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Material: Lapis Lazuli
Vintage Boho Lapis Lazuli Slab
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage boho Lapis Lazuli slab features deep celestial blue tones with natural flecks of gold pyrite and subtle white veining. One-of-a-kind in size and quality, it radiates ele...
Category
Late 20th Century Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Louis XVI Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This beautiful Louis XVI style marble and gilt bronze column candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got a very refined design featured by a classic vegetal motif capital and masks ...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Malachite, Bronze
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva
Amoghapasha?
, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and unusual gilt bronze figure of a Bodhisattva, possibly Amoghapasha, Nepal, early to mid-20th century, circa 1930s or 1940s.
The regal figure possibly depicting the bodhisattva Amoghapasha, the Unfailing Lasso. The enlightened being is portrayed seated upon a high double lotus pedestal. He is dressed as an Indian prince, wearing a luxurious foliate patterned dhoti around his waist and a billowing scarf around his shoulders. . His torso bare save for the jeweled necklaces and the sacred thread. A five pointed crown with an image of Amitabha Buddha in the central point graces his head.
His princely face cold painted with beautiful detail, his hair colored blue with crushed lapis lazuli, indicating his peaceful nature. Amoghapasha holds a lasso in one hand, an axe in the other. He is considered an emanation of Avalokiteshvara. A bodhisattva of compassion, Amoghapasha is so named because of the lasso he holds in his hand. The lasso represents his vast compassion which is thought to extend to encompass all beings, bringing them into a state of perfection and enlightenment.
The copper base plate, seemingly a later replacement, has been inscribed with a visvajra (double vajra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Blue Shagreen with Lapis Lazuli Photo Frame by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue shagreen leather with Lapis Lazuli inserts and gold-plated picture frame by Fabio Ltd
Measures: Height 10.5 inches, width 8.5 inches, depth 1 inch
Photo size: 5 inches by 7 inch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
$810 Sale Price
40% Off
Hand-Carved 23.5 Lb, Lapis Lazuli Heart
Located in New York, NY
This huge heart from Afghanistan has been hand-carved and hand-polished out of one piece of genuine, beautiful color lapis lazuli featuring the shimmer of p...
Category
2010s Afghan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Polished lapis lazuli slab
Located in London, GB
This striking lapis lazuli slab from Afghanistan displays an intense, royal
blue hue, dramatically intersected by natural veins of white calcite and
sparkling golden pyrite.
Expert...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli
Gemstone bowl - Lapislazuli, Germany 1960s/70s
Located in New York, NY
By Helmut Wolf (*1940 Idar Oberstein), German gemstone cutter and artist whose works were presented on the occasion of state visits to, among others: Queen Elisabeth II, President Ji...
Category
1960s German Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli Natural Shape Sculpture in Metallic Brush Base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Lapis Lazuli is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.
It is a combination of lazurite, main constitu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Organic Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Tibetan Rock Crystal Covered Bowl with Gilt Silver Filigree Mounts, Modern
Located in Austin, TX
A sumptuous Tibetan rock crystal bowl and cover mounted in gilt silver filigree and studded with coral, turquoise, and lapis lazuli.
The extravagant bowl has been carved out of a single piece of rock crystal. The rock crystal bowl is mounted upon a tall pedestal foot and surmounted by a fitted cover.
The mounts are crafted of gilt Tibetan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Tibetan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Silver
Polished Lapis Lazuli Sphere from Afghanistan (5.5", 11.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This top-quality, Lapis Lazuli sphere from Afghanistan, has been beautifully hand-polished for maximum aesthetic appeal. The solid piece of natural stone boasts a vibrant, ultra-roya...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli Balls
Located in New York, NY
Group of two beautiful Lapis Lazuli balls with brass bases.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$1,750 / set
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet
Located in London, GB
French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791) is the inspiration for this beautiful, sumptuous mantel clock. His clock, crafted in the late 18th Century and now on display at the Louvre Museum, caused such a stir when it was exhibited over 100 years later, at the Great Exhibition in Paris in 1900 that one reviewer claimed that it "attracted so much admiration from the crowds gathered around that the pressure was sufficient at times to endanger its safety."
