Regency Period Carved Carrera Marble English Fragments
£450.00
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About
Set of two Carved Carrera marble English fragments, FROM THE regency period. Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome and it was called the 'LUNI marble'. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the marble quarries were monitored by the Cybo AND Malaspina families who ruled over Massa and Carrara. The family created the "Office of Marble" in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry.
Condition
Condition appropriate for age and use
Dimensions
Square fragment W 19 x H 18.5 x D 5.5 cm
Rectangle fragment W 15 x H 29 x D 8 cm
