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Material: Lapis Lazuli
French Empire Style Lapis and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This beautiful early 20th Century clock set with later lapis veneer will make a stunning Neoclassical style addition to a mantelpiece and a bold i...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Claro Walnut Wood Sculpture Malachite Turquoise Tourmaline Inlay by Danna Weiss
By Danna Weiss
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Truly an incredible one of a kind, unique wall-mounted work with incredible and rare crystal and gemstone specimens set into the finest Claro Walnut Wood. It's crystal and gemstone i...
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2010s American Other Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, ...
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...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Louis XVI style malachite and gilt bronze column table lamp by Gherardo Degli Albizzi.
This lamp has a very refined design featured by a classic vegetal motif capital and masks inscr...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Malachite, Bronze
Continental Gilt Bronze Mounted and Lapis Figural Compote, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Continental gilt bronze mounted and Lapis figural compote, circa 1880.
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1880s Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
19th Century Pair of French Bronze Doré and Lapis Lamps with Eagle Heads
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent pair of 1790-1800 French neoclassical bronze doré tripod-candlesticks made into lamps. Each tripod-leg has an eagle head at the top and a hoof foot at the bottom. The tri...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Pair of lapis and gilt bronze krater vases
Located in London, GB
Each krater form vase in this pair is made of gilt bronze mounted lapis lazuli. The vases stand on square gilt bronze bases which attach to the feet of the vases with acanthus leaf g...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Blue Lapis Lazuli Clock with Bust of Molière
Located in London, GB
A gilt bronze and blue lapis lazuli clock with bust of Molière
French, circa 1830
Measures: Height 61cm, width 27cm, depth 13cm
This exquisite French mantel clock originates fr...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu
Restauration Period Gilt Bronze and Semi-Precious Stone Surtout
Located in London, GB
This extraordinary surtout de table is crafted in five pieces, which all fit together to form an elongated oval shape. When fitted together, the surtout de table features an outer pi...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Serpentine, Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Gilt Bronze Mounted Table with Lapis Lazuli Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine mahogany gilt bronze mounted center table featuring a Lapis Lazuli Top. The bronze mounts, of extraordinary quality, depict frolicking children and baby satire's carrying deco...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Lapis French Empire Period Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This exquisite early 19th century mantel clock is mounted with gilt bronze and has benefited from the addition of a later lapis lazuli veneer. The clock is formed of a cylindrical clock...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Twenty-Two Miniature Boxes Mounted with Silvered and Gilt Metal
Located in London, GB
This set of 22 boxes contains examples of different sizes and shapes that are produced using different materials and techniques. The boxes contain a variety of stone specimens, such ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Metal
Italian Pietre Dure Inlay Stone Round Tabletop
Located in Marbella, ES
Modern take on a classical Italian design with an exuberant use of semiprecious jewelry grade stones: lapis lazuli, malaquite, turquoise and mother of pearl...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
"Madonna with Child and Angels". Italy, 15th-16th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze in its color and gold, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, enamel.
In the centre of the work is presented, enthroned, the figure of Mary, with a mantel (fireplace) on her shoulders and hair and holding on her knees the child, who appears addressing one of the angels. The virgin is also sheltered by an ogee arch supported on turned columns, and raised visually by steps. This composition achieves a very striking contrast: the dark bronze figure, in contrast to the lapis lazuli background and the part of the arch and the outside of it, in gilded bronze. Under the steps there is a heraldic enamel shield with a key on an azure background. The angels, kneeling, are flanking this figure, and, appearing in dark bronze, visually share the "category" of religious figures with Mary, while their (lower) position gives more status to both the Mother and Jesus. The rest of the composition is completed with a delicate landscape: constructions and walls on mountains, clouds in the sky, plants, stones, etc. To the outside, another lapis lazuli frame is placed decorated in the corners with appliques, giving way to carved and polychrome wood. The lapis lazuli is a semiprecious stone already known in the seventh millennium BC., found in deposits from the Caucasus to Mauritania. From the end of the middle ages, it increased its export to Europe, its use being more frequent since then both to use it as a pigment in paintings after grinding it (giving rise to the finest and most expensive of the blues, and of the colors in many occasions), as for backgrounds of paintings, incrustations in works of art, jewelry and, a little later, in the well-known "hard stone works". The figure of Mary still shows an influence of Gothic models, although more European than Italian, along with elements that could already show a closeness to the Renaissance: although the nakedness of Jesus is already shown in Gothic works (Madonna with Angels by Fra Angelico ), the creation of space by playing with the cloth in front of Christ can be appreciated in more advanced paintings (Virgin with Child by Domenico Ghirlandaio, National Gallery of London); the presence of a powerful throne can be seen frequently in Italian Madonnas of the Quattrocento (and before), but not quite as presented here. As for the landscape, it is necessary to compare it, for example, with that of the fresco of the Condotiero Guidoriccio de Fogliano (Simone Martini, finished in 1328). This is a work of great technical and aesthetic quality, not to mention the materials chosen for its creation, comparable only to outstanding examples from around the world, such as those preserved in the Palazzo Madama in Torino (Italy), where the coral It also has an important role. It is essential to mention, also, works such as the plate of hard stones (lapis lazuli between them) with a relief of Mary with the Child in...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel, Other
A Contemporary Illuminating "Byzance" Mirror, France, 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large octogonal illuminating mirror in rosso antico marble and silvered bronze, decorated with gilt bronze garlands and semi-precious stones such as lapis-lazuli, porphyry.
