RMP6RWH4–A gallery assistant holds a German Jewelled Gold-mounted Hardstone Snuff-box, during a photocall for Christie's classic week sales, in London.
RM2DBFFKB–Ingleton Quarry, Yorkshire Dales National Park, seen from the public viewing platform. A hardstone quarry (Greywacke stone) run by Hanson Aggregates.
RMEGAY5F–Vintage hardstone Chinese tortoise.
RMF5M15E–Hardstone Quarry on Malta
RF2HTTG7K–Art inspired by Vase, 18th century, China, Carnelian-agate, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Hardstone, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RM2FK0BTF–AUCTION MARCH 2001AN EXCEPTIONAL DIAMOND AND SAPHIRE-SET HARDSTONE PENDANT VINAIGRETTE ON SALE AT CHRISTIES ON 22 MAY ESTIMATED AT AROUND 25,000. IN TOTAL THERE ARE 110 AMONG THE COLLECTION UP FOR AUCTION. EACH ITEM CONCEALS A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT FOR A SPONGE WHICH WAS SOAKED IN VINAIGRETTE TO SNIFF, INITIALLY USED DURING THE PLAGUE. PHOTO ANDY PARADISE
RFT78MG2–Oriental Hardstone Gem Tree
RMEHN5JH–Carved hardstone and diamond floral brooch.
RMGNA45A–England. Caucasian man, Nigel Hardstone, wearing black hat, sanding on stage playing bass guitar during a concert by rock group Paragraph 1. Close up.
RMD9895G–Rock crystal skull. Late 19th century AD. Human skull hardstone carvings made from clear or milky quartz rock. Claimed to be pre-Columbian in origin.
RM2JGHJ5N–Bonhams, London, UK. 11 July 2022. The Grand Tour Sale takes place on 14 July. Highlights include: An impressive and extensive collection of marble and hardstone specimens housed in an Italian 19th century ebony collector's cabinet by Eugenio Argnani (fl. 1870-1890), the one hundred and forty-four different marble and hardstone specimens undoubtedly of an earlier date to the cabinet, with some possibly dating to the ancient Roman era, £20,000-30,000. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News
RMPP6RHT–Three-door cabinet, c. 1835-1838. Anonymous. It was once owned by King William II. A French cabinetmaker fitted the piece with hardstone panels inlaid with floral motifs made of costly polished stones. This pietra dura technique dates from at least the 16th century. The many gilt-bronze figures and the cabinetÕs robust model, however, are typical of the 19th century. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland.
RMAMEXD6–hardstone grave yard cross
RF2GWFY4C–Ingleton Quarry for producing gritstone sandstone gravel aggregates
RMW295JB–Echo sculpture by Stephen Cox outside City Thameslink Station, City of London, UK
RMMNT980–. A vanitas still life with a violin, a skull draped with laurel branches, a silver ginger jar, a recorder, a letter with a red seal, a silver gilt hardstone cup and a silver dish, all on a marble ledge oil on canvas, 63.5 x 75 cm . 17th century. Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten (1630–1700) Alternative names Pieter van Roestraeten, Pieter van Roestraten, Pieter Gerritse van Roestraette, Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestraten, Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestratte, Gerritsz. van Roestraten, Pieter Gerritsz. van Roerstraten Description Dutch painter and draughtsman Date of birth/death 21 April 1630 (b
RF2FW5N38–Pile of colorful gemstones. Pyramid of five smooth stones
RM2A52DRT–The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1525. Born in Vicenza, Belli worked in Rome as a successful crystal and gem engraver, goldsmith, and medalist. His bronze plaquettes come almost without exception from crystal or hardstone carvings. This particular plaquette directly derives from a rock crystal intaglio by Belli bearing the same inscription in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, which originally was mounted with two other oval medallions of Christ Carrying the Cross and the Entombment in the silver-gilt base of a rock crystal crucifix, also in the collection of the Vatican Library. This crucifix is g
RMJ9H0J7–An art handler at Sotheby's in London holds a Faberge Jewelled Gold, Turquoise and Hardstone Study of Forget-Me-Nots (c. 1910)during a preview of the auction house's sales of Russian Art, Faberge and 19th Century European Paintings later this month.
RFHNJRG5–Early 20th century knife rest made from silver plate and hardstone, probably Scottish.
RMHF7X7A–A Chinese spinach-green hardstone bowl, with a slightly flared rim raised on a short rectangular-section foot. the bowl measures 12.5cm in diameter an
RM2A6AHPJ–London, UK. 25th Oct 2019. A Modern Gilt-brass Hardstone Chess Set, est. £6,000-8,000 - GOLD: The Midas Touch bring together works from artists and artisans across the millennia who have been enchanted by gold and its power. The sale , on 29 October, will encompass Contemporary Art, Russian Works of Art & Fabergé, Design, Furniture & Decorative Arts, Asian & Indian Art, Sculpture, Old Masters, Medieval Manuscripts, Watches and Jewellery. - at Sotheby’s New Bond Street, London. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
RF2HTTG4M–Art inspired by Sceptre, 18th century, China, Rock crystal, L. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Hardstone, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RMGBWFDB–fine arts, China, sculpture, head of a Buddha, brown hardstone, Lungmen diction, perhaps Sung dynasty (960-1279), probably still Tang dynasty (618-906), height: 32 cm, private collection,
RFMAEFAK–Detail of hardstone carving in Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. This Tomb is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal.
RMEHN5JG–Carved hardstone and diamond floral brooch.
RMGNA45D–England. Caucasian man, Nigel Hardstone, wearing black hat, sanding on stage playing bass guitar during a concert by rock group Paragraph 1. Close up.
RMD9895R–Rock crystal skull. Late 19th century AD. Human skull hardstone carvings made from clear or milky quartz rock. Claimed to be pre-Columbian in origin.
RM2JGHJ5W–Bonhams, London, UK. 11 July 2022. The Grand Tour Sale takes place on 14 July. Highlights include: An impressive and extensive collection of marble and hardstone specimens housed in an Italian 19th century ebony collector's cabinet by Eugenio Argnani (fl. 1870-1890), the one hundred and forty-four different marble and hardstone specimens undoubtedly of an earlier date to the cabinet, with some possibly dating to the ancient Roman era, £20,000-30,000. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News
RMPA9BTE–Pietra dura table top. Culture: Italian, Rome. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 94 1/8 × 45 1/8 × 4 in., 1926 lb. (239.1 × 114.6 × 10.2 cm, 873.6279 kg); Overall (confirmed, ht. and wt. of table assembled on non-original base): 35 3/4 × 94 1/8 × 45 1/8 in., 1926 lb. (90.8 × 239.1 × 114.6 cm, 873.6279 kg). Date: late 16th or early 17th century. This magnificent hardstone (pietra dura) tabletop is notable for the geometric design and central alabaster oval flanked by roundels of marble (breccia di Tivoli). These features are typical of Rome in the years around 1600 and distinguish the tabletop
RMAMEXC9–hardstone cross at grave yard Canterbury
RM2K2K400–Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774) Traité des pierres gravées, tome 1, page 208 (treatise on hardstone carvings) 1750
RMW295DR–Echo sculpture by Stephen Cox outside City Thameslink Station, City of London, UK
RF2DH9127–moss agate crystal mineral sample used as a healing stone
RMGJ0PH7–KAPITÄN NEMO- Szene mit Kapitän Nemo (ROBERT RYAN), CHRIS HARDSTONE, Helena (NANETTE NEWMAN) und Mala (LUCIANA PALUZZI). Regie: James Hill aka. Captain Nemo And The Underwater City
RM2H00KYR–The Galerie d’Apollon, home to the royal collection of hardstone vessels and the French Crown Jewels, made by King Louis XIV, in Louvre Museum, Paris.
RM2A6ADAM–A technician looks at a modern gilt-brass hardstone chess set (est. ??6,000 - 8,000) during the preview of Sotheby's forthcoming 'Gold: The Midas Touch' sale in London.
RM2B0J04B–Guanyin, China, 19th century, China, Quartz, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Hardstone
RFHNJRG8–Early 20th century knife rest made from silver plate and hardstone, probably Scottish, together with a knife and fork from a similar period.
RM2WGPBAF–Antique 1920-30s Chinese silver and mixed hardstone elephant necklace.
RM2A6AHR5–London, UK. 25th Oct 2019. A Modern Gilt-brass Hardstone Chess Set, est. £6,000-8,000 - GOLD: The Midas Touch bring together works from artists and artisans across the millennia who have been enchanted by gold and its power. The sale , on 29 October, will encompass Contemporary Art, Russian Works of Art & Fabergé, Design, Furniture & Decorative Arts, Asian & Indian Art, Sculpture, Old Masters, Medieval Manuscripts, Watches and Jewellery. - at Sotheby’s New Bond Street, London. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
RF2HTTG3W–Art inspired by Vase, 18th century, China, Rock crystal, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Hardstone, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RMGBYDD0–religion, Hinduism, eight armed Harihara (combination of Siva and Vishnu), statue, greenish hardstone, Chalukya Culture, Bijapur, India, 7th / 8th century AD, Private Collection, 114x61x31 centimeter, stone, stones, sculpture, sculptures, statue, statues, Shiva, Vishnu, wisp, Mysore, deity, deities, Hinduism, eight-armed, eight arms, historic, historical, people, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2APBYJ9–Schutsluis bewesten Terneuzen Description: Finishing the attacks of the percussion styles and of the hardstone coverings, seen from the security work Date: 27 October 1904 Location: Terneuzen, Terneuzen, Zeeland Keywords: lock locks, locks, locks, hydraulic engineering
RMEHG4FM–Blue hardstone and diamond cluster gold ring.
