Pillar
Matthew Boulton (Birmingham 1728 - Birmingham 1809)
Category
Furniture
Date
1770
Materials
Blue John fluorspar, ormolu and gilt
Measurements
570 mm (Height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814348
Summary
A pair of Blue John pillars encircled in ormolu with foliage and berries, gilt-metal mounts to square base. Surmounted by cast and chased ormolu Corinthian capital and Blue John urn with pineapple finial.
Provenance
Darby collection (Adcote); Christy collection.
Makers and roles
Matthew Boulton (Birmingham 1728 - Birmingham 1809) , maker