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Florentine Mosaic is a technique in which semiprecious stones are cut and assembled so that their different colors and grains form a pictorial composition. This term reflects the fact that the techniq [+]
The design of this tabletop is not structured into compartments but the motifs are freely combined, spreading into the border framing it. It is listed in the auction of Rodrigo Calderón, secret [+]
This tabletop has a border with large, lapis lazuli cartouches surrounding the arms of the 9th Admiral of Castile, Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera, and of his mother, Vittoria Colonna. Enríq [+]
La mayor parte de las piedras utilizadas para esta composición son jaspes de Bohemia. El estilo parece cercano al gusto de las obras realizadas en Praga, aunque hay que admitir que algunos commessi fl [+]
The cabinet has three sections arranged symmetrically with a bronze handle on each side. The central section has a folding door at the right, with a secret drawer underneath it and four small drawers [+]
