MLINARIC, HENRY AND ZERDUVACHI LIMITED: A PAINTED FAUX MARBLE STEPPED SQUARE PLINTH (5)
Modern
Together with a pair of faux Sienna marble square plinths 26cm wide, an ebonised square plinth, 27cm wide; and a large carved wood base carved as a rocky outcrop, 105cm wide
**This lot is subject to 20% VAT on the Hammer**
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£80 - £120
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Hammer price:
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£70 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance:
o Spencer House, St. James’s, London. Please refer to the Bellmans website article for further details
o The largest base commissioned by Spencer House from Titian Studio in 1992 to hold a sculpture of the Sleeping Ariadne but it is not clear if the sculpture was ever displayed in the State Rooms on this base. The base was replaced with a plain plinth in 1997 and displayed in the Ante Room.
o Please see photograph showing the sculpture detached from the Titian Studio base.
o The square stepped base was commissioned to display marble bust of Charles James Fox after Joseph Nollekens.
o Please see a photograph of it in use in the Morning Room, early 1990s.
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