Wood and scagliola coffee table

circular scagliola top depicting a composition of fruit, flowers and butterflies in the centre, surrounded by four city views depicting Venice, Florence, Naples and Monte San Pellegrino in Palermo alternated with representations of village costumes; baluster-shaped shaft on four legs moved to form large volutes; bears the label "Pierre Della Valle & freres" on the back of the top.
Literature: S. Chiarugi, Botteghe di mobilieri in Toscana 1780-1900, Firenze 1994, vol. I pp. 225-227, vol. II pp. 457-458
A.M. Massinelli, Scagliola. L'arte della pietra di luna, Roma 1997, pp. 50-52 e pp. 77-90