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Plaque in commesso, inlaid with marble and colored hard stones including Bohemian green jasper, alabaster and lapis lazuli, depicting a nymph and a satyr accompanied by a lover in a landscape. Mounted on slate, signed on the back Fatto da me Niccolo Merlini gatto ... ma Impte. Florence, Niccolo Merlini, 18th century H. 10.8 cm - L. 14.5 cm In a blackened wood frame. Another commesso plate signed by the same artist "Fatta da Nicolo Merlini ... di S.A.R." passed into the art market in 2009 (London sale, Christie's, December 2, 2009, lot 3).

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Plaque in commesso, inlaid with marble and colored hard stones including Bohemian green jasper, alabaster and lapis lazuli, depicting a nymph and a satyr accompanied by a lover in a landscape. Mounted on slate, signed on the back Fatto da me Niccolo Merlini gatto ... ma Impte. Florence, Niccolo Merlini, 18th century H. 10.8 cm - L. 14.5 cm In a blackened wood frame. Another commesso plate signed by the same artist "Fatta da Nicolo Merlini ... di S.A.R." passed into the art market in 2009 (London sale, Christie's, December 2, 2009, lot 3).

Estimate 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

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