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Pair French Rouge Marble Columns
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Pair French Rouge Marble Columns

1900 - 1920
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A pair of early XXth century rouge marble columns, each having square top for display above a stepped collar and tapering pedestal terminating in heavy square plinth base. This antique pair of columns is in home ready condition. c1910

Height 43"

11×11" -top

10 1/4" square base

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You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

Please contact us for more images,  Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated these French Marble Pedestal Columns to the 1910s.

Independent Date Check ID 09242717
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Brecciated red marble with black stone collars: classic turn-of-the-century decorative taste.
Stepped architectural capitals and plinths: crisp neoclassical styling.
Softened arrises and corners: natural smoothing from domestic handling over time.
Varied natural veining across sections: blocks cut and polished individually.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1177531
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All measurements are taken at the widest points.

Please call 07968450046 for more information on this item.

We recommend that you arrange an appointment to view the items before you buy them. Appointments to view our stock can be arranged by contacting us via email donna.fernyhough@ntlworld.com or you can call 07968450046 (lines open 9am-10pm, 365 days a year)

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Description
A pair of early XXth century rouge marble columns, each having square top for display above a stepped collar and tapering pedestal terminating in heavy square plinth base. This antique pair of columns is in home ready condition. c1910
fig 1. A pair of tall French rouge marble columns with square stepped capital tops, black marble collars, and square plinth bases.
fig 1. Pair French Rouge Marble Columns

Height 43"

11×11" -top

10 1/4" square base

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

EXCLUDES SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

FOR EUROPEAN AND WORLDWIDE DELIVERIES PLEASE EMAIL FOR QUOTE

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

“
Please contact us for more images,  Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham).
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated these French Marble Pedestal Columns to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 09242717
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Brecciated red marble with black stone collars: classic turn-of-the-century decorative taste.
Stepped architectural capitals and plinths: crisp neoclassical styling.
Softened arrises and corners: natural smoothing from domestic handling over time.
Varied natural veining across sections: blocks cut and polished individually.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1177531
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Seven showrooms of excellent quality antiques and decorative items.

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Pair French Rouge Marble Columns

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07968 45 00 46
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Unit 5
The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
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A pair of tall French rouge marble columns with square stepped capital tops, black marble collars, and square plinth bases.
Pair French Rouge Marble Columns
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A pair of tall French rouge marble columns with square stepped capital tops, black marble collars, and square plinth bases.
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  • ObjectPedestals
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleFrench 19th Century
  • MaterialRouge Marble, Black Marble
  • ColourRouge Brown
  • MotifsSquare plinth, Stepped capital, Veined marble, Black marble collar

This pair of French pedestals from 1910 brings classical architectural styling to interiors. Made from rouge and black marble, the columns display a rouge brown body with prominent white veining, set off by dark stepped capitals and plinth collars. Each column has a square display top above a multi-tiered collar, a tapering pedestal shaft, and a heavy square plinth base at the bottom. Standing at 110 cm high with an 11 by 11 inch top and a 10 and a quarter inch square base, these display stands suit placement in an empty corner of a hallway, living room, or study. They provide sturdy elevated surfaces for sculptures, urns, lamps, or floral arrangements in a home today.

FAQs

Historically, French marble pedestals were crafted in the nineteenth century to elevate sculptures, busts, bronzes, or decorative urns in grand interior spaces. The use of rich, veined marble reflected Classical and French Empire architectural traditions.

These pieces are constructed from solid or veneered natural marble blocks, often combining distinct varieties such as Rouge Languedoc or Rouge Griotte with dark marble collars for structural stability and visual contrast.

Authentic period columns feature crisp, hand-finished mouldings, natural mineral veining consistent with historic quarries, central metal tie-rods, and age-appropriate wear to the base and capital edges.

Marble pedestals serve as architectural focal points when placed symmetrically to frame a doorway, positioned in a foyer, or arranged in alcoves to display contemporary art, ceramic vessels, or botanical arrangements.

Maintain marble surfaces by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and cleaning with pH-neutral stone cleaner diluted in warm water. Avoid acidic or abrasive chemicals that can etch or dull the polished surface.
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