A pair of Scagliola pillars, Imitating Siena marble on white…
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A pair of scagliola pillars, Imitating Siena marble on white marble bases, each 114 cm high

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  • Scagliola - A process used in architecture, and manufacture of objects, where various colours of marble chips were embedded into a cement mix, which was usually white, in imitation of marble. Usually there was no pattern followed; the chips were embedded randomly unlike pietra dura which as well as incorporating semi precious stones, was usually laid out in a geometric or naturalistic pattern.

    The process had been known since Roman times but was revived in Italy in the 17th century. Scagliola was incorporated into the interior design of some important English houses in the early 18th century and Italian crafsmen were brought over to install the material.

    Scagliola was also used to make table tops, columns, pedestals and busts.

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