ID 1134441
Lot 127 | AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND EBONY HOUSE ALTAR
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING SOME EARLIER ELEMENTS
Of architectural form and profusely inlaid with various hardstones including lapis, Sicilian jasper, porphyry, amethyst and others, probably originally with a painting or Crucifixion group to the centre, now with replaced specimen
28 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (73 x 45 cm.) overall
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 December 1991, lot 336.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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