Wonderful antique Victorian or Napoleon III era Italian micro mosaic (micromosaic) jewelry casket, a lovely Grand Tour style souvenir with 3-D flowers & foliage set in a white mosaic mat and topping the miniature vitrine below with thick beveled glass on all four sides! Looking for something completely unrelated in our warehouse, I found a small crate with several fantastic micro mosaic pieces in it. It was a little like Christmas :). All of them needed just a little bit of help, a few missing glass tiles or "tesserae", so I brought them home and fixed them up a bit and will be adding them over the next week or so.
Grand Tour souvenir treasures of Italy. Tiny pieces of colored glass, called tesserae, are worked piece by piece into the cement material spread into the frame's bronze inner recess and over a great deal of time, a bouquet and elegant images take form. The uniqueness of the art a legacy that goes back to Byzantine and Roman times. This one gorgeous with the colorful bouquet of 3-D flowers and overly thick beveled glass. Beautiful!
Very good condition. As you can see in the images, there are a few defects that come with age. I've included enlarged and clear images so any and all flaws can be seen but don't hesitate to ask if you have a question. A few tiny nips to the glass panels but no cracks or larger chips. The inner base lining has been replaced.. See images for all measurements.
