Italian 19th Century Pietra Dura Marble Plateau on an 18th Century Base

A most attractive Italian early 18th century Pietra Dura Marble, Wrought Iron and Brass coffee table. The most stunning Pietra Dura marble plateau is supported by a wonderful Wrought...

A stunning Italian 19th century Florentine st. Giltwood and Pietra Dura marble side table. The tilt top table is raised by a four scrolled legs with bottom scrolls and attractive elo...

A sensational and large scale Italian 19th century Pietra Dura marble plaque/wall decor. This stunning plaque is set on a Brocatelle d'Espagne marble background set within a mottled ...

A sensational and rare Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period marble plateau coffee table. The rectangular plateau is raised by striking 19th...

A lovely Italian 19th century giltwood and Pietra Dura marble side table. The table is raised on four scrolled legs with paw designs. At the base are large theatrical masks below the...

A beautiful and most decorative Italian 19th century giltwood and Pietra Dura marble side table. The table is raised by a superb richly carved giltwood base with three finely scrolle...

Exquisite coffee or cocktail table with beautiful gilt wrought base and pieta dura (inlaid stone) top, Italy, mid-20th century.

Italian pietra dura table 19th century rectangular shape, with wooden caved based, four fluted and turned legs, classical frieze and stepped borde...

Important Palatial & Rare 19th Century Pietra Dura Giltwood Centre Table. This magnificent rectangular table incorporates an exquisitely inlaid Florentine Pietra Dura work of art. The truly incredibly and colourful hardstone specimens have been meticulously chosen & inlaid to form the most gorgeous floral display. It is amongst the finest of its type. This masterpiece is displayed on its original carved work of sculptural art, a baluster stem with acanthus leaves and raised on four acanthus leaf scrolled feet, the gilding, burnished in parts to perfection and highlighting a palatial majesty. The art of creating images by cutting hardstones and fitting them into a jigsaw of shapes, flowered under the Florentine Medici and is known as Pietra Dura. The technique of Pietra Dura is highly prized and widely used and can be found in settings ranging from antique jewellery boxes to the walls of the Taj Mahal. The development of the technique, often called ‘painting in stone’ was one of the many achievements of the Florentine Renaissance. Like many other forms of antique decorative art...

The circular top decorated with various specimen marbles including Rosso antico, serpentino, Giallo antico, Palombino, Malachite , Granito, Carrara .. ecc. Masterpiece of Italian c...

A Fine Italian 19th Century Florentine Pietra Dura Inlaid Table Raised on a Giltwood Carved Pedestal Stand. The circular pietra dura inlaid top centered with a bouquet of flowers inc...

The circular top decorated with various specimen marbles including Rosso antico, serpentino, Giallo antico, Palombino, Malachite , Granito, Carrara .. ecc. Masterpiece of Italian cr...