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Russian Fabergé Style Silver Gilt and Enamel Photo Frame
By Karl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
The central circular photograph surrounded by a band of diamonds, set on a circular blue guilloché enamel panel surmounted by a crown and with floral decoration within a silver gilt border and easel backing, with spurious hallmarks and fitted wooden case with cushioned interior.
With its intricate expanse of royal blue guilloché enamel beautifully offset by a gilt surround, this elegant Fabergé frame...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Diamond, Silver, Enamel
Contemporary American Modern Large Seashell Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern rectangular box, with an applied seashell veneer and green, teal and blue patterned interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral
A Pair of Figural Putto Seven-Light Candelabra, On Green Marble Pedestals
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Magnificent and Palatial Patinated Bronze Figural Putto Seven-Light Gilt-Bronze, Rock-Crystal and Amethyst Glass Candelabra, On Green Marble Pedestals.
By Raingo Frères, ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
William IV silver inkstand
Located in London, GB
Antique silver inkstand of impressive proportions, made at the end of King William IV's reign. The inkstand has finely detailed scroll and leaf pattern cast mounts and rets on four s...
Category
19th Century British William IV Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer Set
By John Barwise
Located in London, GB
Antique marble and gilt bronze clock and barometer set
English, 19th Century
Height 49cm, width 20cm, depth 12cm
This exquisite set of gilt b...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Marble Simulated Bust of "Artemis", Greece, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
Bust of Greek goddess "Artemis"; made from compressed marble composite and cast from a mold in accordance with the original example from Ephesus,...
Category
1950s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition
Pair of Patinated Bronze Native American Figures after Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze Native American figures after Kauba
Austrian, Early 20th Century
Brave figure: Height 31cm, width 16cm, depth 19cm
Chieftain figure: Height 28cm, width 16cm, depth 14cm
This pair of cold-painted and patinated bronze figures were made by Alfonzo Titze, cast from models by Carl Kauba (1865-1922), who was a removed Austrian artist particularly known for his patinated bronze depictions of the Wild West.
The bronzes portray a pair of Native Americans, each one standing on a rough-hewn deep red marble base.
The first figure portrays a Native American warrior, called a brave. Leaning forward his mouth is open as if he is shouting. A small feather headdress ornaments the figure's head. Vibrant red frills are decorating parts of the trousers and shirt, an animal fur boa, as well as a yellow, blue, and white scarf covering his body.
The chieftain who is portrayed in the second figure is wearing traditional Native American clothing...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye '1795-1875' Signed Bronze of Lion Crushing a Snake ca. 1870
Located in CH
Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris, 1795-1875). Lion crushing a Snake. Bronze with a brown patina signed Barye on the left hand side of the base. The bronze sculpture is sitting on a black m...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Modernist Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Young Man, Alfredo Pina
By Alfredo Pina
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFREDO PINA
French, 1883-1966
Bust of a Young Man
Lost-wax cast medium-brown patinated bronze over solid verde marble plinth signed in cast "A. Pina" and sealed with cachet "cire...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Great Wheel Skeleton Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important glass-fronted French Empire great wheel skeleton clock has the remarkable ability to run with incredible accuracy for more than a week on a single winding. The large central wheel and the rare combination of the pin-wheel escapement and knife-edge suspension allow for a longer, more accurate running time than most clocks of the period. The clock is further distinguished by the inclusion of a concentric calendar dial and Roman numeral chapter ring set amidst a stunning floral halo of gilt bronze fretwork, all mounted on a bronze-wrapped marble base. In such fine, working condition, and with the inclusion of a period glass dome, this clock is exemplary of the finest French skeleton...
Category
19th Century French Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exceptional Pair of Obelisk Shaped Fossil Sculptures 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Impressive pair of obelisk shaped polished extinct fossil sculptures (Orthoceras) with beautiful organic variations which date back 400 million years from Sweden and the Baltic State...