As well as this famed 'Three Graces...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Neoclassical Style LapisLazuli and Bronze Vase Lamps by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Neoclassical Style Set of Lapis Lazuli and Gilt Bronze Vase Lamps by Gherardo Degli Albizzi are exceptional pieces of luxury design. Vases, which have an ovoid form, feature bul...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
Pair of French Empire Style Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Empire style malachite, lapis lazuli and ormolu vases
French, 20th Century
Height 78cm, width 47cm, depth 30cm
Skilfully crafted by French craftsmen, the unusual mixt...
Category
20th Century French Empire Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
French Charles X Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, and Gilt Bronze Figurative Clock
Located in London, GB
French Charles X malachite, lapis lazuli, and gilt bronze figurative clock
French, c. 1830
Measures: Height 75cm, width 53cm, depth 23cm
This fine mantel clock is a superb example of the Charles X style. The clock, wrought from malachite, lapis lazuli, and gilt bronze, features the distinctive feature of most Charles X period clocks: a large sculptural surmount. In the present clock, the sculptural surmount depicts Urania, Greek muse of astronomy. She is accompanied by a lapis lazuli globe...
Category
1830s French Charles X Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Viennese Silver Gilt, Lapis and Jeweled Figural Clock, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Depicting a man climbing a ladder to pick fruit from atop a tree, while the woman stands with her arm outstretched.
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze
Lapis Lazuli Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Style Figural Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli three piece garniture set of exquisite craftsmanship featuring a central figural clock and a pair of candelabras. The central superb gilt bronze clock is embellished with two cherubic gilt bronze figures, large gilt bronze...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Vintage Art Deco Mantel Clock with Lapis Lazuli, White Onyx and Chrome, English
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage Art deco mantel or desk clock with amazing blue lapis lazuli, white onyx and chrome. This incredible example of Art Deco Modernism, features a central clock face in black wit...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Chrome
Set of Four Italian 19th Century Specimen Marble Skulls
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most unique set of four Italian 19th century specimen marble skulls. Each skull is of an individual marble, Lapis Lazuli, Red Porphyry, ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Porphyry
Pair Modernist 18ct White Gold
Lapis Lazuli Cufflinks 1970
s
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb pair of Modernist 18ct white gold and lapis lazuli cufflinks. Stamped 'seven hundred and fifty' along with maker's mark 'R'. Circa 1970's. European.
Each having rectangul...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Empire style gilt and burnished bronze candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi, with its marble base, resume the great taste of Napoleon period decoration. Base is characterized by...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Bronze
Genuine Handcrafted Lapis Lazuli Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This standout home décor piece made from genuine high quality lapis lazuli has been hand-cut, hand-assembled, and hand-polished into a beautiful bowl. This handcrafted specimen displ...
Category
2010s Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$399 / item
Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Six Light Candelabra
Each vase surmounted with central square candelabrum issuing five acanthus scrolled branches....
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu
Bird Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli Rhodonite Figure
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Mid century hand carved Lapis Lazuli sculpture. The sculpture depicts a bird with open wings. The sculpture is adorned with a hand carved Rhodonite head, encrusted with Amber stone...
Category
20th Century Unknown Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Brass
$1,200 Sale Price
70% Off
Large Sèvres-style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vase with Pedestal
Located in London, GB
Large Sèvres-style gilt-bronze mounted porcelain vase with pedestal
French, Early 20th Century
Vase: height 162cm, width 63cm, depth 48cm
Stand: height 66cm, width 48cm, depth 48c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu
Great Lapis Lazuli Sculpture circa 1950, India
Located in Milan, Italy
A great and beautiful Lapis Lazuli sculpture of circa 1950, produced in India.
Category
1950s Indian Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Genuine Polished Hand Carved Owls on a Amethyst Geode (5"H)
Located in New York, NY
This Owl carving is a unique piece of art, carved from museum-quality rose quartz and clear quartz, with onyx eyes and carnelian beaks. The owls are perched atop an amethyst geode an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Tourmaline
Restauration Period Gilt Bronze Mounted Lapis Mantel Clock
By Gérard-Jean Galle
Located in London, GB
This mantel clock dates from the period of Charles X and is crafted from gilt bronze with a later lapis lazuli veneer. The clock body is columnar in form, having a rectangular profil...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
‘The Goal’, Ukrainian Contemporary Kinetic Sculpture by Yaryna Lehnevska
Located in London, GB
‘The Goal’, Ukrainian contemporary kinetic sculpture by Yaryna Lehnevska
Ukrainian, 2023
Sculpture: Height 21cm, width 13cm, depth 13cm
Box: Height 31cm, width 21.5cm, depth 21.5
Bringing together multiple luxurious materials, this intriguing sculpture by a Ukranian artist Yaryna Lehnevska for SUPERNATURAL is designed to inspire the user to chase their dreams.
