Micro Mosaic Side Table, 19th Century

A fine quality 19th century Italian Micro Mosaic marble top gueridon, depicting a pair of Doves among exotic flowers with a classical Greek pattern boarder, Set in this wonderful han...

A good quality late 19th century French kingwood side table/ jardinière. Having a removable lid to reveal the zinc lined jardinière, a gilded ormolu gallery, Sevres style porcelain p...

A fine quality late 19th century French Kingwood side table, having scrolling foliate silver inlaid decoration, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frie...

A very good quality early 19th century, French parquetry inlaid two-tier side table with a single frieze drawer, ormolu mounts and raised on delicate cabriole legs.

A high quality and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Grand Tour period Patinated bronze and micro mosaic side table. The table is is raised by elegant tapered supports ending...

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...

Elevate your space with the timeless allure of this 19th Century French Side Table, boasting unparalleled craftsmanship and captivating design details. Crafted with meticulous attent...

Antique Side Table, France, Ca.1870 Beautiful french small piece of furniture made of solid cherrywood. The fronts of drawers decorated with inlays and burl birch. The furniture had...