Lot 560
A pair of gilt-bronze mounted column pedestals with malachite painting, probably French, 20th century
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A108kua | Live auction | 1169 Lots
Hammer price € 2,800
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Solid wood with malachite painting, gilt bronze. A pair of column pedestals in the Empire/Neoclassical style; the cylindrical shaft entirely covered in malachite painting. Square cover plate and single-stage square base also covered in malachite painting. Spiral, separately mounted laurel or olive branch tendrils made of gilt bronze coiling around the shaft. Corinthian capitals with acanthus leaves, volutes and bead and reel ornaments. Contoured egg-and-dart frieze on the pedestal and contoured pedestal feet set at the corners, all made of gilt bronze. The painted surfaces highly polished, the gilding of the bronze fittings without any noticeable abrasion; the leafy vine mountings intact. Height 114 cm, cover plate 30 × 30 cm. Please note: This object is NOT at the offices of Hermann Historica Auctions in Grasbrunn (Munich) and cannot be viewed there. It is located in Berlin and will be shipped from there.Condition: II + Questions about the lot?
