Pietra dura table top, late 16th or early 17th century, Italian, Rome, Hardstones, alabaster, and marble (pietra dura); marble frame and walnut stand (replacement), Overall (confirmed): 94 1/8 × 45 1/8 × 4 in., 1926 lb. (239.1 × 114.6 × 10.2 cm, 873.6279 kg); Overall (confirmed, ht. and wt. of table assembled on non-original base): 35 3/4 × 94 1/8 × 45 1/8 in., 1926 lb. (90.8 × 239.1 × 114.6 cm, 873.6279 kg), Natural Substances, This magnificent hardstone (pietra dura) tabletop is notable for the geometric design and central alabaster oval flanked by roundels of marble (breccia di Tivoli). These features are typical of Rome in the years around 1600 and distinguish the tabletop from Florentine examples
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Pietra dura table top, late 16th, early 17th century, Italian, Rome, Hardstones, alabaster, marble, pietra dura, marble frame, walnut stand, replacement, Overall, confirmed, 94 1/8, 45, 4, 1926 lb, 239.1, 114.6, 10.2 cm, 873.6279 kg, ht, wt, table assembled, non-original base, 35 3/4, 90.8, 114.6, Natural Substances, magnificent, hardstone, tabletop, geometric design, central alabaster, oval, flanked, roundels, breccia di, Tivoli, features, typical, years, 1600, distinguish, Florentine examples
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