Marble Decorative Objects

Wonderful Bronze bumble bee mounted on marble base by Gaston Lachaise.

Lotuso Green Marble Decorative Bowl by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 31 x W 31 x H 8 cm. Materials: Green marble. Different marble and ceramic options available. Custom options available on request. Please contact us. Our mission is to encourage people to make their home the best place to be, to get inspired and to receive friends and family. Designed and manufactured by ourselves, we offer lightings to help people creating distinctive living spaces. Enhancing the authenticity of natural and organic materials using associations and contrasts. Extreme quality behind a facade of ultra-minimalism. We find our materials to the source to ensure we give the best value...

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...

Nicely carved bust of a Roman patrician. a 19th century copy of an ancient Roman image. Socle base.

A small pair of post-modern patchwork Italian marble vases, circa 1970s. Gorgeous tan, brown, white, cream and blue patches of marble throughout each...

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, Yellow Siena marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOT, AND A SHIPPING QUOTE CAN BE REQUESTED BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO

This is an antique serpentine paperweight. A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Distinctive...

Doorstops, paperweights or furniture elements, FP01 Doorstops from Vintage Domus stand out for their timeless elegance and exclusive customization. Versatile objects with a minimalis...

A wonderful and true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and marble five arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by a thick, circular Black Belg...

Inside Out Fruit Bowl in red Levanto marble, designed by the internationally renowned designer Karen Chekerdjian - it is available also in other colours. I...

This pair of very nice and decorative tall candelabras are made of patinated bronze featuring caryatids holding 5 candlesticks on a black marble base decorated with bronze decoration...

This is a remarkable pair of antique French silvered bronze and marble pedestal Grand Tour Urns, circa 1860 in date. These stunning urns have been superbly cast in high relief wit...

A gorgeous pair of antique French Art Nouveau brass and marble two-light candelabras France, Circa 1900 Each measures: 7.5"W x 3.25"D x 11.13"H. Good original vintage condition. ...

Giovanni De Martino (Italian, 1871-1938), Patinated Bronze Bust of a 'Scugnizzo' or street boy. Bust features a young boy with the soft contours of a youthful face, wearing a jaunty ...

Superb and rare art déco sculpture by Géo Maxim (1885-1940) representing a woman running after her greyhounds. Beautiful green patina on the regula affixed to a superb black and oran...

Pair of bronze busts, one of Marcus-Aurelius the other of Tiberias each well modelled and with crisp casting and raised on a pedestal and on cylindrical black marble base. The armour...

This solid bronze sculpture portrays a dramatic fight between two stags, a scene of raw wilderness crafted using the lost-wax casting technique. The piece captures the muscular tensi...

Add some sophistication and elegance to your living space with our decorated satin brass cup on a red marble base. Perfect for holding small items or just as...

GRAND TOUR Italy, late 19th century "The Discobolus" after Myron of Antiquity Patinated bronze Italy, circa 1840 Cast by A. Röhrich, Rome 21" H x 6 7/8" diameter [with base] 15" H...

These beautifully proportioned candleholders feature sage green Wedgwood jasper ware medallions set in square marble footed plinth bases. They are ...

Beautiful antique perpetual calendar made from marble with complete and original set of plates for the dates. France, early 20th century.

Fine pair of Louis XVI style Verde Antico Marble and gilt bronze urns - featuring fine chasing and casting to the bronze elements - lids not removable - shallow enough in depth to fi...

Pair of English bronze and Wedgewood two tiered candelabras with cascading prisms, cobalt blue beads, three scrolled arms, original bobeches, acanthus ...

A substantial white marble and agate jewelry box or decorative vanity box. Box is square, predominately white marble, with an agate square surrounded by chrome lid detail. A great pi...

Rounded white Carrara marble bowl for cats and dogs with removable stainless steel bowl, made in Italy, Carrara. Size medium. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is di...

An elegant, classically inspired sculptural bust carved from two-tone marble, highlighting the refined contrast between the polished black marble of the face and the veined beige mar...

A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble, Ormolu, and Glass vases. Each most elegant cornucopia shaped Milk Glass vase is supported on a rectangular ...

