Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience animal bones

animal bones

I'm not certain if it's an example of (quite excellent) 19th century humour

the third with more intricate details of a checkerboard "X" background which sits behind rose gold bordered flowers

A few minor nibbles to the stone - can be polished out if preferred

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Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience animal bonesDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A fantastic antique pietra dura panel, set into gorgeous rococo style frame. Pietra Dura precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set within a panel of black marble or onyx, and then polished and buffed to a high shine. The stone inlay work is so finely crafted, that it often looks like a painting. This quality usually makes pietra dura more