CORBARELLI WORKSHOP, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF RECTANGULAR PIETRA DURA PANELS OF VASES CONTAINING FLOWERS
CORBARELLI WORKSHOP, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Each depicting various flowers in a double handled urn, and in a moulded marble frame
23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high, each (2)

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
A. Giusti, Pietre Dure - Hardstone Furniture and Decorations, London, 1992, pl. 37.
A. Giusti, Pietre Dure and the Art of Florentine Inlay, London, 2006, fig. 88.

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Lot Essay

The present pair of pietra dura panels are virtually identical to at least one other panel from the altar of Santa Giustina, Padua, created by the Corbarelli workshops and executed in the 17th century (Giusti, loc. cit., 2006). Similar types of vases can also be seen on cabinets dating to circa 1610-20 such as the one with a view of Villa La Petraia, executed by the Grand Ducal workshops and housed in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence (Giusti, 1992, loc. cit.).

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