"Hardstone" umbrella-parasol

98 cm diammeter. Polyester 190 T with UPF50+ treatment. Metal bar with bamboo cuff.

The design of this sofisticated umbrella/parasol is inspired by the motifs that make up the Writing desk of Nuncio Máximo (1749-1763), which is among the Museo del Prado's select collection of console tables with hardstone panels. Carved in the most exceptional hard stones from Florentine manufactories, it manifests the changing tastes of the modern period, which favoured naturalistic decoration with floral elements such as those reproduced in this original and beautiful umbrella/parasol.