A portrait of Roman aristocrat executed in the Veristic style. From the Latin "verus" meaning truth, the practice represented everyday subjects with great realism often including signs of age with exacting detail. Wrinkles, furrowed brows, and moles are presented as signs of wisdom and power and suggest the philosophical and moral character of the sitter. With the ascent of Emperor Augustus, eternal youth again took center stage, and verism fell into disfavor. The style enjoyed a resurgence after Emperor Vespasian came to power in 69 AD, Italy, 1st century BC. Provenance - the collection of Spanish fashion designer Elio Berhanyer...

A fine pair of French 19th century gilt bronze and patinated bronze figural four-light candelabra, each modeled as a baby Bacchus, in the form of a child faun, seated on tree trunk a...

A Monumental Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture of "Flora's Embrace", By Professore F. Galli. Flora's Embrace, an exquisite marble sculpture by the esteemed Professore Fortunato G...

French Mantel Clock Paris, circa 1870 Black marble with gilt bronze mounts Dimensions: H × W × D: 41 x 23 x 12 cm Description: Case in black marble with richly chased and gilt bro...

We are very pleased to offer a vintage, sleek, pair of polished stone bookends, circa the 1970s. This set is constructed of solid, heavy-weight marble and skillfully hand-cut and ha...

"Elegant and light, it seems to drift through the placid waters of the lagoon". Gondola, set of two elegant bowls in different sizes, hand-sculpted from a solid block...

Squared white Carrara marble bowl for cats and dogs with removable stainless steel bowl, made in Italy, Carrara. Size medium. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is di...

Bronze sculpture of musician on a marble base. Beautiful detail, signed Ming. Please confirm location NY or NJ.

This finely polished Roman marble head of a satyr is an impressive and characterful sculpture. Depicted with full, parted lips, with teeth visible in between, a pointed goat’s ear, t...

The perfection in the carving technique makes this sculpture very Special. It is carved from a fine carrara white marble with artistic Perfection. The folds in her gown and drapin...

A Tessellated marble Tazza urn in Italian Emporador Marble. The undulating edge on the dish with brass banded soccle support.

This bronze sculpture depicts a Native American in an upright, dignified pose, wearing the traditional attire of the North American Plains peoples. The statue is crafted from 100% b...

A beautifully proportioned marble obelisk in richly veined shades of green, cream, and grey. The sculptural silhouette and naturally dramatic stone movement give the piece a quietly ...

TAN is the central part of the decorative vase POR TAN TE, contributing to its overall modular design. This part can be used independently as an elegant decorative element or combine...

A magnificent half-scale 19th C. carved marble statue of Napoleon Bonaparte standing with one hand in his jacket. Signed Prof. A. Petrilli, Firenze by the Italian sculptor, Aristide ...

A beautifully crafted vintage marble box from India, dating to the 1940s–1950s. The surface is intricately inlaid with agate and other precious stones, forming an elegant floral patt...

1960s Bronze Ram on Marble Base Clean, modernist detailing of this cast brass Ram Head with Horns atop a green marble base

A Large 19th Century French Black Marble, Patinated, and Gilt-Bronze Vase Attributed to Charpentier & Cie. This remarkable vase is attributed to the workshop of Charpentier & Cie., ...

This is a pair of antique mantlepiece candlesticks. An English, silver plate and statuary marble candle stand, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Wonderful material c...

Pieza decorativa de inspiración costera formada por un elegante cuenco natural de concha de vieira gigante, montado sobre una base torneada de mármol blanco pulido, que sostiene un e...

