$75,326
H 30.32 in W 52.76 in D 30.71 in
Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique Mid-19th century ebonised wood, gilt bronze and Pietra Dura desk, French, c. 1860s Dimensions: Height 77cm, width 134cm, depth 78cm This Napoleon III period desk feature...
Stone, Ormolu
$672Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.5 in W 12.5 in D 4 in
Napoleon III Style Silvered Metal Desk Planter with Pietra Dura Inlay
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare silvered metal desk or tabletop planter inlaid with 12 framed Pietra Dura panels of inlaid colorful flowers on a black base, complete with its original lead liner.
Metal
Italian Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Butterfly Paperweight
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian oval white marble paperweight with beautiful colored burnt orange and greenish gray marble inlay with mother of pearl highlights in the form of a butterfly. Lovely piece to h...
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
$5,495 / item
H 21.75 in W 24.5 in D 24.5 in
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Florentine Table with Ornate Carved Gilt base
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 21.75 inches high x 24.5 inches wide x 24.5 inches deep This elegant Italian Florentine table is a beautiful example of the renowned pietra dura inlay tradition, a decor...
Composition, Marble
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.
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top 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.
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
$995
H 0.25 in W 4.75 in D 3.25 in
Antique Florentine Grand Tour Pietra Dura Blossoming Rose Flower Paperweight
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have been acquired during a Grand Tour through Italy, and dating to approximately 1880 and done in an Arts and Crafts style. Thi...
Stone, Marble
Signed Italian Silver Mounted Pietra Dura Paperweight with Flower by G. Fiaschi
By Giuseppe Fiaschi, Richard Blow
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed Italian pietra dura paperweight. By Giuseppe Fiaschi. With handcut marble polychrome marble specimens inlaid on a stepped black slate base. Mounted with an .800 silv...
Marble, Silver
$2,533
H 9.26 in W 7.68 in D 3.94 in
Very Fine Royal Warrant John D Harris Marble & Pietra Dura Boudoir Clock in Case
By John Harris
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original John D Harris Marble & Pietra Dura Boudoir clock in the original case. A very fine time piece, kept in its original case fo...
Marble, Brass
$1,295
H 14.75 in W 4.75 in D 4.25 in
Antique Pietra Dura Marble Ashford Desk Obelisk Thermometer Buxton Derbyshire
Located in Portland, OR
It can be cut and inlaid with other decorative stones and minerals, using a technique known as Pietra Dura. The mineral has been used decoratively since prehistoric times; the first ...
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble
2 Antique Stone Pietra Dura Trinket Boxes w Bowl Desk Accessories
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Elegant antique stone trinket box with pietra dura floral inlay and incised sides.
Stone
Italian Pietra Dura Inkstand
Located in Mississauga, ON
A late 19th century Italian Pietra Dura inkstand; with two removable blown glass inkwells with brass tops flanking a central marble inkwell all raised on curved marble feet.
Marble, Brass
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
Unavailable
H 15.75 in W 5.91 in D 4.14 in
Antique 19th Century Derbyshire Pietra Dura Obelisk Thermometer Made from Slate
Located in GB
This fine quality English thermometer was made circa 1860 in Derbyshire, an area renowned at the time for this type of fine work. It is made from local black slate which has been cut...
Slate
Pietra Dura Butterfly Paperweight
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian book-form marble paperweight with beautiful Pietra Dura inlaid butterflies. The red and green marble carved to mimic a small book.
Marble
Pietra Dura Butterfly Paperweight
Located in Stamford, CT
Exquisite Italian Pietra Dura marble plaque or paperweight with five butterflies in precious stone set in black with brass inlaid frames. The four small ovals surrounding the central...
19th Century Brass and Pietra Dura Mounted Desk Set
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique brass and Pietra Dura mounted desk set, circa 1870 in date.
Brass
19th Century Pietra Dura Marble Malachite Thermometer
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful Derbyshire Ashford marble thermometer, circa 1880 in date. The thermometer features a silvered register engraved with ENSIGN, FAHRT and a central mercury tube....
Marble
A Russian 19th Century pietra dura plaque / paperweight.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century Russian pietra dure plaque / paper weight with a hand carved fruiting raspberry branch on black stone plinth Batch 70 61663 ANKZ
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 mala...
Malachite, Marble
Sold
H 0.79 in W 8.47 in D 4.73 in
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date.
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Marble, Porphyry
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top 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.
Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Marble
Sold
H 0.79 in W 7.88 in D 5.52 in
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour 19th century marble Pietra Dura specimen top rectangular paperweight. Superbly inlaid with semi precious stones including malachite,...
Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
French Ormolu and Pietra Dura Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Ormolu and Pietra Dura Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat. French bureau plat circa 1860 with 36 ormolu bronze framed pietra dura plaques featuring birds and butterflies. Three dra...
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 20.48 in W 23.63 in L 20.48 in
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Table Top Stand, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura rectangular table-top stand, circa 1880 in date. This splendid black marble table-top stand is exquisite...
Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Marble
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H 0.79 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Octagonal Table Top Stand, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted octagonal table-top stand, circa 1880 in date.
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
Sold
H 18 in W 8 in D 6 in
Pair of French Ormolu Bronze and Italian Pietra Dura Mosaic Figural Bust Clocks
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Pair of French ormolu and Italian Pietra Dura mounted table / mantel clocks with female busts in patinated bronze. The ormolu 19th century; the Italian Pietra Dura, possibly earli...
Bronze
Sold
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.
