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Kilkenny Marble

Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace
Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace

Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace

Located in London, GB

A Black Kilkenny marble Regency fireplace. The jambs with full columns surmounted by panelled end blockings.

Category

Early 20th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Irish Regency Period Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel
Irish Regency Period Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Irish Regency Period Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

An Irish Regency Period Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel. A substantial and superior quality chimneypiece in black Irish Kilkenny marble, early 19th century Regency period fire...

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Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantle
Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantle

Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantle

Located in London, GB

A William IV period Irish carved corbel fireplace in highly fossilised Kilkenny marble. The pilaster jambs with elegant carved corbel brackets supporting wide and generous mantle wit...

Category

Antique 1830s Irish William IV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Splendid Antique 18th Century Kilkenny Marble Bolection Fire
Splendid Antique 18th Century Kilkenny Marble Bolection Fire

Splendid Antique 18th Century Kilkenny Marble Bolection Fire

Located in Ware, GB

A spectacular antique chimneypiece carved from Kilkenny marble. A remarkable surround that is truly unique.

Category

Antique 18th Century Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Regency Style Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel
Regency Style Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Regency Style Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A bespoke surround in Irish Kilkenny marble, typical of the early 19th century with moulded panels to Jambs and frieze, carved roundel end blocks and slender rectangular moulded shelf.

Category

2010s English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Scottish Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble
Scottish Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

Scottish Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

Located in London, GB

A Scottish Regency fireplace in black Kilkenny marble. The reeded jambs surmounted by plain frieze featuring oval centre and side blockings.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Irish Regency Period Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace
Irish Regency Period Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace

Irish Regency Period Black Kilkenny Marble Fireplace

Located in London, GB

A substantial and superior quality antique chimneypiece in black Irish Kilkenny marble. An early 19th c Regency period fireplace with fully detached columns supported on square foot ...

Category

Antique Early 1800s Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Irish George III Period Fireplace Mantel in Kilkenny Marble
Irish George III Period Fireplace Mantel in Kilkenny Marble

Irish George III Period Fireplace Mantel in Kilkenny Marble

Located in London, GB

A period George III late 18th century fireplace in Kilkenny marble. Architectural in design with simple jambs stood on square foot blocks, supporting a long frieze with plain centre ...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Irish George III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Antique Regency Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel
Antique Regency Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Antique Regency Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A large antique Regency period Irish Kilkenny marble fireplace from the early 19th century.

Category

Antique 1820s Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Aesthetic Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Inset with Minton Tiles
Aesthetic Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Inset with Minton Tiles

Aesthetic Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Inset with Minton Tiles

Located in London, GB

An Aesthetic period Kilkenny marble fireplace inset with Minton tiles, removed the Cornish home of the celebrated British novelist John Le Carré.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

A Late 18th Century George III Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel
A Late 18th Century George III Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

A Late 18th Century George III Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A large antique George III Irish Kilkenny Marble fireplace mantel. Very well drawn with good proportions and almost entirely black.

Category

Antique 1780s Irish George III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Irish Regency Kilkenny Marble Top Console / Serving Table
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Kilkenny Marble Top Console / Serving Table

Early 19th Century Irish Regency Kilkenny Marble Top Console / Serving Table

Located in Dublin, IE

Kilkenny is nicknamed "the Marble City"; the footpaths of the city streets were paved with Kilkenny marble flagstones, which were highly polished with wear and glistened when wet.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Antique Kilkenny Black Marble Pedestals
Pair of Antique Kilkenny Black Marble Pedestals

Pair of Antique Kilkenny Black Marble Pedestals

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

In fact, the footpaths of the city streets were once paved in Kilkenny marble flagstones!

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble

19th Century Regency Scottish Kilkenny Fossil Marble Fireplace Surround.
19th Century Regency Scottish Kilkenny Fossil Marble Fireplace Surround.

19th Century Regency Scottish Kilkenny Fossil Marble Fireplace Surround.

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Kilkenny is nicknamed "the Marble City"; the footpaths of the city streets were paved with Kilkenny marble flagstones, which were highly polished with wear and glistened when wet.

Category

Antique 1810s Scottish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Irish Corbel Black Marble Fireplace
Irish Corbel Black Marble Fireplace

Irish Corbel Black Marble Fireplace

By Ryan & Smith Ltd.

