{"product_id":"19th-c-italian-scagliola-marble-column-pedestal","title":"19th C. Italian Scagliola Marble Column Pedestal","description":"\u003cp\u003eA freestanding scagliola column pedestal in the Neoclassical manner, the fluted shaft imitating Siena marble in warm ochre with grey veining, raised on a turned circular base and square plinth finished in a contrasting white-grey veined marble simulation. The capital is carved with egg-and-dart molding beneath a flat square abacus, completing the full classical order. The use of two distinct scagliola finishes, one for the shaft and one for the capital and base, is a mark of accomplished workshop production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScagliola is a plaster-based technique developed in 17th century Italy for imitating rare and costly marbles, refined through the 18th and 19th centuries into a high-craft discipline practiced primarily in Tuscany and Lombardy. At its best, as here, the surface is indistinguishable from stone at a distance and reveals its artifice only on close inspection. Column pedestals of this type served in Italian and Northern European grand interiors as display stands for sculpture, busts, and urns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Inquire\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Italian Neoclassical\u003cbr\u003eMaterials \u0026amp; Techniques: Scagliola on plaster core, carved capital\u003cbr\u003ePlace of Origin: Italy\u003cbr\u003ePeriod: Late 19th century\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FOUND GBS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54052731748662,"sku":null,"price":5650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/5844\/2806\/files\/WW_05958.jpg?v=1779484605","url":"https:\/\/shopwentworth.com\/products\/19th-c-italian-scagliola-marble-column-pedestal","provider":"Shopwentworth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}