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Tripod pedestal (© Beckford's Tower and Museum)
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© Beckford's Tower and Museum

Tripod pedestal

Artist: British

Location: Beckford's Tower and Museum

Date: circa 1827 - 1844

Materials: oak, gilt-bronze mounts & marble

Dimensions: 97.5 x 48.5cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £15,000 (Total: £55,000)

Vendor: H Blairman & Sons Ltd

Review number: 5196 (2003)

Provenance:
Messrs English & Sons, 1845; H Blairman & Sons Ltd.

Description:
The circular pedestal was originally located in the Scarlet Drawing Room at Lansdown Tower and illustrates William Beckford's highly personal scheme of interior decoration.

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