It is part of a serie of six...
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20th Century French Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Bronze
Pair of Patinated and Gilded Bronze Urns Baltics, Empire Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
With withe marble and lapis lazuli bases.
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19th Century Baltic Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Contemporary Vase, Lapis Lazuli with Matching Glass Cylinder, by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Drill Vases
Part chaos and part control, Drill Vases are an exercise in
improvisation.
The origin of the project lies in Carrara, and the small fragments of
marble found dis...
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2010s Italian Modern Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Makrana Marble Box from Agra India Inlaid with Lapis and Abablone
Located in Asheville, NC
This fabulous octagonal box carved from Makrana marble. Once used for the Taj Mahal, it is known to be the most dense marble in the world. Inlaid Abalon...
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2010s Indian Agra Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
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 Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Rich Lapis Lazuli Pietre Dure Inlay Stone Tabletop
Located in Marbella, ES
Modern take on a classical Italian design with an exuberant use of semiprecious jewelry grade blue lapis lazuli stone.
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Late 20th Century Italian Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Marble
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This Grecian style mantel clock was crafted at the end of the 19th century and retailed by the acclaimed Maison Marnyhac, which was based on the Rue de la Paix in Paris.
Founded ...
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Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel
Nest of 3 “Cloudy” Tables by Arriau
By Arriau
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 studio built brass cloud form tables of varying height and scale. Table tops of cut brass and fractured inset Lapis Lazuli. These tables are completely crafted by hand in Fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Brass
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...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
Maple Wood Sculpture Turquoise Ruby Opal Topaz Citrine Garnet Inlay Danna Weiss
By Danna Weiss
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This piece is a showstopper with an overwhelmingly beautiful presence. It is made of the finest Maple with rare crystal and gemstone inlays. The work was all handmade and its glossed...
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2010s American Other Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Pyrite, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Stone, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Qu...
Freestanding Vibrant Blue Lapis Lazuli
Located in London, GB
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Since 1986 we have been sourcing the most unique fossils and minerals from around the world and through this company we have been supplying leading interior designers and collectors with some of earth’s most breathtaking examples of natural history that have formed over the past 450 million years.
Having amassed a world-class collection of breathtaking specimens aimed at the interiors...
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15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Pair Antique English Regency Lapis Lazuli and Ormolu Watch or Miniature Holders
Located in London, GB
Superb near pair of Russian or English early 19th century watch or portrait holders. In the finest quality ormolu set on square socles. The bases o...
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1820s British Regency Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu
Gilt Metal and Lapis Lazuli Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This grand chandelier has been beautifully crafted from precious materials. The body of the piece is veneered in the blue gemstone, lapis lazuli, and is further ornamented with gilt ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Metal
Lapis Lazuli Table Clock and Barometer
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
The body of this fine table clock and barometer is veneered in lapis lazuli and supported by a hinged arm to the reverse. The clock and barometer d...
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Early 20th Century Russian Belle Époque Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Circular Coffee Table in Black Resin and Lapis Lazuli by E. Allemeersch
Located in New York, NY
Very impressive Lapis Lazuli and resin circular coffee table by E. Allemeersch.