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

A black Kilkenny marble fireplace surround. This fireplace is in the early 19th century Irish Regency style.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Regency Antique Irish Marble Fireplace Mantel
Regency Antique Irish Marble Fireplace Mantel

Regency Antique Irish Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A large Regency period antique Irish fireplace in Kilkenny marble. Usually referred to as the "Dublin Corbel" as they were typically used there during that period.

Category

Antique 1820s Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Antique Victorian Cast-iron Hall Stand by Coalbrookdale, circa 1890
Antique Victorian Cast-iron Hall Stand by Coalbrookdale, circa 1890

Antique Victorian Cast-iron Hall Stand by Coalbrookdale, circa 1890

By Coalbrookdale Foundry

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

An exceptional antique Victorian cast-iron hall stand by Coalbrookdale. With black Kilkenny marble top, coat hooks, stick stands, removable umbrella drip trays and original mirror.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

Organic Form Bronze Sculpture with Green Patina, Signed, 12x6.5 in
Organic Form Bronze Sculpture with Green Patina, Signed, 12x6.5 in

Organic Form Bronze Sculpture with Green Patina, Signed, 12x6.5 in

By Patrick McElroy

Located in Chesterfield, MI

This bronze sculpture by Patrick McElroy depicts a flower-like structure fixed to a Kilkenny marble base. The form is covered in a scale-like texture and coated in a green patina.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Black Kilkenny and Connemara Marble Gothic Revival Fireplace Mantel
Antique Black Kilkenny and Connemara Marble Gothic Revival Fireplace Mantel

Antique Black Kilkenny and Connemara Marble Gothic Revival Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A large and imposing Gothic Revival fireplace in Irish black Kilkenny fossil marble with green Connemara marble columns.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

English Regency Specimen Marble Chimneypiece
English Regency Specimen Marble Chimneypiece

English Regency Specimen Marble Chimneypiece

Located in London, GB

A very smart English Regency specimen marble chimneypiece in Kilkenny black fossil marble inlaid with Breche Violette marble panels which have been cut and opened like a book to reve...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Large Sculptural Artwork Marble Statue Shabani Lowland Gorilla by Dominic Hurley
Large Sculptural Artwork Marble Statue Shabani Lowland Gorilla by Dominic Hurley

Large Sculptural Artwork Marble Statue Shabani Lowland Gorilla by Dominic Hurley

By Dominic Hurley

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Hewn from a five tonne solid block of the famous Kilkenny black marble, shipped across St George's channel to Dominic's rural Devon workshops.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Marble

Gothic Revival Carved Oak Fireplace
Gothic Revival Carved Oak Fireplace

Gothic Revival Carved Oak Fireplace

Located in London, GB

A tall and unique Gothic Revival oak fireplace mantel together with the original Kilkenny black marble curved fender. The high stepped shelf has a central podium flanked by two demil...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Oak

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Irish Connemara & Kilkenny Marble Table, circa 1830
Irish Connemara & Kilkenny Marble Table, circa 1830

Irish Connemara & Kilkenny Marble Table, circa 1830

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H 31 in W 33 in D 25 in

Irish Connemara & Kilkenny Marble Table, circa 1830

Located in London, GB

The beautifully figured oval Connemara top is supported on a tapering octagonal column of Kilkenny black marble leading to a quadripartite platform incorporating four carved claw fee...

Category

Antique 1830s Irish Furniture

Materials

Marble

Carved Marble Wrap Around Chimney Breast Fireplace with Brass Register Grate
Carved Marble Wrap Around Chimney Breast Fireplace with Brass Register Grate

Carved Marble Wrap Around Chimney Breast Fireplace with Brass Register Grate

By Craigavon Marble Products

Located in Lurgan, Northern Ireland

We created this fireplace in polished Kilkenny Black Marble, this is a fossilized marble native to Ireland.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Great Britain (UK) Georgian Fireplaces and...

Materials

Marble, Brass

Fine Antique Regency Black Marble Chimneypiece
Fine Antique Regency Black Marble Chimneypiece

Fine Antique Regency Black Marble Chimneypiece

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H 48.63 in W 66.34 in D 8.86 in

Fine Antique Regency Black Marble Chimneypiece

Located in Manchester, GB

Fine antique Regency chimneypiece in Kilkenny black marble, with full length pillars terminating in well carved capital blocks, flanking a slow arched cushion moulded frieze, Circa 1...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Marble

19th Century Victorian Carved Irish Black Marble Fire Surround
19th Century Victorian Carved Irish Black Marble Fire Surround

19th Century Victorian Carved Irish Black Marble Fire Surround

Located in Lurgan, Northern Ireland

Aperture measurements: Width 60 inches Height 48 inches The fire surround is shown with new Irish Kilkenny black marble slips, ornate metal fire back, slate hearth and fire bask...