Category
1980s Swedish Prehistoric Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Handsome European Red Stone Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
Handsome European stone trinket box, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides and sharp corners. Shoulder and base chamfered. Cover hinged, inset, and ch...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet
Located in London, GB
French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791) is the inspiration for this beautiful, sumptuous mantel clock. His clock, crafted in the late 18th Century and now on display at the Louvre Museum, caused such a stir when it was exhibited over 100 years later, at the Great Exhibition in Paris in 1900 that one reviewer claimed that it "attracted so much admiration from the crowds gathered around that the pressure was sufficient at times to endanger its safety."
As well as this famed 'Three Graces...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Contemporary American Modern Oval Seashell Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern oval jewelry box with an applied seashell exterior and red velvet interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral
18th Century Swedish Stone Mortar
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Decorative 18th century Swedish mortar in solid stone, circa 1790 Sweden.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Cartier Prism Mystery Clock
By Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This mystery clock by Cartier, known as a “prism” clock, is a work of exceptional engineering and stylish artistry. Crafted in a sleek Art Deco style with ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Quartz
Pair of Very Large Malachite and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large malachite and ormolu vases
French, 20th Century
Height 140cm, diameter 91cm
Of impressive size and quality, the vases are ma...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Busts, “Homer” & “Pseudo-Seneca”, circa 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR
Italian School
Pair of Busts, "Homer" & "Pseudo-Seneca", after Antiquity
Patinated bronze mounted on solid marble plinths cast by Chiurazzi, Naples circa 1880 each sealed with foundry cachet on shoulder
Item # 304KUV24Y
A rare and exciting pair of Grand Tour busts after Antiquity, each is executed in bronze and finished in a Herculaneum black patina with hints of verde in the underlying surface by the foundry of J. Chiurazzi of Naples. Foundry seals are located on their shoulders verso.
The first is a fine cast of Homer after the marble bust of Antiquity formerly in the Farnese collection and currently in the permanent collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. It depicts the aged Greek poet and author of the Illiad and the Odyssey as a bearded man dressed in a tunic with a ribbon holding back his hair while concerned wrinkles line his forehead. His eyes are empty and devoid of anything, the absence alluding to his blindness while the sheer intensity of his spirit overwhelms the viewer. His simple garment are a reminder of his poverty.
The second bust known as "Pseudo Seneca" is cast after the original bust of antiquity found in 1754 at Herculaneum in the Villa of the Papyri, the home of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, father-in-law of Julius Caesar. The estate was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The bust had been thought to be an image of Lucius Annaeus Seneca - Seneca the Younger - the famous Stoic philosopher and fabulously wealthy advisor to Nero. However, after a titled bust of Seneca...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th century pair of Pink Marble Vases in the Louis XV Manner
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Fleur de Pêcher Marble Vases
In the Louis XV Manner
Constructed from Italian fleur de pêcher marble and ormolu mounted, the pair of ovoid baluster vases standing on squ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
Circa 1st-2nd Century
Marble
This fine Roman marble head preserves the proper left side of the face of a middle-aged man, with broad nose, soft lips, and bearded chin. The short beard and sideburns have been finely carved with a flat chisel, to render the soft, wavy strands of hair. The cheekbone, undereye, and nasolabial folds have been delicately modelled in the marble by a skilled hand. In a letter from 1975, the former director of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, suggested that the head could depict the Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles.
Few figures in the Classical world stand aside Sophocles (c. 496-406 BC), inarguably the best known of the Athenian tragedians, in terms of the impact his works have had on the history of art and literature. The psychological depth he achieves in the seven of the 123 of his plays that have survived to the present day - most notably the three Theban plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus - not only inspired the Athenians, among whom Sophocles was honoured as a hero long after his death, but in our own time, have provoked landmark works on phychoanalysis and literary criticism, by thinkers like René Girard and, most famously, Sigmund Freud. In its masterful treatment of the marble this fragment sensitively captures the features of one of the most important playwrights of all time.
Height on stand: 7.9 inches (20 cm).
Provenance:
Collection of Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Contemporary American Modern Seashell Music Box / Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern music box / jewelry box with an exterior finished in beige and pink speckled seashells, which opens along a hinged edge to a red velvet interior, with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral
Pair of Large Decorative Vases in Red and Green Onyx
Located in London, GB
A pair of large decorative vases in red and green onyx
Continental, 20th Century
Height 38cm, diameter 15cm
Elegantly designed and and pristinely finished, these fine vases are ...
