A pair of ornately turned ivory columns.
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ivory, Wood, Felt
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 40467
Summary
A pair of ornately turned ivory columns with plain bases and capitals which are joined to the shafts by means of a screw thread. The shafts are decorated with a double helix and toothed design.
Provenance
Made by Antony Hubert Gibbs 1926, and thence owned by family members. Purchased at auction 2018.