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GILDED AGE SPLENDOR: THE WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR COLUMNSPROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAIR OF ROMAN PORPHYRY COLUMNS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A PAIR OF ROMAN PORPHYRY COLUMNS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
89 in. (226 cm.) high (larger)
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
89 in. (226 cm.) high (larger)
Provenance
William Waldorf Astor, Viscount Astor of Hever (1848-1919), Hever Castle, Kent, acquired between 1890-1905; thence by continuous descent to Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918-1984), Hever Castle, Kent.
The Property of Lord Astor of Hever; Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 11-12 July 1983, lot 375.
Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1992, lot 154.
with Robin Symes, London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1992.
The Property of Lord Astor of Hever; Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 11-12 July 1983, lot 375.
Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1992, lot 154.
with Robin Symes, London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1992.
Literature
G. Astor, Statuary and Sculpture at Hever, Ipswich, 1969, p. 11, no. 101.
G. Astor, Hever Castle: History and Guide, Norwich, 1979, p. 28.
D. Del Bufalo, Porphyry: Red Imperial Porphyry: Power and Religion, second edition, Turin, 2018, p. 244, no. C146.
G. Astor, Hever Castle: History and Guide, Norwich, 1979, p. 28.
D. Del Bufalo, Porphyry: Red Imperial Porphyry: Power and Religion, second edition, Turin, 2018, p. 244, no. C146.
Exhibited
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013-2026 (Loan no. L.2013.5.1, 2a-b).
Brought to you by
Hannah Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist