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Antique Napoleon III Pietra Dura Ebonized Credenza, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Credenzas
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
British Hardstone Surtout De Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
set at the center of the table in the form of a floral pietre dure plaque attributed to the great
Category
Antique 19th Century English Greco Roman Console Tables
Materials
Stone, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Serpentine
Important 16th Century Specimen Marble Pietra Dura Renaissance Tabernacle
By Carlo Maderno
Located in London, by appointment only
Opificio delle Pietre Dure.
Similar Florentine & Venetian examples can be found in the collections of
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Marble
19th Century Victorian Ormolu Book Slide Asprey
Located in London, GB
, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
"Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, circa Late 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
, those of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence, or a board with owls and birds in the Villa
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Occasional Table with an Early 18th Century Italian Scagliola Panel Top
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
initially to imitate marble and later pietre dure. It is composed of pulverised selenite from the Appennini
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Materials
Scagliola, Birdseye Maple
Roman Empire Opus Sectile Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
walkways of only the most important buildings. Using a rare and ancient form of pietre dure known opus
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Tables
Materials
Stone
$368,500
Antique Pair of French Marquetry Cabinet Wardrobes, circa1910
Located in London, GB
coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural
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Early 20th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires
"Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, circa End of 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
del Príncipe in Genoa, the preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence, or the
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Victorian Mahogany Side Cabinet by Collinson and Lock
By Collinson
Lock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
and techniques. Their antique marquetry furniture, incorporating rosewood, ivory and Pietre Dure
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sideboards
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Rectangular "Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, End 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
game with the band that are not found in old works such as those of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Rectangular "Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, End 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
panels preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence, with the confessional of the
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Rectangular "Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, Late 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Metropolitan Museum of New York, or those preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence or the
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Ebony, Hard Stone and Ormolu Mounted Secretaires
Located in London, GB
furniture; the 1848 Stowe catalogue reveals that there was a significant amount of Florentine pietre dure
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Oval frame with scagliola impressions - late 18th/early 19th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
– inizi XIX secolo). Le impronte, ottenute da incisioni su gemme dure, vetro o pietre semipreziose
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Scagliola
Round Pietre Dure Geometric Marble Mosaic Table Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Round Italian geometric pietre dure technique handmade mosaic table top with different marble and
Category
Late 20th Century European Tables
Materials
Marble
Table in Italian Pietre Dure Inlay Mosaic + marble pedestal
Located in Marbella, ES
Table in Italian Pietre Dure Inlay Mosaic + marble pedestal
Category
1990s Italian Tables
Materials
Marble
Rectangular Pietre Dure Classical Mosaic White Marble Table Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Rectangular Italian pietre dure technique handmade classical mosaic white marble tabletop with blue
Category
Late 20th Century European Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Hand Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantle with Pietre Dure Mosaic Inlay
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand carved white marble fireplace mantle with Italian Pietre Dure mosaic inlay using blue lapis
Category
1990s European Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Round Pietre Dure Black Marble Mosaic Table Top with Greek Scenes
Located in Marbella, ES
Round Italian pietre dure technique handmade black marble mosaic tabletop with Greek scenes
Category
Late 20th Century Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Octagonal Pietre Dure Marble Inlay Mosaic Table Top with Lapis and Jade
Located in Marbella, ES
Octagonal Italian pietre dure technique handmade mosaic white marble tabletop with blue lapis
Category
Late 20th Century European Center Tables
Materials
Marble
1950s Hand-Carved Marble Chess Board using Italian Pietre Dure Inlay Mosaic
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s hand-carved marble chess board in Italian Pietre Dure inlay mosaic, using semiprecious stones
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Tables
Mother-of-Pearl and Lapis Lazuli Pietre Dure Inlay Mosaic Tabletop
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand crafted mosaic table top in the Italian Pietre Dure marble and semiprecious inlay technique
Category
1990s Italian Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
Rectangular Pietre Dure Classical Mosaic Black Marble Table Top with Lapis Inlay
Located in Marbella, ES
Rectangular Italian pietre dure technique handmade classical mosaic black Belgium marble table top
Category
Late 20th Century European Tables
Materials
Marble
50% of Round Pietre Dure Black Marble Mosaic Table Top with Greek Scenes
Located in Marbella, ES
First payment to make artisan table
Pietre Dure Black Marble Mosaic Round Table Top with Greek
Category
2010s European Tables
Materials
Marble
50% of Round Pietre Dure Black Marble Mosaic Table Top with Greek Scenes
Located in Marbella, ES
First payment to make artisan table
Pietre Dure Black Marble Mosaic Round Table Top with Greek
Category
2010s European Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique French Ormolu
Pietra Dura Jewellery Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian
Category
Antique 1860s French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Malachite and Marble Pietra Dura Paperweight, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Mounted Ormolu Basket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the
Category
Antique 1880s Italian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Cigarette Case with Florentine Mosaic, Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
fiorentino” technique, born in 1400 in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure founded by the Medici, in the pure
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Renaissance Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Table box sterling silver fine floral mosaic “commesso fiorentino” Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
in 1400 in the “Opificio delle Pietre Dure” founded by the Medici, in the pure Florentine Renaissance
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Renaissance Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Vaso in Argento Sterling Vintage ovale martellato con malachite e ametiste
By Silver Fashion Silvan
Located in VALENZA, IT
con motivo floreale e completata e impreziosita con l'incastonatura di pietre dure, come l'ametista e
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Other Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Amethyst, Malachite, Sterling Silver
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre Dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Agate, Malachite, Marble
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight 19th C
Located in London, GB
, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Antique Ormolu Mounted Pietra Dura Jewellery Cabinet 19th C
Located in London, GB
decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura
Category
Antique 1860s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular Pietra Dura is
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
19th Century Napoleon III Pietra Dura Ebonised Credenza
Located in London, GB
images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or
Category
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Rectangular "Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
examples of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence.