Category

Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Irish 18th Century Mahogany Serving Table- Provenance  - Druids Glen Co. Wicklow
Irish 18th Century Mahogany Serving Table- Provenance  - Druids Glen Co. Wicklow

Irish 18th Century Mahogany Serving Table- Provenance - Druids Glen Co. Wicklow

Located in Dromod, Co. Leitrim

Irish circa 1770, the top later, originally with Kilkenny black marble. Some similar fine examples of this serpentine fronted tables are illustrated in the Knight of Glin & James ...

Category

Antique 18th Century Irish George III Serving Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Kilkenny Marble Regency Chimneypiece
Kilkenny Marble Regency Chimneypiece

Kilkenny Marble Regency Chimneypiece

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H 43.75 in W 53.5 in D 7.63 in

Kilkenny Marble Regency Chimneypiece

Located in London, GB

Kilkenny marble Regency chimneypiece with cushion fluted jambs and frieze set between corner blocks with roundels.

Category

Antique 1820s Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Irish Kilkenny Marble Console Table
Irish Kilkenny Marble Console Table

Irish Kilkenny Marble Console Table

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H 36 in W 52.5 in D 24.5 in

Irish Kilkenny Marble Console Table

Located in London, GB

A massive irish blackpainted side table with original kilkenny marble slab and original painted decoration, circa 1830.

Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Side Tables

Irish Regency Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel
Irish Regency Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Irish Regency Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

An early 19th century Irish fireplace from the Regency period in heavily fossiled Kilkenny marble. Plain frieze, shelf and jambs with carved roundel corner blocks.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Antique Regency Fireplace Mantel in Kilkenny Marble
Antique Regency Fireplace Mantel in Kilkenny Marble

Antique Regency Fireplace Mantel in Kilkenny Marble

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H 41.74 in W 55.91 in D 6.3 in

Antique Regency Fireplace Mantel in Kilkenny Marble

Located in London, GB

All carved in fossil strewn Kilkenny black marble. Opening size: 92 cm H x 95 cm W.    

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble
Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

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H 48.5 in W 62 in D 5.88 in

Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

Located in London, GB

An English Regency marble fireplace in black Kilkenny marble. The reeded jambs surmounted by plain frieze with accompanying reeded centre block.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble
Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

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H 48.88 in W 64.13 in D 5.75 in

Regency Fireplace in Black Kilkenny Marble

Located in London, GB

An English Regency marble fireplace in black Kilkenny marble. The reeded jambs surmounted by plain frieze with accompanying reeded centre block.

Category

Antique 19th Century Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel
Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

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H 47.64 in W 58.67 in D 7.88 in

Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

An Irish Regency period fireplace in black Kilkenny fossil marble. The plain jambs and end blocks framed in reeded mouldings.

Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Regency Bullseye Chimneypiece in Black Kilkenny Marble, circa 1820
Regency Bullseye Chimneypiece in Black Kilkenny Marble, circa 1820

Regency Bullseye Chimneypiece in Black Kilkenny Marble, circa 1820

Located in London, GB

An elegantly simple antique George IV fireplace surround in black Kilkenny Fossil Marble. The bold bulls-eyes are set either side of a reeded frieze and above panelled reeded jambs r...

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Greek Revival Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Early 19th Century Greek Revival Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A sophisticated Greek Revival fireplace in Irish Kilkenny and Spanish Brocatelle marbles. The jambs with Greek key inlay in Brocatelle marble.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Greek Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Irish Black Kilkenny George IV Marble Fireplace
Irish Black Kilkenny George IV Marble Fireplace

Irish Black Kilkenny George IV Marble Fireplace

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

A George IV black Kilkenny marble fireplace. The mantelpiece is supported by free standing Doric columns.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish George IV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

19th Century Irish Mahogany Marble Topped Console Table
19th Century Irish Mahogany Marble Topped Console Table

19th Century Irish Mahogany Marble Topped Console Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

19th Century Irish mahogany marble topped console table. Plain frieze with cabriole legs surmounted by Kilkenny marble top.

