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Antique Neoclassical Style Painted Plaster Pedestal
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Antique Neoclassical Style Painted Plaster Pedestal

1900 - 1920
Description

A neoclassical style pale grey painted plaster pedestal, circa 1920.

Dimensions: 110cm high, 26cm wide, 23cm deep, the top 23cm square

Physical Dimensions
Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Declaration

Mark Jones Antiques has dated this Neoclassical Painted Plaster Pedestal to the 1920s.

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SA936373
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MJFA0083
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Description
A neoclassical style pale grey painted plaster pedestal, circa 1920.

Dimensions: 110cm high, 26cm wide, 23cm deep, the top 23cm square

Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Jones Antiques has dated this Neoclassical Painted Plaster Pedestal to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA936373
Dealers Internal Ref
MJFA0083
Mark Jones Antiques
Mark Jones Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2016

Mark jones antiques are dealers in fine antique furniture, ‘design’, works of art, and works by the sporting artist ‘snaffles’.

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A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base.
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Archive I A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base.

Antique Neoclassical Style Painted Plaster Pedestal

Archive II A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base. View II
Archive III A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base.
Archive V A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base. View V
Archive VI A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base. View VI
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Mark Jones Antiques

Mark Jones Antiques
Telephone 07889 071 414
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Northwick Park
Cotswolds
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/markjones
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A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base.
Antique Neoclassical Style Painted Plaster Pedestal
Ref: SA936373
A tall, pale green painted plaster pedestal in the Neoclassical style featuring an Ionic capital top, carved oval bow motifs, and a tapered square column base.
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  • ObjectPedestals & Plinths
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleNeoclassical
  • MaterialPlaster, Paint
  • ColourPale Green
  • MotifsIonic capital, Oval medallions, Ribbon bows, Tapered shaft
  • SizeH 110 cm (43 in) x W 26 cm (10 in) x D 23 cm (9 in)

This antique Neoclassical style pedestal dates from 1920 and takes the form of a tall, pale green painted plaster column standing 110 cm high, 26 cm wide, and 23 cm deep, with a square top measuring 23 cm. The piece exhibits distinct architectural elements including an Ionic capital top with scroll volutes and egg-and-dart moulding, a tapered square column base, and raised vertical panels on the shaft. Each panel carries relief decorations consisting of hanging ribbon bows, oval medallions with rosette centres, and trailing bellflower drops. The pale green painted surface shows subtle wear and minor chipping to the edges, particularly on the upper corners. In a contemporary home, such a pedestal serves as a decorative display stand in an empty corner, hallway, or living room to hold sculptures, vases, or floral arrangements. The classical proportions and muted pale green finish provide an understated French Chateau aesthetic suitable for traditional or transitional interior schemes. The sturdy plaster construction provides a stable platform for decorative objects while introducing classical architectural detail to living spaces.

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Neoclassical pedestals draw inspiration from classical antiquity, incorporating Greco-Roman architectural elements such as Ionic volutes, fluting, urn motifs, and husked garlands. Emerging in the mid-18th century as a reaction against Rococo excess, these decorative columns were designed to elevate sculpture, vases, and busts.

Original Neoclassical plinths were crafted from carved marble, solid mahogany, or gilded wood, alongside painted fibrous plaster or terracotta. Plaster pieces allowed detailed architectural mouldings to be cast efficiently and finished with decorative distemper or paint.

Authentic plaster pedestals feature hand-applied paint layers showing natural ageing, craquelure, and minor chipping around high-relief areas like volutes and bas-relief drops. They exhibit significant weight due to dense plaster mixtures, often with timber internal frameworks or square base reinforcements.

In contemporary settings, a tall pedestal serves as a dramatic structural accent in an entry foyer, hallway corner, or beside a window. It can be used to display a marble bust, modern ceramic vessel, or trailing houseplant to add verticality and architectural interest.

Dust the surface gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth or horsehair brush to prevent scratching fragile paint layers. Avoid water, liquid detergents, or abrasive cleaners, as plaster is highly porous and liquid can cause paint flaking or staining.
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