Georgian Blue John and Silver Urn
By Sir William Chambers
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III blue John urn is attributed to famed Swedish architect Sir William Chambers.
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Stone, Marble
Georgian Blue John and Silver Urn
By Sir William Chambers
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III blue John urn is attributed to famed Swedish architect Sir William Chambers.
Stone, Marble
$24,500
Blue John Closed Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful ornamental urn is carved of rare Blue John Derbyshire spar, taken from the now-extinct Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire, England.
Stone
$17,500 / set
Pair of Blue John Fluorspar Decorative Urns
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of attractive blue John decorative urns, English 19th century, w. bulbous bodies in exquisite purple-blue and golden tones, with white marble finials and bases, standing on a bl...
Marble
Pair of Monumental John-Richard Verdigris Patinated Art Deco Style Lidded Urns
By John-Richard 1
Located in Morristown, NJ
Striking pair of monumental decorative lidded urns by celebrated American luxury furnishings company John-Richard, executed in a richly textured verdigris-style patinated metal with ...
Metal
Pair Bronze Campana Urns Medici Classical Blue John
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of bronze classical urns of Campana form Classical frieze to outside of urns showing a Bacchanalian revelery Based on the magnificent original Medici Vase which is on di...
Bronze
An English late 18th century Neo-Classical st. Blue John and Ormolu mounted urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive English late 18th century Regency Period Neo-Classical st. Blue John and Ormolu mounted urn. This stunning urn is raised by a marble plinth and is decorated by a to...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Late 18th Century George III Ormolu Mounted Weardale Fluorite Lidded Urns
Located in London, by appointment only
These are without question two of the most beautiful ormolu mounted rare English stone masterpieces ever created. The relative of Blue John. Under ultraviolet light, the Weardale Fl...
Blue John, Ormolu
Regency Blue John Tazza with Black Marble, England, Circa 1830
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Derbyshire "Blue John" carved Tazza. English Regency Blue John and polished black marble tazza. The round dish supported by a turned column with bands of Blue John inte...
Belgian Black Marble
A pair of Continental 19th century Blue John and Ormolu trophies
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality pair of Continental 19th century Blue John and Ormolu trophies. Each remarkable egg shaped trophy is raised by an attractive square plinth below a mott...
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Neoclassical Urn
Located in Roma, IT
Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Neoclassical Urn Wonderful yellow-veined fine Blue John style urn from the early 19th century set upon a square bronze base .
Alabaster, Bronze
Large Neoclassical Blue John Covered Vase on Marble and Blue John Plinth
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and quite large Regency period neoclassical early 19th century round-shaped blue John Covered vase or urns raised on a Belgian black marble, Carrara marble and blue John ...
Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Blue John Campana Vase
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Blue John Campana vase, dating to circa 1820. Made from striking Blue John, this handsome urn displays banded veining in a classic campana form.
Natural Fiber
Pair of Late 18th Century Blue John Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 18th century Blue John candlesticks. The form of the candlesticks is dominated by the urn shaped Blue John in the centre of each.
Bluestone, Marble
18th Century Blue John Urn
By Mathew Bolton
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A wonderful late C18th Ormolu mounted Blue John urn, attributed to the workshop of Matthew Boulton.
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Blue John Urn
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A wonderful late 18th Century ormolu mounted Blue John urn, attributed to the workshop of Matthew Boulton.
Ormolu
18th Century Blue John Urn
Located in London, GB
Discovered by the Romans over 2,000 years ago, Blue John stone is found only among the caverns of Treak Cliff Hill near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. Celebrated for its unique ba...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Ormolu Mounted Blue John Urn On Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This blue john urn and base are fine example of a rare and mined out stone found only in the Derbyshire region of England.
Ormolu
A Mid-19th Century Blue John and Marble Urn
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century large blue john urn, with Verde Antico gadrooned bands, fashioned as a classical urn with gilt bronze finial and splayed foot.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Blue John Closed Urns
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful pair of ornamental tripod urns carved of rare Blue John stone. Crafted in a classically-inspired shape, they are provided with gilt bronze mounts, finely chiseled with foli...
Bronze
19th Century French Blue John and Ormolu Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mounted in resplendent ormolu, these remarkable and rare urns are crafted of Blue John, or Derbyshire Spar stone.
