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Lot 199:
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Italian Pietra Dura Plaque mid to late 19th century. Various colored stones inset to render a female practicing textile arts; well carved period oval frame. Sight: 6.5" height, 4.75" width; frame: 12.5" height. 10.75" width. Pietra dura is an Italian phrase that means "hard stone, " and usually refers to the technique of creating intricate inlaid pictures from shaped colored stones. The stones used are usually silicates, including agates, alabaster, amethyst, jade, jasper, lapis lazuli, malachite, onyx, and topaz
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