Ormolu Obelisks

Finely fashioned with stepped up bases. Superb quality and stunning good looks. Nice scale and proportions.

Pair of carved rock crystal obelisks.

Imposing and solid malachite stone tower shaped as a square base with a long tapered rectangular body and ending with a pyramidal too.

Pair of white marble neoclassical geometric obelisks.

Pair of large marble obelisks. Made from solid Verde Antico marble with bronze neoclassical style decorative mounts on all four sides.

A beautiful, polished rock crystal Obelisk sculpture, in the Modern style, circa 20th century. Piece is hand-carved and polished smooth from one piece...

Small green Malachite Obelisk Gorgeous decorative piece Measures: 5.75" H, 2" W, 2" D.

Pair of granite and bronze obelisks, late 19th century.

Signed and dated by artist on underside; Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper. From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock formations, Thomas Engelhart translates the angles and polished surfaces of ancient artifacts into hand-painted paper objects. A Charleston, South Carolina native, Engelhart began his career in fashion, studying at Studio Berçot in Paris in the 1990s. His intuitive eye and meticulous attention to detail were cultivated designing for famed houses such as Thierry Mugler and Hermès. “Paris gave me elegance, rigor, and an understanding of quality,” reflects the artist. By absorbing the French approach to fait à la main, Engelhart flourished upon his return to New York in 2017. Engelhart’s papered obelisks and pyramid boxes are the result of a passion for antique curiosities...

Lovely pair of Black Marble Obelisks.

A very attractive pair of Italian Grand Tour black marble obelisks. Detailed hieroglyphics to the front side, on a green marble plinth. Minor corner chips to both obelisks, otherwise...

Two large Malachite obelisks from Congo. The stone is old but the obelisk was carved in the 1960s.