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The scagliola top with depictions of classical ruins and the three graces, the stem carved with flowers and stiff-leaves on a tripartite base
3034 in. (78 cm.) high, 26 in. (66 cm.) diameter
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Scagliola is a technique employing plaster and pigments to replicate the look of costly marble or pietra dura. In the present example, the scagliola is used to evoke a classical nostalgia with niches of romantic, exotic ruins and marble urns centered on the three graces, an oft-seen motif in Greek and Roman sculpture, as well as later Renaissance paintings such as the one by Raphael (executed 1504-1505), now located at the Musée Condé in Chantilly.

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