Antique Pietra Dura Marble Desk Obelisk Thermometer Ashford Blue John Derbyshire Circa 1860 Redo Puerto Rico) Painting of a

Puerto Rico) Painting of a Nude Male

The simplification and direct impact of his imagery are indebted to his study of tribal art

He created a monumental fireplace for the 1889 Great Paris Exhibition and two vases with Japanese figures for the same event

to the back is second engraved mark of a lion rampant holding a ball

In 1762 he went to Rome

Antique Pietra Dura Marble Desk Obelisk Thermometer Ashford Blue John Derbyshire Circa 1860 Redo Puerto Rico) Painting of aSOLD A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860. This large 15. 5" tall obelisk is made of Derbyshire black marble. The obelisk is elegantly inlaid with a band of semi precious polished hard stone surround the mercury thermometer, including Derbyshire Blue John, Polished slate with fossils, Malachite, Carrara marble, polished agates etc. The ivory panel behind the glass thermometer