{"product_id":"19th-c-carved-marble-ram-head-pedestal","title":"19th C. Italian Carved Marble Ram-Head Pedestal","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA 19th century Italian carved white marble pedestal of triangular form, closely modeled after ancient Roman candelabrum bases\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Three boldly carved ram’s heads project from beneath the molded top above a continuous palmette frieze, while the tapering sides are carved in relief with winged figures among scrolling foliage and rosettes. The spreading base terminates at each corner in a carved sphinx and is raised on three ball feet with additional support on the underside. In good antique condition with evidence of old repair and weathering to the surface. Two rams are in better condition than the third. A chip to a corner of the top. An RT Facts find.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design closely follows a celebrated type of Roman marble candelabrum base, examples of which survive from antiquity, including one excavated at Hadrian’s Villa and now in the British Museum. The ancient prototype similarly combines a triangular form with ram’s heads at the upper corners, winged genii on the three faces, sphinxes at the base and bands of foliate ornament. Such classical forms were widely recorded and disseminated through antiquarian publications and the work of designers including Giovanni Battista Piranesi during the 18th and 19th centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormerly in the collection of \u003cstrong\u003eHenry E. Huntington\u003c\/strong\u003e, acquired from William Baumgarten \u0026amp; Co. for his San Marino estate in California, now The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 32.5\"H x 18.5\"D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry E. Huntington, San Marino, California, acquired from William Baumgarten \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/G_1805-0703-223\"\u003eThe British Museum Source\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RT Facts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54328744051001,"sku":"PED-26074096","price":15750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/3122\/0025\/files\/DSC8488.jpg?v=1786737230","url":"https:\/\/www.rtfacts.com\/products\/19th-c-carved-marble-ram-head-pedestal","provider":"RT Facts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}