Marble Decorative Objects

Beautiful white marble mortar, France, 19th century. Weathered. H:12cm W:24cm D:24cm

Sculpture of a very muscular man or athlete calling on other men to observe what he points out, made of antimony metal with a green patina and on a marble base. Sculpture by J de Roncourt...

A 19th Century Life Sized Carved Marble Figure of Farnese Hercules, after the antique Carved in marble, the recognisable Farnese contrapposto stance, holding the stolen Hesperides a...

Materials: Lava stone, jade onyx, blue and golden onyx, pink onyx, blue calcite Indoors and outdoors Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique variations; each scul...

Smallest model of the famous "Clarté" “Lueur Lumineuse” Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style, France. Table lamp, lighted sculpture made in spelter / white-bonze (french = Régu...

This colorful pedestal clock has been crafted from fine red marble and green onyx, and beautifully decorated with gilt bronze (ormolu) and champlevé enamel. While a popular crafts material in ancient times, onyx was largely forgotten about until its rediscovery in the mid-19th century in Algeria by a French marble-worker called Delmonte. Onyx became highly fashionable in France following this discovery, and it was used to create a variety of decorative art objects. The clock features a green onyx cube-shaped case, which is surmounted by a slightly projecting red marble top. This top is fringed with champlevé enamel drapery-like motifs, with gilt bronze drop-finials. The case is mounted on its front with a circular dial, which features a central floral champlevé enamel motif, encircled by black Arabic Numerals. This dial is set within a gilt bronze egg-and-dart and champlevé enamel bezel. The sides of the case are mounted with circular gilt bronze barometers...

Bronze bust of Admiral Hucos, signed Dubray 1854

Guadiana serving tray, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. Guadiana is a sublime serving tray, designed to uplift layback moments. Handcra...

Palatial Louis XVI style mantel clock made of quality gilt bronze and fine marble with great detail all around. Depicts a group of putti figures ato...

A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated and gilt bronze figural two-light candelabra after a model by Claude-Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), one modeled...

Materials: Lava stone, pink onyx, brown onyx, red travertine, green olive onyx, fluorite, pineapple onyx, botanical onyx. Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique ...

Vintage “BACCHANALE” by Janle for Max Le Verrier – A Stunning Art Deco Masterpiece Step into the elegance of the Roaring Twenties with this original Art Deco sculpture, BACCHANALE, ...

Sculpture of an angel in marble, making the sign of silence. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL Tags: Scultura di...

Nicely carved head with Turquin blue marble socle. Smooth soft patina to the stone. Turquin marble was used in ancient Rome for flooring , bathtubs etc. It was used often in the Fren...

A spectacular 17th century marble pharmacy mortar from Italy. A large pestle would have been used to crush and grind a variety of substances into fine powders or paste creating vario...

Striking and elegant, the Rectangle Bubble Vase has a unique silhouette that brings a modern and playful feel to any space. Styled in built-ins or filled with florals, this vase is a...

A pair of faux elephant tusk bookends or decorative ornaments for your desk, dresser or in front of your entrance hall mirror. They are constructe...

An incredible and rare 15th century French carved limestone fragment depicting the back of a man's head with a wavy hair texture, and mounted on a c...

An elegant table clock made of polished green veined onyx with broad gilded bronze indices, manufactured by the renowned Swiss manufacturer Imhof in the 1930s.

Hermes is the messenger god in Greek mythology. He is the quickest and most clever of the gods. The original is displayed in the Istanbul Archeological Museum. Hermes, a descendant ...

Large bronze sculpture entitled "Lovers" by Italian sculptor Luca Madrassi, circa 1940s. The sculpture stands on an 14" D round black marble slab, is in very good condition and maint...

Art Deco bronze sculpture oriental dancer Henry Fugère. Bronze sculpture, patinated. Portor Marble base. France 1925. Literature: Art Deco and other figures by Brian Catley Antique ...

Elegant hand-carved marble sculpture made in Italy during the 20th century, depicting a graceful young woman in 19th-century attire. Executed in fine white Italian marble, the figure...

Carrara marble fountain with its gray Sainte Anne marble base. French. circa 1700 18th century. It works as a source. It has a small restoration as can be seen in the photo. ...

Pair of large grey marble Neoclassical Campana form garden vases Continental, late 19th century Measures: Height 46cm, diameter 44cm These fantastic pieces are a pair of large n...

Bold and elegant, this rare -- possibly unique -- Art Deco table clock in the Chinese manner by the renowned Gübelin firm in Switzerland is a close cousin to the impossibly rarified ...

Very fine and monumental pair of French 19th century patinated bronze figural torchere sculptures titled "La Nuit" (The Night) attributed to Albert Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-188...

An exquisite original Art Deco period, stylized bronze sculpture of a woman with wavy hair in a medium brown patina. The stamped signature and the date "Antes 1922" is prominently di...

A large and exceptional late 19th century Italian Grand Tour sculpture of the ‘Seated Hermes’ attributed to the Chiurazzi Foundry, Naples, Italy. The sol...

