Italian 19th Neoclassical Scagloiola and Ormolu Urn

An outstanding and high quality Italian 19th century neo-classical st. Imperial Porphyry and ormolu urn. The exceptional solid Porphyry urn is raised by a square ormolu base with a r...

A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised by a square base with a most decorative recessed plaq...

A magnificent and monumentally scaled Italian early 19th century solid Porphyry and ormolu urn, circa 1810. The most impressive urn is raised by a circular base with a fine stepped and mottled border. At the center is an impressive and most decorative reeded design below the smooth elegantly curved body with richly sculpted scrolled handles at each side. Above the curved neck is the removable lid also decorated with a beautiful reeded design, mottled band, and centered by a striking ormolu acorn finial. All original gilt. Porphyry was Imperial Rome’s most prestigious stone for columns, vases, and other objects. The word “porphyry” comes from the Latin word for purple, which was the color of nobility to the Romans. Porphyry is considered the Imperial Stone of the Roman Empire. In the year 18 AD, the Roman Legionnaire Caius Cominius discovered a beautiful purple stone in the eastern desert of Egypt. It was a deep purple color with flecks of larger white crystals and was perfect for carving. This porphyry quickly became the most prestigious stone for the elite of Rome and Byzantium. For centuries the Romans quarried this treasured stone...

A handsome and large scale handsome Italian 19th century marble urn. The impressive urn is raised by a square stepped base below the elegant ...

A good quality 19th century Italian gilded ormolu and bronze lidded urn, having a young boy holding fruit as a finial to the lid, foliate and acorn relief decoration, a boars head ha...

French Victorian (19/20th Cent) brown & white veined marble urn with bronze swan form handles with a drape design and mounted on a bronze square base with a finial top.

19th century French ormolu and marble vase.

This large decorative tole urn was made in France, circa 1780 . The elongated form is topped with a cascading series of icicle shapes that again appear at th...