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Technique: Veneer
Monumental Marble Inlaid Obelisks, Grand Tour Style
Monumental Marble Inlaid Obelisks, Grand Tour Style

Monumental Marble Inlaid Obelisks, Grand Tour Style

Located in El Monte, CA

Unique monumental Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Style Specimen marble inlaid obelisks. Marble is precisely cut and inlaid into a fine two-tone...

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20th Century European Grand Tour Veneer Architectural Elements

Materials

Marble

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