THE SPECIMENS 17TH-19TH CENTURY

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A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN GRAND TOUR MARBLE INSET LITHOTHEQUES
THE SPECIMENS 17TH-19TH CENTURY
Each specimen numbered
Each tondo: 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Acquired directly from Professor Count Raniero Gnoli, October 2014.

Literature

R. Gnoli, Marmora Romana, Rome, 1971.

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Lot Essay

These lithothèques, also called marmothèques, contain samples of ancient marbles, the numbers relate to manuscripts signed by the great scholar of marbles Professor Raniero Gnoli, with references taken from his book Mamora Romana, published in three editions, dated 1971, 1988, 2018.

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