A Pietra Dura Table Top

Today we turn briefly to furniture seen in a Chicago auction. A fine pietra dura table top, probably of Italian origin, is paired with an ornate, claw-footed, tripod base. 

Here's looking at you, kid:

The presale estimate of $5,000-$10,000 seems high. True, it does include the base, but that can't be to everyone's taste. See, for example, the last photo.

Pietra Dura Table
Chicago Estate Advisors listing accessed eleven hours prior to the sale

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/203705534_pietra-dura-stone-inlaid-table

Pietra Dura Table
Chicago Estate Advisors item details

No sale!

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