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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.
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Antique Italian Pietra Dura Plaque with Micro Mosaic Greco-Roman Cityscape C1880
By PIETRA DURA
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Plaque with Micro Mosaic Greco-Roman Cityscape C1880
Measures- .75''H
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Selection of Italian Pietra Dura Plaques
By G. Ugolini, Montici
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Mid-Century Modern Pietra Dura plaques, attributed to Richard Blow for Montici or
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
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
19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Plaque, Framed in Deep Walnut Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Italian Pietra dura plaque, framed in deep walnut frame
Inlaid portrait of a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Florentine Raised Pietra Dura Plaque of a Drinking Cavalier After Vinea
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Florentine Raised Pietra Dura Plaque of a Drinking Cavalier After Vinea
Presenting a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian High Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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
