Antique Obelisk

Italian Ormolu-Mounted Obelisk in Various Marbles including porphyr and rosso levanto, with gilded bronze decorations.

A very decorative pair of tall obelisks that would look great in any interior. The obelisks are hollow and made in two parts so not very heavy, thanks to this they can be placed in a...

Carved from solid marble and polished to a soft sheen, these obelisks work beautifully styled on either side of a doorway, flanking a mantel, or incorporated into a library or study ...

Pair of 1890s carved marble obelisks with floral motif.

This elegant Brass Art Deco flapper girl sculpture features a gracefully posed figure atop a peach-colored marble obelisk. The piece exudes 1920s charm with intricate detailing and v...

The backplates are constructed in a neoclassical obelisk form, featuring inset mirror panels within a gilt wooden frame.

Pair 19th Century French Monumental Obelisks. Exquisite design, must see photos.

The lamp features a striking obelisk-form central column, rising from a square bevelled grey marble platform and substantial Rouge Royale marble base.

Each obelisk rests on a pedestal supported by four bronze turtles cast by the Flemish sculptor Giambologna (Jean de Boulogne) or his workshop.

Truly outstanding palatial pair of Empire style malachite and bronze ormolu mounted obelisks, representing an extraordinary level of scale, presence, and decorative impact rarely enc...

This is a tall antique decorative obelisk. An Italian, oak carved monolith or cenotaph, dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900.

Clock 16 3/4 by 15 1/4 by 7 1/2 inches. Obelisks 21 3/8 inches tall.

Signed: Joseph Gay Horloger du Roy A Turin The movement is contained in a white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial.

A French six-light crystal chandelier from the 19th century, with iron armature and obelisk motifs. This exquisite French crystal chandelier features a central crystal column, topped...

7-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with gilt bronze frame and 4-faceted crystal obelisks, circa 1900s Measures: Depth, 17.7 in/ 45 cm Width, 17.7 in/ 45 cm Diameter...

Pair of Decorative Italian Obelisks 20th Century Made of green speckled marble, height approx. 42.3 cm (2) Condition: good

Pair of Decorative Italian Obelisks 20th Century Made of Gialo Siena marble, height approx. 33 cm (2) Condition: good

19th Century Roman Obelisks Red and Green Marble Unique piece purchased in France.

Folk Art whimsy 'ball in cage' sculpture whittled from one continuous piece of wood (circa 1920s, USA). Obelisk-form adorned with an orb finial and stepped/notched top and bottom edg...

A striking and unique French early 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble and ormolu obelisk shaped clock. The clock is raised by a rectangular white Carrara marble base...

Rock Crystal and Giltwood obelisk. This wonderful obelisk is raised on an octagonal mottled base decorated by finely carved swaging floral garlands centered by two foliate bands abov...

An Italian crystal and bronze six-light chandelier from the mid-19th century, with central obelisk, pendeloques and rosettes. Born in Italy during the third quarter of the 19th centu...

"Figures at the Obelisk" is an original etching by Jan Frans van Bloemen.

The Ormolu obelisk, with Egyptian hieroglyphics, is raised by a Black Belgium marble base with a patinated Bronze balustrade surrounding the obelisk.

Pair of Large Decorative Italian Obelisks 20th Century Made of dark green, white-veined marble and onyx, bronze mounts in the form of tortoises, rosettes, and obelisk caps, height a...

A handsome and most decorative Italian Turn of the Century Grand Tour Period Black Belgian marble obelisk. This wonderful statue is modeled after Cleopatra's Needles, two obelisks or...

The composition presents the obelisk rising vertically and elegantly against a broad Egyptian sky.

Pair of large marble "Grand Tour" Pietra Dura specimen marble obelisks Each in Italian specimen marble on bases.  

Pair of Monumental French brass obelisk andirons with decorative bead work, floral filigree, centered decorative rings, matching log stops, and terminating on acanthus scrolled flute...

Six-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with a clean hexagonal gilt bronze frame and 6-faceted crystal obelisks Measures: Diameter 22 in/ 53 cm Height 55.2 in 31.5 in ...

Fabulous 8-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with gilt bronze frame and 4-faceted crystal obelisks, circa 1920s Also available a pair of matching sconces.