Category

Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century Mahogany Center Table
19th Century Mahogany Center Table

19th Century Mahogany Center Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

19th Century Mahogany Center Table with Kilkenny marble top

Category

Antique 19th Century Center Tables

Materials

Marble

French Fossil Marble Garden Table
French Fossil Marble Garden Table

French Fossil Marble Garden Table

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H 29.5 in Dm 48 in

French Fossil Marble Garden Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

The Kilkenny marble top of this handsome table looks like a map of the stars.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Tables

Materials

Iron, Copper

Tang
Tang

Michael ThackerTang

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H 22.75 in W 9 in D 6 in

Tang

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Tang" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Kilkenny Marble with Platinum Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 22.75 x 9 x 6 inches Monogrammed and dated 21 5 17

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Platinum

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Black Marble Fireplace Mantel
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Black Marble Fireplace Mantel

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Black Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A large sophisticated mantel in black Kilkenny marble. From Rathvilly, County Carlow. The jambs with moulded panels and large deeply carved Irish Corbels, supported on separate foot ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Regency Kilkenny Black Fireplace
Regency Kilkenny Black Fireplace

Regency Kilkenny Black Fireplace

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H 45.87 in W 58.08 in D 7.09 in

Regency Kilkenny Black Fireplace

Located in London, GB

Regency Kilkenny black chimneypiece, the plain shelf above frieze centred by tablet flanked by endblocks with applied floral bosses all in statuary marble, with reeded soffit below, ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Irish Black Kilkenny Fossil Marble Fireplace Mantel
Early 19th Century Irish Black Kilkenny Fossil Marble Fireplace Mantel

Early 19th Century Irish Black Kilkenny Fossil Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A sophisticated and superior quality, early 19th century columned surround executed in lightly fossil strewn Black Kilkenny Irish marble. The fully detached columns supported on soli...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

A 19th C. Irish Chimneypiece in Kilkenny Black Fossil Marble
A 19th C. Irish Chimneypiece in Kilkenny Black Fossil Marble

A 19th C. Irish Chimneypiece in Kilkenny Black Fossil Marble

Located in London, GB

A mid 19th century Irish fireplace in Kilkenny black fossil marble. The flat jambs surmounted by moulding and plain end blockings.

Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Fireplaces and Mantels

Elegant French 1940s Mid-Century Modernist Fossil Marble-Topped Commode
Elegant French 1940s Mid-Century Modernist Fossil Marble-Topped Commode

Elegant French 1940s Mid-Century Modernist Fossil Marble-Topped Commode

By Jules Leleu

Located in Benington, Herts

It looks certain to be a Parisian maker as it shows all the signs but with no signature, my very experienced marble man said one of the best fossil marbles he's handled in a long tim...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

18th Century Irish Baroque Antique Marble Chimneypiece
18th Century Irish Baroque Antique Marble Chimneypiece

18th Century Irish Baroque Antique Marble Chimneypiece

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

An early 18th century Irish Baroque chimneypiece of richly figured Kilkenny fossil marble. On the jambs rests a serpentine shaped frieze centered with a finely carved scallop shel...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels

Late Victorian Scots Pine Fireplace Surround in the Georgian Manner
Late Victorian Scots Pine Fireplace Surround in the Georgian Manner

Late Victorian Scots Pine Fireplace Surround in the Georgian Manner

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Shown with its original Kilkenny Irish fossil marble in grounds that are removable.

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wood

Antique Kilkenny Marble Fireplace
Antique Kilkenny Marble Fireplace

Antique Kilkenny Marble Fireplace

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H 52 in W 66 in D 12 in

Antique Kilkenny Marble Fireplace

By Frank Atkinson

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Antique neo-Georgian style Kilkenny marble fireplace surround. Designed by Frank Atkinson in 1908 for his residence ‘Redcot House’.

Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Marmorea Bolection Fireplace Mantel in Irish Kilkenny Marble
Marmorea Bolection Fireplace Mantel in Irish Kilkenny Marble

Marmorea Bolection Fireplace Mantel in Irish Kilkenny Marble

Located in London, GB

A bolection moulded fireplace in Irish Kilkenny fossil marble. Supported on square foot blocks and carved in solid marble.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

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Kilkenny Marble For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic kilkenny marble available at 1stDibs. A kilkenny marble — often made from marble, stone and statuary marble — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer kilkenny marble, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each kilkenny marble bearing Regency or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made kilkenny marble over the years, but those crafted by Joseph Cook & Sons are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Kilkenny Marble?

Prices for a kilkenny marble start at $361 and top out at $122,500 with the average selling for $17,313.

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