Onyx Collection

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, The Paiva Mansion. Date: 1902

Ancient gold crown and cross found in Spain, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Ancient gold crown and cross found in Spain, 1860. Some time since a remarkable discovery of regal insignia was made on the property of a landowner at La Fuente de Guarrazar

Portrait of Toots Thielemans, Adele Girard, and Joe Marsala, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Chubby Jackson and Dottie Reid, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Chubby Jackson and Dottie Reid, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Wilbur De Paris and Sidney De Paris, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Wilbur De Paris and Sidney De Paris, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Wilbur De Paris, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Wilbur De Paris, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Regalia of Scotland: Jewel of St. Andrew, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Regalia of Scotland: Jewel of St. Andrew, 1850....the order of St. Andrew, cut on an onyx, set with diamonds...'. Badge of the Order of the Thistle

Disk Brooch with Cameo, Langobardic (mount); Roman (cameo), ca. 600 (mount); 100-300 (cameo)

Onyx Bracelet, c. 1937. Creator: Tulita Westfall
Onyx Bracelet, c. 1937

Sunburst, early 20th century (gilt and cold-painted bronze, onyx base)
985663 Sunburst, early 20th century (gilt and cold-painted bronze, onyx base) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); 58.5 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunburst; an Exotic Dancer)

Testris, early 20th century (gilt and cold-painted bronze, onyx base)
985664 Testris, early 20th century (gilt and cold-painted bronze, onyx base) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); 68.3 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Testris; an Exotic Dancer)

The Girls, (gilt and cold-painted bronze, ivory, marble and onyx base)
985652 The Girls, (gilt and cold-painted bronze, ivory, marble and onyx base) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); 51.8x62.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Girls)

A figure of a dancer, early 20th century (cold-painted bronze and ivory, brown onyx base)
991182 A figure of a dancer, early 20th century (cold-painted bronze and ivory, brown onyx base) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); 54.9x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A figure of a dancer)

Butterfly Dance, (gilt bronze, ivory, onyx)
991045 Butterfly Dance, (gilt bronze, ivory, onyx) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterfly Dance; Snake Dancer; After Reading. Dimitri Chiparus (1886-1947)

Kora, an Exotic Dancer, early 20th century (ilt and cold-painted bronze, onyx base)
985665 Kora, an Exotic Dancer, early 20th century (ilt and cold-painted bronze, onyx base) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); 62.8 (approx)

Cameo Portraying Emperor Claudius as Jupiter, Roman, 41-54 CE; Italian mount, late 16th century

Earring with Dolphin Head Finial, 3rd-2nd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Earring with Dolphin Head Finial, 3rd-2nd century BCE

Finger Ring with Intaglio Depicting the Head of a Woman, (1st century?). Creator: Unknown
Finger Ring with Intaglio Depicting the Head of a Woman, (1st century?)

Cameo Portraying Tiberius, 14-37 (cameo); 1525-1550 (mount). Creator: Unknown
Cameo Portraying Tiberius, 14-37 (cameo); 1525-1550 (mount)

Game Counter, Birmingham, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown
Game Counter, Birmingham, c. 1820

Onyx agate. Agata onice, con la sua scorza, a zone innumerevoli. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Agate nodules. Ovoid nodule of agate 1, aphanite with agate geode 2, and nodule of agate 3. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Gemma Augustea, ancient Roman onyx relief cameo engraved gem (engraving)
5999629 Gemma Augustea, ancient Roman onyx relief cameo engraved gem (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gemma Augustea)

Portrait of a Young Woman, 1654 (oil on panel)
2973587 Portrait of a Young Woman, 1654 (oil on panel) by Delff, Jacob Willemsz (1619-61); 73.6x61.7 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch, out of copyright

Beach Dancer, c. 1935 (ronze and ivory, cold painted patina, green and black onyx base)
985640 Beach Dancer, c.1935 (ronze and ivory, cold painted patina, green and black onyx base) by Preiss, Johann Philipp Ferdinand (1882-1943); 39.5 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Drawing of the Gemma Augustea (pen & ink and pencil on paper)
BBC211034 Drawing of the Gemma Augustea (pen & ink and pencil on paper) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Lubeck Museum, Germany; (add.info.: gemma augustea is in Kunsthistorisches)

The Archer (bronze & ivory figurine, green onyx base on ivory feet)
985528 The Archer (bronze & ivory figurine, green onyx base on ivory feet) by Preiss, Johann Philipp Ferdinand (1882-1943); 22 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Inscribed in the base F)

Cameo portrait of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) and Olympias (375-316 BC) (sardonyx)
XIR181042 Cameo portrait of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) and Olympias (375-316 BC) (sardonyx) by Greek; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; Greek, out of copyright

