Hand-Painted Obelisks

This solid ceramic midcentury tricolor serpent obelisk features captivating hand-painted snake embellishments, symbolizing themes of life, death, and rebirth. Serpents hold a prevale...

Signed and dated by artist on underside; Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper. From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock formations, Thomas Engelhart translates the angles and polished surfaces of ancient artifacts into hand-painted paper objects. A Charleston, South Carolina native, Engelhart began his career in fashion, studying at Studio Berçot in Paris in the 1990s. His intuitive eye and meticulous attention to detail were cultivated designing for famed houses such as Thierry Mugler and Hermès. “Paris gave me elegance, rigor, and an understanding of quality,” reflects the artist. By absorbing the French approach to fait à la main, Engelhart flourished upon his return to New York in 2017. Engelhart’s papered obelisks and pyramid boxes are the result of a passion for antique curiosities...

Large Neoclassical style wood obelisk in original verde antigua faux marbleized painted finish. Initially used as a store display. Circa 1960's. Measures 38 1/2" h x 6 1/2" w x 6 1/2...

This set of Chapman obelisks are very much in the Egyptian Revival style, and they are fabricated in brass plated steel, with a stylized, faux malachite finish. Note: The pair of ...

Pair of highly decorative, hand painted porcelain obelisks. Wonderful vibrant colour decoration with cherubs on plaques.

Richly painted, mated pair of  Italian, tole trees in wonderful crimson planters embellished with relief lion's faces grasping rings.

Pair of vintage obelisks, of handpainted wood, on ball feet, raised on graduated square plinths, each faux painted as green marble with parcel gilt acc...