RARE Antique Victorian 12.5" Carte de Visite Photo Album, Leather with Italy Pietra Dura, Firenze Betjenmann a symbol of 'cutting of

a symbol of 'cutting of the friendship'

and a great conversation piece for your home and use

I'll price as if it's just the one

Most used it as veneer over wood

No chips on stoppers

RARE Antique Victorian 12.5" Carte de Visite Photo Album, Leather with Italy Pietra Dura, Firenze Betjenmann a symbol of 'cutting ofYou have to imagine the Grand Tour traveler, experiencing Florence, Italy for the first time, and the invention of the first paper photographs, c. 1850s, along with the appeal of the marble mosaics "pietra dura", to have a sense of what kind of a treasure this souvenir they brought home must have truly been. The nearly pristine condition of it says it was a treasure. While I see no real evidence it was filled with photos (no torn paper sleeves) one is