Stunning, Rare French early modernist wrought iron freestanding sculpture / obelisk in a Modern Industrial style reflecting the late 19th century and early 20th century fascination w...

This lithograph depicts the impressive ancient Egyptian Obelisk of Heliopolis (ancient On), the great sun-temple city of ancient Egypt.

Title: Pyramids of Biahmu, Obelisk of Biggig, and Lake Moeris – Egypt Engraving, 1776 Description: This 1776 engraving depicts a collection of plans and views relating to the pyrami...

A French six-light crystal chandelier from the late 19th century, with iron armature and obelisks. Born in France during the Belle-Époque era, this exquisite six-light chandelier fea...

Pair of 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Porphyry Obelisks w Ormolu mounts. Please note: Though a pair, one obelisk is 34 1/2" and the other 35" The shorter obelisk is due to a ...

A French six-light crystal chandelier from the 19th century, with iron armature and obelisk accent. Born in France during the politically dynamic 19th century, this French chandelier...

Originally utilised in ancient Egypt, obelisks were later adopted by the Romans and during the height of the Grand Tour in the 19th century, some twelve different obelisks remained i...

Sienna and Black Belgian marble obelisks. Each obelisk is raised by a square mottled Black Belgian marble base below the square Sienna marble central support.

An impressive pair of large Ashford black marble "pietra dura" obelisks from the early C19th when there was great interest in the Grand Tour' decorative art style and keen tourists o...

The Greeks who saw them used the Greek 'obeliskos' to describe them, and this word passed into Latin and then English. Ancient obelisks were often monolithic, whereas most modern obe...

Stunning pair of large polychrome marble obelisks with various inlays, 215 cm high. First of all, their dimensions are noteworthy: they are 215 cm tall!

The movement is contained in an unusually large (67 cm!) white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial.

Obelisco Egizio from "Vedute di Roma" by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 2nd Roman state, 1759-1778. Etching on laid paper with a watermark of a Fleur-de-Lys in a double circle with CB ...

A very attractive pair of Italian Grand Tour black marble obelisks. Detailed hieroglyphics to the front side, on a green marble plinth.

A charming neoclassical yellow tole water or tea urn in the form of an obelisk balanced on a square plinth by fours balls supported by brass paw feet.

A Very Beautiful Well Executed Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism. With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn Decorated With Hand Painted Flowers By cutting a pattern on the back, an...

A Landscape Scene, perhaps in a Parc, with a great tree and an Obelisk. in The foreground two figures are shown.

A pair of elegant stools featuring X-stretchers and four legs turned and shaped like inverted obelisks, upholstered in floral-patterned fabric.

Glazed metal frame adorned with glass elements in the form of prisms, obelisks, and stars, and a matching spherical finial at the bottom.

One panel is a London view, the entrance to London by the Obelisk in the Surrey Road. The stone obelisk stands within its railings to the left of center, with the Royal Circus, later...

A magnificent and highly unusual pair of antique Italian Art Deco decorative objects, beautifully modelled as monumental obelisks and dating to around 1920. Expertly crafted from pol...

The ground is sandy desert; four pyramids rise on the horizon at the left, and at the right stand an obelisk and the ruined columns of a temple. No engraver's or artist's name is le...

Saint Peter's Basilica was rebuilt from the sixteenth century, with the dome designed by Michelangelo. The Egyptian obelisk was raised in the square in 1586, and the colonnades that ...

School of Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714–1789) — Lively Harbor Scene at Sunset, oil on copper, 18th centuryA harbor composition in the Vernet style, depicting in the foreground figures a...

The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The open composition, with the tree framing the building, suits a study or library wall.

No publisher's line appears on this impression. The obelisk was raised in the square in 1836, so the view shows the place in its newly completed form.

The shape of the tapered pedestal recalls ancient obelisks, perfectly reflecting the widespread fascination with antiquity during the early 19th Century.

An inner ring of 6 rock crystal obelisks also has further rock crystal drops hanging below again connected with rock crystal chains and interspersed with frame hanging diamond rock c...

This striking travertine table lamp has an elegant obelisk shape that gives it a timeless look. Its sculptural silhouette combines natural textures with a timeless form.