Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 114.—Pedestal, Entrance Hall, Syon Fig. 115. THE ANTE CHAMBER OR VESTIBULE, SYON HOUSE. AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY WORK 165 kind in Adams days was veryconsiderable: in fact, theseparticular columns were ob-tained from the bed of theTiber, and for them the Dukeof Northumberland is under-stood to have paid ^,1,000each. There are ten suchcolumns, in addition to thepilasters. The bases of thecolumns are of white marble,and have the enrichmentsgilded. In the decoration ofthe room g
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 114.—Pedestal, Entrance Hall, Syon Fig. 115. THE ANTE CHAMBER OR VESTIBULE, SYON HOUSE. AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY WORK 165 kind in Adams days was veryconsiderable: in fact, theseparticular columns were ob-tained from the bed of theTiber, and for them the Dukeof Northumberland is under-stood to have paid ^,1,000each. There are ten suchcolumns, in addition to thepilasters. The bases of thecolumns are of white marble,and have the enrichmentsgilded. In the decoration ofthe room gilding plays a veryimportant part. The capitalsof the columns, the neckingbeneath, and the enrichmentsof the frieze are all richlygilded, while the antiquefigures over are covered en-tirely with gold. In theceiling, too, gilding was verylargely used, and in two largepanels of military emblemsand arms. These panels are %t ; .. [,.) ...; 1 ?.^:...„..,.. 1 litrifrn T in irn frfi mi iiiiTi m *
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