A 17th century Istrian Stone Cistern
Ref: 16382
Sold.
Large scale, superb colour and surface.
Italian, 17th century.
H:41 W:77 D:54 CM
H:16 W:30.4 D:21.2 INCHES.
Istrian stone, pietra d'Istria, is the characteristic group of building stones in the architecture of Venice, Istria and Dalmatia. It is a dense type of impermeable limestone that was quarried in Istria, nowadays Croatia.