Antique Marble Lintel pediment cornice Architectural fragment #4

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Seller: deepsouthc ✉️ (1,917) 100%, Location: Montgomery, Alabama, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 265598414590 Antique Marble Lintel pediment cornice Architectural fragment #4.
 ANTIQUE MARBLE    Remnant Handsome  Architectural- This  piece  has nice veining . It is of very fine marble-light  grey veins  In good condition .  The approximate length of the  white marble vary in  size and  are  about  2  inch thick.  DIMENSIONS: MARBLE     #4    Approximately      12 " LONG x 6 ” WIDE  X   2 "      THICK

Many fragments  like some of these   old pieces  have outlived the buildings that they  once decorated.

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THIS ANTIQUE PIECE OF BEVELED MARBLE  HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED AND  WOULD BE LOVELY  AFTER  A CLEANING AND POLISHING.  VERY ELEGANT ARCHITECTURAL ACCENTS PATIO OR GARDEN ACCENTS. VERY THICK, SMOOTH, APPROPRIATE FOR INDOOR OR OUTDOOR USE

This listing is for one  section of architectural  marble  trim . ( I  have  a large number of  other  Molding pieces  that  I  can list on Ebay If  interested)   It is  probably  a fragment of a crown molding, which could have been used as part of an elaborate cornice or just part of a ceiling molding.  The top of the fragment is flat and smooth-The front of the molding has the classic curves . This is  some sort of an exterior  lintel  facade.  Most historic commercial buildings have cornices to cap their facades. Usually found in buildings constructed before 1900, --  70 years old or more  -  great vintage Architectural element.

 Many  like these could be  used as art displayed on interior and exterior walls. As you can see in the photos there is aging  but nothing out of character on such pieces.  These  pieces that I will be listing on Ebay  have been outside for 50 plus years. The cornice could  possibly even  be  polished ---I have not tried  it to clean them or polish, although this old patina  is handsome as is.

An  Architectural like this could be used for various   purposes  other  than what it was intentionally made.  I  am not certain of its  original use  but I think it  originally would fit  originally across the top of the window . From  research  I  found  that  heavy lintels, like droopy eyebrows,  ostensibly were originally used  to  protect  the building, and to decorate it. 

During  the last century , cast stone  was commonly used and even  in the 19th century… used for exterior window and door surrounds or lintels, copings, parapets and balustrades, cornices and friezes, and sculptural ornament. 

Whether you are adding, remodeling, or even starting new construction, this piece would be a nostalgic accent.  

Attractive  marble  pieces like  these  came out from  a very old 1800s Southern  yards in Montgomery Alabama. Since Greek and Roman times, marble has been used for many thousands of years. This vintage natural stone is a geological marvel. 

They have  been  stored for   years and if they were polished they would be exquisite.  Give your home a feeling of majestic beauty -- great accent your garden, or  inside the home. Elegant at a doorway  decorating your home  or garden with  marble . The  marble have been  in my parent's yard and have withstood weather but in need of cleaning and  polishing. When cleaned they will once again be grand.

This  marble art piece  was  part of this Southern Antique collector's possessions  put to practical use where it once stood . Then as the old home was destroyed the collector carefully salvaged the   tiles and stored in for more than half of a century. Some  of this marble was  used in his own home.

The  1966 Newspaper article said."Maybe the collector didn’t even remember where it was stored or why he had saved it all those years. Maybe just because he liked it , with no use in mind. But the fact remains that, in depths of the Great Depression when the decorative features of razed residences might be had, at least, for carting them away at most, for a song." 
 Marble  of this type was used to grace the mansions and elaborate  grounds  during the last half of the Century. These  tiles with old patina that remains to the surface , whether it may have been made in America or imported for a southern residence, it is a handsome Architectural accent .

What an elegant way to add an authentic Victorian flavor to your property. Whether you are  remodeling, or even starting new construction.

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  • Decade: 1900s
  • Material: Marble
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Pattern: Solid
  • architectural element: marble
  • Type: Marble architectural
  • Features: Salvage
  • Color: Beige

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