STONE II
STONE II
A North Italian marble inlaid table top, possibly Liguria, early 18th century
Lot Closed
December 11, 02:27 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A North Italian marble inlaid table top, possibly Liguria,
early 18th century
the alabaster oval panel within a cartouche with flowers on a noir belge ground, flanked by two smaller panels with volutes of red Languedoc marble on a Spanish brocatello ground, with fillets of yellow marble surrounded by border of vert de mer, and further border of Spanish brocatello with bulbous motifs of red Languedoc
97cm. deep, 196cm. long, 4.3cm. high; 3ft. 2in., 6ft. 5in., 1 3/4 in.
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The choice of stones in the present lot, including Tuscan alabaster, rouge de Languedoc, vert de mer and Spanish brocatello, together with the stylized design of Roman inspiration, suggest the north of Italy as origin for its production. Marmorari such as Francesco Macetti (1619-1687), active in Genoa and also in Montpellier (see Deydé Funerary Chapel in Montpellier Cathedral) or others such as Genoese emigrés working in marble inlays in the church of the Italians in Lisbon (Giovanni Battista Garvo or Giovanni Battista Castello), are examples of the active and international marble inlaid production of Liguria.