Roman onyx cameo depicting the apotheosis of the Emperor Augustus (engraving)
5207572 Roman onyx cameo depicting the apotheosis of the Emperor Augustus (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Selection of designs, House of Carl Faberge (pencil & w / c on paper)
1109010 Selection of designs, House of Carl Faberge (pencil & w/c on paper) by FabergA©, Carl (1846-1920) (firm of); Private Collection; (add.info.: Including Glass Beakers, A Fluted Bowl)

Cameo with Saint John The Baptist, Italian, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Cameo with Saint John The Baptist, Italian, 15th century

DEMETER / CERES
Demeter / Ceres, and Dionysos / Bacchus, depicted on an onyx vase owned by Ferdinand Albrecht, herzog von Braunschweig-Luneberg. (one of two) Date: BCE

Book-Shaped Reliquary, c. 1000. Creator: Master of the Registrum Gregorii (German), circle of
Book-Shaped Reliquary, c. 1000. This sumptuous object closely resembles a deluxe medieval book cover in both form and decoration

Silver cup and lid, c1550, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Silver cup and lid, c1550, (1881). Etching of a silver gilt cup set with onyx cameos, made in Germany in the mid 16th century. The cameos, which show classical heads, may be Roman

Leda and the Swan (Cameo), 3rd cen. AD. Creator: Classical Antiquities
Leda and the Swan (Cameo), 3rd cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

The Trans-Siberian Railway egg, 1900. Artist: Perkhin, Michail Yevlampievich, (Faberge manufacture) (1860-1903)
The Trans-Siberian Railway egg, 1900. Found in the collection of the State Armoury Chamber in the Kremlin, Moscow

Cameo (The Gonzaga Cameo) with King Ptolemy II of Egypt and his wife Arsinoe I, 3rd century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Cameo with Mars and Bellona, c1784. Artist: Charles Brown
Cameo with Mars and Bellona, c1784. Brown, Charles (1749-1795). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Cameo of the Emperor Augustus. This cameo was carved from a three-layered sardonyx. It is a fragment of a larger portrait of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (27 BC-14 AD)

Cameo of the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy II and his wife, 3rd century BC
Cameo of Ptolemy II (309 - 246 BC) and his wife made of Sardonyx, from the Hermitage Museum Leningrad.. 3rd century BC

Cold painted bronze statues, 1930s. (Left): A lady golfer at the top of her swing, in Art Deco style, on a white onyx base, 11 inches high

Onyx, Kenya, Africa

Precious stones including agate, onyx, opal and sardonyx.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Adolph Kenngotts Mineralogy section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Original accessories designed by Gordon Conway
Original accessories designed by the American costume designer, Gordon Conway. The shoe is trimmed with satin and has brocade to match the bag; the clasps of the bag are of diamonds and platinum

Advert for Asprey Mexican onyx articles 1937
A selection of solid Mexican onyx articles, inlaid with malachite, Canadian lapis, aventurine and coral, including a number of special Coronation pieces. Date: 1937

Advert for Godwin & Son, jewellery 1892
A seletion of bracelets, brooches, earrings, in black with fine pearls, onyx and diamonds, designed for the mourning for the death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale

Necklace pendants and earrings 1929
Sapphire and diamond necklace pendants and long drop earrings, products for Harrods catalogue jewellery department. Date: 1929

Frigidarium of the Baths of the Caracalla at Rome
Illustration of a Frigidarium of the Baths of the Caracalla at Rome

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Onyx, the captivating gemstone known for its deep black hue and mesmerizing beauty. Found in various parts of the world, it has a rich history intertwined with art and culture. In the heart of Paris, France, on the renowned Champs-Elysees, stands The Paiva Mansion. This architectural marvel showcases exquisite craftsmanship where onyx is prominently featured in its grand interiors. Hardy Bros Advertisement captures the allure with their stunning jewelry pieces. A Disk Brooch with a Langobardic mount and Roman cameo takes us back to ancient times when this stone was highly prized. Precious stones like agate, opal, sardonyx, and they have been cherished throughout history for their unique characteristics. Their vibrant colors are beautifully showcased in intricate designs. Tulita Westfall's Onyx Bracelet from 1937 exemplifies timeless elegance. Its sleek design highlights the natural beauty of this gemstone while adding a touch of sophistication to any ensemble. Sunburst and Testris are early 20th-century masterpieces crafted from gilt bronze resting upon an elegant onyx base. These sculptures radiate warmth and grace as they capture light within their intricate details. The Girls sculpture combines elements of gilt bronze, ivory, marble, and an onyx base to create a harmonious composition that celebrates femininity and gracefulness. A figure of a dancer gracefully poised atop a brown onyx base transports us into the enchanting world of dance through cold-painted bronze and ivory accents. Butterfly Dance enchants viewers with its delicate combination of gilt bronze, ivory details fluttering above an alluring backdrop of shimmering black onyx—a true celebration of nature's ethereal beauty. Kora: An Exotic Dancer captivates audiences with her dynamic pose atop an intricately designed cold-painted bronze structure resting upon an exquisite onyx base—an embodiment of exoticism brought to life.