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Porphyry Where Is It Found

Important Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. Byzantium, too, was enamoured of porphyry. Constantine the Great celebrated the founding of his new capital
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Porphyry

Important Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks
Important Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks

Important Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks

H 76.78 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
A Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks With Roundels of the Roman Emperors
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. Byzantium, too, was enamoured of porphyry. Constantine the Great celebrated the founding of his new capital
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Obelisks

Materials

Marble, Porphyry

A Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks With Roundels of the Roman Emperors
A Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks With Roundels of the Roman Emperors

A Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks With Roundels of the Roman Emperors

H 76.78 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
By Sabatino De Angelis
Located in London, GB
on a faux-porphyry base. Italy, 1890–1900 (The pedestal is available in a separate listing). Superb
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
Large 19th Century Bronze Bust

Large 19th Century Bronze Bust

H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 11.82 in
Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
combined with a stone base made of marble, alabaster, porphyry or malachite. Vase-shaped clocks were often
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire

H 18.12 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire by Blanc Fils Palais Roya
Located in Warsaw, PL
base made of marble, alabaster, porphyry or malachite. Vase-shaped clocks were often accompanied by
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire by Blanc Fils Palais Roya
Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire by Blanc Fils Palais Roya

Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire by Blanc Fils Palais Roya

H 16.15 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Pair 19th Century Italian Orbicular Granite & Walnut Console Tables
Located in London, by appointment only
, displaying the finest figurations and being one of the rarest stones found on Earth. This was an
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables

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Marble, Granite

Pair 19th Century Italian Orbicular Granite & Walnut Console Tables
Pair 19th Century Italian Orbicular Granite & Walnut Console Tables

Pair 19th Century Italian Orbicular Granite & Walnut Console Tables

H 38 in W 52.25 in D 26 in

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