"Pietra Dura Furniture"
Superb and rare three-door cabinet in blackened wood, pietra dura and gilded bronze applications."Italian Pietra Dura" or pierte dur or parchin kari in the Indian subcontinent, refers to a technique of using colored stones, cut and adjusted, finely polished to create images like marquetry using minerals instead of wood.
This piece of furniture is of very good quality and is in good original condition (unrestored).
Napoleon III period , a high quality work circa 1860 - 1870.
Dimensions :
Height 122 cm Length 180 cm Depth 42 / 45 cm
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