Indian Neoclassical Style Side Table with Pietra Dura Top

A table in a silver jacket, topped with a crowd of polished stone slices.

This Neoclassical style side table comes from Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary work in teak wood, silver and marble. Pietra dura, cut stone fitted into a design, decorated Mughal palaces in India, and side tables like this carry that display of wealth and craft into a living room, holding a lamp or a drink. Banded slices in grey, green and oxblood fill the round top inside a speckled orange border. Embossed silver leaves run around the apron. A faceted column descends to a three-footed base ending in heavy scrolls. Just over 27 inches high and 29 across.

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