AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND SPECIMEN MARBLE AND GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLE
THE TOP ROME, LATE 16TH CENTURY, THE BASE FLORENCE, CIRCA 1720-30
AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND SPECIMEN MARBLE AND GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLE THE TOP ROME, LATE 16TH CENTURY, THE BASE FLORENCE, CIRCA 1720-30 The top of rectangular outline, inlaid with various specimen marble and hardstones including various alabasters, breccia Quintilina , Afghan lapis lazuli, bianco e nero, verde antico, brocatello di Spagna, giallo di Siena, rosso antico and quartz, centered with a rectangular piece of alabastro fiorito , framed by a narrow band of scrolling ornament and small cartouches, set into a ground of verde antico marble within graduated bands of scroling foliage, strapwork and geometric cartouches above a pierced frieze carved with C-scrolls, rocaille and floral trails, on female and male herm supports, joined by conformingly-carved shaped and pierced centred by a crouching lion and terminating in scrolled stepped supports, underside of top incised 'N', the outer black marble edge later, some losses to the carved elements, lion finial to stretcher possibly added in the 19th century 36¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 71 in. (180.5 cm.) wide; 47¼ in. (120 cm.) deep
AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND SPECIMEN MARBLE AND GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLE
THE TOP ROME, LATE 16TH CENTURY, THE BASE FLORENCE, CIRCA 1720-30
AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND SPECIMEN MARBLE AND GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLE THE TOP ROME, LATE 16TH CENTURY, THE BASE FLORENCE, CIRCA 1720-30 The top of rectangular outline, inlaid with various specimen marble and hardstones including various alabasters, breccia Quintilina , Afghan lapis lazuli, bianco e nero, verde antico, brocatello di Spagna, giallo di Siena, rosso antico and quartz, centered with a rectangular piece of alabastro fiorito , framed by a narrow band of scrolling ornament and small cartouches, set into a ground of verde antico marble within graduated bands of scroling foliage, strapwork and geometric cartouches above a pierced frieze carved with C-scrolls, rocaille and floral trails, on female and male herm supports, joined by conformingly-carved shaped and pierced centred by a crouching lion and terminating in scrolled stepped supports, underside of top incised 'N', the outer black marble edge later, some losses to the carved elements, lion finial to stretcher possibly added in the 19th century 36¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 71 in. (180.5 cm.) wide; 47¼ in. (120 cm.) deep
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