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Material: Agate
Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning decorative antique Italian Grand Tour Vatican Micro-Mosaic inset black marble desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 ...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
Blue Agate Quartz Bookends or Decorative Objects, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial pair of cobalt blue agate bookends or decorative objects, circa late-20th century, Brazil. Great as bookends and equally great as standalone decorative ob...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Quartz
Grey Agate Onyx Decorative Object or Display Piece
Located in New York, NY
A substantial polished natural agate/geode/onyx decorative object in shades of grey and white. Piece can be used as a decorative piece for a shelf, table, desk, etc., or as a display...
Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Quartz, Agate
$380 Sale Price
41% Off
Cartier Paris 1935 Rare Art Deco Geometric Desk Clock in Black Onyx and Agate
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock designed by Cartier.
A beautiful and sober desk clock, created in Paris France by the the house of Cartier during the late art deco period, back in the early 1935. This desk clock is very rare and has been designed with geometric art deco patterns and assembled from several polished pieces carved from natural black onyx and reddish translucent agate. All parts mounted in gilded bronze and sterling silver settings of .935/.999.
Movement: Swiss mechanical wingding Imhof movement, Caliber 244, Fifteen Jewels, 8 days, Serial 2449074. The dial is octagonal with a unique painted scene depicting an ancient Greek ship...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx, Sterling Silver, Bronze
French Ghiso Paris 1920 Art Deco Cards Case Box In Agate Diamonds And Platinum
Located in Miami, FL
Cards case designed by Ghiso Paris.
Gorgeous piece, created in the art deco style in Paris France by the luxury makers and jewelry house of Ghiso, back in the 1920. It was carved ...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Platinum
Vintage French Bulldog on Agate Base
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French bulldog on agate base. Carved crystal carnelian red French bulldog mounted on antique agate and marble base. Italy, circa 1940
Dimensions: 5....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Crystal
Travelling Marble Solitaire Board Game with 35 mixed stone Marbles, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete board game of Marble Solitaire, with a hand turned hardwood board and 35 agate stone and clay marbles, which we date to t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate
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...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
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.
This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlaid with a sumptuous arrangement of semi-precious stones including malachite, agate, onyx and amethyst.
It is beautifully inlaid on a slate base.
Not only is this desk paperweight very functional, but it is also an exquisite mineralogical wonder that can be admired by all discerning collectors.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation,
Dimensions in cm:
Height 2 x Width 17 x Depth 10
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 inch x width 7 inches x depth 4 inches.
Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade.
The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian.
But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)"
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...."
Giovanni Montelatici...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Impressive Victorian Banded Agate Seal
Located in Riverdale, NY
Beautiful Large Banded Agate Victorian Seal from the mid-late 19th Century. Incredible lapidary work on a beautiful single piece of antique banded agate...
Category
1870s British Late Victorian Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Pair of Late 19th c. Agate Monogram Wax Seals
Located in Worcester, GB
Pair of Late 19th c. Agate Monogram Wax Seals
A decorative pair of antique desk wax seals, each with a polished banded agate handle and metal mount, dating from the late 19th centu...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
1910 Sterling Silver Gimbal Table Lighter
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine, and impressive, antique George V English sterling silver gimbal table lighter; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver table lighter has a globular form to a rounded composite handle.
The surface of the piece is plain and embellished with the contemporary bright cut engraved initial 'H' beneath a Baron's coronet.
The center of this antique silver table lighter...
Category
1910s English Vintage Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
SET Misiones Medium & Large Brass & Agate Stone Photoframes
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions :
35 x 29 cm // 13,78" x 11,42"
40 x 20 cm // 15.7” x 13.3”
Misiones agate collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone.
In our boxes and p...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate, Brass
Late 19th Century Banded Agate Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
Located in Worcester, GB
Late 19th Century Banded Agate Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
A fine antique desk seal dating to the late 19th century. The tapering handle is cut from banded blue agate, exhibiting subtle natural striations and a polished finish. It is mounted on a silvered brass base, the matrix engraved with a gothic-style monogram, likely a personal cipher.