A stack of raw pyrite crystal stands at the centre of the sculpture, with the unique nature of this crystal representing the owner’s individuality. The surrounding brass constellations...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Pyrite, Multi-gemstone, Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Brass
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant Louis XVI style candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features high quality gilt bronze decoration such as the fully chiseled Corinthian style capital or the base with a blossom motif and the bronze profile...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
Three Graces,
Three-Piece Lapis and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This garniture comprises three pieces: a mantel clock and two flanking candelabra, the entire ensemble designed and ornamented in an ornate neoclassical style. The garniture is composed of gilt bronze and lapis lazuli, with the lapis elements being a later addition.
The mantel clock, which is supported by a lapis trefoil form base set on its sides with gilt bronze pierced foliate mounts, the gilt bronze contrasting beautifully with the lapis lazuli, contains a figural group of the three graces, sculpted from bronze and exquisitely gilded. The trio holds above their heads the spherical clock...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
A 19th C. Italian Dore Bronze Mounted Champlevé Enamel
Lapis Lazuli Coupe
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent 19th Century Italian Dore Bronze Mounted Champlevé Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Coupe. This remarkable creation stands as a testament to impeccable artistry, as showcased by...
Category
1820s Italian Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Pair of Patinated and Gilded Bronze Urns Baltics, Empire Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
With withe marble and lapis lazuli bases.
Category
19th Century Baltic Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Large Hardstone, Quartz, Gold, and Lapis Lazuli Model of an Alpine Flower Bed
Located in London, GB
Large hardstone, quartz, gold, nephrite and lapis lazuli model of an alpine flower bed
Continental, 20th Century
Measures: Height 7cm, width 37cm, depth 27cm
A beautiful objet d'art, this exceptionally fine flower bed model is a 20th century continental precious stone and metal model, made from a host of precious materials and assembled with great poise, skill, and artistry. The quartz base underpinning the miniature garden...
Category
20th Century European Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Gold
Small Italian Mid-Century Modern Lapis
800 Silver Dresser Box or Table Casket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine small sized Italian Mid-Century Modern dresser or table box.
With sheets of lapis lazuli on black marble and mounted with a fine 800 silver mount and hinge.
Simply a won...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli Mosaic Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely hand carved natural lapis lazuli stone mosaic bowl on round pedestal base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Fabulous Antique English Rose Quartz
Lapis Lazuli Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful early Art Deco box made from highly prized Rose Quartz framed by exotic blue Lapis Lazuli, a winning combination.
Excellent condition dating to c.1920. Measures: 6 1/8...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$1,707 Sale Price
20% Off
Lifesize Italian 19th Century Specimen Marble Bust of a Greco-Roman Warrior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and mpressive life-size Italian, early 20th century marble bust of a Greco Roman Warrior, probably Hercules, after the antique. The large beautifully carved and decorated...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
$68,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Blue Lapis Lazuli Pill or Trinket Box
Located in Savannah, GA
Small Lapis Laxuli Pill or Trinket Box with a Silver Decorative Trim
Category
20th Century Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli Mosaic Jewelry Box with Marble Interior
Located in New York, NY
Lapis lazuli hand carved mosaic lidded box, with white marble interior.
Natural lapis stone has beautiful golden pyrite inclusions, like a sprinkling of fairy dust. The lapis mosaic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
Pietra Dura white marble box with flower stone inlay : Malachite, Lapis Lazuli
Located in BELFORT, FR
Beautiful white marble jewelry box with floral inlay, made with different semi preciouses stones such as Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian. It was made in India in the 1960's.
Category
1960s Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Lapis Lazuli And Semi Precious Stone Intarsia Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
A beautiful present box of a square form, hand crafted of lapis lazuli and inlaid with different minerals such as green malachite, picture jasper, rhodochrosite, and more. Unmarked. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Massive Lapis Lazuki Elephants Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive lapis lazuki elephants sculpture from Greece, circa 1990s. The piece is well detailed, nicely veined and has an absolutely stunning pallet of blue shades. The entire sculpt...