Category
20th Century European Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Baccarat "Victor Hugo" Crystal Inkwell
By Robert Rigot
Located in New York, NY
French midcentury (1980s-1990s) limited edition (28/450) " Victor Hugo" crystal inkwell with a six-sided shape and a cut star base (signed BACCARAT).
Baccarat Crystal has, from the...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Lunar Meteorite
Located in London, GB
A beautiful fragment from a lunar meteorite, among the rarest of all geological finds. This specimen belongs to NWA 11303, a feldspathic regolith breccia which formed when the shock ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Algerian Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Karl Springer Set of Stunning Polished Petrified Wood Orbs on Custom Bases 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 polished petrified wood orbs on custom metal bases by Karl Springer, American 1980's (retain original labels from the 1980s showing the original pric...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass, Metal
Pair of Gilt-Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble Vases and Covers
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze And Rouge Griotte Marble Vases and Covers. By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris.
Designed in the Neo-Grec style these elegant vases stand atop Rouge Griotte marb...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Sculptural Oriented Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Oriented Chondrite Meteorite Circa 4.56 Billion y/o
Chondrite
24 x 20 cm, 28 cm tall on base
7.1 kg
A sculptural and beautifully weathered chondrite meteorite; upon entering the atmosphere, this extraterrestrial stone would have heated the surrounding air to a temperature of over 1700 C, higher than that of the hottest lava on the planet, and enough to melt away its outer layers, leaving its surface rippled with regmaglypts, thumb-shaped impressions formed as superheated rock streaked off of the main body as it careened toward the earth. The last layer of the rock to melt would have re-solidified as the meteorite made impact, forming a charcoal coloured fusion crust, which has taken on a deep ochre-tinted patina.
Chondrite meteorites such as this example were formed at the very beginning of our solar system, by the accretion of various types of dust and small grains, adrift in the vacuum of space and, as such, provide important clues about the birth of our own planet. This piece is an especially rare specimen, known as an oriented meteorite...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Contemporary American Modern Oval Seashell Veneer Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern oval jewelry box with an applied brown and beige seashell exterior and green velvet interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral
Contemporary American Modern Conch and Cowrie Seashell Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern rectangular jewelry box with an exterior finished in applied miniature conch and cowrie seashells, which opens to a teal velvet interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral
Contemporary American Modern Small Circular Seashell Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern small circular jewelry box with an applied seashell exterior and black interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral
Cross-Section from an Exceptional Lunar Meteorite
Located in London, GB
A piece of the moon - superb lunar meteorite gadamis 004 - Anorthosite
4.5 Billion y/o
Among the rarest substances to be found on Earth, thi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Libyan Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
19th Century Italian Marble Sculpture of the Goddess Flora by Ernesto Gazzeri
Located in London, GB
A Marble Sculpture of Flora
By Ernesto Gazzeri
Carved from statuary marble, the veiled maiden standing on a rocky outcrop on a circular base, her flowing dress billowing in the wind as she holds a bunch of flowers in her right arm; her eyes downcast at the single flower in her left hand. Signed to the base "E. Gazzeri / Studio O Andreoni Roma."
Italian, circa 1900
Dimensions: H: 36 in / 91.5 cm W: 13.5 in / 34 cm D: 8 in / 20 cm
The subject of the veiled maiden was first introduced in the mid-19th century by Raffaelle Monti for the Duke of Devonshire, also exhibiting at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The choice of a veiled figure continued a trend for sculptors like Ernesto Gazzeri to depict flowing fabrics in marble form, a revival of a practice used by ancient sculptors...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
'Louis XIV' Gogotte Formation
Measures: circa 30 Million y/o
105 x 76 x 15 cm
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation, nicknamed Louis XIV, composed of thick swirls and folds of sparkling sandstone. Discovered in the Oligocene sand dunes of Fontainebleau, France, formed circa 30 million years before present or later. The incredible, almost otherworldly appearance of gogottes may easily be mistaken for the work of a most talented artist. In fact, these sandstone sculptures are entirely natural in origin. They have been found in multiple locations but those from Fontainebleau, such as the present example, are the most remarkable. Thirty-five million years ago, a sea covered what is now the forest of Fontainebleau, and dunes of exceptionally fine and homogenous sand formed. As silica-rich water filtered through this sand, it turned into stone. The flow of water finely modelled the sandstone into the forms we now know as gogottes. These are rare and are only found sporadically, several metres buried underground. They owe their sparkling white appearance to the extreme and unmatched purity of the Fontainebleau sand, sometimes reaching a composition of 99.9% silica. Each of them is unique – a masterpiece slowly fashioned by the hands of Nature.