English Regency Blue John, or Derbyshire Spar Ormolu Mounted Urn
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Blue John, or Derbyshire Spar is a rare semi precious stone and the only variety of fluorite to possess qualities significant enough to classify it as a gemstone.
Other
Rare Blue John Fluorite Derbyshire Carved Urn Ormolu Mounts, Early 20th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality & stylish well veined blue john carved urn with elegant finely cast ormolu base with canted corners, circa, in our opinion this piece was carved duri...
Bronze, Ormolu
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H 7 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
Rare Blue John Fluorite Derbyshire Carved Urn Ormolu Mounts, Early 20th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality and stylish well veined blue john carved urn with elegant finely cast ormolu base with canted corners, circa, in our opinion this piece was carved du...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Early 19th Century Blue John Cassolettes with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair early 19th Century Blue John cassolettes with ormolu mounts each with an ovoid body applied with decorative mounts and scrolling foliate handles, beneath a removable cover toppe...
Ormolu
Vintage English Blue John Granite Stone Vase, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage English vase offers Blue John granite stone construction in urn form, 20th century Measures: 9.88" H x 6.75" D.
Stone, Granite
19th Century Blue John Urn 'Known as Derbyshire Spar'
Located in Huntington, NY
A 19th century, fine & unusual blue John Urn (known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral is a form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour, like this ex...
Marble
19th Century Blue John 'Also known as Derbyshire Spar' Urn
Located in Huntington, NY
A rare & unusual blue john urn (also known as Derbyshire Spar) Polished & mounted on a marble base.
Marble
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H 21.75 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Antique Regency Blue John or Derbyshire Spar Urn Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Regency blue John urn mounted as a lamp. Superb color and striation.
Precious Stone
Early 19th Century Blue John and Marble Urn
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
The ovoid body with knopped finial on turned socle and marble and blue John stepped square base.
Marble
An English Alabaster Urn and Cover Inlaid with Blue John, circa 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
An alabaster urn and cover inlaid with blue John on square slate base.
Marble
English Blue John or Darbyshire Spar Covered Urn Form Orniment
Located in Stamford, CT
An English blue John covered urn form Orniment raised on white Florite plinth with a molded Portoro base, circa late 18th-early 19th century.
Marble
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H 12 in W 6.75 in D 4 in
Antique Blue Wedgwood Jasperware Ceramic Urn Vase After John Flaxman Cherubs
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite and quite rare English Staffordshire Wedgwood Jasperware blue ground Vase of Amphora outline and generous proportions, after an earlier model by John Flaxman Junior. Cir...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Urn Vases Regency Blue John Black Marble England \'800
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of urn vases in Blue John with a turned stem, resting on a low quadrangular base in black marble.
Other
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H 13.25 in W 7 in D 4 in
Antique Pair of Blue Wedgwood Jasperware Ceramic Urns Vases John Flaxman Cherubs
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisite and quite rare pair English Staffordshire Wedgwood Jasperware blue ground vases of Amphora outline and generous proportions, firmly attributed to John Flaxman Junior. Ci...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Blue john Urns
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
In the late 18th century England, local industry centered around the production of decorative objects in Blue John such as vases, urns, obelisks, and mantel garnitures.
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H 13.78 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
George III Period Garniture of Three English Neoclassical Blue John Urns
Located in Paris, FR
A fine garniture of three English neoclassical fluorspar "Blue John" urns, with gilt bronze mounts, George III period, circa 1780-1800.
Marble, Bronze
A Pair of George III Blue John Urns, now Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each with a banded ovoid urn on a molded circular socle above a plinth between alabaster squares. Height of urns is 13".
Alabaster
A Pair of George III Blue John Urns now Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each with a banded ovoid urn on a molded circular socle above a plinth between alabaster squares.
Height of urns: 13 inches. Height including shades: 24.5 inches
A set of three "Bleu John" Urns, circa 1810-1815.
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
English Circa 1815 8" x 2.5" diameter A Regency Blue John Urn of bullet form. Set on a base utilizing black and white hardstone.
Ormolu
Pair of Regency Marble and Blue John Classical Urns circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, GB
A pair of Regency marble and blue John classical urns, circa 1820 A carved white marble and Blue John inlaid urn on stand, after the antique, 19th century, with a knopped lid above ...
Marble
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