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What is pietra dura stone?
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Pietra dura stone is a term for inlaying items with colored stones, such as agate, jade, jasper, topax, onyx and alabaster. In Italian, "pietra dura" literally translates to "hard stone." You'll find a selection of pietra dura decorative objects and jewelry on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Very Large 19th Century Italian Walnut Chest with Pietra Dura Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Very large and impressive 19th century Italian Walnut Chest with Pietra Dura Plaques.
The plaques
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
$10,000 Sale Price
54% Off
Small Victorian Gilt Metal Dresser or Ring Box with a Pietra Dura Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb small gilt Victorian dresser box with a Pietra Dura plaque to the top.
It retains a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Metal
Antique Pietra Dura Plaque attributed to Giovanni Montelatici, Florence, c. 1910
By Giovani Montelatici
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality antique pietra dura plaque of an elderly couple, possibly by Giovanni
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings
Materials
Stone
Grand Tour Pietra Dura Plaque of Cavaliers Drinking in a Cellar, Florence c.1885
Located in London, GB
A fantastic large Grand Tour Florentine antique pietra dura plaque depicting a group of drunken
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings
Materials
Stone
Florentine Lapiz Lazuli & Malachite Birds Pietra Dura Plaque
Located in New York, NY
, Firenze, Italy .
Pietra Dura The art of Pietra Dura began with the Medici family of Florence
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Decorative Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Italian 19th century Pietra Dura marble plaques
By PIETRA DURA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and high quality pair of Italian 19th century Pietra Dura marble plaques. Each
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Marble
$18,900 / item