"Pair Of Hard Stone Marquetry Paintings. Florentine Work, Circa 1880"
Pair of Hard Stone Marquetry Paintings. Florentine work circa 1880.Pair of paintings, "Pietra dura" technique depicting musicians in regional costumes, the woman playing castanets and the young man playing bagpipes.
Hard stone and marble marquetry on a slate background most likely from the Workshop of Tito Francolini, in stucco and gilded wood frames, old labels on the back inscribed: "138 rue de Rivoli, L. Jourdain, Gilder of the National Museums, Painting and Gilding of Ancient and Modern Buildings and Furniture"
Dimensions:
Hard stone plaques: 24cm high x 15.5cm wide
Frames: 34cm high x 27cm wide
The frames in wood and gilded stucco with some missing parts in the moldings.
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