The name “gogotte” was coined by French geologist Claude Guillemin (1923- 1994), inspired by the children’s book series Babar the Elephant...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Small Swedish Pewter Box with Porphyry inlay, made in 1974.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small pewter box with lid. In the lid a piece of Swedish Porphyry is inlaid. Made 1974 by the company STENLYA.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Porphyry, Pewter
Karl Springer Exceptional Lidded Box in Tessellated Travertine 1980s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Exceptionally crafted table top box in tessellated travertine with wood interior by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed "Karl Springer" on bottom). This box has a nice scale and t...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Gold and Agate Sewing Nécessaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning specimen of agate distinguishes this diminutive French sewing nécessaire. The segments of beautiful hard stone are perfectly complemented ...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Gold
Boeltz Candelabra Centerpiece in Gold with Rock Crystals 1970s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional rare candelabra centerpiece model No. 16, 24-karat plated "exploded bronze" design with rock crystals and glass center bowl, by Claude Victor Boeltz, France 1970s (signed...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze
Tessellated Stone Veneered Trunk
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderfully simple yet beautiful tessellated stone veneered trunk. The manufacturing tag is still on the underside of the trunk and reads "Alexvale Furniture, Inc/ Philippines// item number///date. The featured stone specimens have been placed closely together and their sizes range from about 1" x 3" to 2"x 5" of different sizes. Different shades of beige dominate the color scheme while subtle hints of grey, yellow , and orange can be seen throughout the piece. Fine brass inlays run vertically on the top and front of the trunk. A brass inlaid circle...
Category
1990s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass
Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
Gogotte formation
circa 30 Million y/o
Measures : 42 x 21 x 63 cm.
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation, composed of thick swirls and fo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Armor and Venus Early 19th Century French Empire Ormolu Sculpture Gilt Bronze
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This beautiful Empire bronze sculpture shows winged Amor carrying Venus, she is holding a wreath in her right hand, surrounded within a circula...
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Contemporary American Patinated Bronze Abstract Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American abstract sculpture made of patinated bronze, mounted on a square white marble base. (in the style of BRANCUSI).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Coco De Mer Nut Sculptural Box by Antony Redmile, London
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a rare and magnificent object fashioned from a rare coco de mer nut and Ostrich egg by Antony Redmile. The box is secured to a wooden base with a silvered stand, holding both sides of the coconut. The coconut is a rich dark chocolate brown and appears to be warmly polished. The top of the box is silvered and adorned with beautiful malachite specimens. 2 small cast resin boar's teeth set with malachite are present on either side of the box, much like handles. Decorative silvered fittings hold ostrich eggs that serve as the lids to the box. Finally, a silvered fitting holds an oval malachite finial...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Silver Plate
J. Anthony Redmile Pair of Rare Ostrich Egg Wall Sconces 1970s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare and exceptional sconces in silver with ostrich eggs, amethysts, and animal horns by J. Anthony Redmile, England 1970's (signed in metal "Redmile London"). These rare can...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Patinated Bronze Group of a Child Holding a Rooster "L'enfant au Coq"
Located in London, GB
The expressive model featuring a toy cannon at the child's feet, all set on a circular marble base
The cannon signed 'Adriano Cecioni', with cartouche to the base inscribed 'ENFANT AU COQ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Renaissance Style Marble Figure of Sleeping Child
By François Duquesnoy
Located in London, GB
This marble figure of a sleeping child was crafted around 1800 in the style of François Duquesnoy, a sculptor active in Italy in the early 17th Century....
