Pair of 19th Century Italian Bleu Turquin Marble Columns

A handsome and extremely decorative pair of Italian 19th century marble columns. Each half round column is raised on their original White Carrara marble mottled plinth and top capita...

A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century Sainte Anne, Rouge Jaspé, Sienna and Campan Rubané marble pedestal columns. Each column is raised by a square Sainte Anne marble base with a ...

A striking pair of Italian 19th century Portoro, Brocatelle d'Espagne, Rouge Royale and Bleu Turquin marble pedestal columns. Each column is raised by a square Brocatelle d'Espagne base with a beautiful stepped Bleu Turquin and Rouge Royale marble support. The handsome Portoro marble column...

A most elegant pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Brèche Violette and Vert Campan marble pedestals. Each column is raised by a square Vert Campan base below a mottled cir...

A sensational and extremely decorative pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. marble and porphyry columns. Each column has a square Vert Antico base below the mottled white Carrara and Sienna marble plinth. Each central solid red porphyry column is decorated by a white Carrara marble circular mottled base and capital. At the top of each column is an elegant ornamental green porphyr urn. Porphyry was Imperial Rome’s most prestigious stone for columns, vases, and other objects. The word “porphyry” comes from the Latin word for purple, which was the color of nobility to the Romans. Porphyry is considered the Imperial Stone of the Roman Empire. In the year 18 AD, the Roman Legionaire Caius Cominius discovered a beautiful purple stone in the eastern desert of Egypt. It was a deep purple color with flecks of larger white crystals and was perfect for carving. This porphyry quickly became the most prestigious stone for the elite of Rome and Byzantium. For centuries the Romans quarried this treasured stone...

An exceptional pair of Italian 19th century neo-classical st. Grand Tour marble columns. Each handsome column is raised by a square Brocatelle d’Espagne base with a fine stepped desi...

Pair of Marble Columns is an impressive original decorative object probably realized in the 19th century (bases are much older). Original very fine green marble and white marble (...

Pair of 19th Century Italian Tan & Green Marble Columns/Pedestals

Pair of marble pedestals on square plinths. The pedestals stand on classic bases with fluted shafts and end in shallow bowls with gadrooned walls and decorative relief in the form of...

Pair 19th Century dove grey marble column pedestals, of good proportions, with stepped circular bases.

Pair of extraordinary early 19th century carved marble columns, beautifully proportioned and intricately carved. Each column is in four pieces - base, column, disc and capital.

This beautiful pair of pedestals are crafted in a dark, vermillion veined marble and a lighter, coral pink veined marble. Each pedestal features a thin, surmounting sheet of white ma...