A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA PLAQUES
LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLORENCE, THE FRAME CIRCA 1820-40
Each rectangular scene inlaid with various hard stones on a black background depicting a parrot on a branch with cherries, within an ormolu acanthus-cast frame, the reverse with handwritten label inscribed ‘No 1’ and ‘No 3’
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high; 7 in. (18 cm.) wide
A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA PLAQUES
LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLORENCE, THE FRAME CIRCA 1820-40
Each rectangular scene inlaid with various hard stones on a black background depicting a parrot on a branch with cherries, within an ormolu acanthus-cast frame, the reverse with handwritten label inscribed ‘No 1’ and ‘No 3’
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high; 7 in. (18 cm.) wide