Marble
Italian Pietra Dura Butterfly Paperweight Specimen Plaque
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique pietra dura paperweight. Butterflies. Marble inlaid with lapis lazuli, malachite, and other semiprecious stones. large
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble
Italian Pietra Dura Butterfly Paperweight with Malachite
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Italian paperweight, the polished black slate inset with a Pietra Dura butterfly of malachite and other semi-precious stones. This will make a truly charming and unique ...
Malachite
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Mounted Ormolu Basket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality antique Italian Pietra Dura mounted gilt bronze basket dating from the late 19th century. Of striking pierced form set with four highly decorative Pietra ...
Ormolu
Antique Malachite and Marble Pietra Dura Paperweight, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Italian black marble rectangular Pietra Dura paperweight, with chamfered corners. It is inlaid with a stunning patchwork cross made of semi precious st...
Marble
Sold
H 6 in W 14 in D 10.25 in
Pietra Dura Inkstand with Bronze, Malachite, Hardstones, English Regency Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Pietra Dura band on the base is set into Belgian black marble.
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top 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.
Marble
Sold
H 0.79 in W 8.47 in D 4.73 in
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date.
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
Sold
H 0.79 in W 8.27 in D 4.34 in
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour 19th century marble Pietra Dura specimen top rectangular paperweight. Superbly inlaid with semi precious stones including malachite,...
Agate, Malachite, Marble
Sold
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
It can be cut and inlaid with other decorative stones and minerals, using a technique known as Pietra Dura. The mineral has been used decoratively since prehistoric times; the first ...
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, ...
Sold
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
It can be cut and inlaid with other decorative stones and minerals, using a technique known as Pietra Dura. The mineral has been used decoratively since prehistoric times; the first ...
Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Breccia Marble, Marble, Alabaster, Quart...
Sold
H 10.5 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
Pair Antique Pietra Dura Marble Specimen Stone Desk Obelisks Derbyshire 1840
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of antique black marble and specimen stone obelisks, Derbyshire, circa 1840. This pair of 10.5" obelisks are made of Derbyshire black marble, most likely from the Matlock...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Pietra Dura Inlaid English Classical Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Louisville, KY
English Neoclassical Pietra Dura and Inlaid Walnut Slope on Stand, Circa 1850 and later; featuring a rectangular inlaid marble equestrian figure centering a banded top; opening to a ...
Walnut
Pietra Dura Pocket Watch Stand
By PIETRA DURA
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Pietra Dura pocket watch stand made in Firenze with flower motifs, circa early 20th century. It says on the bottom "Fabbrica Di Mosaic, G.Torini Firenze.".
Brass
Pietra Dura Insect Stone Paperweight, Italian, 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stone paperweight with marble Pietra Dura inlay, images of insects, Italy 1930s. Measures: Width 3 1/4 in, depth 2 3/4 in, height 2 in.
Stone, Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Marble Pietra Dura Tile
Located in Raalte, NL
This is a beautiful piece of artwork called Pietra Dura, it is a white marble tile inlaid with various kind of colorful marble, semi precious stones and mother-of-pearl. This is made...
Marble
5-Piece of Paperweights Pietra Dura and Micro Mosaic
Located in Lyngby, DK
5-piece of paperweights, 4 in pietra dura 1 in micro mosaic Italy, circa 1900. Micro mosaic with daisies, 2 pietra dura with birds 2 with flowers micro mosaic with daisies W 9, H 6...
Stone
$1,006,624
H 82.68 in Dm 76.78 in
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...
Crystal, Bronze
$410,872
H 86.03 in Dm 51.97 in
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...
Silver Plate
$484,500Sale Price|35% Off
H 36 in W 71 in D 27 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
Ormolu
Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This vase is a traditional porcelain tulipiere from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. In the 17th century tulipiere were used to grow tulip bulbs indoors ...
Porcelain
$383,481
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
Antique English Stained Glass Church Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large and wonderfully vibrant antique English stained glass church window, circa 1880. Beautifully handpainted with an array of vibrant colours, pattern, flowers and foliage, this ...
Lead
$15,000 / set
H 18.12 in W 12.21 in D 4.73 in
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
Crystal
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$5,196Sale Price|54% Off
H 32.68 in W 69.69 in D 2.76 in
20th Century French Gilt Wood Hand Carved Headboard in Rococo Style
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century French gilt wood hand carved headboard in Rococo style in original condition. Very stable one with astonishing details and great proportions. France, circa 1900
Wood
$651,300
H 20 in W 31 in D 18 in
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$18,652
H 101.58 in W 162.21 in D 3.94 in
Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...
Wood
$450,020 / set
H 157.49 in W 157.49 in D 157.49 in
18th Century Renaissance Palladio Dining Room Set in blackening wood of walnut
By Andrea Palladio
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Monumental and important Renaissance Palladio dining room set all in solid hand-carved walnut from a Palladian Palace in Vicenza of a Venetian patrician family. The back of the show...
Glass, Pine, Walnut
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
By Cope and Collinson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk Made for the French Market The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-sur...
Bronze, Ormolu
$61,581Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Library Ladders, Napoleon III Style
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Walnut
$26,645
H 45.67 in W 66.93 in D 18.12 in
19th C. Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Commode, Gilt Bronze Details
By André-Charles Boulle, Nicolas Sageot
Located in Madrid, ES
An opulent 19th century French Napoleon III (nephew of Bonaparte I) style commode, with Boulle style red-orange tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, ormolu detailing and marble top. Th...
Marble, Ormolu
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.