A large marble or hardstone marquetry tray decorated on a black background with large garlands of flowers and foliage animated by birds; the centre decorated with a bouquet of fruit such as cherries, pears and grapes. 119 x 215 cm The design of this tray can be compared with an 18th-century tray in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, illustrated in the book "La pittura di pietra" by Ferdinando Rossi, page 137.