Live Auction 2773A Palladian Villa By Michael S. Smith
A ROMAN LIMESTONE PILASTER CAPITAL
Lot 455

A ROMAN LIMESTONE PILASTER CAPITAL

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

Closed24 April 2013

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A ROMAN LIMESTONE PILASTER CAPITAL
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
With two tiers of outsplayed, overlapping acanthus leaves, surmounted by volutes emerging from twisted stems, the abacus with a central rosette
14 in. (35.6 cm.) high

Formerly at Castle Leslie, Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland; reputedly acquired by John Leslie and his wife while on the Grand Tour in the late 19th century.
The Castle Leslie Collection; Hamilton Osborn King Fine Art, Dublin, 28-29 May 2001, lot 811.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 29 October 2003, lot 32.