Stone Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

A Neoclassical carved yellow sienna marble inkwell. The item represents a miniature sarcophagus, the tomb of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, erected around 150 BC, now in the colle...

Beautiful silver bracelet with cut rock crystal, made by Alton, Falköping Sweden 1967 year letter is R9. Beautiful silver bracelet. The rock crystal is well captured in a solid s...

Marble Mortar. French. 18th Century.

Beautiful and rare black marble (Belgium blue stone) mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher. Weathered but good condition.

Beautiful and rare black marble (Belgium blue stone) mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher. Weathered but good condition.

A stunning 18th century French marble mortar with the best worn surface we've seen in years, with a tiger maple pestle. The perfect accessory for your kitchen. Fill with fruits and v...

An impressive George II hand cut full led Irish Crystal Pedestal “Kettle Drum” Bowl of circular outline and unusually large proportions. Made by the Old Waterford Glass Company, County Tipperary in Ireland. Late Eighteenth, early Nineteenth Century. The heavy gauge circular wavy cut rim with a band of richly cut diamond and chevron cut pattern. The lower bowl area with scale cut detailing, raised on a single ring socle stem above a square thick spreading pedestal, underneath with “lemon squeeze” foot detail. Condition: Good untouched condition with no losses, except for one tight short crack, see two images which clearly show this imperfection, wonderful age wear underneath base. Typically unmarked as Georgian pieces were not. *Stunning and rare example of a piece of Irish Georgian History. The asking price reflects the imperfection. Wonderful rare “grey” tint to crystal, so typical of Eighteenth-Century Irish pieces. Diameter: (top rim, an impressive) 9” (23cm). Height: 8.25" (21cm). Depth: (square base) 3.5" (9cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. The history of Irish Hand Cut Crystal goes back to the late 17th century. George Ravenscroft started the tradition in 1676. The glassmaker added lead oxide to the silicates that make up the molten glass. The process achieved a softness that allowed the glass to be blown and carved while remaining hard and clear as it cooled. The first crystal factory in Ireland opened in County Tyrone in 1771. The Creation of Waterford Crystal The Waterford Crystal we know today back in 1783 with George and William Penrose. Their vision was to “create the finest quality crystal for drinking vessels and decorative objects of beauty for the home.” The Penrose brothers sought the expertise of renowned glassmaker John Hill in 1785. Hill that began the process of polishing the glass to give the unique Waterford Crystal shine now known the world over. Hill left Waterford in 1788 after a major disagreement with the Penrose brothers. Waterford cut glass...

Marble Mortar. French. 18th Century.

Marble mortar. French. 18th Century.

Pair of opaque trumpet-shaped opaline vases. Beautiful hand-painted floral patterns in a variety of colors and vibrant birds caring for the chicks and guarding their nest adorn this ...

Our large neoclassical tazza carved from variegated charcoal colored marble with red and grey dates from the nineteenth century. Provenance: Jay Waldmann, Waldmann Inc., Southampt...

Opaline vase of English origin, city of Bristol, circa 1780. In 1768 W. Cookworthy founded a porcelain factory in Plymouth, but moved it to Bristol in 1770. Attributable to Henry Bone...

An exceedingly rare and important pair of George III-period mahogany knife boxes of exceptional quality and condition. The boxes are of serpentine form with refined crossbanded and c...

A George III mahogany and satinwood marquetry inlaid tantalus, circa 1790. The rectangular traveling chest with conch shell inlaid satinwood hinged top opening to an interior fitted with four original gilt-painted mould-blown transparent glass decanters and two flint glass cordial glasses...

Elegant George III crystal carafe with engraved flower garlande all around. Elegantly curved handle, engraved with a decor. Mounted on a silver stand. Very elegant antique decanter w...

Two antique mortars for Your kitchen: one in white marble, smaller; the other one (darker) in stone, more antique. The mortar is very useful in the kit...