Antique Marbles

A comparable Florentine pietra dura table top attributed to Gaetano Bianchini, mounted on a different base, was notably sold from the Freddie Mercury collection at Sotheby's London o...

Decorated with inset various marbles to the front with pietra dura flowers to the base.

The pietra dura includes stones consistent in appearance with lapis lazuli, jasper, colored marbles, and green hardstones, together with other naturally patterned stones selected for...

Italian Neo-classic square marble table with radiating center and alternating various colored marbles resting on a painted iron pedestal base (Related Item: PPA095)

Unlike more heavily figured marbles, statuary marble permits an extraordinarily crisp carve, allowing delicate mouldings and ornament to be defined by light and shadow without distra...

The contrasting colors of the two marbles create a beautiful effect. These two columns from the second half of the 19th century can be placed against a wall.

Deep and very detailed, the roundel sits within a wooden frame, cleverly painted to simulate Portoro and Connemara marbles with distinctive scalloped edges. Backed with board and fi...

Deep and very detailed, the roundel sits within a wooden frame, cleverly painted to simulate Portoro and Connemara marbles with distinctive scalloped edges. Backed with board and fi...

Deep and very detailed, the roundel sits within a wooden frame, cleverly painted to simulate Portoro and Connemara marbles with distinctive scalloped edges. Backed with board and fi...

Here a set of well played glass marbles, the largest being 1.49'' (3.8 cm) approx. and the star of this collection (collectors item), with it's blue solid core and white and red swir...

Deep and very detailed, the roundel sits within a wooden frame, cleverly painted to simulate Portoro and Connemara marbles with distinctive scalloped edges. Backed with board and fi...

The stunning Specimen marble top is surrounded by an elegant wrap around Ormolu band with stunning and richly chased rosettes while showcasing an array of inlaid marbles featuring Si...

The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San L...

A stunning combination of verde, Carrara, and veined red marbles. Perfect as a lavish house for a small dog or cat!

An exceptional 19th-century fireplace mantel distinguished by its refined Neoclassical design and the use of richly contrasting marbles. Combining architectural clarity with luxuriou...

Pietra dura—literally meaning “hard stone”—is a meticulous process in which semi-precious stones and colored marbles are shaped and assembled to form detailed images.

Universally recognized as one of the world's finest marbles, Statuario has been the material of choice for history's greatest sculptors, including Michelangelo, Donatello, Gian Loren...

Italian Specimen Marble / Pietra Dura Occasional Table, 20th Century A striking Italian specimen marble or pietra dura occasional table featuring an intricately inlaid circular top c...

An early 20th century circa 1920's English Regency style fireplace surround in Italian Statuary white and Grey Bardiglio marbles with Ormolu mounts. The Jambs stood on square foot b...

DESCRIPTION: This monumental mask is of importance for different reasons; the size is remarkable, as well as the material used in its sculpting, which seems to be the best of all th...

A series of vibrant, blue glass marbles sit along the right perimeter of the large skeletonized waterwheel.

A very well carved Italian 19th century Neo Classical style fireplace in Siena and Statuary marbles. The jambs in Siena carved from top to bottom in foliate arabesque with white m...

The Marble Arch in London and the Duomo di Siena are also made from this stone, as are the interiors of Manila Cathedral, the cold-white marbles of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the ca...

Above lay the exceptional 19th century circular Specimen Marble tops with various different marbles and semi precious stones. The tops are finished with a black Belgian marble bull n...

Circular slate top inlaid with various marbles and forming a game board. The base with barley twist legs with cast brass lions heads at top.

the marble top with 16 labelled specimens of different marbles including: four types of Broccatello, two types of Devonshire, Malplaquet, two types of yellow antique, two types of Ir...

The two chests are the same size and were originally made to be a pair, in fact, the veneer pattern on the front is almost identical and the marbles are both the original ones, which...

Above is the black Belgian marble octagonal top with a central inlay of various and colorful marbles. Wonderful proportions and quality throughout.

This process was also applied to large marbles in America at that time. This is a beautiful and fine piece of art glass; the technique used was made famous and perfected by the Nort...

The interior figure displays lovely period craftsmanship, characteristic of early handmade marbles prized by collectors today. Presented in unpolished, as-found condition, the marbl...

This antique fire surround is expertly crafted with specimen marbles of Brocatelle di Sienna and Maurine Green, inlaid across the jambs and the frieze to create a truly spectacular c...

Italian Neo-classic square marble table with centered scalloped circle and alternating various colored marbles resting on a painted iron pedestal base (Related item: #PPA089)

Travelers to Rome returned with souvenir obelisks worked in specimen marbles, and the Staffordshire potters answered the same taste in painted earthenware, suggesting porphyry, giall...

A Grand Tour specimen marble table top with an English specimen wood base, the circular top inlaid with a flowerhead pattern in an extensive range of marbles, centred on a roundel sh...

Hand carved in two contrasting Italian marbles, the sculptural top section is carved from warm peach tone brecciated Marble.

The Met describes Powers as one of the most influential and best-known American sculptors of his century, internationally recognized for his neoclassical marbles. This bust, with it...

The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San L...

The sideboard has a gorgeous green marbles and the sideboard is top quality! The sideboard has two knife boxes on each end and is also being sold with a plated silver tea set from th...

Working in Rome at the height of the Grand Tour, he supplied the wealthy travellers — many of them British — who formed his principal clientele with dramatic, technically brilliant e...

The simple yet appealing contrast between the two marbles making a very smart fireplace. Stood on white foot blocks with panels of Siena within moulded white in and out grounds, conf...

It has a rectangular top inlaid with a central chess board flanked by two backgammon fields, all inlaid with a multitude of specimen marbles. One edge carved and gilded with the Lat...

This is a rare opportunity to acquire an authentic Belgian Louis XVI marble fireplace in one of the most sought-after black marbles in Europe — a piece that combines historical value...

The Chiurazzi foundry was revered for its unparalleled ability to translate ancient marbles into bronze with extraordinary precision, often working from direct casts taken in Italian...

The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San L...

The interior of the Santuario della Consolata or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Consolation is a prominent Marian sanctuary and minor basilica in central Turin, Italy, has a jubilant...

The interior of the Santuario della Consolata or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Consolation is a prominent Marian sanctuary and minor basilica in central Turin, Italy, has a jubilant...

The octagonal shaft rises from a tiered plinth of matching marbles and is crowned by a moulded entablature and a faceted marble finial that catches the light.

"A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...."

The rectangular top showcases a sensationally scrolled and inlaid design of various marbles amidst Fleur de Lys like patterns. The extremely decorative and colorful inlaid marble pla...

During the Renaissance period, richly veined marbles like Breccia were highly prized and commonly used in palaces and churches as a display of wealth and status.

The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San L...

The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San L...

Roman workshops of the mid 19th century produced bronze reductions after celebrated antique marbles for Grand Tour collectors. Röhrich worked within this tradition, creating castings...

The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San L...

The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San L...

The Marble Arch in London and the Duomo di Siena are also made from this stone, as are the interiors of Manila Cathedral, the cold-white marbles of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the ca...

The master lapidary artist has seamlessly utilised the natural veining, variegation, and shading of choice jaspers, agates, chalcedonies, and colored marbles to simulate the organic ...

From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Nap...

From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Nap...

From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Nap...