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Where is black marble found?
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Black marble is found in various locations. Some of the most well-known quarries are in Agadir-Biougra and Erfoud, Morocco; Markina, Spain; Laurens, France; Zaghouan, Tunisia; La Spezia, Italy; and Balochistan, Pakistan. Shop a variety of black marble furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Pair of Reclaimed Ashford Black Marble Obelisks
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of reclaimed Ashford black marble obelisks salvaged from an ex UK private collection.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Obelisks
Materials
Marble
Bankes Obelisk, England, Ashford Black Marble, First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
So-called Bankes obelisk made of black marble ("Ashford Black"), after the obelisk of Philae, which
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Antique Early 19th Century English Grand Tour Architectural Models
Materials
Marble
A Pair of Late 19th Century Ashford Marble Pietra Dura Console Tables
Located in London, GB
Ashford Black Marble, a dark limestone quarried near Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire, prized for its fine
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Antique 1870s English Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Antique Pietra Dura Marble Ashford Desk Obelisk Thermometer Buxton Derbyshire
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Obelisks
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Pietra Dura Marble Desk Obelisk Thermometer Ashford Blue John Derbyshire
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Obelisks
Materials
Agate, Malachite, Quartz, Alabaster, Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Mar...
Antique Ashford Black and Pietra Dura Marble Obelisk Thermometer
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Ashford black marble obelisk from a UK private collection.
This striking obelisk has a
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Obelisks
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Marble


