AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLORENCE, THE FRAME CIRCA 1820-40
The octagonal scene inlaid with various hard stones and mother-of-pearl on a black background depicting a flowering and fruiting vase flanked by birds and insects, within an ormolu acanthus-cast frame, the reverse with handwritten label inscribed 'No 7'
12 ½ in. (31.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide
AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLORENCE, THE FRAME CIRCA 1820-40
The octagonal scene inlaid with various hard stones and mother-of-pearl on a black background depicting a flowering and fruiting vase flanked by birds and insects, within an ormolu acanthus-cast frame, the reverse with handwritten label inscribed 'No 7'
12 ½ in. (31.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide
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