A pair of ebonised, purpleheart and burr veneered pedestals, late 19th century
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A pair of ebonised, purpleheart and burr veneered pedestals, late 19th century
Applied with gilt-metal mounts, each with a mottled marble top with a frieze applied with ribbon-tied swags and urns, the tapering body fronted with a circular plaque depicting classical figures, on a spreading plinth base
14in. (35.5cm.) wide, 44in. (112cm.) high, 14in. (36cm.) deep (2)
Lot Essay
These pedestals are based on the model now in the Jones Collection at the V & A Museum, London