Category
Late 20th Century French Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Manganotantalite from Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
From Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
This excellent, Manganotantalite is rare find. Most of the crystal appears to be black, but the "glow" shot reveals translucent, red spo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Natural Lapis Lazuli Dragon Chasing Pearl Statue, Fine Grade Hand Carved
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful large statue of an upright dragon chasing pearl, hand carved out of natural Fine grade lapis lazuli weighing 4.5 lb. Masterful depiction of the dragon with its deep scale...
Category
2010s Afghan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$2,750 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century French Empire Candelabra Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French Empire five-light cast brass candelabra, each with black marble base inlaid with Lapis Lazuli. Fine casting with urn shaped form, scrolled arms with flo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Belgian Black Marble, Brass
19th C Italian Diminutive Grand Tour Bronze Nude Athlete on Lapis, Lazuli Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Italian Diminutive Grand Tour Bronze Nude Athlete on Lapis -Lazuli Base
Italy, Attributed Naples Foundry, circa 1875
This 19th-century Italian bronze sculpture, attribut...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Lapis Lazuli top color with pyrite inclusion, on wood and brass custom stand.
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This mineral specimen of Lapis Lazuli with pyrite inclusion on a wood and brass stand is a great classic. Lapis lazuli have always been researched (even in antic Egypt) and valued : ...
Category
2010s Afghan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Brass
Lapis Lazuli Good Fortune Rabbits 7.25 Lb
Located in Somis, CA
A substantial 7.25 lb natural lapis lazuli sculpture of 2 rabbits surrounding a Bok Choi symbolizing great wealth and good fortune. The statue is hand carved using the finest grade of natural gemstone quality lapis lazuli with beautiful saturated blue color and minimal white streaks and gold dust. The larger bunny...
Category
20th Century Asian Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$1,020 Sale Price
60% Off
Midcentury Carved Wood and Silver Taurus Bull Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury carved wood and silver Taurus bull sculpture, well carved with expressive face and glass eyes. The body with one inset lapis stone, and numerous...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid 925 Silver
Lapis Lazuli Parrot Bowl, att. Los Castillo, Taxco, Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in London, GB
A beautiful handmade solid silver 925 bowl with a lapis lazuli handle in the shape of a parrot, attributed to Los Castillo and made in Taxco, Mexico in the 20th century.
Most items...
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Pair of Italian Silver-Plated, Lapis
Lucite Tennis Motif Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Pair of Italian Silver-Plated, Lapis & Lucite Tennis motif candlesticks
Italy, circa 1970s
A whimsical pair of Silver-plated Candlesticks, the design...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver Plate
$1,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Lapis Lazuki Eagle Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Large lapis lazuki eagle sculpture on a hardwood base, circa 1990s. The piece is well detailed, nicely veined and has an absolutely stunning pallet of blue shades. The sculpture me...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli "Hatching Turtle" Gemstone Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite hand-carved Lapis Lazuli "Hatching Turtle" sculpture is a remarkable blend of artistry and natural beauty. Expertly crafted from genuine lapis lazuli, the sculpture ca...
Category
20th Century Italian Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Chinese Gilded Sterling Silver Filagree Jeweled Enamel Censer Incense Burner
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ornate 20th century Chinese export figural gilt sterling silver cloisonné enamel jeweled censer incense burner covered bowl compote with floral handles....
Category
20th Century Chinese Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Gem Afghanite Crystal from Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
From Koksha Valley, Khash Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Prismatic blue afghanite crystals exposed on the face of gray to white marble. Crystals has lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Mellerio Paris, a Silver, Gold, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, and Hardstone Picture Frame
By Mellerio
Located in Queens, NY
Mellerio Paris, a large silver, gold, lapis lazuli, coral, and hardstone picture photo frame with two falcons.
France, circa 2000
The frame resting on a lapis lazuli base with squa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Grand Tour Era, Mixed Specimen Marble
Gemstone Obelisk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental, 19th century.
A grand tour era (possibly Italian) obelisk constructed with a stepped black marble square base, a highly decorated mixed material stem which consists of ...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Italian Modernist Black Marble, Lapis, Tiger, Pink Rhodochrosite Butterfly Box
By Richard Blow
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and hard to find vintage modernist Pietra Dura Italian stone hinged box has an elaborate butterfly in the center of the black marbl...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
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