English Blue John or Darbyshire Spar Covered Urn Form Orniment

An architectural element featuring an Acanthus leaf surrounding a face.

A fabulous pair of 18th century Chinese Rose Mandarin covered urns with extraordinary detail and raised decoration.

A pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian, painted, single-drawer, urn-form pedestal tables with polished stone tops.

An English sofa or console table with mahogany, calamander and burl wood inlay.

English, 20th century. A vintage bronze dog form umbrella stand or cane holder with lily pad base after the original by Coalbrookdale. Approx: 20"...

One of the only known sculptures rendered in Blue John to exist in the world, this extraordinary George III panther exemplifies Georgian sophistication. Georgian — and later Regency — aesthetics revived classical themes of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. With a proud stance, gaping jaw and unyielding gaze, the stately panther closely resembles the grand ancient Roman panthers often carved from marble as trapezophoros table supports. The regal cat rests atop a plinth, also made of Blue John, with Siena and Ashford marble detailing. The intrinsic and richly hued mineral inclusions of the Blue John replicate the textures and colors of the animal’s fur. The rare stone is a variety of natural calcium fluorite found exclusively in Derbyshire, England. It was first discovered in the early 18th century, but its mining did not being until circa 1760. Blue John was a wildly popular material in the decorative arts during the Georgian and Regency...

The cloisonne censer formed by hollow shared body of three cranes standing on long legs.

This important George III blue John urn is attributed to famed Swedish architect Sir William Chambers. The solid piece is carved entirely from rare Blue...