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A Fine Pair of George III Period White Painted Pedestals Attributed to Robert Adam.
English, circa 1780.
The upper section with fluting over a moulding carved with acanthus leaves. The central tablet with carved swags of bell flowers tied with ribbons and with a central patera. The guilloche moulding over a recessed panel with pendant flowers again tied with ribbons over a moulded plinth with ogee carved water leaves.
These magnificent pedestals are closely related to a pair designed by Adam for Byram Hall, West Yorkshire in 1780 which can specifically be seen in the similarities between the swags and bell flowers tied with ribbons. Another pair designed by Adam were supplied for Sir Lawrence Dundas for his house at 19 Arlington Street, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Decoration restored.
Dimensions
H: 53 ½ in (136 cm) W: 12 ½ in (31.5 cm) D: 13 in (33 cm)Stock number
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