Antique Marbles

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, ...

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

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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.

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 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...

Beautiful contrasting black, white, and red marbles make up the body and lid of this pair. White 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...

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

Ware also writes of his preference for the marble utilised in the present example ‘There are some of the old marbles much more fit for the purpose; the true verde antique, will be a ...

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...

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

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 ...

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 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...

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.

His role then was to pass on the accounts, pay for the marbles and supervise the work. It is in this same workshop that he met Ernest Nivet and Camille Claudel.

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 requires that fine marbles and stones be inlaid into a stone base. By using materials of varying colors, artisans were able to create patterns and pictures in much the ...

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

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...

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...

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...

Critics praised the work for achieving the same highly finished quality as Alma-Tadema's oil paintings and for his "consummate ability in the depiction of marbles and interiors." Rev...

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...

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...

He also spent much time making drawings of the exhibits in the British Museum, being particularly impressed by the Elgin Marbles, and found inspiration in the local art galleries.

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...

With specimen including porphry, lapis, malachite, and marbles that we think are verde alpi green marble, lace agate, multicolor onyx, marble rosso levanto, jasper, breccia medicea m...

Marnyhac et Cie was used as the commercial name for the Société des Marbres et Bronzes Artistiques de Paris (the Paris Marbles and Artistic Bronzes Society) which was established sin...

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...

Antique deco mantel fireplace in white Carrara marble and Busca onyx, fascinating and with a sinuous shape typical of the early 1900s, handmade in beautiful marbles, with arched mout...

Extremely curved and decorated with fleshy sculptures, this fireplace is made in one of the finest French marbles, Red Griotte whose career is in the Pyrenees.

The top displays a spectacular array of inlaid specimen marbles with a central diamond and star reserve with unique triangular and circular designs and a striking array of marbles su...

This pair of elegant temple porticos would forever serve as reminders of Greece or Rome. Crafted from marbles of various colorts, the Corinthian style capitals are particularly well ...

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...