A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852)
PAIR OF COLUMNS FOR THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, CIRCA 1850
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: 19 March 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
oak, with carved decoration and later stained pine bases (2)
Dimensions
136cm high, top surface 12.7cm wide, base 38cm wide (53 ½in high, top surface 5in wide, base 15in wide)
Footnote
Literature: Riding C. & J. The Houses of Parliament: History Art Architecture, London, 2000, p.261, for comparable features in the Prince's Chamber, House of Lords
The Fine Art Society Architect-Designers from Pugin to Voysey: The John Scott Collection, 2015, no. 41 for a comparable pair of columns
Some of these decorative columns had air circulation holes and formed part of the ventilation system at Westminster.