Антикварная подставка-геридон «Мавр»

An elegant French antique geridon table made of solid walnut wood from the late nineteenth century. A geridon is a small table resting on a base in the form of one leg. This type of furniture appeared in France in the eighteenth century, its name is derived from a peasant from Poitou who was the hero of popular French songs. The base of the object is skillfully carved from wood in the form of a half-figure of a Moor with a turban, holding a torch and a bunch of grapes in his left hand. A versatile piece of furniture that can be used as a vase, sculpture or candelabra.