Size 180 x 120 cms. Height is orientative.
Category
Late 20th Century European Baroque Revival Tables
Materials
Marble
"Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones", circa Late 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
in the Museo Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Francesco board Ghinghi (O00511) or held in
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
"Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, circa Late 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
butterflies, birds, fruits. Compare this example with those preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
"Pietra Dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones", circa Late 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
worthy heir to this important tradition. Compare the ones preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
"Pietra dura" Tabletop, Marble and Hardstones, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, the alabaster oval tabletop of the Museo del Prado in Madrid
Category
20th Century European Baroque Revival Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Ebonized Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Corinthian Pillar Gueridon Marble Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Eugenie (1826-1920) a pietre dure table by Raffaelli, now preserved in the Hotel Matignon, further
Category
Antique 1840s European Louis XVI Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian pietre dure-mounted mirrors
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of Italian pietre dure-mounted mirrors.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Marble
Large Italian Oval Pietre Dure Center Table - REDUCED
Located in Miami, FL
A large Italian pietre dure center table, having an oval top centering a decoration with birds and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Center Tables
Materials
Marble
A Pair of Gilt Bronze and Pietre Dure-Mounted Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Gilt Bronze and Pietre Dure-Mounted Mirrors with Engraved Brass Ebonized Frames
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Italian ‘Roma’ Pietra Paesina, Lapis, Gilt-bronze-mounted Pietre Dure Frame
Located in Tortona, Alessandria
An Italian (Roma) pietra paesina and lapis lazuli, gilt bronze-mounted pietre dure and ebony frame
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Marble, Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
A PIETRE DURE PANEL MOUNTED AS A LOW TABLE
Located in New York, NY
A rare 17th century panel of Italian Pietre Dure mounted on a red painted wrought iron base. The
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
19th Century Regency Rosewood Occasional Table with Octagonal Pietre Dure Top
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality early 19th century Regency rosewood occasional table with octagonal Pietre Dure
Category
Antique 1830s English Center Tables
Materials
Slate, Marble
Italian Pietre Dure Landscape
Located in Montecito, CA
This is a signed,marble mosaic by the Ugolini workshop of Florence, Italy. It is a handsome landscape depicting classic, Italian stone pine trees. The workmanship, detail and subjec...
Category
20th Century Italian Paintings
Pietre Dure Specimen Marble Top Table
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fine example of a Specimen marble and hardstone top, probably
bought by an American in Italy while on the Grand Tour in the
19th century. The rosewood base made in th...
bought by an American in Italy while on the Grand Tour in the
19th century. The rosewood base made in th...
Category
Antique 19th Century Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Pietra Dura Obelisks
Located in Bantam, CT
A pair of Italian neoclassic pietre dure obelisks, the Belgian (black) marble in laid with various
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Obelisks
Materials
Marble
$1,500
19th Century Italian Painted Table
Located in London, GB
foliage and coloured marbles is inspired by table tops made in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Center Tables
A True Pair of Napoleon III Pietra Dure Cabinets, circa 1850. (H55)
Located in Miami, FL
pietre dure cabinets. c. 1850"
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Italian Florentine pietra dura kingwood cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
the Cabinet" M. Riccardi-Cubitt, p. 191.
• "Hardstones", The Gilbert Collection
• "Pietre Dure
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood, Ebony
Handmade Semi Precious Stone Intarsia Jewelry Box, Russia, circa 1950
Located in Pasadena, CA
Renaissance where it is called Pietra dura or pietre dure. This is a term for the inlay technique of using
Category
Mid-20th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Quartz
Gilt Bronze
Pietra Dura Jewlery Box, Italy, circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
of hardstone carving.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu
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Pietre Dure For Sale on 1stDibs
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How Much is a Pietre Dure?
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