French Art Deco sculpture by Salvatore Melani, France, 1920s. "Lady with a lamb". Spelter, marble & onyx. Height: 8.5"(21.5cm), Width:17.65"(45cm), Depth: 5.3"(13.5cm). Signed "S.Mel...

Height: 87 cm (34.25') / Weight: 45 kg (99.21 lbs) Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the Roman emperor and is considered one of the most important philosophers in its history. ...

Height: 24.4'' (62cm) / Weight: 39.7 lbs (18 kg) Athena (Minerva) is known as the goddess of wisdom, peace and the arts in Greek mythology. Athena (Minerva) is the goddess of intell...

Alexandre Ouline sculpture of a woman with a peacock. Very faintly signed on marble.

French Art Deco garniture resting on a black marble, cream and onyx base, chrome four glass case with typical ‘Art Deco’ stepped black marble side pieces. The clock supported by a cold painted Parisian lady in courtesan dress with a Borzoi at her side. Supported by two vases. Silvered dial with ‘Deco’ numerals, chrome arrowhead pendulum and eight day movement with outside countwheel striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell and numbered 58277. C.1925 An Outstanding Art Deco Clock Garniture.

A good quality French gilded ormolu and white marble, 19th Century Louis XVI style mantel clock, with a classical maiden resting, a bird cage at her feet, a cherub holding a bow and ...

This French Art Deco mantel clock set, designed by Georges Limousin in the 1920s, features a striking combination of materials including spelter, marble, bronze, brass, and glass. In...

Sea monster Carrara marble mouth fountain Italy, late 16th century It measures 13.8 x 31.5 x 18.9 in (35 x 80 x 48 cm) State of conservation: some small evident gaps and widespread signs of wear due to outdoor exposure. The gray marks crossing it do not come from restoration, but are rather the natural veins of the marble. This work has some morphological characteristics typically associated with the iconography of the sea monster: an elongated muzzle, sharp teeth, protruding eyes, elongated ears, and a coiled serpent's tail. An in-depth series of studies on artistic depictions of the sea monster attempted to verify how this symbol evolved in antiquity in the European and Mediterranean contexts and how it gradually changed its image and function over time. The iconography itself is mutable and imaginative and its history is rich with cultural and artistic exchange, as well as the overlapping of ideas. This occurred so much that it is difficult to accurately pinpoint the "types" that satisfactorily represent its various developments. However, we can try to summarize the main figures, starting from the biblical Leviathan and the marine creature that swallowed Jonah (in the Christian version, this figure was to become a whale or a "big fish", the “ketos mega”, translation of the Hebrew “dag gadol”). Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name (“cetus”) derives the word "cetacean". See J. Boardman, “Very Like a Whale” - Classical Sea Monsters, in Monsters and Demons in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, in Papers presented in Honor of Edith Porada, Mainz am Rhein 1987, pp. 73-84). In Italy the monster underwent yet further variations: it can be found in Etruscan art on the front of some sarcophagi representing the companion of souls, while among the Romans we find the “Pistrice” (cited by Plinio in Naturalis Historia PLIN., Nat., II 9, 8 and by Virgilio in Eneide: VERG., Aen., III, 427), which appeared in the shape of a stylized hippocampus or a very large monstrous cetacean and evolved into a hideous being with a dragon's head and long webbed fins. During the Middle Ages, the sea monster was the object of new transformations: at this time, it is often winged, the head is stretched like a crocodile, the front legs are often very sharp fins - sometimes real paws - until the image merges with dragons, the typical figures of medieval visionary spirituality widely found throughout Europe (on this topic and much more, see: Baltrušaitis, J., Il Medioevo fantastico. Antichità ed esotismi nell’arte gotica, Gli Adelphi 1997). In Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, the revival of classicism - representative of the humanistic and Renaissance periods - led to a different reading of these "creatures". Indeed, the sea monster was also to find widespread use as an isolated decorative motif, especially in numerous fountains and sculptures where dolphins or sea monsters were used as a characterizing element linked to water (on this theme see: Chet Van Duzer, Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, London, The British library, 2013). From the morphological point of view, the "sea monsters" of this period are mostly depicted as hybrid figures, in which the body of a mythological or real being (a hippocampus, a sea snake, a dolphin), is joined to a head with a rather indistinct appearance. It was usually characterized by large upright ears, an elongated snout, sharp teeth and globular, protruding eyes; a complex and indefinite figure, both from the symbolic point of view and from that of its genesis. The work we are examining is placed as a cross between the medieval sea serpent and the Renaissance dolphin, with stylistic features which recall the snake as often used in heraldry (such as the "snake" depicted in the coat of arms of the Visconti - the lords and then dukes of Milan between 1277 and 1447 - and which, for some, may be derived from the representations of the “Pistrice” that swallowed Jonah). In the search for sources, Renaissance cartography and in particular woodcuts should not be neglected. See for example the monsters of Olaus Magnus, from the editions of the “Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus” (“History of the peoples of the north”) and the natural histories of Conrad Gesner, Ulisse...

This stunning pair of 19th-century French candelabra showcases the elegance and opulence of the period, featuring five candle arms and intricate gilt bronze cherub figures. The cheru...

