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Grand Tour Verde Antico Scagliola Marble Column
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for sale €1,931     $2,096
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Grand Tour Verde Antico Scagliola Marble Column

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Cella
Description

A beautiful, fine quality late 19th / early 20th century Verde Antico scagliola marble column with a rare blue tones. Revolving viewing platform sitting on a white composition classical base with a stone hexagonal block base. In good order with just a small repair to the circular base and nicks to the block base. Remnants of an old printed label. English, circa 1900. Bust sold separately.

Physical Dimensions
Height
124cm (48.82")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
32cm (12.60")
Declaration

Cella has dated this Verde Antico Scagliola Column to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1221779
Dealers Internal Reference
CA1105
Dealers Notes

Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too. Additional images can be supplied on request. More items are available on our website http://www.cellantiques.co.uk. We ship worldwide.

Description
A beautiful, fine quality late 19th / early 20th century Verde Antico scagliola marble column with a rare blue tones.
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Revolving viewing platform sitting on a white composition classical base with a stone hexagonal block base.
Cella

In good order with just a small repair to the circular base and nicks to the block base. Remnants of an old printed label. English, circa 1900. Bust sold separately.

Height
124cm (48.82")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
32cm (12.60")
Date of Manufacture

Cella has dated this Verde Antico Scagliola Column to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1221779
Dealers Internal Ref
CA1105
Cella
Cella
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2019

Specialists in the grand tour and french decorative objects, clocks and furniture, circa 1780-1880.

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A dark green Verde Antico scagliola column featuring white marble trim on an octagonal dark plinth.
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Archive I A dark green Verde Antico scagliola column featuring white marble trim on an octagonal dark plinth.

Grand Tour Verde Antico Scagliola Marble Column

Archive II A dark green Verde Antico scagliola column featuring white marble trim on an octagonal dark plinth. View II
Archive III A dark green Verde Antico scagliola column featuring white marble trim on an octagonal dark plinth. View III
Archive IV A dark green Verde Antico scagliola column featuring white marble trim on an octagonal dark plinth. View IV
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A dark green Verde Antico scagliola column featuring white marble trim on an octagonal dark plinth.
Grand Tour Verde Antico scagliola marble column
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A dark green Verde Antico scagliola column featuring white marble trim on an octagonal dark plinth.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPedestals & Columns
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleNeoclassical
  • MaterialScagliola, Marble
  • ColourDark Green
  • MotifsVerde Antico marble effect, Moulded torus base, Octagonal plinth, Cylindrical shaft
  • SizeH 124 cm (49 in) x W 32 cm (13 in) x D 32 cm (13 in)

This Neoclassical Grand Tour pedestal column dates from circa 1900. It presents a cylindrical scagliola shaft with a Verde Antico marble effect in dark green with white and blue tones, topped with a revolving viewing platform and a moulded circular capital. The structure sits on a white composition classical base above a stone hexagonal block base, showing a small repair to the circular base alongside nicks to the block base, plus the remnants of an old printed label. The piece measures 124 cm high, 32 cm wide, and 32 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this column serves as a display stand for sculptures or decorative objects in a hallway, living room, or study. The combination of green, white, and dark tones integrates easily into classic and traditional interior schemes.

FAQs

Scagliola is a composite technique using plaster, glue, and pigments to imitate marble. During the 18th and 19th century Grand Tour era, artisans crafted columns and tabletop souvenirs in the likeness of famous classical marbles, such as the dark green, brecciated Verde Antico stone found in ancient Roman ruins.

Scagliola is produced by mixing pulverized selenite plaster with animal glues and natural mineral pigments. This mixture is applied to a substrate, inlaid with marble chips or coloured pastes, and meticulously polished with oil and pumice to achieve a polished finish resembling solid stone.

Authentic period scagliola exhibits subtle hand-painted or inlaid variations rather than repetitive printed patterns. Older pieces often display age-related micro-crazing on the polished plaster surface, seam lines along the substrate, and carved marble or stone bases rather than synthetic resin components.

A classical pedestal serves as a vertical accent when placed in an alcove, hallway, or corner. Interior designers frequently position bronze statuary, ceramic vases, or sculpted busts atop the capital to create height and balance within contemporary spaces.

Because scagliola is a plaster-based material, it must be kept dry and shielded from high humidity. Dust the surface regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth and apply a thin coat of clear microcrystalline wax annually to preserve the polished lustre.
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