Pair Of “commessi Marmorei”, “commessi Di Pietre Dure”, “opus Sectile”

Pair of Florentine "Commessi Marmorei". One of the peculiarities of "Commessi de Marble" is to juxtapose the different pieces with great precision, so as to make the joints almost invisible. Opus sectile in marble. The opus sectile is considered one of the most refined and prestigious marble ornamentation techniques, both for the materials used (among the rarest and therefore expensive marbles) and for the difficulty of realization, having to dissect marble in very fine sheets ("crustae"), shape it with great precision and use the most diverse qualities of marble to obtain the desired chromatic effects. It differs from mosaic in that it does not use small geometric tesserae (opus tessellatum or even opus vermiculatum, because of the very small tesserae arranged according to the contours of the figures). Opus sectile sculpts instead of larger pieces, chosen for color, opacity, shine and nuances of veins, creating a figurative design. Measurements: cm. 17 x 13.5 - thickness cm. 0.6. Period: early 1900s