An exceptional Pietra Dura table
Lot-No. 584
2nd half of 19th cent. Fruitwood, veneered and partly ebonised, gilded bronze fittings and shale with inlays of different marble, stones and mother of pearl. Octogonal table top with central inlay of a parrot on a cherry branch. Pedestal richly decorated with classical bronze fittings (later added). Top with min. chips. Overall h. 60 cm, Top 56 x 56 cm.
An exceptional Pietra Dura table
An exceptional Pietra Dura table
Lot-No. 584
2nd half of 19th cent. Fruitwood, veneered and partly ebonised, gilded bronze fittings and shale with inlays of different marble, stones and mother of pearl. Octogonal table top with central inlay of a parrot on a cherry branch. Pedestal richly decorated with classical bronze fittings (later added). Top with min. chips. Overall h. 60 cm, Top 56 x 56 cm.