Rare Antique Italian Grand Tour 8" and Heavy Bronze and Pietra Dura Mosaic Marble Jewelry Casket custard but I'll have to work

but I'll have to work at it with more than just a little soap

It would appear perhaps the latter

but it's rare enough

I can see that the square wafer has been chipped at upper right and the backing has been painted to appear nicer in her frame aperture

large and fabulous to hang

Rare Antique Italian Grand Tour 8" and Heavy Bronze and Pietra Dura Mosaic Marble Jewelry Casket custard but I'll have to workA stunning example of this art, shaded marble mosaic in thick black marble or slate and mounts of heavy gilt bronze. This casket has separate mounted and raised plaques in florals, 5 in all 4 ovals around the casket and a large rectangular plaque raised in mount on the box's top. It must weigh 5 lbs, and has been kept as the work of art it truly is, treasured and displayed for some 170 or so years now, suffering very little for its years. Even that