Pictures from the making of a pietra dura Derbyshire Fossil Marble table top, inlaid with Blue-John, semi precious stones, rare marbles from antiquity and hard-stone specimens. To see the finished table ...
Georgian and Regency Era Timeline The Georgian Era is normally defined as including the reigns of King George I, II, III and IV beginning in 1714. It includes the sub ...
Below is a marble fireplace parts diagram from a typical mid-Georgian style fireplace. The names of the parts are also applicable to fireplaces from many other eras. Anatomy of a fireplace ...
At its height, from around 1660–1820, the Grand Tour was considered to be the best way to complete a gentleman’s education. After leaving school or university, young noblemen from northern ...
When measured on the Mohs scale (Named after Friederich Mohs, a German mineralogist who invented a scale for determining the hardness of a rock or mineral), the hardness of stone ...
As a restorer and sculptor, I have had the privilege of working on many objects and artifacts made from differing varieties of decorative stone. I am particularly impressed by the ...
What is the best white marble? True marbles are metamorphic rocks and are common across Europe, particularly in countries near the Mediterranean continental collision that created the Alps. Their abundance ...
The beauty of marble Few materials evoke luxury living as simply and effectively as marble. It has been used for some of the world’s most noteworthy structures, from the Pantheon ...
Stonemason Matt Hurley recently finished a new pietra dura “Pebble” specimen marble top, with dimensions 18″ width by 31″ length. Below, he roughs out the main steps involved in the ...