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Pair Of Red and Black Marble Sculpture Grand Tour Obelisk 20th Century

after 1900

About the Item

a very interesting and beautiful pair of obelisks carved in a warm and precious red marble the Red France Languedoc Incarnat, used for important and uinque decoration in the Versailles Palace and more notable sites; the obelisks framed with two squared plints carved in the elegant Marmor celticum a black and white Ornamental stone characterized by a set of black spots (clasts), generally having an angular shape and centimeter dimensions, separated by pure white veins (cement), a few centimeters wide, with an irregular pattern, intertwined to form a lattice . The name of the lithotype refers to the characteristic coloration. Denominations referring to origin and/or color are: Marmor celticum (the Celts inhabited France before the Roman conquest); Aquitaine marble (from the historical region of the same name); Black and white of France. Other names, in local use, are: Grand deuil and Grand antique.
  • Creation Year:
    after 1900
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.49 in (19 cm)Width: 1.97 in (5 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1350113789322
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