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LOT 1503
Post Medieval Georgian Pillar Capital Pair
18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (15.8 kg total, 18 x 18 cm each).
A matched pair of carved limestone pillar elements, each square in plan with three sides bearing ornamental scrolls and foliate motifs, a wreath of leaves to the base of the neck; pierced for support and one corner hollowed. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English gentleman.
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