An impressive and large Italian carved giltwood and pietre dure center table Florence, last quarter 19th century

the table stretcher stamped three times to the underside E. RADICCHI / FIRENZE / INTAGLIATORE within an oval punch and stamped E.R. twice

Overall good stable condition; the table top with light scratches some small areas of varnish residue; replacement to inner lapis banding approximately 4 inches in length to one corner; two restored sections to pietra dura foliate to front left corner of table top, consisting 5 small black pieces replacements to the black background and five green replacements to foliage; right side banding with a replacement to one branch of banding with brown and beige stone; the base finely carved and with dirt to gilding overall; large chips to gesso and gilding now showing timber in places mostly around molded edge of table top and to scrolled feet; seven filials missing to the apron of frieze.
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Although the stamp on the present table is as yet unrecorded in scholarly publications about inlaid pietra dura, the floral composition of the table top relates to floral composition in pietra dura produced in Florence during the second half of the 19th century. The table could have been made by a number of Florentine workshops located between Lungarno Vespucci and Borgo ogni Santi.  These workshops took inspiration from the models produced at the Opificio.  Artisans who had previously worked at the Opificio left to set up their own independent workshops in Florence.  For example, Gaetano Bianchini, left in 1825 set up his own workshop which remained active throughout the 19th century.

A very closely related Florentine table top set on an Angiolo Barbetti's carved ebony base sold Sotheby's, London, September 27, 1991, lot 21 (£74,800).