Pietra Dura Mosaic

In Pietra Dura, the stones are not cemented together with grout, and works in Pietra Dura are often portable.

These are handmade from semiprecious stone and marble in a small artisanal workshop. Please note that variations and slight imperfections are part of its design and unique charm. ...

Circa 1890s Pietra Dura Mosaic Dove Birds on a Fountain Brooch, in a Sterling Silver Oval Frame, having obscured Markings, most likely Italian.

One pair of 14-karat yellow gold Victorian Pietra Dura mosaic twin oval drop pendant design earrings.

One pair of exquisitely designed Victorian floral design Pietra Dura earrings,. The earrings are not stamped, however they have been acid tested and guaranteed 10 karat yellow gold....

A mid 20th century Italian Firenze covered upholstered in leather wooden box. The covered of the box is executed in pietra dura technique, an inlay of cut and fitted, highly polished...

Pair of French ormolu and Italian Pietra Dura mounted table / mantel clocks with female busts in patinated bronze. The ormolu 19th century; the Italian Pietra Dura, possibly earli...

A finely crafted antique Italian Pietra Dura mosaic in the style of Richard Blow featuring an intricately designed watermelon in a beautiful gilded frame.

A finely crafted antique Italian Pietra Dura mosaic in the style of Richard Blow featuring an intricately designed butterfly in a beautiful gilded frame.

Dramatic Italian centre table featuring a Pietra Dura mosaic marble specimen round top. The 1 inch thick marble is inlaid with intricate neoclassical sunburst patterns centered with ...

A beautiful 19 century Pietra Dura mosaic plaque of "The Cock Fight". This beautiful plaque was made utilizing the Pietra Dura technique, which uses highly polished, hand-cut colored...

Antique 18k Gold Pietra Dura Bird Pendant with Pearls & Rubies (c. 1870-1880): This exquisite antique pendant showcases a pietra dura mosaic featuring the Birds of Pliny, beautifull...

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Plaque with Micro Mosaic Greco-Roman Cityscape C1880 Measures- .75''H x 18''W x 18''D

Gorgeous pietra dura Florentine landscape aka stone mosaic Italian landscape.

Micro Mosaic Pietra Dura Centre Table. This highly decorative table has a Pietra Dura Pedestal base supporting the all over designed table top.

Octagonal mosaic tabletop using the traditional Italian pietra-dura hardstones inlay: lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, malachite, coral, among many others.  

Plaque: 19 7/8" high x 16 1/4" wide Frame: 24" high x 20 1/8" wide x 1 5/8" deep References: Anna Maria Giusti (ed.), Dagli spendori di corte al lusso borghese: L’Opificio delle Pie...

Ugolini, an esteemed artisan from Florence, Italy, showcases his exceptional craftsmanship in a mesmerizing Pietra Dura Pear and Peach Pair Mosaic. This extraordinary piece of art, m...

A mid-20th century Italian pietra dura inlaid plaque, a Florentine commesso depicting an Italian street with landscape, in good condition dating to 1950 circa.

Antique French Gold Bronze "Pietra Dura" Marble Mosaic Picture Frame, Circa 1900's.

An Italian Pietra Dura and Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Circular Table Top, 19th century, with central draughts board in alternate diverse mineral specimens including lapis lazuli, porphyry, ...

'The Fractured Hour' is a mosaic or Pietra Dura displaying a fantasy scene.

19th century gold mounted pietra dura still life ring circa 1830 depicting four flies. Top size 28mm x 22mm Size 7 Weight: 12gr.

1940s Italian Pietra Dura top table. Round marble tabletop with inlaid pattern and center butterfly design. Solid brass table base from the 1970s. Versatile size table that could be ...

Pietra dura is a form of mosaic made with pieces of hard stone such as agate, as in this piece, cemented into black marble.

It reached its peak in Florence. Pietra dura items are generally crafted on green, white or black marble base stones.

Italian Pietra Dura plaque consisting of a mosaic of colored hard stones, depicting a colorful Italian Tuscan village street.

Typically the resulting panel is completely flat, but some examples have the image is in low relief. Pietra dura is also different from mosaics because stones are mostly much large...

Typically, the resulting panel is completely flat, but some examples have the image is in low relief. Pietra dura is also different from mosaics because stones are mostly much large...

Typically the resulting panel is completely flat, but some examples have the image is in low relief. Pietra dura is also different from mosaics because stones are mostly much lar...