Elegant and refined, this seal would once have been used to mark correspondence in wax — a practical and decorative object with enduring appeal.
Date: Circa 1880–1900
Origin: Probably British or Continental European
Height: 7 cm
Base diameter: 2 cm
Condition: Good antique condition; some light tarnish and minor wear to the base consistent with age
A charming piece for collectors of antique writing accessories...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Late 19th Century Banded Agate and Silver-Plated Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
Located in Worcester, GB
Late 19th Century Banded Agate and Silver-Plated Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
Origin: Likely English or Continental Europe
Date: Circa 1880–1900
Material: Banded agate with silver-...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Antique Specimen Agate and Quartz Seal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Specimen agate and quartz seal, of large and substianal size, with beautiful veining and a quartz "nugget" complete with an blank one-inch "seal", not e...
Category
19th Century European Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Quartz
$589 Sale Price
34% Off
A Set of Two Scottish Banded Agate Table Seals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jewels for your desk or table.......A Pair of antique semi-precious Scottish banded agate wax seals for sealing letters. They are hand carved in natural s...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
$280 Sale Price / set
49% Off
MISIONES Large Brass & Agate Stone Photoframe
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Misiones agate collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone.
In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural piece of this beautiful, unique one...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate, Brass
Misiones Medium Brass & Agate Stone Photoframe
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Misiones agate collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone.
In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural piece of this beautiful, unique one...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate, Brass
Asprey Art Deco Agate Stone Clock, circa 1920s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Asprey London
STYLE / REFERENCE: Strut Desk Clock
METAL / MATERIAL: Polished Beveled Agate and Nickel
CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's / 1930's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 9.5" X 5.25"...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Nickel
Marchak Paris 1920 Art Deco Translucent Agate Desk Tray In Gilt Sterling Silver
By Marchak
Located in Miami, FL
Desk tray designed by Marchak Paris.
An unusual and very rare desk tray, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Marchak during the art deco period, back in the early 1920. T...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Gold Carnelian Armorial Seal with Agate Handle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gold Carnelian Armorial Seal with Agate Handle
A. Croisier, Paris
Circa 1880
This exquisite agate, gold and carnelian armorial seal, dating to circa 1880, once belonged to the Marqu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Gold
Pair of Letter Opener and Paperknife in Agate and Bone, Italy, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of letter opener and paperknife in agate and bone, Italy, 1960s.
Dimensions:
Letter opener: W 1.5 in, D 0.3 in, H 8.5 in
Paperknife: W 1 in, D 0.3 in, H 7.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Italian Agate Onyx Marble Vide-Poche Catchall
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian organic Modern agate onyx marble vide-poche catchall, circa mid to late 20th century, Italy, 1970s. A great piece for a desk, vanity, walk-in-closet, nightstand o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Agate Jewelry Dish Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A neutral hue agate jewelry dish, decorative object, or small bowl/vessel. Piece can work as a small jewelry/trinket dish, a standalone decorative piece, or paperweight/desk accessor...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Brazilian Agate Onyx and Wood Round Jewelry Trinket Box, Brazil, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A round Brazilian agate onyx and wood trinket or jewelry box, in the Modern style Post-Modern period, circa-late 20th century, 1980s early 1990s, Brazil. Box has a rich brown wood wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Agate
Antique Victorian Brass & Scottish Agate Postal Scale & Weights, Circa 1865-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Victorian Brass and Scottish Agate Postal scale with Weights, Circa 1865-1870.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Brass
Marble Solitaire Game with hardwood board and 33 agate stone Marbles, Circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete board game of Marble Solitaire, with a hand turned hardwood board and 33 agate stone marbles, which we date to the Art Deco period of the 20th Centur...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate
Brazilian Agate Onyx and Wood Round Jewelry or Trinket Box, Brazil, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A Brazilian wood and agate onyx round jewelry or trinket box, in the Modern style/Post-Modern period, circa late 20th century, 1980s, Brazil. Agate is a light grey hue. Piece would s...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Agate Onyx and Brass Desk Pen Holder, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A '70s modern brass and onyx/agate desk pen holder. Onyx/agate is a red burgundy hue. Pen is in fine working order.
