A Collector's Guide: What Is Pietre Dure? An Introduction to a Most Delicate and Scintillating Art, Classic Design Week

The art of pietre dure (or 'hard stones') has long been prized throughout the history of decorative art as an important part of aristocratic and royal collections. To this day, they continue to be appreciated for their vibrant colours, exceptional craftsmanship and symbolism, imbued with wealth and connoisseurship. Sotheby's expert and specialist in Furniture, João Magalhães casts an eye over the centuries of craftmanship and beauty that define pietre dure.

Artifex Almanach: Pietra Dura

The Bernard and Mary Berenson Collection of European Paintings at I Tatti - rassegna stampa by Officina Libraria - Issuu

A Collector's Guide: What Is Pietre Dure? An Introduction to a Most Delicate and Scintillating Art, Classic Design Week

Treasures From the Collection of the Earls of Leitrim at Killadoon, English Furniture

In Conversation: Interior Designer Dani Arps and Sotheby's Sara Putterman, English Furniture

Paintings in Stone: The Art of Pietre Dure

Terms of the Trade: Pietra Dura

Exceptional Objects from Ombersley Court, Worcestershire, English Furniture

Garech Browne and the Riches of Luggala, English Furniture

In Conversation: Interior Designer Dani Arps and Sotheby's Sara Putterman, English Furniture

Exceptional Objects from Ombersley Court, Worcestershire, English Furniture

A Treasure Trove of Irish Art from the Estate of the Late Patrick Kelly, English Furniture

In Conversation: Interior Designer Dani Arps and Sotheby's Sara Putterman, English Furniture

Conserving the Collection – A Medici Pietre Dure panel - Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg

Pietre Dure. The Art of Semiprecious Stonework, Annamaria Giusti, Fabio Barry, Mark Greenberg, translation