RFPGKHH6–Vintage Chinese Hardstone Mineral Flower Tree
RMD9895K–Rock crystal skull. Late 19th century AD. Human skull hardstone carvings made from clear or milky quartz rock. Claimed to be pre-Columbian in origin.
RM2AWY8AK–Bonhams Knightsbridge, London, UK. 10th February 2020. Gentlemans Library sale preview, the sale runs from 12-13 February 2020. Image: Silver, Gold & hardstone fishbowl sculpture, Tétard Frères, Paris c.1920. Shaped as the outline of a glass fishbowl, the interior filled with a fantastical collection of fresh water and salt water creatures, including agate goldfish, ivory and mother-of-pearl angel fish with silver bubbles rising from their mouths, an ivory seahorse and frog, mussels and a starfish, set amongst silver and gold reeds and corals. Estimate £10,000-15,000. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alam
RMPBBCJT–Anonymous / 'Landscape with a Bridge'. 1600 - 1625. Hardstone, precious. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
RMAMEXDD–sepia image of hardstone grave yard cross
RM2R2DM29–Lord Shiva statue, carved hardstone contemplative, Hindu god
RM2F5FDJE–Four Framed Hardstone Panels. Unknown
RF2DH918W–moss agate crystal mineral sample used as a healing stone
RMGNA455–Caucasian man, Paul Cook, sanding on stage singing into microphone during a concert by English rock group Paragraph 1. Nigel Hardstone, bass guitar player in background.
RM2D84GMN–River Wye and Llanelwedd Quarries, Builth Wells, Brecknockshire, Powys, Wales, Great Britain, United Kingdom, UK, Europe
RMJ9H0HB–An art handler at Sotheby's in London holds a Faberge Jewelled Gold, Turquoise and Hardstone Study of Forget-Me-Nots (c. 1910)during a preview of the auction house's sales of Russian Art, Faberge and 19th Century European Paintings later this month.
RM2B0J04E–Vase, China, 19th century, China, Agate, H. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Hardstone
RMHNJRGG–Early 20th century knife rest made from silver plate and hardstone, probably Scottish, together with a knife and fork from a similar period.
RF2NX8XJB–Agate comsists of chalcedony and quartz. Agate is one of the most common materials used in the art of hardstone carving,
RM2KPGJJ9–London, UK. 28th Nov, 2022. Wilhelm Schmidt Boulder Opal, Gem-set and Hardstone Bust, Circa 1890, Estimate: £70,000 - £100,000 - Preview of the London Jewels sale at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
RF2HTTG8M–Art inspired by Bottle, 18th century, China, Agate, H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Hardstone, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RM2AHTJMA–Brooch. 1825–1875. Glasgow. Hardstone and gold
RMH1BMA0–Red hardstone bead with cameo girl head clasp necklace.
RFPGKHCT–Vintage Chinese Hardstone Mineral Flower Tree
RMD9895N–Rock crystal skull. Late 19th century AD. Human skull hardstone carvings made from clear or milky quartz rock. Claimed to be pre-Columbian in origin.
RM2AWY8F7–Bonhams Knightsbridge, London, UK. 10th February 2020. Gentlemans Library sale preview, the sale runs from 12-13 February 2020. Image: Silver, Gold & hardstone fishbowl sculpture, Tétard Frères, Paris c.1920. Shaped as the outline of a glass fishbowl, the interior filled with a fantastical collection of fresh water and salt water creatures, including agate goldfish, ivory and mother-of-pearl angel fish with silver bubbles rising from their mouths, an ivory seahorse and frog, mussels and a starfish, set amongst silver and gold reeds and corals. Estimate £10,000-15,000. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alam
RMPBC1ED–Anonymous / 'Semiprecious-stone box'. 1650 - 1700. Ebony, Hardstone, precious. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
RMA93P95–hardstone cross at church yard against green leaves
RFM9WH9M–block of rough bluestone, hardstone from belgium
RM2H0XTNP–Figure, c. 1740-60. Germany. Hardstone ewer agate with diamonds;
RF2DH938M–moss agate crystal mineral sample used as a healing stone
RMGNA457–Caucasian man, Paul Cook, sanding on stage singing into microphone during a concert by English rock group Paragraph 1. Nigel Hardstone, bass guitar player in background.