Category
Early 1800s Italian Renaissance Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR
Italian, 19th century
Bust of Julius Caesar
Patinated and pigmented sand-cast bronze over Violet Breche marble socle unsigned
Item # 212WHZ09P
A finely cast and beau...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Candlesticks, Ca 1810
Located in Stockholm, SE
A charming pair of candlesticks. Most of the candlesticks made during this period, Louis XVl, Directoire and Empire used bronze that were either gilt or dark-patinated. These candles...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Oriented Stone Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Oriented Stone Meteorite
Chondrite
5.00 kg
Detached from its parent body by a mighty impact, this large, oriented Meteorite travelled over a hu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Pair of Large Grey Marble Neoclassical Campana Form Garden Vases
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Italian Modern Abstract Blush Marble Sculpture on Base
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern (1960s) abstract blush marble sculpture, mounted on a rectangular black base.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Italian Modern Abstract Stone Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Italian Modern (1960s) abstract stone sculpture.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble
Pair of French Bronze Sculptures Busts “Comedy & Tragedy” by Eugene Laurent
By Emmanuel Marcel Laurent
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE LAURENT
French, 1832-1898
"Comedy & Tragedy"
Patinated bronze on original black marble bases Unsigned, cast circa 1885
Item # 211PPA29S
A rare and exceptional pair of br...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pre-Solar Stardust, a Piece of the Allende Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Pre-Solar Stardust - A piece of the Allende Meteorite
Carbonaceous Chondrite - CV3
Height 6.98 cm
280 g
“This individual sample of the Allende CV3 carbonaceous chondrite shows ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Quartz with Inclusions, Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
One of our specialties is inclusions. We have handled many of the world's finest known examples. I have never seen anything like this before. Normally you would find a single crystal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Other
Contemporary American Large Rock Crystal Vase
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American large white rock crystal vase.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Crystal
Pair of French Victorian Rouge Marble and Bronze Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of French Victorian rouge marble and gilt bronze 6 arm candelabra with a gilt bronze urn over a tiered base (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century French Victorian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hardstone, Quartz, Amethyst, Nephrite and Silver-Gilt Flower Model
Located in London, GB
Hardstone, quartz, amethyst, nephrite and silver-gilt flower model
Continental, 20th century
Measures : Height 25cm, width 21cm, depth 12cm.
This exc...
Category
20th Century European Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Silver
Roman Portrait Bust of a Noble Woman
Located in London, GB
Roman miniature bust of a noble woman, carved marble, Severan Dynasty, c. 225 A.D.
Rare and particularly elegant ‘wig portrait’ of a noble woman, belonging to the early 3rd Century - a style distinctive of Severan Dynasty female portrait busts, in which part of the head has been chiselled away to allow for the addition of a separate hairpiece, in many cases from a darker material, in order to create an almost painterly effect, in the interplay of different coloured stones. The degree of naturalism and emotional depth achieved in a piece of such a small scale implies a sculptor of great talent. The subtle parting of the lips, in combination with her upturned, vacant gaze and tired eyes, conveys a pensive mood, and even a quiet melancholy.
A woman strolls the town in thick wigs bought with gold,
Then buys new hair to complement the old.
And having bought, she doesn’t blush! Right there she buys,
Before Alcides’ and the Muses’ eyes.
(Ovid, Ars Amatoria, III, 161-168)
The fashion of wig-wearing in this period, as well as its emulation in the wig portrait bust, is widely attributed to Julia Domna...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists
Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
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Swedish Clock Original Paint
Antique French Porcelain Mantel Clocks
French Vendome
Bronze Numbers
Antique Oak Clock
Antique Oak Clock Clocks
Antique Oak Clocks
French Urn Clock
Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Egg Head
Grandfather Clock With Pendulum
Tiffany In Paris
Antique Wedding Gift
White Marble Clocks
Inlaid Clock
Mantel Display
French Empire Living Room Set
Antique Clock And Watch