Paris - Pedestals and Columns

This stele is made of untreated natural marble. The structure consists of one block of marble set into another. The latter is simply slid into the former. In...

This stele is made from a single block of untreated travertine. In very good condition.

This stele is made from a single block of untreated travertine. In very good condition.

Portor marble pedestal in Directoire style. Portor marble is a rare and noble marble, used since Antiquity for its unique black color veined with a deep yellow. Exploited by King Lo...

A French 19th century Louis XIV style pair of carved marbles pedestals. The square moulded top and the base are in griotte red marble, the tapering body in Ribbon Campan marble with ...

Monumental pair of obelisks veneered with following marbles:  pink marble of the Pyrenees, blue Turquin and yellow of Siena. A very decorative pair of tall obelisks that would look g...

This stele is made from a single block of untreated travertine. In very good condition.

This stele is made from a single block of untreated travertine. In very good condition.

Column small petrified wood C in solid petrified wood from Indonesia. Petrified wood has turned into stone. Trees have been buried for many years under sediment they transitioned int...

A similar model presented at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition Total height : 154 cm (60 5/8 in.) ; Width : 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.) Cup : height 17 cm (6 ¾ in.) Beautiful pair of bronze stands also named Bamboo candelabra. Each rests on three claw feet adorned with lion heads and separated with palms. A bamboo shaped shaft arises from this tripod and is topped with three buds supporting a circular red griotte marble top on which stands a cup in the Ancient style decorated with ivy. The sobriety of the decoration enhances the quality of the bronze cast and the patina shades. The small chains falling from the top animates this work of a sleek design. The model : The design of these stands, inspired from Ancient tripods, is a well-known model in Ferdinand Barbedienne’s production as it was reused many times by the bronze-caster. Designed by the head-decorator Henri Cahieux, this model was edited by the Barbedienne Company as soon as 1855, named Ancient candelabra lamp-holder h. 1m35 and was sold 440 francs. From 1875, these stands were commercialised under the name Bamboo candelabra, tripod, lamp-holder and were offered in three heights : 1m90, 1m70 and 1m35. This model of stand could then be found in all catalogues of the Barbedienne Company. This pair of candelabras allows us to see how F. Barbedienne offered during decades a range of furniture from the designs of his decorator. This type of stand could be seen in different interior decorations of the Second Empire A model similar to ours was presented by the Barbedienne Company at the 1855 Universal Exhibition. For this occasion Empress Eugénie bought it for her toilet at Saint-Cloud Castle. A watercolor by Fortuné de Fournier made in 1860 shows them, set on both sides of a cheval mirror made by the Fourdinois Company. (see photo attached) This model pleased the Empress so much that she ordered two other pairs in 1858 for her boudoirs at Compiègne and Fontainebleau Palaces. Otherwise similar stands took place in the Pompeiian house built in 1856 by the architect Alfred Normand (1822-1909) for Prince Napoléon. Several pictures and engravings of this house show us these candelabras used...

Rare Napoleon III display pedestal with curved front, in wood veneer and chiseled and gilded bronze ornamentation. Topped by a rotating circular top underlined by a frieze of laurels...

Measures: Height : 29 cm (11,4 in.) ; width : 61,5 cm (24,2 in.) ; depth : 55,5 cm (21,8 in.) Total height : 139 cm (54,7 in.) Important pair of rare Greek...

Rare and important stand in the shape of a column, LXVI style, in copper-plated and patinated metal. Decor of asparagus, scrolls, grooves etc. It can support a very heavy object...

Pair of blackened wood columns with a very fine straw "Paille" marquetry frieze ornamented with geometrical motifs.

Column small petrified wood A in solid petrified wood from Indonesia. Petrified wood has turned into stone. Trees have been buried for many years under sediment they transitioned int...

A Louis XVI style wall-side veneered wood pedestal, mounted with fine gilt-bronze ornaments. Topped with “Brèche” marble.

Column small petrified wood D in solid petrified wood from Indonesia. Petrified wood has turned into stone. Trees have been buried for many years under sediment they transitioned i...

A rare wood column adorned with patinated iron and gilt bronze ornaments. It relies on four bronze feet and is topped with a foliate bronze capital with caduceus. A bronze band is ci...

Glazed ceramic column, in three parts, decorated with aquatic motifs on a blue ground. Characteristic production of the village of Vietri Sul Mare, on the Amalfi Coast, Italy.