Antique Base and Capital of a Column, Carved Sandstone, 1700, Italy

Antique column with capital carved in stone wide 25 x 25 cm Measures: H cm 145 + 21 cm height capital. Diameter 15 cm column.

Ancient antique pair of pilasters, hand-carved support columns, richly carved with period decorations and faces of children, hand lacquered in shades...

A marble column (pedestal) with a bronze Corinthian capital. Measures: Height 118 cm. Width 30 cm.

This tall pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI style hand carved walnut architectural columns with Corinthian capitals and stone base boasts a fluted and slender body crowned with a Corinthian capital deeply sculpted on the round, decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves, rosettes and scrolls elegantly finished at the base with a beaded border. These monumental architectural wooden elements rest on a round shaped sandstone pedestal ending with a square base socle. Over two centuries in age and hailing from Italy, this dramatic pair of highly decorative antique building elements are made out of solid wood carved in the round, handcrafted as pure representations the original ancient Greek models with faithful and accurate fluted columns and scrolled capitals decorated with volutes. The stone block plinths below provide the ideal elevation, complete with fine moldings and raw surface. This large pair of antique Greco-Roman style boasting great and undisputed antiquarian value and high end Italian craftsmanship quality will anchor any interior design. Suitable for historic houses entrances or portal, important offices or adaptable to the most imaginative and high-level ideas: to flank a bookcase or customized shelving...