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A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table

A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table
A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table

A 19th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Ashford Marble Table

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The tripartite base raised on bun feet, a baluster turned column supports the circular top which is centred by pietra dura inlay of Cyclamen bordered by a garland of Fuchsia, lily of the valley, forget me nots, Jasmin & wild roses in specimen marbles and agate.

English, 1840-50.

H:75 W:46 D:46 CM

H:29.5 W:18.1 D:18.1 INCHES.

Ashford marble is in fact a type of rare limestone rather than marble, which when polished turns an incredibly rich glossy deep black. It is produced from only two quarries near Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire ,England.

Patronised by royalty, the Marble Works at Ashford became a tourist attraction and demand soared following the outstanding success of Ashford marble at the Great Exhibition of 1851 when Prince Albert himself exhibited three beautifully inlaid black marble tables made at the workshops of Thomas Woodruff of Bakewell. It quickly became known that both he and Queen Victoria were patrons and collectors of Ashford black marble.
Today Ashford black marble ornaments & tables are greatly prized collector’s items, and the dramatic beauty of its highly polished black surface still graces the counties’ stately homes at Chatsworth, Keddleston, Haddon, and Hardwick