Lot 238
Italian Turned and Polished Alabaster Column Form Pedestal, early/mid-20th century
Provenance:
Ex Collection of James H. Haffa, Jr. (1894-1980)
Note:
James Haffa was the lead architect for the Archdiocese of Toronto with works spanning four decades. His designs for churches, schools and other buildings drew upon Gothic and Romanesque traditions, and in 1957 he was made a Knight of St. Gregory by Pope Pius XII for a career devoted to ecclesiastical architecture.