J. Anthony Redmile Derbyshire Spar Mtd. Silver Plate Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
J. Anthony Redmile Derbyshire Spar Mtd. Silver Plate Box English, signed Redmile London.
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Derbyshire Spar
Antique English Blue John or Derbyshire Spar Egg Shaped Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Comprised of Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar), a rare form of fluorite from England with distinct purple & yellow band patterns.
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Paperweights
Materials
Precious Stone
English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble sla...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Regency Blue John Tazza with Black Marble, England, Circa 1830
Located in Stamford, CT
England, Regency period, circa 1830. 6.5 inches high 5.25 diameter Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a rare form of fluorite with bands of a pu...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Urns
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
An English Regency Blue John and Marble Clockcase with an enamel portrait
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
An English Regency Blue John and Marble Clockcase with an enamel portrait
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish color.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Blue John Closed Urn
$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.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Urns
Materials
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.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Stone, Marble
Antique Regency Ormolu Cherub Tazza with Malachite & Blue John 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a rare form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
A circular Derbyshire Black Marble pietra dura table, attributed to Tomlinson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Tomlinson, of Ashford, Derbyshire, one of the many ingenious manufacturers of the native spars and marbles of the county, contributes, among other articles, the Table here engraved.
Category
Antique 1850s English Tables
Materials
Marble
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Rare English Blue John Fluorite Crystal Coffee Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare English Blue John (also known as 'Derbyshire Spar') fluorite crystal coffee table, the 19th century top now inset into a vintage giltwood Louis XV style base, the Blue John pr...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Urns
Materials
Other
Pair Early 19th Century Blue John Cassolettes with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a rare form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ormolu
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Empire Center Tables
Materials
Stone
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. Their forms are inspired by antiquity, with the now-extinct mineral'...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Urns
A Rare Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Blue John Vases Candlesticks, C. 1870
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Long Island City, NY
The blue john on this pair is rich with colors such as amethyst, blue, yellow, and amber, all carved from single pieces of stone and finely mounted in gilt-bronze. 12" high x 4" w...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Materials
Ormolu
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.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Urns
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Urns
Materials
Marble
Antique Regency Blue John or Derbyshire Spar Urn Mounted as a Lamp
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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. The turned urn form top is supported on an inverted trumpet form foot that rests on a white marble and...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Precious Stone
English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
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H 1 in W 8.38 in D 4.38 in
English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A collection of three exceptional "Grand Tour" mid-19th-century pietra dura mixed marble paperweights of plaque form composed of English Ashford Derbyshire black marble slabs inset w...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Paperweights
Materials
Marble
19th Century English Regency Blue John and Gilt Bronze Corinthian Column Lamp
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H 18 in W 4 in D 4 in
19th Century English Regency Blue John and Gilt Bronze Corinthian Column Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish color.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Pair of Derbyshire Spar Bluejohn Candlesticks, 19th Century
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Derbyshire Spar Bluejohn columnar form candlesticks.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Candlesticks
Rare Pair of English Blue John (Derbyshire Spar) Flourite Crystal Coffee Tables
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H 16.25 in W 49.25 in D 25.75 in
Rare Pair of English Blue John (Derbyshire Spar) Flourite Crystal Coffee Tables
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Rare Pair of English Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar") Flourite Crystal Coffee Tables, the tops 19th century and now inset into vintage giltwood Louis XV bases, the blue j...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pair of Regency Marble and Blue John Classical Urns circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, GB
Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Classical Roman Urns
Materials
Marble
19tth Century Statuary and Blue John Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
Blue John / Derbyshire Spar; Blue John is a Fluor spar from the mines of Treak Cliff Hill, Derbyshire, believed to have been first discovered by the Romans and rediscovered in t...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Fireplaces and Mantels
Pair of English Neoclassical Urns on Blue John Plinths
Located in New York, NY
This fine pair of English George III period gilded bronze lidded urns with finely chased neoclassical decoration are raised on plinths composed of specimen Blue John (Derbyshire fluo...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ormolu
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A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.
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Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
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By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
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Located in Paris, FR
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Located in Roma, Lazio
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Italian Grand Tour Red Marble Model of Trajan’s Column
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
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By Tiffany & Co.
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A large branch of Rubrum coral and Sciacca coral from Wunderkammer, Italy 1820.
$11,077
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A large branch of Rubrum coral and Sciacca coral from Wunderkammer, Italy 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
A large branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum) and a large branch of Sciacca coral, mounted together on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involve...
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Coral, Silver
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Paperweight 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date. This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlai...
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Blue John Paperweight Egg Mounted on Fluorspar Base, Early 20th Century
$1,200
H 3 in W 4 in D 2.75 in
Blue John Paperweight Egg Mounted on Fluorspar Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The brightly colored blue john egg mounted on a rectangular base. H. 3" x W. 4" x D. 2 3/4"
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Antique Belgian Model of Frederik's Church, Plaster, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white, antique Belgian architectural model made of hand crafted plaster of Paris, in good condition. It depicts the Frederik's Church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main entrance of t...
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A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
$15,741
H 9 in W 9.5 in D 3 in
A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum). Gilt bronze bases with phytomorphic calyx stem. Connection with an oval element in Lapis Lazuli and two spirals ...
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Derbyshire Spar For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal derbyshire spar for your home. Each derbyshire spar for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, marble and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer derbyshire spar, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each derbyshire spar bearing Georgian, neoclassical or Empire hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one derbyshire spar that is appealing in its simplicity, but Sir William Chambers produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Derbyshire Spar?
Prices for a derbyshire spar can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,500 and can go as high as $107,894, while the average can fetch as much as $24,500.
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