Pair of antique ebonised wood and specimen marble obelisks

These striking obelisks—the form of the obelisk derived from Egyptian architecture—are crafted from parcel gilt ebonised wood inlaid with a variety of marble specimens. Each obelisk features a rectangular plinth-form base supporting the tapering pyramid-topped body of the obelisk itself. The surfaces are profusely inlaid with a geometrical arrangement of marble specimens, including examples of lumichella, Siena marble, brocatello, porphyry, and verde antico.