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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 are possibly earlier than the box.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Large 19th Century Florentine Heraldic Pietra Dura Plaque, Allegory of Peace, c.
Located in Lincoln, GB
Condition Report
This pietra dura plaque is in excellent antique condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Marble
'L’Abbandonato' Antique Pietra Dura Plaque Signed Giovanni Montelatici, c 1910
By Giovani Montelatici
Located in London, GB
A magnificent and very rare pietra dura plaque made by Giovanni Montelatici in Florence, Italy, c. 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Art
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 cavaliers carousing in a cellar.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings
Materials
Stone
Bruno Lastrucci Pietra Dura Plaque Italian Mid Century Hardstone
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pietra dura portrait plaque by Bruno Lastrucci (Florence, 1943-2021).
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Richard Blow Attributed Montici Pietra Dura Plaque ca' 1960's Miniature
By Richard Blow
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A miniature pear in Pietra Dura technique attributed to Richard Blow for his Atelier in Montici Italy.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone
