Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
A ROMAN MARBLE CANDELABRUM ELEMENT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Auction Closed
December 3, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A ROMAN MARBLE CANDELABRUM ELEMENT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
of baluster form, carved in relief with rows of echeloned overlapping acanthus leaves emerging from a calyx, each exposed leaf in the upper five rows centering a cluster of four berries surmounting a delicately incised stem, a flaring circular tenon below, a mortise on top; no restorations.
Height 71 cm.
Mrs. D. Compagno, New York, acquired in the 1950s/1960s
Gawain McKinley (1945-1996), New York
Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, acquired from the above in 1988
acquired by the current owner from the above
For related examples in the Capitoline Museums cf. H.-U. Cain, Römische Marmorkandelaber, 1985, p. 178, nos. 80-82. Also see G. B. Waywell, The Lever and Hope Sculptures, 1986, pls. 16-17.