High quality wood framed Italian pietra dura picture of a scantily clad dancing girl, the colours of which stand out strongly against a Belgian black marble background.
The young woman is rising up on tiptoe and swirling a long ribbon around her head and body as she dances with her eyes closed and an open smile on her lips.
Each piece of stone used in the picture has been carefully selected to produce a vibrantly coloured image that''s full of movement.
Signed on the back with a signature that is somewhat indistinct but looks to read M. Fontelatici.
Almost certainly a Grand Tour piece, dating from the mid to late 1800''sand still with the original retailer''s label affixed to a top corner on the back.
Interestingly, there is a further hand-written label which has been applied at some stage in the distant past, detailing the types of stone and marble that were used in the making of the picture.
The overall height, including the frame, is 35 cms. and the width is 23.5 cms. The image alone measures 25.5 X 14 cms.
As can be seen in our photos, the black marble background has developed something of a ''bloom'' in places, but otherwise the condition is excellent.
Internal Reference: 14540
Antique Number: SA756168
Dateline of this antique is 1870
Height is 35cm (13.8inches)
Width is 24cm (9.4inches)
Depth is 3cm (1.2inches)
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