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20TH CENTURY, RE-USING 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY PIETRA DURA PLAQUES THE SIMULATED PORPHYRY TOP INSET WITH RECTANGULAR SPECIMEN MARBLE PANELS DEPICTING EXOTIC AND COURTLY DRESSED FIGURES, LANDSCAPES, FLOWERS AND ANIMALS, ABOVE A PLAIN FRIEZE INSET WITH PORPHYRY PANELS AND ON SLENDER COLUMN SUPPORTS ABOVE A TRIPARTITE BASE CENTRED BY A ROUNDEL WITH A PORPHYRY PLAQUE, TWO COLUMNS WITH RESTORED BREAKS
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AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE-MARBLE, PORPHYRY, SCAGLIOLA AND PIETRA DURA INSET CENTRE TABLE
20th century, re-using 18th and early 19th century pietra dura plaques The simulated porphyry top inset with rectangular specimen marble panels depicting exotic and courtly dressed figures, landscapes, flowers and animals, above a plain frieze inset with porphyry panels and on slender column supports above a tripartite base centred by a roundel with a porphyry plaque, two columns with restored breaks
The simulated porphyry top inset with rectangular specimen marble panels depicting exotic and courtly dressed figures, landscapes, flowers and animals, above a plain frieze inset with porphyry panels, two columns with restored breaks
32¼ in. (82 cm.) high; 29 in. (74 cm.) diameter
20th century, re-using 18th and early 19th century pietra dura plaques The simulated porphyry top inset with rectangular specimen marble panels depicting exotic and courtly dressed figures, landscapes, flowers and animals, above a plain frieze inset with porphyry panels and on slender column supports above a tripartite base centred by a roundel with a porphyry plaque, two columns with restored breaks
The simulated porphyry top inset with rectangular specimen marble panels depicting exotic and courtly dressed figures, landscapes, flowers and animals, above a plain frieze inset with porphyry panels, two columns with restored breaks
32¼ in. (82 cm.) high; 29 in. (74 cm.) diameter
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