A PLASTER CAST OF A GREEK CANDELABRUM FRAGMENT

A PLASTER CAST OF A GREEK CANDELABRUM FRAGMENT, AFTER THE ANTIQUE19TH CENTURYOf circular section, with gadrooned top and stylised acanthus42cm high, 52cm diameterProvenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkUntil sold at Sotheby's New York, 28 February 2006, bearing lot label for number 140 (1 of 11 elements).The present lot is visible in circa 1907 photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art cast galleries, as part of a tiered candelabrum. A comparable cast is in the collection of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, America. Condition Report: Original Sothebys label tied on. Tips of a number of acanthus leaves missing or chipped, a few gadroons chipped and some rubbedCondition Report Disclaimer