Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience The finest quality hard stone

The finest quality hard stone cameo

it's the ideal addition to a wedding (or just ring) stack

and leadership

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

The skeleton is a literal symbol of death/mortality

Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience The finest quality hard stoneDATE: 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