RM2D84GMF–Llanelwedd Quarries, Builth Wells, Brecknockshire, Powys, Wales, Great Britain, United Kingdom, UK, Europe
RM2DG0K4H–A gallery assistant holds a Hardstone AppliquŽ Snuff Box (circa 1770) estimated at £400,000 - £600,000, on display during a preview of items going up for auction in the Christmas Sale Series of Old Masters and Treasures at Sotheby's in Mayfair, London.
RM2B0HNWE–Covered Vase, China, 19th century, China, Rock crystal, H. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Hardstone
RM2A6AG80–London, UK. 25 October 2019. A technician poses next to 'a modern gilt-brass hardstone chess set' (Est. GBP6-8k). Preview of 'GOLD: The Midas Touch' at Sotheby's in New Bond Street. Artworks spanning six centuries dedicated to gold will be offered for sale on 29 October. Credit: Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News
RFEJM2HM–The crystal skulls are human skull hardstone carvings made of clear or milky white quartz
RM2KPGJKR–London, UK. 28th Nov, 2022. Wilhelm Schmidt Boulder Opal, Gem-set and Hardstone Bust, Circa 1890, Estimate: £70,000 - £100,000 - Preview of the London Jewels sale at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
RF2HTTG92–Art inspired by Bottle, 18th century, China, Serpentinite, H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Hardstone, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RM2AHRMY8–Cameo Pendant Brooch. 1855–1880. Italy. Hardstone and gold
RM2A8DAK7–Victorian gold fly with a gem set pink hardstone abdomen and seed peal thorax, wings and eyes brooch
RFPDT7TM–Spa Box Yorkshire Dales Mineral and Hardstone Folk Art Mining Scene Diorama
RM2A25HMM–crystal skulls are human skull hardstone carvings made of clear or milky white quartz (also called 'rock crystal'), claimed to be pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artefacts by their alleged finders; however, these claims have been refuted for all of the specimens made available for scientific studies. The British Museum catalogues the skull's provenance as 'probably European, 19th century AD' and describes it as 'not an authentic pre-Columbian artefact'. It has been established that this skull was made with modern tools, and that it is not authentic.
RM2AEGGTR–Bonhams, London, UK. 9th December 2019. Fine Clocks sale includes a collection of exceptional Breguet carriage clocks. The sale takes place on 11 December. Image: A fine and very rare, signed and dated late 17th Century Italian ebony night clock with inlaid hardstone panels, and patent silent escapement. Petrus Thomas Campani, Rome 1682. Estimate: £150,000-200,000. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News.
RMPBBWK8–Roman Sculptor / 'Tabletop'. Late XVI century. Alabaster, Paragone, Hardstone, precious. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
RMAY699Y–hardstone cross at church yard against yellow leaves
RFM9WH9H–block of rough bluestone, hardstone from belgium
RM2HHT4YH–Bottle 18th century China. Bottle. China. 18th century. Serpentinite. Hardstone
RF2DH8Y19–moss agate crystal mineral sample used as a healing stone
RMH6J35Y–London UK, 28th October 2016. British band Broken Hands perform on stage at 229 for This Feeling. The band is originart from Canterbury, Kent and they are Dale Norton - Jamie Darby - Thomas Ford - Callum Norton - David Hardstone. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the club, it has been open the main room at The Venue 229, Great Portland Street. Credit: Alberto Pezzali/Alamy Live news
RM2A527YF–Snuff Box, 1732.
RMG89DKM–Tom Eaves on Hardstone wins the Jordan Electrics Handicap Stake during day three of the Gold Cup Festival at Ayr Racecourse.
RM2B0HTMT–Figure of Buddha, China, 18th century, China, Lapis lazuli, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Hardstone
RM2A6AG7N–London, UK. 25 October 2019. A technician poses next to 'a modern gilt-brass hardstone chess set' (Est. GBP6-8k). Preview of 'GOLD: The Midas Touch' at Sotheby's in New Bond Street. Artworks spanning six centuries dedicated to gold will be offered for sale on 29 October. Credit: Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News
RFEJM2HK–The crystal skulls are human skull hardstone carvings made of clear or milky white quartz
RM2KPGJHW–London, UK. 28th Nov, 2022. Wilhelm Schmidt Boulder Opal, Gem-set and Hardstone Bust, Circa 1890, Estimate: £70,000 - £100,000 - Preview of the London Jewels sale at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
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