Picture frame and brass tape dispenser...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx, Brass
$300 Sale Price
36% Off
Onyx Agate Jewelry Dish Organic Modern
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful blue grey agate onyx vessel, Organic Modern, circa 20th century. Piece can work as a small jewelry dish, a standalone decorative piece, ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Sterling Silver-Mounted Dark Gray Agate Letter Opener-Mappin and Webb
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted dark gray agate letter opener/paper knife, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1900, Mappin and Webb - makers....
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Italian Floral Photo Frame, Gratitude Green
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Gratitude Green is a handcrafted italian photo frame with a delicate design created by Laura G, it is a masterpiece of the collection picture frames Art with Heart. A 18th century ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Romantic Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Gray Agate Letter Opener / Paper Knife
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver and gray agate letter opener/paper knife, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1901, Mappin and Webb - makers. The agate has d...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Antique Black Agate Pekingese Dog Mounted Ashtray / Match Strike Faberge Style
By Fabergé
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an extremely unique and beautiful piece. Having a deep toned black agate ashtray bowl, finely carved Pekingese dog and barrel (match holder) form mount to edge and match stri...
Category
Early 20th Century French Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Midcentury White, Organge and Red Onyx, Agate and Quartz Decorative Geode Bowls
Located in Roma, IT
Set of three bowls or vintage decorative desk containers in onyx agate and quartz with shades of white, and orange, green and red.
A set that is elegant and comfortable for a table, desk or shelf.
This pieces can function as a small jewelry plate...
Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx, Quartz
Polished Geode Specimen Ash Tray or Desk Top Dish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautiful natural form polished Geode possibly rock crystal specimen bowl.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
$300 Sale Price
75% Off
Set of Desk and Writing Instruments in Fitted Leather Box, 19th Century
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This lovely three-piece 19th century writing set consists of a pen with silver tip, letter opener of mother of pearl with agate handle and silver connector and a detailed intaglio en...
Category
19th Century French Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Silver
Set Misiones Medium & Large Alpaca Silver & Agate Stone Photoframes
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions :
35 x 29 cm // 13,78" x 11,42"
40 x 20 cm // 15.7” x 13.3”
Misiones agate & alpaca silver collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate, Metal
MISIONES Large Alpaca Silver & Agate Stone Photoframe
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Misiones agate & alpaca silver collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone.
In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural piece of this beau...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate, Metal
Misiones Medium Alpaca Silver & Agate Stone Photoframe
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Misiones agate & alpaca silver collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone.
In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural piece of this beau...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate, Metal
Agate Magnifying Glass From The 50s
Located in Madrid, ES
Agate Magnifying Glass From The 50s
Elegant magnifying glass in agate and bronze from the 1950s. Excellent state of preservation. Measures: 27 cm long and 10 cm in diameter
Category
Mid-20th Century Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Art Deco Bronze and Green Agate Sculptural Vide Poche, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Unmarked, probably Austrian, this charming carved green agate octagonal vide poche with green/black patinated bronze handle is done in the manner of Hagenauer - a superbly detailed a...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Bronze
English Silver-Gilt and Agate Inkstand, circa 1830
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in agate set in a vermeil mount. The agate cut is closed by a finely chiseled lid of foliage patterns and whose grip is adorned with a head of putti. The handle, which is dec...
Category
1830s English George IV Antique Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Silver
Studio Maison Nurita Agate and Quartz Slice Sculpture with Brushed Nickel Base
Located in Toronto, ON
This gorgeous large Studio Maison Nurita mounted mineral slice is a stunning blend of white quartz and agate, creating a visually captivating and ener...
Category
2010s Canadian Agate Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Quartz, Steel, Nickel
