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Agate Grand Tour Obelisks
Located in New Orleans, LA
These impressive Egyptian Revival obelisks are crafted of dynamically patterned agate. The rare 19th-century models were almost certainly made in Italy during the height of the Grand Tour when the fervor for all things ancient pervaded the decorative arts. Rich in neoclassical elegance yet possessing an exotic worldliness, pieces such as these were extremely popular as Grand Tour souvenirs among members of the British aristocracy...
Category

19th Century Italian Egyptian Revival Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate

Agate Grand Tour Obelisks
Agate Grand Tour Obelisks

Agate Grand Tour Obelisks

$12,850
Nautilus on 18th Century Fragment Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Natural shell mounted on antique fragment. One side of shell has been damaged.
Category

20th Century French New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Wood

Nautilus on 18th Century Fragment Stand
Nautilus on 18th Century Fragment Stand

Nautilus on 18th Century Fragment Stand

$850
Venetian Wood Sculpture
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptional and monumental Venetian wood sculpture surmounted by two putti holding a footed tray. The base is decorated with a bas-relief of the view ...
Category

19th Century Italian Other Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Venetian Wood Sculpture
Venetian Wood Sculpture

Venetian Wood Sculpture

$14,500
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Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on a 18th century giltwood urn fragment base with sea shell trim.
Category

20th Century Italian Organic Modern New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment
Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment

Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment

$1,250
H 10.5 in W 4.5 in D 3 in
Carved Wood Skull Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Asian carved wood skull sculpture with genuine teeth and movable jaw. Late 20th century.
Category

1970s Indonesian Vintage New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Skull Sculpture
Carved Wood Skull Sculpture

Carved Wood Skull Sculpture

$795
H 6 in W 4 in D 3.25 in
Egyptian Revival Black Rouge Griotte Marble Obelisk Grand Tour Pair 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Egyptian Revival Black Rouge Griotte Marble Obelisk Grand Tour Pair 19th Century A pair of black marble obelisks decorated with bas-relief hieroglyphs continued to the plinth bases ...
Category

Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Griotte Marble

Egyptian Revival Black Rouge Griotte Marble Obelisk Grand Tour Pair 19th Century
Egyptian Revival Black Rouge Griotte Marble Obelisk Grand Tour Pair 19th Century

Egyptian Revival Black Rouge Griotte Marble Obelisk Grand Tour Pair 19th Century

$2,624 Sale Price / set
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H 16.15 in W 5.52 in D 3.94 in
Pair of Large 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Black Marble Nero Antico Obelisks
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very attractive pair of Italian Grand Tour black marble obelisks. Detailed hieroglyphics to the front side, on a green marble plinth. Minor corner chips to both obelisks, otherwise...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Pair of Large 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Black Marble Nero Antico Obelisks
Pair of Large 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Black Marble Nero Antico Obelisks

Pair of Large 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Black Marble Nero Antico Obelisks

$11,715 / set
H 18.51 in W 4.93 in D 4.93 in
Pair Of Italian Grand Tour Marble Obelisks
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with different marbles.
Category

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Pair Of Italian Grand Tour Marble Obelisks
Pair Of Italian Grand Tour Marble Obelisks

Pair Of Italian Grand Tour Marble Obelisks

$2,800 / set
H 15.25 in W 4.38 in D 4.38 in
Natural Coral Mounted On 18th Century Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rather large hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural coral branches mounted on a 18th century wooden fragment base.
Category

20th Century Italian Organic Modern New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Natural Coral Mounted On 18th Century Fragment
Natural Coral Mounted On 18th Century Fragment

Natural Coral Mounted On 18th Century Fragment

$3,200
H 22.5 in W 19 in D 9 in
Petrified Wood Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice petrified wood sculpture, circa pre-history. Brightly colored tan, brown and cream tones with naturally formed patterns caused by fossiliz...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood Sculpture
Petrified Wood Sculpture

Petrified Wood Sculpture

$340 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6 in W 9 in D 3.5 in
Italian Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood sculpture by the student in scuola di belle arti in Venice a public academy of art in Venice.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Italian Wood Sculpture
Italian Wood Sculpture

Italian Wood Sculpture

$510 Sale Price
40% Off
H 14 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Articulating Wood Figure Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A small articulating figurative wood sculpture piece. A fun, adjustable, artist model decorative object for a desk, bookshelf or other area. ...
Category

2010s New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Articulating Wood Figure Sculpture
Articulating Wood Figure Sculpture

Articulating Wood Figure Sculpture

$220 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.5 in W 1.5 in D 1.38 in
18th Century Florence Fragment with Fossil Coral on a Fossil Coral Cluster
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence fragment" with a fossil coral head on a fossil coral cluster base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found ...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

18th Century Florence Fragment with Fossil Coral on a Fossil Coral Cluster
18th Century Florence Fragment with Fossil Coral on a Fossil Coral Cluster

18th Century Florence Fragment with Fossil Coral on a Fossil Coral Cluster

$1,650
H 10.5 in W 7 in D 4 in
Edmund Spiro Wood Sculpture
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Mid-Century sculpture attributed to Edmund Spiro. Edmund Spiro, "I needed something to major in," he said recently. "So I chose art. For decades, he cre...
Category

Mid-20th Century American New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Oak

Edmund Spiro Wood Sculpture
Edmund Spiro Wood Sculpture

Edmund Spiro Wood Sculpture

$493 Sale Price
73% Off
H 25.5 in W 18 in D 20 in
A pair of Grand Tour obelisks, Italy second half of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of Grand Tour obelisks. Made of red Levanto marble and black Belgian marble. Italy second half of the 19th century.
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Belgian Black Marble

A pair of Grand Tour obelisks, Italy second half of 19th century.
A pair of Grand Tour obelisks, Italy second half of 19th century.

A pair of Grand Tour obelisks, Italy second half of 19th century.

$4,303
H 19.75 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Previously Available Items
Mother of Pearl Nautilus on Antique Fragment Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful natural shell mounted on an 18th Century Fragment.
Category

20th Century French New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Wood

Mother of Pearl Nautilus on Antique Fragment Stand
Mother of Pearl Nautilus on Antique Fragment Stand

Mother of Pearl Nautilus on Antique Fragment Stand

H 13.5 in W 8 in D 4 in
Pair of Fossilized Ammonites on Iron Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fossilized ammonite specimen on minimal iron stand. Timeless chic accessory. Purchased in Paris, France.
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique New Orleans Natural Specimens

Materials

Iron

Pair of Fossilized Ammonites on Iron Stand
Pair of Fossilized Ammonites on Iron Stand

Pair of Fossilized Ammonites on Iron Stand

H 15 in W 9.75 in D 3 in

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