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Sat, Sep 13, 2014 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 14, 2014 09:00AM EDT
Lot 748

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marble Corinthian

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Column-Form Pedestal probably French, late 19th century, boldly figured blue/green-to-ivory marble, square top rotating over a bronze Corinthian-form capital, stepped base with bronze mounts, 52-1/2 x 11 in., break and repair to square top, mounts with some distress and casting flaws (possibly some regilding), other scattered gilding wear and surface losses, lower base capital with area of [verdigris], break and repair at midpoint of marble column. Provenance: Estate of Charles Edward and Miriam Barr Mitchell, Woodlawn, Quinby, South Carolina

Condition

break and repair to square top, mounts with some distress and casting flaws (possibly some regilding), other scattered gilding wear and surface losses, lower base capital with area of [verdigris], break and repair at midpoint of marble column