Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(3) Italian Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Plaques Butterflies
- Price realized
- $1,143
- Pre-sale estimate
- $150 – $350
- Hammer price
- $900
- Category
- Fine Art
- Sold
- June 9, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 4 - June 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 4-Day Auction Event
Lot description
(lot of 3) Italian pietra dura plaques, inlaid specimen marbles arranged to depict butterflies/ moths, including: (1) framed blue butterfly, signed lower left R. Scarpelli (Renzo Scarpelli, Italian, b.1947), sight: approx 3.5"h, 4.75"w, overall: 7.75"h, 8.75"w, (1) framed, sight: approx 3.25"h, 4.75"w, overall: 7.75"h, 8.75"w, (1) unframed plaque/ paperweight, approx 3/8"h, 5"l, 3.25"w; 4lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Carl Carter (Texas, 1955-2023)
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.