A ROMAN LIMESTONE CORINTHIAN DOUBLE PILASTER CAPITAL

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN LIMESTONE CORINTHIAN DOUBLE PILASTER CAPITAL
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Carved in relief with two tiers of overlapping furled acanthus leaves, the abacus with central rosette and volutes in the corners, with offset double capital similar
20 x 11¼ in. (51 x 28.5 cm.)

Provenance

The Castle Leslie collection, Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland.
The Castle Leslie collection, HOK Fine Art, Dublin, 29 May 2001, Lot 715.
Private collection, Ireland.

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Lot Essay

Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet of Glaslough, commissioned the building of Castle Leslie, with construction starting in 1870. While the building was in progress, the Baronet and his wife, Constance, embarked on a European Grand Tour, collecting antiquities and furnishings for their new home.

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