This finely executed bust of a Naiad is attributed to the neoclassical sculptor John Gibson (1790 – 1866). A Naiad was a type of mythological water nymph and is depicted here with her head bowed and cocked slightly to the side, displaying her strong neo-Hellenistic profile. In her hair, the nymph wears a headdress that is comprised of long and slender reed leaves, which not only identifies her iconographically as a water spirit, but draws a close comparison with those worn by the female figures in John Gibson’s Hylas Surprised by the Naiades (1827 - 1837) (fig.1). The downwards and off-centre orientation of our Naiad bust mirrors that of the taller figure on the left of the group, who rests her cheek on the head young Hylas (fig.2) Her facial physiognomy follows the neo-Hellenistic archetype established by Gibson and can be closely compared with his Tinted Venus – one of the most important statues of the Victorian era (1851–56, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) (fig.3). While Gibson’s Tinted Venus is known best for its controversial polychrome ‘tinting’, the essential structure of the face—broad brow, finely drawn nose, wide (and slightly drooping) almond-shaped eyes - provided a template that Gibson returned to repeatedly in his depiction of mythological maidens. Critics of the time noted the consistency of his female types, with some seeing their idealised severity as an antidote to the sentimentality of much mid-Victorian sculpture (fig.4 – 6). The facial physiognomy is also very similar to a drawing by Gibson at the Royal Academy that depicts Hero weeping over the dead body of Leander (fig.7). The socle style of the present work also finds comparisons with Gibsons busts of Cupid and Aurora. This was of course somewhat standardised, but it is interesting to note the extent of their similarity with our bust. John Gibson RA is considered by many to be the greatest British sculptor of the nineteenth century working in the Neoclassical style. It is hard to overestimate the impact Rome had on the life and art of the artist. He first arrived in the city around 1817, when he was just twenty-six, and remained a resident there until his death. Not only did Rome’s ancient sculptural treasures and architectural fragments offer Gibson a lifetime of inspiration, but the Grand Tourists who poured into Rome in the first half of the nineteenth century provided him with many commercial opportunities. These rich or aristocratic travellers sought out mythological sculptures for their grand, palatial residences. However, since the papal decrees of Doria Pamphilj and Pacca of 1803 banned the export of ancient Greek and Roman works of art from Rome, there was a large demand for modern idealised sculpture in the Neoclassical style (Frasca-Rath 2016, p. 10). During his early days in the city he had the great fortune to train under both Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen (Roscoe and Hardy 2009, p. 522). He referred continuously to Canova as his “master”, particularly in his memoirs, which he dictated to Margarete Sandbach at the beginning of the 1850s; these were subsequently published by Lady Eastlake in 1870. Moreover, he claimed to be Canova’s last pupil in a letter to Antonio Gacini, Secretary of the Royal Academy in Milan in 1861, written to thank the Academy for accepting him as an Honorary Member: “The first instruction which I received in my art was from an Italian. It was Canova whose pupil I became in the year 1817 and studied under him for five years when he died. I was his last pupil” (Royal Academy Archive GI/1376). By 1821, Gibson had established his own studio in the via Fontanella, off the via Babuino. From here he aimed to produce sculpture of “the sublime and the purest beauty”, believing that the sculptor’s role was to select and combine the most beautiful parts of nature to create a harmonious whole, which would delight and elevate the viewer. By the mid nineteenth century he was one of the few remaining exponents of the so-called ‘pure’ and ‘neo Hellenistic’ style of sculpture, resolutely upholding the Neoclassical ideals established by Wincklemann, in a period when naturalism and modern subjects preoccupied the majority of artists in Europe (Turner, ed., 1996, p. 598). Gibson was convinced of the importance of disseminating artistic ideas through the younger generations, an ideal no doubt impressed upon him by Canova, and established ‘the British Academy of Arts in Rome’. His students included William Theed (1804–1891), Benjamin Spence (1822–1866), Harriet Hosmer...

White Carrara marble bowl for cats or dogs, made in Italy, Carrara. Size small. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by It...

Pair of Campagna form green marble urns with lids, mounted with ormolu bronzes of Egyptian inspired sphinxes.

Marble sculpture of Hera, probably made in Greece in the mid-20th century. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL. Indi...

1970s Iron Male Nude Classical Sculpture On Polished Marble Base Polished Absolute Black granite base

A 17th century architectural fragment probably part of a sculpted colomn or doorway. With a spiraling bread between two straight angels carved out meticulous and skilfully. As a obje...

A very fine French, 19th century Patinated bronze group of a Crouching Native American Indian on the lookout, in a dark brown patina and raised on a veined green marble base, by Edou...

French Art Deco bronze figure of nude female dancer on a square black marble base (attr: Marie-Louise Simard)

A very impressive 19th Century patinated bronze statue of 'Gloria Victis' with gilded highlights. Raised on a marble plinth. Signed; A MERCIE Stamped; F. BARBEDIENNE Gloria Victis wa...

A beautifully proportioned pair of marble obelisks in richly veined shades of pink and cream. The sculptural silhouettes and naturally dramatic stone movement give the pieces a quiet...

A very fine and mpressive life-size Italian, early 20th century marble bust of a Greco Roman Warrior, probably Hercules, after the antique. The large beautifully carved and decorated...

Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient torso, Greek torso Sculpted male torso on white Carrara marble, classic st...

Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Arabescato marble. Vase dimension: D 30 x H 67 cm. Available in different marbles. Limited edition of 35. Each vas...