© Walker Art Gallery
Pietre dure table
Artist: Artist not known
Location: Walker Art Gallery
Date: 1600
Materials: marble & pietre dure on wood base
Dimensions: 83 x 121 x 121 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £30,000 (Total: £139,000; tax remission)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 3696 (1992)
Provenance:
Winn family, Nostell Priory.
Description:
The top of the table is inlaid with various coloured marbles and semi-precious stones in an elaborate design of strapwork and cartouches, with scrolling foliage, oak-leaves and acorns surrounding a central concave sided octagon of verde antico.
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