AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND EBONY HOUSE ALTAR
19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING SOME EARLIER ELEMENTS
Of architectural form and profusely inlaid with various hardstones including lapis, Sicilian jasper, porphyry, amethyst and others, probably originally with a painting or Crucifixion group to the centre, now with replaced specimen
28 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (73 x 45 cm.) overall
AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND EBONY HOUSE ALTAR
19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING SOME EARLIER ELEMENTS
Of architectural form and profusely inlaid with various hardstones including lapis, Sicilian jasper, porphyry, amethyst and others, probably originally with a painting or Crucifixion group to the centre, now with replaced specimen
28 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (73 x 45 cm.) overall