19th Century, Table with Italian Pietra Dura and Specimen Marble Top

1990s Pietra Dura mosaic inlay marble table top handmade with semiprecious blue lapis lazuli gemstone and an assortment of coloured marbles.  

19th century Italian polychromed side table with marble top.  

1990s Spanish Pietra Dura inlay mosaic square table top with chess board, handmade with semiprecious gemstones including blue lapis lazuli and green ...

Classical 1990s Spanish Pietra Dura mosaic inlay white marble square table top with intricate geometric and plant ornamentation using gemstones, in...

Rectangular Italian pietra dura technique handmade black Belgium marble mosaic 10-seat dining table top with birds and vegetable motifs created using ...

Classical Baroque 1990s Spanish handcrafted Pietra Dura mosaic inlay round white marble table top with lapis lazuli and an assortment of c...

A late Georgian table in the Gillows manner Constructed in goncalo alves, having an inset Florentine Pietra Dura platform; of free-standing, turned and tapering end support form, wi...

A fine derbyshire pietra dura specimen marble table top, circa 1820. The Ashford black marble top inset with numerous marbles, amongst which are...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important 19th century gilt Bronze neoclassical grouping of French ladies table...

Important Palatial & Rare 19th Century Pietra Dura Giltwood Centre Table. This magnificent rectangular table incorporates an exquisitely inlaid Florentine Pietra Dura work of art. The truly incredibly and colourful hardstone specimens have been meticulously chosen & inlaid to form the most gorgeous floral display. It is amongst the finest of its type. This masterpiece is displayed on its original carved work of sculptural art, a baluster stem with acanthus leaves and raised on four acanthus leaf scrolled feet, the gilding, burnished in parts to perfection and highlighting a palatial majesty. The art of creating images by cutting hardstones and fitting them into a jigsaw of shapes, flowered under the Florentine Medici and is known as Pietra Dura. The technique of Pietra Dura is highly prized and widely used and can be found in settings ranging from antique jewellery boxes to the walls of the Taj Mahal. The development of the technique, often called ‘painting in stone’ was one of the many achievements of the Florentine Renaissance. Like many other forms of antique decorative art...

The circular top decorated with various specimen marbles including Rosso antico, serpentino, Giallo antico, Palombino, Malachite , Granito, Carrara .. ecc. Masterpiece of Italian c...

The circular top decorated with various specimen marbles including Rosso antico, serpentino, Giallo antico, Palombino, Malachite , Granito, Carrara .. ecc. Masterpiece of Italian cr...