Antique Marbles

A wonderful large early 19th Century Grand Tour specimen marble centre table, segmented with 140 rare marbles.Raised on a bold, carved giltwood monopodium with plinth base and sunken...

A stunning pair of Italian game or center tables, each featuring a magnificent pietra dura (hardstone) marble top depicting an intricate chessboard design surrounded by geometric bor...

Tomlinson, of Ashford, Derbyshire, one of the many ingenious manufacturers of the native spars and marbles of the county, contributes, among other articles, the Table here engraved. 

These are finished on top with blue grey marbles.

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 mahogany crossbanded octagonal top with a beaded edge and inset with a star design using specimen marbles, raised on a reeded and leaf carved ring turned column on a concave sid...

One cabinet is open with two shelves and the other has a door with a space where people used to store their chamber pot. One of the marbles was broken but has been professionally and...

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...

Featuring a simple structure, it's crafted from two different colored marbles for a dramatic effect. The distinctive black marble with light veining alternates with the white marble ...

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...

They are carved in white natural stone in the shapes of acanthus leaves ans brambles. Some marbles piece has been replaced, on the bird, on the cherry and on the side.

Godward renders an extraordinary array of marbles and hardstones throughout, with the delightful detail of an agate oculus window shining above the figure's head.

After having visited Paris to arrange for the return of Italian art treasures plundered by the French, he went to London ( 1815 ) to give his opinion on the Elgin Marbles. The succes...

The very best wrought iron work with one of the most attractive Italian marbles.

This fine pietra dura picture is made up of approximately sixty separate pieces of hand-cut and shaped different marbles, all selected for their colour and natural representation of ...

Elegant Pair of French Art Deco Bookends in Marble, circa 1920s Striking and highly characteristic Art Deco bookends from the 1920s, crafted in a sophisticated combination of marble...

Their harmonious contrast of Carrara and Siena marbles highlights the Italian use of stone carving and the Roman iconography.

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...

'Endymion' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 1...

Additional full scale marbles are documented at the Castello d’Albertis in Genoa and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, whose acquisition of the model marked its first purchase of a...

'Germania' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 2...

'Asclepios' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. ...

'Nereid' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 260...

The circular pietra dura inlaid top features a dazzling array of semi-precious stones and marbles — including lapis lazuli, malachite, porphyry, and Siena marble — meticulously arran...

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...

This sophisticated use of contrasting marbles reflects the enduring Italian tradition of commesso marmoreo, in which different stones were carefully assembled to create rich architec...

'Westmacott Boy' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the imag...

'Farnese Hermes' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the imag...

Each plate is densely composed with carefully engraved figures drawn after celebrated antique marbles and objects, reflecting the Enlightenment-era fascination with the systematic st...

The architectural case is crafted from richly colored marbles in deep red, cream, ochre, and black veining, arranged in bold geometric patterns typical of the Art Deco period.

One of these sculptures, depicting two greyhounds, was installed along with other similar Roman marbles in the Sala degli Animali in the Museo Pio Clementino.

'Apotheosis of Homer' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the...

'Maenad in Frenzy' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the im...

'Mausolos and Artemesia' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of ...

'Choiseul-Gouffier Apollo' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner o...

'Apollo from Cyrene' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the ...

'Diadumenos of Vaison' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of th...

'Harpy Tomb, West Side' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of t...

'Head of a Gaul' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the imag...

'Caryatid of the Erechtheum' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner...

'Equestrian Torso from the Mausoleum' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top rig...

'Sculptured Drum, Temple of Artemis, Ephesus' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above...

Full figure in various marbles and hardstones, in a display box. The sculpture depicts a young man in traditional dress, portrayed holding a gilt metal samovar with both hands.

Montfaucon’s project was not intended as a purely artistic publication, but as a scholarly visual archive of ancient sculpture and material culture, based on original Roman marbles, ...

Affectionally known as Aberdeen’s answer to Indiana Jones, Walkden contributed enormously to research through his papers and talks on British marbles, minerals and fossils. Highly re...

Pair of Napoleon III bamboo shelves by Perret & Vibert. Different marbles on each shelf. France, circa 1860.

These powerful and large-scale bust are made from the finest quality marbles available in the 1850's. The heads are made from impeccably carved white Carrara marble, and the chests a...

It is made of Parian marble, one of the most precious marbles of antiquity, which is famous for its exceptionally fine grain, matte transparency, and subtle refraction of light.

At the top, reclining and seated mythological figures appear in relief-like settings, after celebrated antique marbles recorded in Roman collections such as those of the Maffei and S...

The plate presents a rich ensemble of Roman sculptural subjects, combining a long horizontal relief of a ceremonial chariot procession with a series of oval medallions and portrait h...

Dominating the sheet are standing female statues rendered after celebrated Roman marbles, shown in varied contrapposto poses with finely articulated drapery.

At the top, reclining and seated mythological figures appear in relief-like settings, after celebrated antique marbles recorded in Roman collections such as those of the Maffei and S...

Above is a single drawer accented by an Ormolu pull below the stunning specimen marble top showcasing thirty two different marbles.

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 MA 59 bust became a key reference point for scholars and artists alike and served as a primary model for Renaissance, neoclassical, and academic reinterpretations, including 19th...

The circular top has a gilt bronze beaded border, decorated with a central medallion of a bird perched in a cherry branch with an outer-border of 37 various specimen marbles includin...

Noticeable Repair of marbles edge.

Full figure in various marbles and hardstones, in a display box. The sculpture depicts an elderly man seated on a richly decorated throne, his hands folded in his lap over a draped ...

Viot and named also « The Algerian Onyx-Marbles Co. », refering to the quarries of onyx the firm exploited near Oran, set up Boulevard des Italiens N.24, in Paris.

Antique Louis XVI Fireplace in grey marble with gold threading in the decorations. Grey marbles, with their elegant veining, are able to bring a note of elegance to any environment.