Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood And Micro-Mosaic Center Table

An impressive and most decorative Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood, polychrome, and Vert de Patricia marble center table. The rectangular table is raised by a stunning giltw...

A striking Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood and faux painted marble center table. The circular table is raised by three impressive scrolled legs with stunning foliate and richly carved acanthus leaf designs centering the baluster shaped pedestal support...

A stunning Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood and faux painted Porphyry center table. The oblong shaped table is raised by impressive and most decorative scrolled foliate legs...

A palatial and uniquely scaled Italian late 19th century Baroque st. carved stone, patinated wood and mosaic center table. This spectacular table is raised by three elegant 'C' scrol...

An exceptional 19th century Italian micro mosaic round center table featuring architectural scenes from Rome including a central scene of Saint Peter’s Basilica with a brick red marble band, surrounded by smaller oval scenes of the Colosseum, The Forum, The Pantheon, and the Temple of Hercules...

ITALIAN CENTER TABLE began 19th Century in walnut richly inlaid in various wood essences plan depicting Saint George and the dragon Sorrento h 75 x 90 cm good conditions

A rare grand tour table Possibly by Cesare Roccheggiani The circular platform of marmore nero, inset with fine micromosaic panels consisting of thousands of coloured glass tesserae; a central roundel depicting The Vatican from St Peter's Square within a malachite border, surrounded by a border including four cartouches in polychrome reserves of Roman views including the Coliseum, the Roman Forum, with the remnants of the Temple of Vespasian; the Temple of Vesta, and the Pantheon, all interspersed and linked by voluminous bouquets of fruit and flowers representing the 4 seasons; the outer stylised border inlaid with deep blue tesserae evocative of exotic Lapis Lazuli. Supported on a finely carved Italian giltwood base, its design incorporating baskets of fruit and floral garlands echoing the 4 seasons theme of the table. Italian, Circa 1875 Other table tops inspired by this design, although not as finely executed, can be found in several Russian collections (which house the greatest micromosaics) including Vorontsov Palace, Muranovo House, as well as the imperial State Hermitage Museum. A tabletop with profuse floral micromosaic work was commissioned by the Belgian Royal family (sold Sotheby's, 2003). The floral garlands, the magnificent quality of the inlay and the use of distinct curved tesserae support the present attribution to Cesare Roccheggiani. According to Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel, the world expert on micro mosaics, curved tesserae pieces were used in foliage, grass and animal fur by only the very best mosaicists such as Roccheggiani. Evidence of curved pieces, for instance, is observed in the foreground of the Temple of Vesta cartouche, to name but one observation of the master's hand. The scion of a dynasty of mosaicists, Roccheggiani was perhaps the most successful mosaicist in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. He is doubtless related to Lorenzo Roccheggiani, a late eighteenth-century master mosaicist at the Vatican, whose work included the altarpiece, Crucifixion of St. Peter after Guido Reni. Nicolo Roccheggiani, possibly Lorenzo's son, was also a principle artist at the Vatican, involved in executing the famous tabletop Achilles Shield...

19th century Italian book matched walnut center table. Beautiful wood grain on this piece! Superb! Circa 1870 45w x 28h