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Technique: Inlay
One-of-a-kind Pair of Tall Specimen Marble Inlaid Obelisks
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
An exquisite pair of large specimen marble obelisks. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these obelisks are not only stunning decorative pieces but also exude an air of soph...
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20th Century Italian Inlay Obelisks

Materials

Marble

A Large Vintage Pair of Grand Tour Style Marble Inlaid Obelisks, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Vintage Pair of Grand Tour Style Marble Inlaid Obelisks, 1970 Standing 52" tall, these pair of obelisks are in excellent condition.
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1970s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Inlay Obelisks

Materials

Marble

Post Modern Maitland-Smith Handmade Mosaic Shagreen Obelisk Pyramid, Circa 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Rare stunning Obelisk or Pyramid rendered in a hand applied abstract mosaic neutral shagreen. Made in the Philippines by Maitland-Smith, LTD. Circa 1990s.
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Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Inlay Obelisks

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Shagreen, Felt, Shagreen Stingray

Pair of Monumental Marble Obelisks, White #2
Located in Berlin, DE
Extremely rare and decorative obelisk pair. Various types of marble an absolute rarity and a guaranteed eye-catcher in every interior. Measures: 73.2 inch.
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Inlay Obelisks

Materials

Marble

Monumental Marble Inlaid Obelisks, Grand Tour Style
Located in El Monte, CA
Unique monumental Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Style Specimen marble inlaid obelisks. Marble is precisely cut and inlaid into a fine two-tone...
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20th Century European Grand Tour Inlay Obelisks

Materials

Marble

Pair Maitland Smith Pyramid Grand Tour Tessellated Wood Brass Claw Feet Obelisk
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Maitland Smith Neoclassical tessellated Wood and Brass Claw Feet Obelisk. In good vintage condition with some wear to the tessellated Wood. Pyramid Core measures: 5 x 5 x 2...
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1960s American Grand Tour Vintage Inlay Obelisks

Materials

Brass

Antique Pietra Dura Marble Desk Obelisk Thermometer Ashford Blue John Derbyshire
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860. This large 15.5" tall obelisk is made of Derbyshire black marble. The...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Inlay Obelisks

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Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Breccia Marble, Marble, Alabaster, Quart...

Antique Pietra Dura Marble Ashford Desk Obelisk Thermometer Buxton Derbyshire
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860. This large 14.75" obelisk is made of Derbyshire black marble. The obelisk is very elegantly inlaid with a variety of semi-precious polished hard-stone, including Derbyshire Blue John, lapis lazuli, malachite, Carrara marble, polished agate etc. The top of the obelisk is inlaid with colored stone in a floral design, below is a mercury thermometer with the name "J, Turner Buxton", the thermometer is fully functioning, the base is also inlaid with colored stone in a floral design, the obelisk is raised on a stepped base. Condition is very good, no damage or restoration, this very elegant obelisk is ready to grace your home or office. Ashford Black Marble is the name given to a dark limestone, quarried from mines near Ashford-in-the-Water, in Derbyshire, England. Once cut, turned and polished, its shiny black surface is highly decorative. Ashford Black Marble is a very fine-grained sedimentary rock and is not a true marble in the geological sense. It can be cut and inlaid with other decorative stones and minerals, using a technique known as Pietra Dura. The mineral has been used decoratively since prehistoric times; the first recorded customer was the Elizabethan Countess, Bess of Hardwick...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Inlay Obelisks

Materials

Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble

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