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A Very Rare Hardstone And Marble Inlaid Specimen Presentation Center Table
Carlton Hobbs LLC, Inv. No. 11693
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A parure, or jewellery set, that includes (clockwise from top left) a tiara, a comb, one a pair of earrings, and a necklace. Each piece has extensive gold metalwork and hardstone mosaic insets of lapis lazuli, chalcedony, calcedonio di Volterra burnt to deepen its colour, "pearls" of rock-crystal half-beads set with the flat surface up and coated on the underside with silver leaf. The hardstone mosaics depict shells, which were themselves valued as material for carving cameos and other finery. Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum. These objects cannot currently be viewed.
A close-up of a hardstone mosaic of two shells, possibly conches. One shell is orange with white stripes, the other is white. The mosaic is part of the necklace described in the ALT text of the other image. Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum. These objects cannot currently be viewed.
Which relative did Napoleon execute? A brother-in-law.
Carolina, said to resemble her brother in political astuteness, lost her husband due to her own ambitious miscalculation. Carolina's rise began at 17 with her marriage to Napoleon's officer, Joachim Murat […]
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