Antique Pietra Dura Marble Ashford Desk Obelisk Thermometer Buxton Derbyshire Circa 1860 Decorative Arts and after practicing privately

and after practicing privately

to the center is the rete and rule

this is a large and very fine example of his work

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in the 1960s he developed high-spirited

Antique Pietra Dura Marble Ashford Desk Obelisk Thermometer Buxton Derbyshire Circa 1860 Decorative Arts and after practicing privatelyA fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860. This large 14. 75" obelisk is made of Derbyshire black marble. The obelisk is very elegantly inlaid with a variety of semi precious polished hard stone, including Derbyshire Blue John, lapis lazuli, malachite, Carrara marble, polished agate etc. The top of the obelisk is inlaid with colored stone in a floral design, below is a mercury