PIETRA DURA Furniture

Selection of Mid-Century Modern Pietra Dura plaques, attributed to Richard Blow for Montici or Ugolini, unsigned, Italy, circa 1950s. They are: 1) I...

Crafted of fine quality Italian inlaid natural stone such as jasper malachite and agate. Depicts an Italian village landscape scene with different building structures.

19th century Italian Pietra dura plaque, framed in deep walnut frame Inlaid portrait of a fashionable man in various marbles. Measures: P...

Italian, 19th century. A fine quality Italian marble Pietra Dura plaque showcasing beautiful white calla lily flowers and vines. The piece is likely a fragment taken from a much lar...

Antique Florentine Raised Pietra Dura Plaque of a Drinking Cavalier After Vinea Presenting a singular piece of art, a stunning antique Florentine raised pietra dura plaque of a drinking cavalier after Vinea. This remarkable showpiece is a truly rare find, having been delicately crafted after the renowned original painting by Francesco Vinea. Bearing strong attributions to the illustrious workshop of Pierre...

The stone top is a floral marquetry design set with sienna, lapis azuli, agate and jadeite with white carrera marble and rouge marbles set into black granite forming an intricate pa...

Quality early 19th century antique freestanding William IV rosewood chess top sewing table having a quality rosewood inlaid chess top, one long drawer to the...

Italian pietra dura table 19th century rectangular shape, with wooden caved based, four fluted and turned legs, classical frieze and stepped borde...

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...

Traditional oval Pietra Dura table top of black marble inlaid with naturally colored stone creating a bouquet of yellow roses with a white oriental li...

Outstanding quality antique William IV circular rosewood centre table having a superior quality rosewood circular top boasting the most fabulous colour supported by a magnificent sha...

Hollywood Regency style brass center or end table A chic and very stylish Hollywood Regency brass rectangular table. The table features a fine handmade hammered design on the all ...