Pair of Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Columns

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...

A most impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Brèche Violette and Sienna marble pedestal column. The pedestal is raised by a fine squ...

A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royale, St. Maximin and Sienna marble pedestal columns. The columns are raised by f...

An exceptional pair of Italian 19th century Scagliola columns in a Rouge Griotte marble design. Each column is raised by a square base below mottled steps. Each column displays maste...

Pair of two monumental 19th Century Italian Corinthian columns hand painted in white. The Corinthian style capitals are made of wood and chalk. They will make a surely make a statem...

Rare pair of beautiful antique carved and painted decorative pedestals/columns. Painted in marble trompe l'oeil. Stencilled frieze on base. Lovely antique ochre...

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 (...

Tall column on a square plinth with a round base, a fluted shaft and a round capital. Naturally aged patina.