POSSIBLY NAPLES, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN SPECIMEN MARBLE AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID TABLE TOP
POSSIBLY NAPLES, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
On a modern marble-veneered double-pedestal base, incorporating various marbles including fior di pesco, levanto rosso, giallo antico and alabastro fiorito
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high, 44 ¾ in. (113.5 cm.) wide, 30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.) deep

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The delicate scrolling foliage, birds and fruit in this table top worked in specimen marbles and mother-of-pearl reflects the work seen in panels from Naples. Its artistic use of inlay, incorporating a large variety of marble and hardstones along with the striking addition of mother of pearl, reflects the influence of the Neapolitan sculptor and architect Cosimo Fanzago (1591-1678) or one of his disciples.

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