Ardesia Paperweight with Micromosaic Roman Views Gran Tour, 1850s

A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble slabs inset with native English stones 'Blue John' (Derbyshire Spar), 'Duke's Red', 'Bird's-Eye', and foreign Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, and Jasper in 'ovoid' and 'kidney' form inlays. Measurements : Rectangular plaque: 8" by 4.63" by .88" Cartouche plaque...

The white ground inlaid with specimen marbles and porphyry with ridges on 2 sides

A rectangular shaped paperweight with inset Porphyry, Siena Marble and Mother of Pearl in black marble framework

Paperweight in Belgian marble with micromosaic representing the Forum Romanum. Roman manufacture half of 18th century. The micro mosaic is realized with woven enamels and represent...

The center made up of blue marble veneers, yellow marble and green marble with each section banded by Carrara marble.

Italian Murano paperweight with microscopic view theme Eye-catching Italian glass stonebath, Murano, intense red color with transparency that allows you to see inside, giving you the...