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a black area rug with a floral design on ittwo panels with decorative designs on them on a black surfacea picture of a black and gold rug with birds and flowers on ita bird that is sitting on a branch of a treea bird that is sitting on a decorative tilea close up of a black and white photo of a square stone slab
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115 - A marble tray with marquetry of marble and semi-precious sto…
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Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
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Description
A marble tray with marquetry of marble and semi-precious stones (‘pietra dura’), featuring a richly decorated polychrome design of birds perched on branches, arabesque scrollwork and flowers. Our tray is a highly decorative modern creation, modelled on the tray from the workshops of the Grand Ducal Court of Florence, made around 1716 and now in the collection of Nymphenburg Palace. H_157 cm W_93 cm D_4.5 cm Bibliography: for the original model, Annamaria Giusti, *Pietra Dure: The Art of Semiprecious Stonework*, J. Paul Getty Museum Publications, 2006, illustrated on pp. 106 and 107.
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About the sale PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART AND LARGE-SCALE DECORATIVE ITEMS
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Auction time 11/01/2026 at 2:00 PM
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