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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.

Medium: 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

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TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect

April 21, 2021

Estimate: $5,000 – $8,000

Lot 76

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An Italian pietre tenere and carved white marble table top,, An Italian pietre tenere and carved white marble table top, 17th century

Medium

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

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