A SOUTH ITALIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID SPECIMEN MARBLE TOP

The delicate scrolling foliage, birds and fruit in this table top worked in specimen marbles and mother-of-pearl reflects the work seen in panels from Naples. Its artistic use of inlay, incorporating a large variety of marble and hardstones along with the striking addition of mother of pearl, reflects the influence of the Neapolitan sculptor and architect Cosimo Fanzago (1591-1678) or one of his disciples. For related examples see Property from the Estate of Rosa Strygler; Christie's, New York, 16 October 2019, lot 753 ($35,000) and Christie’s, London, 28 November 2017, lot 148 (£30,000).