Siena Marble Vases and Vessels

A Fine Pair of Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Bronze and Siena Marble Tazzas of Interesting Design French Circa 1830 These beautiful tazzas stand on round bronze bases, cast...

A pair of bronze Medici vases from the Charles X period, circa 1830. The bases are in the yellow Siena marble so popular in early-to-mid-century France. The blackish-green-patinated ...

Pair of bronze volute craters with chariots on the wall. The vases stand on square plinths made of Siena marble (5.5 x 14 x 14 cm).

Vase in precious polished Breccia di Versailles gray marble with Giallo Siena marble dowel handcrafted in Italy. The work encapsulates all the knowledge and manufacturing tradition o...

A pair of Grand Tour bronze tazzas raised on stepped sienna marble plinths and mounted on sienna marble bases with bronze molding. Circa 1820, Italy.

Applied Lyre Decoration The pair stood upon four cast Bronze feet with a pedestal Siena Marble foot with an applied bronze scrollwork border. The central square column with a bronze Swan neck lyre harp bordered by floral swags to the front of the vase. The base of each Tazza Urn cast in Bronze with Ram’s head twin loop handles and a floral band surmounted by a tapered Siena Marble Core finished with a Bronze liner. The Tazza Urns dating to the first half of the 19th century during the latter reign of Charles X circa 1830. Bronze an alloy consisting primarily of copper with approximately 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such as arsenic or silicon depending on the age of the bronze and its origin. The additions of other metals produce a range of alloys that are usually harder than copper alone and carry useful properties such as strength. The earliest known use of bronze dates to the 5th millennium BCE from Iranian plateau, the bronze mix consists of arsenical copper and copper-arsenide. The earliest tin-copper-alloy recovered is dated to circa 4650 BCE and was found in Plocnik, Serbia. It is believed to have been smelted from a natural tin-copper ore. Sienna Marble consists of various dark yellow and gold colours, it is extremely heterogeneous due to the presence of grains with shades ranging from ivory white to light yellow to a reddish yellow ocher and is usually an intense marble. Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family and consists of two arms and a crossbar with strings. The Lyre has featured on classical objects like the pair of vases above for thousands of years. They were commonly used in several ancient cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The earliest known examples of the lyre have been recovered at archaeological sites that date to c. 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia. Charles X (Charles Philippe 1757-1836) was the King of France during a short reign between 1824 to 1830. He was the uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, Charles (as heir-presumptive) became the leader of the ultra-royalists which was a radical monarchist faction within the French court. The ultra-royalists declared absolute monarchy by divine right and opposed the constitutional monarchy concessions towards liberals and the guarantees of civil liberties granted by the Charter of 1814. Charles gained...

Pair of mythological Urns from the French third Empire period. Fabulous decorative pieces, created in Paris, France during the period of the Third French Empire under Napoleon III...

A striking pair of 19th century patinated bronze Capana shaped neoclassical bronze urns mounted on sienna marble plinths. Each with putti playing amongst grape vines, twin scrolling ...

'Sholapur' sculpture vase / centerpiece Michele de Lucchi for Up & Up, Carrara Italy, 1985 Postmodern Marble sculpture centerpiece. Composed of several geometric elements resting on a large marble disc, this abstract sculpture is an iconic decorative piece of highest quality and artistic value. Carrara Marble, Portoro Marble, Green Alpi Marble...

Vaso / Vassoio in marmo, il marmo si trasforma per imitare la propria natura con il marmo stesso. Questa è l'idea alla base dell'opera di Zanellato/Bortotto e DelSavio1910, Questo va...

Superb Example of French lidded grand tour ormolu & bronze cast heavy duty model of a two handled Urn of Museum quality. First quarter of the Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency per...

Stylish Art Deco English Sterling Silver heavy gauge circular footed Centerpiece, Fruit Bowl complete with its original firm fitting hand cut full led Crystal glass liner of outstand...

A pair of French mid 19th century bronze and marble garniture urns. Figured sienna marble. Patinated open urns with scroll floral handles.

Drill vases Part chaos and part control, drill vases are an exercise in improvisation.   The origin of the project lies in Carrara, and the small fragments of marble found discarded by quarries in the region. I began to collect these stones. Working in the workshop with only hand and hammer...

A pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Sienna marble urns. Each urn is raised on a square base with ormolu foliate border. on th...

Impressive Pair of Grand Tour Twin Handle Patinated Bronze Medici Urns of Campagne outline, of compact and heavy proportions. Second quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Firmly attribu...

Drill vases Part chaos and part control, drill vases are an exercise in improvisation.   The origin of the project lies in Carrara, and the small fragments...

A pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu Tazzas having leaf and berry rims with entwined serpent handles, raised on Sienna marble columns e...

Pair of French Empire bronze urns on sienna marble stands Each bronze urn with matching lid, flanked by scroll handles ending in a double swan he...

Antique French Louis XVI style sienna marble and ormolu urn Elegant 19th century sienna marble and ormolu urn converted as a table lamp. The baluster shaped urn is decorated with gr...

A pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu tazzas having beaded and leaf decorated rims and unusual dolphin carrying handles, supported on Sienna marb...

An Italian carved Grand Tour Giallo di Siena oil lamp. Beautifully carved with leaf detailing and rounded bronze handle, set above marble base with ros...

A mid-19th century Italian font with Baluster stem on a hexagonal base, in Sienna marble, circa 1860 In three parts.

A fine pair of early to mid-19th century Campana shaped patinated bronze urns on Sienna marble pedestals. The bronzes are of good quality with f...

A very fine pair of french late empire patinated bronze & well grained sienna marble grand tour twin handle Tazza of large and heavy proportions First quarter of the Nineteenth C...