Lot 346
346
A PAIR OF ITALIAN AMETHYST AND ORMOLU COLUMNS
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN AMETHYST AND ORMOLU COLUMNS

19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN AMETHYST AND ORMOLU COLUMNS
19TH CENTURY
Each with channelled shaft surmounted by a foliate and scroll-cast Corinthian capital with a concave-sided plate centred by flower heads, and on a circular moulded and stepped base and a square plinth
76 in. (193 cm.) high; 12½ in. (32 cm.) wide (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The Corinthian capitals of these spectacular amethyst quartz columns are based on the celebrated model by Pierre Gouthière of circa 1775-1780, now in the Louvre (inv. MR XI 1077). Surmounting a porphyry column, Gouthière's capital was lot 122 in the sale of the duc d'Aumont's collections on 12 December 1782. Estimated at 1,500 livres, the column and capital were bought by Louis XVI for 6,999 l. 19 s. (D. Alcouffe et al., Gilt Bronzes in the Louvre, Dijon, 2004, cat. 122, p. 244).

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