Tavolino da caffè laterale intarsiato imperiale mosaico; intarsio lapislazzuli decorazione casa: 18"

The grooves are filled with their precisely corresponding shapes of colored stone and secured in place with a white putty made from oil, lead oxide and wax. This was known as PIETRA DURA. (Pietra= Stone, Dura= Hard) The Italians had created a classic artistic form and held a monopoly over it.

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