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Florentine Mosaic

Jeweled walking stick, in gold with pietradura, Florentine mosaic. USA 1844.
Located in Milan, IT
, we find a table embedded with a pietradura, or Florentine mosaic, of octagonal shape, depicting a
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold, Iron

Italian Pietra Dura Mosaic Inlay Stone Round Tabletop in Florentine Style
Located in Marbella, ES
Italian Pietra Dura round tabletop with Florentine mosaic inlay decorations executed using blue
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Late 20th Century European Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Italian Black and White Carrara Marble Mosaic Tiles with Florentine Monuments
Located in Firenze, IT
contemporary art festival held once a year in Florence. The Florentine mosaic artist and craftswoman has
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2010s Italian Other Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique 18 Carat Pietra-Dura Oval Flower Brooch with Gold Mount, c1860
Located in Baltimore, MD
Florentine Mosaics and they speak to the romanticism that flourished throughout Victorianism beginning about
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Antique 1860s British Victorian Brooches

Materials

Agate, Turquoise, 18k Gold

Antique Ashford Black and Pietra Dura Marble Obelisk Thermometer
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
, refers to a Florentine mosaic technique, a descendant of the Roman era, sees carefully sawn pieces of
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Obelisks

Materials

Marble

A Roman Micromosaic Plaque Depicting a Basket of Flowers
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Colln.', 'Poe 200, Florentine Mosaic', 16.5 x 18 cm, the plaque 18.5 x 20 cm, overall Provenance
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Art

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Belgian Black Marble

An Antique Boxed Pietra Dura Set
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pietra dura translates as hardstone which refers to a Florentine mosaic technique that is descendant from
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Antique 1860s Italian Victorian Choker Necklaces

Materials

Agate, Turquoise, 18k Gold

Pair of Large Scale Italian Pietra Dura Panels, after Corbarelli
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
of pietra dura (Florentine mosaic), their work is present to this very day in regions throughout
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Carrara Marble, Marble

Pietra Dura Cross Rose Lily of The Valley Flower Pendant Necklace Gold Victorian
Located in New York, NY
, true love, connection, and loyalty Pietra dura (translation hard stone) refers to a Florentine mosaic
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold

Pair of Elegant Italian Mosaics, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
& Origin: 19th-century Italian mosaics, probable Florentine provenance. Materials: Colored tesserae
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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Marble

Pair of Elegant Italian Mosaics, 19th Century
Pair of Elegant Italian Mosaics, 19th Century
$8,305
H 28.35 in W 22.45 in D 1.58 in
MOISEIKIN Parrot Stone Mosaic Panel for Interior
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Florentine and Japanese relief mosaics. The work presents a natural scene — a pair of exotic birds sitting on
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Amber, Carnelian, Multi-gemstone, Silver

MOISEIKIN Parrot Stone Mosaic Panel for Interior
MOISEIKIN Parrot Stone Mosaic Panel for Interior
$65,000
H 14.18 in W 10.48 in D 0.87 in
19th Century Micromosaic 18 Karat Yellow Gold Silver Bracelet
Located in Poitiers, FR
decorated with Florentine micro-mosaics, separated by hinges topped with articulated gold pearls. The micro
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

An Ashford (Derbyshire) black marble pen tray
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Florentine micro mosaics during his Grand Tour of Italy. By the 19th century Ashford marble was in vogue
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Antique 1850s English Desk Sets

Materials

Marble

Early Victorian Ashford Marble Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
) commissioned high quality pieces after admiring Florentine micro mosaics during his Grand Tour of Italy. By the
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Tables

Materials

Marble

Early Victorian Ashford Marble Table
Early Victorian Ashford Marble Table
$120,491
H 33 in W 60 in D 36.5 in

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Patinated Bronze & Pietra Dura Decorative Box, Italy circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
design". The English term "Florentine mosaic" is sometimes also encountered, probably developed by the
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Bronze

Italian Pietra Dura Plaque by Giovanni Montelatici
By Giovani Montelatici
Located in Bantam, CT
"Painting in Stone," modern Florentine pietra dura mosaic. For more photos, please contact.
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Vintage 1910s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Art

Materials

Marble

19th Century Antique Florentine Mosaic Gold Earrings
Located in Chicago, IL
Italy, Florence, c. 1850 These delicate 18K gold antique earrings feature colorful mosaic floral
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Drop Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold

Antique Florentine Mosaic Italian Gold Dangle Earrings
Located in Chicago, IL
Italy, Florence, 1870s Antique 18K gold earrings feature colorful mosaic floral compositions made
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Dangle Earrings

Florentine Mosaic Pietra Dura Italian Street View with Landscape 1950 circa
Located in Milano, MI
A mid-20th century Italian pietra dura inlaid plaque, a Florentine commesso depicting an Italian
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Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Siena Marble, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Slate

Antique Pietra Dura Butterfly Brooch
Located in Baltimore, MD
know as Florentine mosaic as Florence, Italy was the center of manufacture of these wonderful pieces
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches

