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15TH CENTURY STYLED MEDICIS COFFEE TABLE WITH 2

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15TH CENTURY STYLED MEDICIS COFFEE TABLE WITH 2
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MARBLE ELEPHANT BASES. THE PROCESS CALLED "SCAGLIOLA" NAMED AFTER IT'S 15TH CENTURY INVENTOR, IS THE INLAYING OF NATURAL MARBLES IN GROUND FORM INTO CARVED DESIGNS IN MARBLE OR SLATE TOPS. MIXED WITH A SPECIAL BINDER THE POWDERS REASSUME THE COLORATIONS AND HARDINESS OF THE COLORED MARBLES FROM WHICH THEY ARE GROUND.THE "ENCAUSTO" PROCESS IS THE PAINTING OF DESIGNS ON MARBLE OR SLATE. THESE TOPS ARE IN COMBINATION OF THESE TECHNIQUES WITH INLAYS OF HARD STONE MINERALS, PROTECTED WITH POLYURETHANE. ORIGINAL COST $3000