Antique Marbles

This marble is one of the most important marbles of Italy and has almost become synonymous with the splendor of Venice.

Monumental pair of obelisks veneered with following marbles:  pink marble of the Pyrenees, blue Turquin and yellow of Siena.

A good and unusual pair of bird’s-eye maple commodes by Zignago & Picasso, each of rectangular form with cut corners and four drawers, with the original grey marbles set into the top...

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

A Regency style fireplace from the mid 19th century executed in Italian Statuary white and Siena marbles. The jambs with inset Siena panels supported on foot blocks, terminating with...

A fine Derbyshire black marble end support specimen table, the rectangular top with a chequerboard pietra dura panel of giallo antico, portoro, brocatelle d’Espagne, bluejohn, malach...

Ebay Category: There is some light fritting to the marbles edges. Otherwise, there is some light edge wear throughout, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected...

With age and use wear , however the marbles remain intact and undamaged as are the mirrors to the shelves .

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...

Specimen marbles such as these brought to mind the ruined splendor of classical Rome that the 18th and 19th-century grand tourists encountered and indulged in.

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...

** **Should I complain about Fate,** **Since even marbles come to an end?** The verses lament the ruins of once-magnificent buildings and statues, reduced to mere fragments over time.

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...

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

The rectangular Pietra Dura marble top is beautifully decorated by a collection of different marbles and precious stones. The most unique of materials is the Mother of Pearl decorati...

The marbles are framed within a most elegant black Belgian marble fillet and Fine walnut border.

Amleto Cataldi (1882-1930) was one of the most celebrated sculptors of his generation. A rare artist, his marbles seldom come up at auction. Born in Naples, Cataldi trained in Rome, ...

Constructed from White Statuary, Sienna and Breccia marbles, with carved Statuary marble end blocks. Reclaimed from a house in London.

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 use of multiple colored marbles combined with detailed gilt-bronze mounts is consistent with the elaborate presentation clocks of the time.

In the foreground a group of children play marbles by a dog as two women chat by a log. Meanwhile, a horse and cart is shown entering the village alongside a barn.

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...

Wonderful tracery carvings (see details). Statuario and siena marbles. Of the Grand Tour.  

An exceptional relic of natural history, the tabletop, created circa 1840, bears nearly 110 samples of rare marbles and hardstones from around the world. The stones are arranged in a...

An exceptionally stylish pair of early 19th Century three drawer chest of drawers with good use of matching walnut to fronts. Having original marbles on top. The drawers having eboni...

Each half round panel displays a variety of seven different marbles which are fitted within a patinated brown demi-lune frame.

Beautiful contrasting black, white, and red marbles make up the body and lid of this pair. White late 19th century, circa 1890.

An antique English fireplace in the regency manner, in Statuary and Jasper marbles. The jambs having an abundant use of Jasper within moulded Statuary white ingrounds and outgrounds.

This magnificent specimen centre table incorporates some incredible specimens highlighting the richest, deepest, and most vivid colours of the most coveted specimen marbles. This Ita...

The area produces a variety of beautiful, richly veined coloured marbles, such as Campan Gran Mélange, Campan Vert, Ribbon Campan and the deep red Rouge Griotte.

The sculpture falls into a tradition of Italian sculpture which arguably emerges out of the mid-19th century verismo sculpture movement. Marbles in this tradition captured the imagin...

The tiltable top has a central inlaid Pietra Dura and Black Belgian marble plaque displaying an array of different marbles. The plaque depicts a bouquet of colorful blossomed and bud...

Where Raffaello differed from his father was in his use of multi-colored marbles, a design choice that is displayed in the present work, which was executed by a student in his atelie...

Eh” captures another youngster calling out to friends, with marbles scattered at his feet. He wears a buttoned vest, short pants, and a shoulder bag—likely his satchel.

The base; Scottish, circa 1825 The top; Italian, circa 1815 A similar lapis-centred top, together with some thirty-two identified marbles, is displayed in London's Natural History M...

The top has a fitted micro-mosaic of several important Roman structures amidst a specimen of marbles and a central inlaid reserve. The top ebonized mottled rim is decorated by elegan...

The outer frame displays a stunning array of inlaid specimen marbles such as Brèche Violette, Noir Antique, Rouge Royale, Arabescato and Porphyry to name but a few all framed within ...

The dynamism of Francolini's choice of stones, including onyx, colored marbles and lapis lazuli, and the precision of their cuts make it a true masterpiece.

A fine trompe l'Œil painted occasional table The top, of octagonal form, painted in imitation of costly specimen marbles, with a central motif depicting the Doves of Pliny.

The statue is made of a fine mix of marbles and standing gracefully on a squared marble base.

Siena marble is one of the best known marbles of Italy, sourced from the quarries of Siena in the Tuscan countryside.

In addition to collectors’ marbles, Romanelli executed numerous important commissions for monuments, such as those to Vittorio Fossombroni in Arezzo, Masi in Pavia, and Demidoff in F...

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 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...

This impressive side cabinet has fine gilt-bronze mounts set against an ebonised case, further enriched with hardstone panels of floral reliefs in rare agates and marbles. The ca...

Flanking the central rosette are beautifully scrolled inlays of marbles in an array of colors, and bordered by multiple bands of Vert de Patricia, Sienna and black Belgian marble.

The horses reinvent the theme of the colossal Roman marbles of the Horse Tamers in the Piazza Quirinale, Rome.

Giallo Siena marble is a natural stone, typical of the Sienese mountains, certainly, one of the most famous and beautiful colored marbles in Italy appreciated since antiquity for imp...

The apron supports the stunning and and intricately inlaid Florentine top with marbles and semi-precious stones. The center of the top has a wonderfully detailed bouquet of flowers i...

He established a workshop within the Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs du Roi dedicated to the cutting and polishing of hardstones and precious marbles. An enduring testament to the enduring ...

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...

An Irish antique fireplace from the Regency period in Italian Carrara and Siena marbles. The jambs with demi lune reeded panels on book matched Sienna ingrounds, surmounted by confor...

An unusual and imposing French Louis XVI style fireplace Breche d'Alep marble and Statuary white marbles. The carved fluted and scrolled console jambs with carved stars to corner blo...

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 rare and unusual Palladian style 19th century fireplace in Marrone Breccia and Belgian black marbles, with a marble mirrored overmantel. The top pediment with dental work carving i...

This magnificent games table incorporates some of the rarest English marbles, hardstones and fossil specimens, including Derbyshire Blue John.

Above is the outstanding rectangular top with a central gray Brèche marble reserve framed within beautiful Rouge Royale, Vert de Patricia, Sienna, Portoro, and fossilized marbles wit...