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A Grand Tour specimen marble table top with an English specimen wood base

$27,621.17
£19,750
€23,618.44
CA$37,874.23
A$42,287.67
CHF 22,187.89
MX$521,904.69
NOK 278,904.66
SEK 260,964.77
DKK 176,197.60
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About the Item

A Grand Tour specimen marble table top with an English specimen wood base, the circular top inlaid with a flowerhead pattern in an extensive range of marbles, centred on a roundel showing the doves of Pliny within a malachite border. The specimen wood base with three oak barley twist supports, the frieze and triangular undertier veneered in thoya wood, amboyna and plane wood. The top Italian, circa 1850, the base English, circa 1850.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Diameter: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1850
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Lymington, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU973037082932

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