Early Victorian Ashford Marble Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Please see page 60 for further information on Ashford Marble. Provenance Ashford marble is a type of limestone which can be polished to a glossy black finish.
Marble
An Ashford (Derbyshire) black marble pen tray
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
English, circa 1850. Ashford marble is a type of limestone which can be polished to a glossy black finish.
Marble
Antique Blue John Campana Vase
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
It features gadrooned detail above a socle base with a striking flared urn above, complimented by a square black Ashford marble base. Blue John Blue John, also known as Derbyshire ...
Natural Fiber
English Regency Black Marble Mantle Clock by Payne of London
Located in London, GB
The case is executed in finely polished Derbyshire black marble (often referred to as “black marble” or “Ashford marble”), a material favoured in Regency England for its depth of col...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Reclaimed Ashford Black Marble Obelisks
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of reclaimed Ashford black marble obelisks salvaged from an ex UK private collection.
Marble
$124,500
George III Blue John Panther
Located in New Orleans, LA
With a proud stance, gaping jaw and unyielding gaze, the stately panther closely resembles the grand ancient Roman panthers often carved from marble as trapezophoros table supports. ...
Marble, Siena Marble
Antique Ashford Black and Pietra Dura Marble Obelisk Thermometer
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Ashford black marble obelisk from a UK private collection.
Marble
Antique Victorian Ashford Pietra Dura Marble Obelisk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful Derbyshire Ashford pietra dura obelisk, inlaid with lillies, circa 1880 in date. The obelisk is beautifully inlaid with a Pietra Dura of white flowers and malach...
Malachite, Marble
Antique Pietra Dura Marble Ashford Desk Obelisk Thermometer Buxton Derbyshire
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860.
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble
Specimen Games Table Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in New Orleans, LA
The tabletop, with its fabulous specimens surrounding an Ashford marble chessboard, is raised atop a carved rosewood crown designed to display the full beauty of the stones.
Stone
Georgian Blue John and Silver Urn
By Sir William Chambers
Located in New Orleans, LA
The solid piece is carved entirely from rare Blue John Derbyshire spar, taken from the now-extinct Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire, England. Set atop its Ashford marble plinth, the fo...
Stone, Marble
Victorian Marquetry Oval Table Attributed to Collinson and Lock, circa 1880
By Collinson & Lock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Victorian marquetry inlaid oval table with an inlaid Ashford marble top, attributed to Collinson and Lock.
Wood
A fine Derbyshire black marble end support specimen table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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...
Marble
19th Century pair of large black marble obelisks with pietra dura mosaic inlay
Located in London, GB
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...
Marble
Pair Of Victorian Grand Tour Egyptian Obelisks Cleopatra’s Needle
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of Victorian grand tour Egyptian obelisks after Cleopatra’s Needle carved from Ashford black marble. This elegant pair of decorative grand tour pieces are models of Cleopatra...
Marble
Carved Lapis Lazuli Horse Head Sculpture, ''On A Golden Pond'', by Frempire
Located in London, by appointment only
This strikingly beautiful work was carved exclusively in England at the artist’s atelier, it is mounted on a gilded Bronze ‘’pond’’ atop a carved Ashford Black Marble plinth. The won...
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Derbyshire Ashford Marble Table
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Derbyshire Ashford marble table with specimen marble inlay, circa 1830.
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H 32.68 in W 47.64 in D 23.43 in
A Pair of Late 19th Century Ashford Marble Pietra Dura Console Tables
Located in London, GB
A remarkable pair of late 19th century Ashford marble Pietra Dura console tables, each set upon a contemporary iron base that subtly enhances the visual impact of the marble tops.
Marble, Iron
Antique Postal Scales Brass Engraved Pietra Dura, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique brass engraved postal scales with an elaborate inlaid Ashford marble base and engraved weights.
Marble, Brass
Betjemann Feathered Walnut and Brass Games Box
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique feathered walnut Games Compendium with a wonderful Ashford Marble plaque beautifully made with a floral spray of flowers and framed with elaborated gilded mounts.
Brass
Unavailable
H 25.5 in Dm 9.8 in
Rare Pair of Neo Classical Ashford Derbyshire Black Marble Candle Sticks, c1850
Located in Whitburn, GB
Technical Description A rare pair of Ashford Black Marble candlesticks produced in the mid 19th century in Derbyshire.
Marble
Unavailable
H 0.67 in Dm 20.28 in
19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Chess Board Tabletop
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century circular tabletop composed of many different colored specimen marbles inlaid into a base of 'black marble'. The black marble base is actually a type of limeston...
