An Italian probably Florentine, specimen marble table top

An Italian, probably Florentine, specimen marble table top, mid-18th century, with inlay of various marbles and minerals including Alabastro cotognino, Alabastro fiorito, Alabastro a pecorella, Alabastro del Gebel Oust, ALabastro di Palombara and Alabastro Verdognolo, Marmo Africano, Bardiglio di Carrara, Bianco e nero antico, Bigio antico, Breccia Pavonazza di Exine, Breccia di Sciro, Giallo Antico, Lumachella Orientale, Pavonazetto, Porfido Rosso e Verde Mare, Portasanta, Rosso Antico, Serpentina Moschinata, Diaspro Siciliano Verde Prato and Verde Antico, arranged in hexagonal segments surrounding a central oval reserve, 69 x 134cm; raised on a contemporary cream painted base, 44cm highCondition Report: Significant repair to top corner, visible mainly to rear and quite neatly and subtly executed to the front of the panel (visible as a darker seam). Areas of dark filling along veins and edges of veneers overall (probably contemporary with manufacture of the top), and possible further old restorations to the veneers. Only one or two very minor losses to paint on base, commensurate with its relative lack of age. Condition Report Disclaimer