A fabulous gilded bronze car mascot modelled as a lady golfer and mounted on a marble base. Signed on the base J Dunach; Jose Dunach (1886-1957) was bor...

This late 19th-century bronze sculpture depicts a wild stag in mid-call, standing on a textured base that evokes natural elements. The piece showcases intricate detailing with except...

Espana an Art Deco style lamp Spanish dancer lady with fan. Signed by Raymonde Guerbe with foundry seal. Designed in 1920-1930. Handcrafted. Posthumous contemporary cast at the Le Verrier foundry. Patinated art metal, red glass fan and black marble base. This lamp is illustrated on the cover of the book Art Deco by Judith Miller...

Late 20th Century Postmodern tessellated travertine and black marble box with brass inlay and brown cloth interior lining.

Pair of Empire-period Victory candelabra in marble and gilt bronze, c. 1800 This elegant pair of Empire-period candelabra, dating from around 1800, combines the noble materials of m...

A very imposing 19th Century Egyptian influenced mantle clock garniture, the black and rouge marble having wonderful patinated bronze mounts depicting Egyptian sphinx like mounts to ...

Unda Form sculpture by Dust and Form Dimensions: D 27 x W 25 x H 12 cm Materials: vermont imperial Danby marble In Latin, the word “unda” is used to describe water, specifically...

Introducing the Japy Frères et Cie Empire Mantle Clock, a remarkable timepiece with a rich history and exquisite craftsmanship. This antique clock is a true representation of the Empire style, showcasing the exceptional artistry and design prevalent during the 19th century. The movement of this clock is a testament to its prestigious heritage, bearing the registered mark Grande Médaille d'honneur 1855, earned at the renowned Paris Exposition universelle of 1855. This recognition signifies the superior quality and precision of the clock's movement, a hallmark of Japy Frères et Cie's dedication to horological excellence. The clock's case is crafted from black Belgian marble, displaying medallions featuring the Arethusa head type, inspired by ancient Greek coinage, specifically the decadrachm from Syracuse, Sicilia, minted circa 400 BC. These historical motifs, combined with the Empire style's characteristic elements such as tiger feet...

A fine 19th century clock garniture, the clock with a finely cast and patinated bronze cherub sitting on a rouge marble column with ormolu mounts, he carries the clock movement in a ...

"Panther on the lookout",  sculpture hard to find in bronze, with brown patina The portor marble terrace is signed by the artist DH Chiparus Good conditi...

Presenting an extraordinary early 20th-century Art Deco sculpture, masterfully carved entirely from premium Carrara white marble and Calacatta marble, known as the most expensive mar...

An eye caching figural sculpture of Saint George and the Dragon, After Antoine Louis Barye. As the legend goes, Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity—defeats a dragon. The...

French white marble ‘Pendule D’Officier’ style mantel clock standing on turned toupie feet with applied ormolu mounts with stepped break arch pediment surmounted by a gilded laurel w...

Crystal Cobalt Blue Glass & Gilt Bronze Light Candleholder Girandoles Candelabra . A Very Exquisite pair of late 19th century Swedish cut-glass crystal Girandole candelabra. Mounted ...

A very charming 18th century mortar from the Catalan region in Spain. Beautifully carved from stone. A wonderful accessory piece for any kitchen, bathroom, or table top.

Unique table crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art, dated 1912 and numbered. For us the most powerful statement will always be 'the truth will set you free'. It is what we have learned most from the life of Christ and of His teachings and it is the one thing we always think about whenever we look at a crucifix. Anyone who has tried to break down his/her ego and found a clearer consciousness in the process knows how healing and rewarding that journey can be. After that you can only be grateful for all the good things that are bound to come your way. Good things will come your way, because the universe needs people like you. Whomever created this amazing work of religious art too must have been inspired and motivated by the life of Christ, because how ever could anyone create a piece that is of such quality, so beautiful and so powerful at the same time. Both the beautifully designed bronze cross with the King of the Jews inscription and the amazingly detailed bronze corpus of Christ are of a quality that you will only rarely find on the open market. They are perfectly mounted on a stunning marble base and together they create one of the most impressive table or altar crucifixes...

This sophisticated and stoic horse head sculpture, in unique green marble boasting hints of mustard and veins of dark green, illuminates the amazing creative skills that went into th...

A Very Impressive Early 20th Century Italian Marble, Onyx and Alabaster Figural Sculpture Lamp by Professor Libero Gremigni The beautiful Art Deco figural lamp depicting an Egyptian...

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the central circular dial surrounded by a laurel wreath and bow ormolu mount, with plaques depicting biblical scenes in relief on either side, surmounted by a large patinated bronze group, the pair of ten light candelabra similarly decorated with patinated bronze male...

For the art nouveau lover, this is certainly worth one to ponder, for all others, here is fine example art nouveau. The two color patina makes this very desirable. Her beautiful gold...

Marble torso, h 123 cm, Bust in Carrara marble, sculpture in marble . Torso in marmo, alto 123 cm

The "White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940" is a striking sculptural piece that pays homage to the ancient Greek philosop...