The table is peculiar by the shade of blues that varies and dances with the light.
The item is signe...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Chinese Carved Zitan Figure of a Bodhisattva, Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A finely carved Chinese zitan wood figure of an unidentified bodhisattva, possibly Guanyin, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The androgynous figure has a plump, almost matronly face, with downcast eyes and a gentle smile. The hair in long tresses, gathered and tied in a high chignon.
The enlightened being is portrayed seated in dhyanasana, bare feet resting on crossed legs, both soles pointing up.
Thick robes billow and drape around the full figured body. The hands display...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
Amazzonia Commode by Studio Superego, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
"Amazzonia" chest of drawers, of octagonal shape in exotic wood veneer, it opens, in facade, by two leaves on a done up interior of a shelf, and laterally by drawers and a sliding up...
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2010s Italian Modern Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz
Louis XVI Style Tables, After Weisweiler
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality near pair of French gilded ormolu Gueridons, in the Louis XVI style after a design of Adam Weisweiler (French, 1744-1820). Each table having an inset Lapis Lazuli...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Organic Modern Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite and Silvered Bronze Étagère Jewellery Case Table
Located in London, GB
Lapis lazuli, malachite and silvered bronze étagère jewellery case table
Italian, 19th Century
Height 95cm, width 41cm, depth 29cm
The finest materials have been used to craft this...
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19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
Beautiful Lapis Lazuli Sculpture
Located in Milan, Italy
A beautiful sculpture in lapis lazuli stone produced in China. Italian private collection.
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20th Century Chinese Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Studio Built Mirror in Mosaic Stainless Steel by Stan Usel
By Stan Usel 1
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind studio built mirror by Stan Usel. Mosaic stainless steel, lapis lazuli and brass. Can be hung horizontally and vertically. Exceptional craftsmanship. All pieces can be custom-made to order. These pieces are made exclusively and distributed in USA for Saint Germain antiques.
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2010s Belgian Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Brass, Stainless Steel
Beautiful Lapis Lazuli Sculpture
Located in Milan, Italy
A beautiful lapis lazuli sculpture produced in China. Italian private collection. Weight kg 1.46.
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20th Century Chinese Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Beautiful Foyer Table with Lapis Lazuli Veneer Stone Table Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Exceptionally rare and beautiful foyer or library table featuring 1 1/2" thick lapis lazuli Egyptian veneer stone and cobalt iron base with gold ...
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20th Century French Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Iron
Antique French Lapis Lazuli and Silvered Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique three-piece French clock set is comprised of a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra.
The central clock features a circular central dial surround...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Inlay Lapis, Mother-of-Pearl and Marble Pietra Dura Map of Nantucket on Iron Base
Located in Nantucket, MA
A fabulous detailed map of Nantucket made of marble, mother-of-pearl and lapis lazuli with a mother-of-pearl compass rose to the right of the island....
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Late 20th Century Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Iron
19th Century Georgian Table with Italian Pietra Dura and Specimen Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A late Georgian table in the Gillows manner
Constructed in goncalo alves, having an inset Florentine Pietra Dura platform; of free-standing, turned and tapering end support form, wi...
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19th Century English George IV Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Siena Marble
Near Pair of C19th Louis XVI Style Tables, in the manner of Weisweiller.
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of French gilded ormolu Louis XVI style occasional tables, in the manner of Adam Weisweiller, having Lapis lazuli tops, three monopodia supports to the latti...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
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.
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1950s Indian Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
19th Century Florentine Pietra Dura Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Pietra Dura Florentine Cabinet
ebonised wood and gilt wood base
H 62 in. (157.5cm); W 31 in. (78.7cm); D 14 in. (35.6cm)
Cabinet made of softwood w...
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19th Century Italian Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli
Coco De Mer Sculpture by Glyn Lockett
By Glyn Lockett
Located in Bagshot, GB
A Coco De Mer sculpture by Glyn Lockett with silvered brass stem, the pudendum with silver wire inset with lapis and seed pearls on silver mounted boar tusk feet and with makers silv...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl
Modernist Sterling Silver Bracelet with Lapis Lazuli
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Modernist sterling silver bracelet with Lapis Lazuli gemstone.
