Antique 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...

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...

Artist: After Guillaume Coustou, French (1677-1746) Title: Cheval de Marly Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed Size: 22 x 19 x 9 in. (55.88 x 48.26 x 22.86 cm) This be...

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.

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 circular top decorated with various specimen marbles including Rosso antico, serpentino, Giallo antico, Palombino, Malachite , Granito, Carrara .. ecc.

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, ...

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 ...

Antique Mantle Fireplace in white Carrara marble with red marble inlays, original Louis XVI, Brightly colored and contrasting marbles were used to create surprising and unusual firep...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

This remarkable piece is composed of meticulously hand-laid tesserae made from colored marbles and semi-precious stones, forming an intricate array of floral motifs.

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...

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...

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

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...

Equally prized were tabletops where micromosaics were combined with inlays of fine marbles, known as commesso. Here, we present a significant example of this type.

Three elegantly curved supports lead upwards to finely chased Ormolu rooster masks linked together with hanging floral garlands to frame the handsome two-toned urn in Vert de Patrici...

With shell and acanthus detailing throughout, supporting a fine pietra dura marble top. The top in various marbles & hardstones, with a shaped carnelian edge, with a central floral d...

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. 230mm by 175mm (platemark)...

Bikoff collection, Italy circa 1870 Made with different marbles.

Stunning Pietre dure Top The Top lobed edge with radiating Specimen Marbles.

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...

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. 235mm by 145mm (platemark)...

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. 235mm by 170mm (platemark)...

This large table features a beautiful later marble top inlaid with Various marbles including Sienna and Verde Antico, on a conforming giltwood base decorated with bellflower swags, p...

The fine arched Belgian black marble panels to the doors are inset with shaded agates, marbles and rare hardstones, depicting vases issuing flowers in high relief.

The piece of furniture has been crafted in the Japonisme style with three legs in solid walnut wood with gilding accents and carved white marbles inserts, fully decorated with orient...

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...

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...

The plaques displays exceptional and intricately detailed inlaid blooming flowers in an urn with a an exquisite array of semi precious stones all set on a black Belgian marble backgr...

It is created from wood and features hand-drilled holes for marbles, and beautiful blue paint on the sides and back.

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 fine Victorian parcel-gilt cast iron and specimen marble table, stamped 'THE ROTHERHAM', the top inlaid with marbles to a geometric design, c.1870-1880.

Pair of erotic bronzes representing a Chinese couple resting on a base composed of three different marbles: cherry red, carrara white and finally black.

A George III Irish, fireplace surround, in old English marble with a wide breakfront shelf, inlays of convent sienna and breche Violette marbles to the Jambs. The centre tablet with ...

The Specimen Pietra Dura Marble Armorial Top By Joseph Darmanin of Malta The shaped circular top finely inlaid with the arms of General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton (1773...

The impressive Pietra Dura marble top with mottled edges displays a symmetrical pattern of varied marbles having scrolling movements as well as straight lines along the edges.

A late 18th century George III period Irish Chimneypiece executed in Statuary white and Convent Siena marbles. The shelf with a typically Irish moulded edge.

With meticulous craftsmanship, the painted surface masterfully mimics the texture and veining of various marbles, achieving an effect that is both sophisticated and striking.

French Art Deco Clock Set by M Schnerb, Paris This impressive Art Deco Clock Set is formed in a pentagon shape of contrasting marbles and a decorative floral garland in brass at th...

An antique Regency period fireplace in Bardiglio and statuary white marbles. The reeded and molded panels on the jambs surmounted by end blocks of carved classical urns in statuary m...

Hand crafted mosaic inlay using blue lapis lazuli and an assortment of semiprecious stones and marbles decorated with colorful floral reserves over a dramatic black ground.

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 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...

A model of a similar African Venus, mounted in floor lamp, has been exposed by Marnyhac during the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1878 (see picture) Marnyhac et Cie was used as th...

Pure white marble has been the favoured material for statuarios (sculptors) since the ancient Romans started quarrying material from the Alpuan Alps in the first century BC. Fine and...

The white Carrara marble crown is jeweled with other marble inlays of Vert de Patricia, Sienna and Rosso Marbles. The peeks of the crown showcase a wonderful Fleur de Lys shape and e...

The tops of the two cabinets are made of different marbles: one is white marble, and the other is grey 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...

These earrings are handmade by our goldsmiths, using ancient Roman marbles, red porphyry and green porphyry from Greece, called by the ancient Roman marble workers "Serpentino".

The rediscovery of ancient marbles in early sixteenth-century Rome—such as the Laocoön—revived an intense interest in classical models.

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...

Napoleon III French two marbles mantel clock late 19th century circa 1890.

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...

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...