Lot Essay
As discussed in the Porphyry Introduction (on p. 16 of the catalogue) columns such as this were re-worked in later centuries from larger existing antique porphyry objects and architectural columns.
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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
AN ITALIAN IMPERIAL PORPHYRY COLUMN
17TH/18TH CENTURY
On later black slate square base
41 ¼ in. (105 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41.5 cm.) diameter
17TH/18TH CENTURY
On later black slate square base
41 ¼ in. (105 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from Dario del Bufalo, January 2014.