Marble
Unavailable
H 19 in W 5 in D 5 in
Unusual 1820's English-made black marble model of the Goshen Obelisk, Egypt
By John Mawe
Located in Lafayette, CA
In 1794, John Mawe co-founded a business near London’s Covent Garden, which included trade in objects made of Ashford ‘Black Marble’. By 1800 he had established a ‘Free Museum’ at Ma...
Marble
Ashford Marble Table
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a 19th century ashford black marble and specimen inlaid top, the geometric designs of the highest quality.
Marble
Ashford Marble Vases
By Bright & Co. of Buxton
Located in London, GB
AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF MASSIVE ASHFORD BLACK MARBLE VASES BY BRIGHT & CO. OF BUXTON, ON THEIR ORIGINAL MARBLED PEDESTALS, CIRCA 1850.
Ashford Marble & Pietra Dura Table
Located in Tetbury, England
The octagonal top centered by an inlaid butterfly surrounded by a ripple border of specimen marbles. English, circa 1850.
Marble
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H 32 in W 33 in D 0.1 in
A fine Regency gilt wood and marble centre table, attributed to Gillows.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine Regency giltwood center table with an inlaid Ashford marble top in the manner of Gillows. The marble set into a gadrooned circular top above a central fluted baluster stem, ...
Jewellery Box by George Betjemann & Sons in Coromandel
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A Victorian coromandel jewellery box attributed to George Betjemann and Sons, featuring Ashford marble pietra dura style inlay and gilt brass mounts, dating ...
Brass
Blue John and Ashford Black Marble Table
By Thomas Woodruff 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
In fact, a similar Blue John and Ashford marble table by Woodruff was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 to great critical acclaim.
Marble
English Regency Blue John, or Derbyshire Spar Ormolu Mounted Urn
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Sitting atop a black Ashford marble base, the urn is mounted with ormolu cast bronze rams heads
Other
An octagonal Derbyshire Black Marble table with Lapis Lazuli
By Tomlinson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Ashford marble, as it is sometimes called, is in fact a type of limestone rather than a marble, which turns a deep glossy black when polished.
Lapis Lazuli
Antique Victorian Ashford Pietra Dura Marble Obelisk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful Derbyshire Ashford pietra dura obelisk, inlaid with lillies, circa 1880 in date. The obelisk is beautifully inlaid with a Pietra Dura of white flowers and mala...
Malachite, Marble
19th Century Pietra Dura Marble Malachite Thermometer
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful Derbyshire Ashford marble thermometer, circa 1880 in date.
Marble
Antique Coromandel Pietra Dura Perfume Box c.1860
Located in London, GB
Derby Museum has a diagram of Ecton Hill made from Ashford Black Marble and other minerals.
Derbyshire Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Table Top
Located in London, GB
A fine derbyshire pietra dura specimen marble table top, circa 1820. The Ashford black marble top inset with numerous marbles, amongst which are a number of British stones includin...
Marble
Blue John Table By Royal Marble Works
Located in New Orleans, LA
In addition to Blue John, the table incorporates a magnificent array of rare British specimens, including Dulcote Agate, Turtlestone, Ashford Black Marble, Ashburton, Babbacombe Foss...
Stone, Marble
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H 8.08 in W 4.53 in D 0.63 in
19th Century Pietra Dura Grand Tour Hardstone Specimen Desk Paperweight
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late Victorian hardstone or pietra dura specimen desk paperweight. 18 oval hardstone specimens inlaid into a Ashford black marble rectangular body. Hardstones including malachite, ...
Marble
British Hardstone Surtout De Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Woodruff was renowned for his hardstone floral designs inlaid in Ashford Black Marble, an extremely desirable dark limestone celebrated for its shiny black surface.
Stone, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Serpentine
Specimen Derbyshire Blue John & Lemon Spar Giltwood Centre Table
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare Specimen Blue John & Derbyshire Lemon Spar Giltwood Centre Table, the circular top incorporating an exceptional vibrant and highly figured circular panel of Blue John Derbyshire...
Stone
19th Century Antique Olivewood Stationery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
This stunning small Stationery Box has floral sprays made from Ashford marble in the Pietra Dura style; these are exquisitely framed by gilded Brass.
Olive
Rare and Unusual Order of the Garter Black Marble Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
(Please see the following page for further information on Ashford marble.).
Marble
Pietra Dura Ashford Derbyshire Black Marble Candlestick
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An attractive Ashford black and banded inlaid specimen marble Pietra Dura candlestick dating from the mid-19th century.
Marble
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H 15.5 in W 5.5 in D 3.75 in
Antique Pietra Dura Marble Desk Obelisk Thermometer Ashford Blue John Derbyshire
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860.
Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Breccia Marble, Marble, Alabaster, Quart...
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H 14.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Pietra Dura Marble Specimen Stone Desk Obelisk Ashford Derbyshire 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique black marble and specimen stone desk obelisk, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860.
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, ...