Painting in Stone: Modern Florentine Pietra Dura Mosaic. Aska, 2015. Avery, Charles, assisted by Arthur Emperatori.

The technique is known as pietra dura. The drop shape mosaic panels are framed by miniature gold vines.

Pietre dure, also known as Pietra Dura, is a form of mosaic inlay created from polished marbles and minerals resulting in brilliant, colorful designs.

Alongside this avant garde production they were also famous for their antique marquetry furniture, incorporating rosewood, ivory and Pietra Dura marble mosaics (a 16th century Renais...

Pietre dure, also known as pietra dura, is an Italian Renaissance mosaic inlay of various marble and stones.

Classical Baroque 1990s Spanish handcrafted Pietra Dura mosaic inlay round black marble table top with lapis lazuli and an assortment of coloured marbles.

Rare pair of Pietra Dura Mosaic marble table tops, Italy, circa 1970- Price is for the pair Beautiful preserved pair of polished marble Pietra Dura table tops that show hardly any...

‘La Volpe’—The’ Fox & Cat (Pinocchio) Pietra Dura Mosaic By Walmina, Vatican Workshop, Rome This one-of-a-kind, handmade Pietra Dura (marble inlay) mosaic, titled La Volpe, is a st...

Run your finger over this brooch of the finest pietra dura mosaic imaginable and you will not feel the various stones as the artist was a genius.

A Pietra Dura brass box. Beautiful antique little box, created probably in Napoles, Italy as a treasure chest, circa 1880s. It was crafted in solid gilded brass with nice Baroque ...

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Butterfly Mosaic, Framed, C1920. 6 1/4" x 7 3/4" x 1 1/2".

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Bird Mosaic, Framed, C1920. 7 7/8" x 6 3/8" x 1 1/4".

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Plum Mosaic, Framed, C1920. 5 3/4" x 7 1/4" x 3/4".

“Pietra dura” mosaics looked like paintings, with flowers, birds, fruits as popular motifs.

References: for a very similar pair of earrings, please see Trustees of the Brittish Museum, pietra dura mosaic earrings depicting the Doves of Pliny, circa 1860-1870 by Messrs Gioco...

Pair of antique Florentine Pietra Dura earrings from the late Victorian period Originated in Florence where the Pietra Dura Mosaic was specially curated under 'I Medici' giving life ...

Miniature inlaid hardstone Pietra Dura plaque of a bird on a branch from Italy. Gilt gold wood frame. Frame measures 6 3/8" wide x 5 1/8", image is 2 1/4" x 3 1/2".

“Pietra dura” mosaics are so finely done that they look like paintings, with flowers, birds, fruits and insects as popular motifs.

“Pietra dura” mosaics are so finely done that they look like paintings, with flowers, birds, fruits and insects as popular motifs.

Giovanni Ugolini - Italy circa 1956, framed Pietra Dura polished stone mosaic plaque. Depicts a nude female acrobat, holding a bowl.

A mid-20th century Italian pietra dura inlaid plaque, a Florentine commesso depicting a view of Florence with the Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, in good condition dating in the ba...

Beautiful pietra dura miniature Italian inlaid stone mosaic, depicting a small yet intricately detailed landscape scene with a path leading to a house in the country surrounded by tr...

A mid-20th century Italian pietra dura inlaid plaque, a Florentine commesso depicting a view of Florence with the Cathedral.

A beautiful vintage Danish table in stained beech from the 1950s. With a height comparable to a dining table, this versatile piece can function as a dining table, console table, or d...

Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...

Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...

This stunning coffee table top exhibits one of the most intricate Italian Pietra Dura design. The rich compositaion uses more than 20 different semi-precious stones inlaid over the b...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite antique Pietra Dura Italian Specimen Marble chess board table, William IV circa 1830 This is one of the most exception...

Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...

A fine French palatial 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" medallion commode with a Fleur de Pêche marble top, after a model by Ben...

19th Century Italian micro mosaic grand tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset with a micro-mosaic depicting Pliny's Do...

There are a few pieces that can be called rare and extraordinary and this piece it can be. This is one-of-a-kind and unobtainable commode coming out from an Italian gentleman privat...

A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...

This exquisite antique Italian micro-mosaic plaque depicts the Piazza della Rotunda in Rome, with the Pantheon at its centre. The portrayal is particularly important, as it shows the...

A very fine Italian, 19th century octagonal Pietra dura inlaid table raised on an ebonized base with four drawers. The pietra dura inlaid top depicting a stylized design with colorfu...