dumb Waiter Stand Formed as a Blackamoor sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The inscription to the lowerOrigin: 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