
An Italian pietre tenere and carved white marble table top,
An Italian pietre tenere and carved white marble table top, 17th century
This 17th-century Italian marble table top is a masterwork of intarsia craftsmanship, incorporating multiple colored stones including pietre tenere, white marble, verde antico, and other rare materials. The intricate design features acanthus leaf friezes and a central medallion of contrasting granito.
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- with an acanthus leaf frieze carved lower moulding to three sides, the central cartouche with a central medallion of granito bianco e nero, and frame incorporating verde antico, alabaster, giallo antico, and bianco e nero di Aquitania, marmo nero di Belgio, all on a ground of breccia dorata framed by a black marble marble rectangular marble, all inset on white marble, on a later white painted stand
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect
April 21, 2021
Estimate: $5,000 – $8,000
Lot 76
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