Pair of Columns or Base in Giallo Siena Marble H 54cm

Pair of Columns or Base in Giallo Siena and Bianco Carrara Marble. Height 54 cm, stem diameter 20 cm.

Colonna dal fusto liscio, realizzata con la combinazione di due eccellenze del marmo italiano: il giallo Siena e il bianco Carrara. Perfect furnishing accessory for all types of environments and furnishings, from classic to modern. The charm of natural stone, with its unrepeatable veining, combined with craftsmanship, make each of these columns a unique and unrepeatable piece. Destined by nature to last, marble is here worked with the canons of excellence and it seems, even in photography, to palpate all its robust essence.

The vividness of the veining and the contrasting colours of the two materials create elegant colour plays, which can be appreciated thanks to the glossy finish. Ideal for enhancing the elegance of antique furnishings, but also for giving a decisive touch of refinement to modern or rustic environments.

THE MATERIAL.

Marmo Giallo Siena is one of the most beautiful, prestigious and special marbles quarried in Italy. It is characterized by a dark yellow background color and is heterogeneous due to the presence of veins with shades ranging from ivory white to light yellow up to a very intense ocher and reddish yellow. Since ancient times, the Yellow Siena marble has been used for flooring, cladding, decorations and mosaics, even today this marble is required for the realization of prestigious projects.

Siena Yellow Marble is quarried from the Sienese hills, which consist of sedimentary metamorphic rocks formed over millennia by movements of the earth’s crust. It is its location that gives Giallo Siena its distinctiveness: each slab can undoubtedly be considered a unique piece. The heterogeneity of the material means that even within the same block there are different slabs from each other in terms of color distribution and movement of the grain.

White Carrara Marble has pearly white, slightly cloudy background tones. It has more or less present and evident grayish intrusions and points, grayish variegated veins , millimeter or centimeter. Bianco di Carrara is a crystalline marble, with variable grain from fine to medium, homogeneous and compact. It is characterized by a very high percentage of calcium carbonate: white calcite crystals. Calcite has a low refractive index: it allows light to penetrate the stone and give it a special luster, before being reflected. This feature makes white marble precious and refined: it is an elegant material that gives brightness to the rooms.

SYMBOLOGY

The Column

A vertical architectural element, the column supports the building and is the guarantor of its stability and solidity by enhancing its upward development. In Roman culture columns have a votive function and are built to commemorate a victory or triumph. The column, like many vertical elements, puts in communication the earth and the sky, becoming a symbol of gratitude of men to the gods.