Materials

Agate, 9k Gold

Pietra Dura Florentine Stone Mosaic Italian Landscape
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous pietra dura Florentine landscape aka stone mosaic Italian landscape. It is in fabulous
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art

Materials

Stone

Pietre Dure Of Wine And Music By Antonio Sandrini
Located in New Orleans, LA
of the most accomplished workshops in Florentine mosaic in the second half of the 19th century
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19th Century More Art

Materials

Stone

Italian Aged Carrara Marble Mosaic Table in Florentine Pietre Dure Style
Located in Marbella, ES
Classical Italian aged Carrara marble table using mosaic and pietre dure inlay techniques of red
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Late 20th Century Italian Tables

Materials

Marble

Florentine brooch in semi-precious stones with floral motifs. Late 19th century.
Located in Firenze, IT
Florentine brooch in semi-precious stones with floral motifs. Pietra Dura, or "Commesso Fiorentino
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Stone

A Rare Italian Giltwood Framed Pietre Dure By Mario Montelatici '2 Little Tykes'
By Giovani Montelatici
Located in New York, NY
'Two Little Tykes'. This incredible Italian Florentine artistic masterpiece appears to be a painting
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Vintage 1920s Italian Other Decorative Art

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Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Cigarette Case with Florentine Mosaic, Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
lid features a plate with a fine floral mosaic of semiprecious stones made with the “commesso
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Vintage 1960s Italian Renaissance Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

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Maitland Smith Florentine Mosaic Lacquer Round Charger Bowl Platter Tray
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare Maitland Smith over sized round Charger / platter / tray featuring a lacquered floral mosaic
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Late 20th Century British Colonial Platters and Serveware

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Florentine Lapiz Lazuli & Malachite Birds Pietra Dura Plaque
Located in New York, NY
forced to break new boundaries of ability in the Florentine Renaissance in making mosaic work
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Multi-gemstone

G. Ugolini, Pietra Dura Stone Mosaic Plaque
By G. Ugolini
Located in St. Louis, MO
-Century Modern. G. Ugolini is the oldest Florentine mosaic workshop in Florence, since 1868.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Marble

G. Ugolini, Pietra Dura Stone Mosaic Plaque
G. Ugolini, Pietra Dura Stone Mosaic Plaque
H 10.38 in W 9.88 in D 1.38 in
Miniature Pietra Dura Italian Inlaid Stone Mosaic, Florence Italy Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
art, this tradition has continued for over 500 years that is uniquely the Florentine mosaic, or
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Marble

Pisces
By Richard Blow
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
birthplace of the Montici Marbles - 20th century Florentine Mosaic. Until 1941 he lived as might be
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1940s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Marble

Pisces
Pisces
H 10.25 in W 12.25 in D 1 in
Sagittarius
By Richard Blow
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
birthplace of the Montici Marbles - 20th century Florentine Mosaic. Until 1941 he lived as might be
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1940s Surrealist Mixed Media

Sagittarius
Sagittarius
H 9.38 in W 11.25 in D 1.25 in
Gardentable, Bistrotable with Pietra Dura Marble Top
Located in Greven, DE
art of pietra dura. Translated from Italian as ‘hard stone’, this technique - also known as Florentine
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20th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Late Victorian Pietra Dura Flower 18 KT Earrings 1900 ca
Located in Napoli, IT
fasteners Gems: 2 Florentine hard stone mosaic of 30 x 24 mm. - 2 old round cut diamonds totaling approx
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Florentine Mosaic - G. Ugolini
Located in SouthPort, CT
Decorative semi-precious stone inlay, signed In the style of Richard Blow
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Vintage 1950s Italian Paintings

Surrealist Mosaic by Richard Allmand Blow
Located in SouthPort, CT
Inlaid marble Florentine mosaic by Richard Allmand Blow, signed and dated 1960. Measures 14.5" x
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Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Victorian Florentine Pietra Dura Mosaic Brooch Locket 15 Karat Gold
Located in Napoli, IT
he Art Of Mosaic Antique Victorian Period 1870 ca Florentine Pietra Dura Mosaic depicting
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Antique 1870s Victorian Brooches

Materials

Natural Pearl, 15k Gold

Victorian Pietra Dura Butterfly 18K Gold Brooch, circa 1870
Located in Goettingen, DE
(Italian hard stone) is a stone carving art from Florence. For the "Florentine Mosaic", as this technique
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Antique 1870s Victorian Brooches

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Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Gilt Bronze & Pietra Dura Jewlery Box, Italy, circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
design". The English term "Florentine mosaic" is sometimes also encountered, probably developed by the
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu

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Florentine Mosaic For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the florentine mosaic you’re looking for. Frequently made of stone, marble and lapis lazuli, every florentine mosaic was constructed with great care. Find 17 options for an antique or vintage florentine mosaic now, or shop our selection of 46 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer florentine mosaic, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each florentine mosaic bearing modern, Baroque or louis xv hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made florentine mosaic over the years, but those crafted by Studio Lél, Scarpelli Mosaici and Franco Salimbeni are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Florentine Mosaic?

A florentine mosaic can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,516, while the lowest priced sells for $131 and the highest can go for as much as $126,000.