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Mid-20th Century Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Hand Made Crushed Lapis Lazuli Coffee Table, by Samuel Amoia
By Samuel Amoia
Located in New York, NY
All pieces are made to order by Samuel and his brother Dominic (sculptor). The minerals are closely sourced from trusted miners, then hand-crushed, hand-washed and carefully sculpted...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Destino Cufflinks
By Ralph Destino
Located in Asheville, NC
These cufflinks were designed by Ralph Destino for Saks Fifth Avenue in the 1960s. A wonderful golden rope lassos around a deep blue lapis lazuli jewel.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
Italian Neo-Classic Style Marble Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic-style (20th Century) black marble rectangular box with and inlaid circle of lapis, malachite, and pink marble
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
1950´s J. & A. Torres Silver Sweet Box, lapis lazuli cabochon - Spain
By Gucci
Located in Girona, ES
Sterling silver sweet box, lapis lazuli cabochon. Design: A. y J. Torres, Barcelona. Weight: 450 grs. Stamps: 45B - Star - A. y J. Torres.
Star stamp in Spa...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Lapis Frog on Pink Quartz
Located in New York, NY
Modern lapis frog figure standing on an oval pink quartz base.
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Late 20th Century Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Antique French Louis XVI Doré Bronze Clock with Lapis Lazuli Base
By Bouquet à Paris
Located in New York, NY
A very large and quite impressive antique French Louis XVI doré
bronze clock with a rectangular lapis lazuli base, signed "Bouquet a' Paris", circa 1860, having its original pendulum.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Antique Tibetan Lapis Filigree Box
Located in Somis, CA
A handcrafted Tibetan box of silvered brass with intricate filigree work. Adorning the lid and sides of the box are ten lapis lazuli cabochons, each a fine-grade natural beauty. A fu...
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20th Century Tibetan Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Brass
1980s Gorgeous Cartier Alarm Clock. Made in Swiss
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Cartier alarm clock pendulette. Made in Swiss.
It's lapis lazuli and golden metal with manual winding-. Clock case numbered 24219. With original case, lined with red l...
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1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Late 19th Century French Belle Epoque Dore' Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Candelabra
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Lapis Lazuli is and always has been one of the world's most precious stones and is used only on the finiest items of jewelery or fine furniture. Only the very best. This pair of gold...
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Impressive Antique Austrian Champlevé Enamel, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Clock
Located in London, GB
Impressive antique Austrian champlevé enamel, silver-gilt and lapis lazuli clock set
Austrian, Late 19th century
Clock: Height 91cm, width 37cm, depth 37cm
Candelabra: Height 64cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm
Clock case: Height 97cm, width 44cm, depth 41cm
Candelabra case: 67cm, width 27cm, depth 27cm
Crafted in Austria in the late 19th century, this magnificent three-piece clock set was most likely gifted to the Imperial Russian family by the Austro-Hungarian Royal family. Its design is inspired by various cultures and styles, whilst its high quality celebrates some of the best craftsmen of the late 19th century.
Of a tiered pagoda shape, the clock is surmounted by an eagle, its wings spread wide landing atop a vibrant lapis lazuli ball. The eagle is most likely a reference to Turul, a mythological animal which is a symbol of Hungary. This bird of prey is also a popular feature within Turkish traditions.
Within a canopy, supported on four sturdy lapis lazuli pillars two prominent silver-gilt bells are hanging. These are carved with various motifs such as acanthus leaf design and connect to the clock mechanism below. The bells ring informing its users of the time.
All four sides of the piece are inset with a clock, an unusual feature on an object of this type and a testament to its highest quality. The inclusion of clocks on all sides signifies that the antique is aimed to be a centrepiece, admired from all sides. The dial is decorated using the champlevé enamelling technique, whereby ‘parcels’ are carved into the silver gilt and into which enamel is poured. The 12 numbers are coloured in black with a gold outline and are surrounded by a white circular background making them stand out and easy to read. The hour clock dial is cast in the form of a sun, while the minute hand is represented as the moon. The two motifs symbolise one’s bright and gloomy sides of existence.
The four corners around the clocks are mounted with three-dimensional female figures dressed in traditional garments from around the world. For example, one figure is dressed in typical Turkish clothing...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Beautiful 19th Century French Lapis Lazuli Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Rare 19th century French Lapis Lazuli Louis XVI Style Ormolu clock. This is a stunning piece of decorative art that reflects the luxurious tastes of the 18th ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lapis Lazuli Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
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