A SOUTH ITALIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID SPECIMEN MARBLE TOP, NAPLES, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

The scrolling foliate pattern featuring verde antico, lapis lazuli, siena and others on a black slate ground and banded with Spanish brocatelle and white marble, on later travertine supports
29³⁄₄ in. (75.5 cm.) high, 55³⁄₄ in. (141.5 cm.) wide, 27¹⁄₄ in. (69 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

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).