Green Marble and Gilt Americana Pedestal

This pair of French pedestals exhibit a large and highly decorative three dimensional carved wood application of rams heads, garlanded laurel ...

Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a genuine work of art from the past: an original hand-painted marble pedestal dating back to approximately 1870. This exquisite piece s...

For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering one of our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions of a Vintage Rope and Tassel Gilt...

French Neoclassical gilt-bronze and rouge griotte marble pedestal. French, 19th century. Measures: height 123 cm, width 41 cm, depth 41 cm. In an hi...

An impressive onyx marble and gilt bronze mounted pedestal, with square top tray, ideal for the display of a large and valued indoor plant or piece of ...

This colorful pedestal clock has been crafted from fine red marble and green onyx, and beautifully decorated with gilt bronze (ormolu) and champlevé enamel. While a popular crafts material in ancient times, onyx was largely forgotten about until its rediscovery in the mid-19th century in Algeria by a French marble-worker called Delmonte. Onyx became highly fashionable in France following this discovery, and it was used to create a variety of decorative art objects. The clock features a green onyx cube-shaped case, which is surmounted by a slightly projecting red marble top. This top is fringed with champlevé enamel drapery-like motifs, with gilt bronze drop-finials. The case is mounted on its front with a circular dial, which features a central floral champlevé enamel motif, encircled by black Arabic Numerals. This dial is set within a gilt bronze egg-and-dart and champlevé enamel bezel. The sides of the case are mounted with circular gilt bronze barometers...