Antique 14k Gold Mounted Micro Mosaic The Bernini Colonnade, St Peter's Basilica in Rome doll unique octagonal shaping in carved

unique octagonal shaping in carved oak with ornate silver or nickel plated appliques including large lid cartouche with intricate forest & horses or stallions scene

The French frame is brass but has a thin cast ornate face adhered to the front which does test 18k - not gold plated

These pieces are over 100 years old so they will have slight signs of usage but

down each side walkway - no 'streets' in Venice

A fabulous old set and reminder of a time in history that the Impressionists often captured in their art (particularly Manet and Toulouse Lautrec)

Antique 14k Gold Mounted Micro Mosaic The Bernini Colonnade, St Peter's Basilica in Rome doll unique octagonal shaping in carvedThe Bernini Colonnade, Odelisk and St Peter's Basilica in Rome as subject, this large and fine mid 1800s Italian micro mosaic plaque mounted in its 14k gold mount (a complete clasp) comes from a rather large stash I bought as a Paris goldsmith's estate was auctioned off. Everything from jeweler's tools to unmounted stones, cameo, micro mosaics. Among those were sections of what must have once been a bracelet or perhaps even a necklace. I have 4, and