Pedestal (one of a pair)
This pair of partly gilt wood pedestals on semi-circular bases, flanked by Egyptian caryatids in faux patinated bronze, are part of a series of eight originally executed for the throne room of Carlton House, King George IV’s primary London residence when Prince of Wales. He took a particular interest in creating a French-inspired decorative scheme in the throne room, one of the house’s most elaborate interiors. The pedestals have since lost the garland suspended between the caryatid figures. Four pedestals of the original set of eight remain in the British Royal Collection.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pedestal (one of a pair)
- Designer: possibly Dominique Daguerre (French, d. 1796)
- Date: ca. 1794
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Carved, painted and gilded pine; marble
- Dimensions: 40 × 22 × 15 1/2 in. (101.6 × 55.9 × 39.4 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.283.9a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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