Royal Dolphins

Pietre Dure Table Top (detail) painstakingly inlaid by hand by master craftsmen.

Original was executed in the Grand Ducal workshops in 1716 to the design of Giovanni Battista Foggini, Florence (museum quality copy).

Semi-Precious and Hard Stones to include Lapis Lazuli, Agate, Blood Stone, Jasper, Yellow Onyx, Yellow Jasper, Green Serpentine, Brown Aventurine, Carnelian.

From De Ferranti's Pietre Dure Collection

Product Specifications:

Length: 180
Thickness: 3
Width: 90
Finishes: Handmade

Product Applications:

Art Installation
Basins
Bathrooms
Fireplace surround
Flooring
Internal use
Objects
Residential
Tabletops
Tap Heads
Tile
Walling
Yachts

More about Pietre Dure:

Sometimes known as Florentine Mosaic, this intricate inlay work uses sections of coloured stone to build up detailed pictures. The pieces fit together perfectly, making this technique similar to Opus Sectile.

Pietre Dure (aka Pietra Dura) uses marble in conjunction with rare and precious stones such as agate, amethyst, jasper and lapis. The stones are cut and polished to form part of designs which, typically, feature birds, flowers, still life and landscape scenes.

Pietre Dure panels are often used as embellishments for furniture and smaller decorative objects and some of the finest examples of this technique can be seen in The Gilbert Collection at London’s Somerset House. The art of Pietre Dure is vigorously promoted by the Opificio Institute in Florence.

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