Antique Italian Victorian Era Pietra Dura & Gilt Bronze 4.25" Picture Frame, Floral Inlay 18th century tapestry still inside

still inside

thinking it would be just a fantastic picture frame

likely a courtier of Marie-Antoinette's and Louis XVI's inner circle or certainly acquaintance

professionally done

and notably the original leather cigar baffles remain fully intact

Antique Italian Victorian Era Pietra Dura & Gilt Bronze 4.25" Picture Frame, Floral Inlay 18th century tapestry still insideVery fine antique Italian Victorian era 4 1 4" tall gilt bronze picture frame with locket style front door framing an oval pietra dura plaque with colorful floral inlay! A visually stunning piece, small but powerful! Pietra dura is made by cutting and fitting thin pieces of colored hardstone into a carved stone base to create detailed images, patterns, or scenesalmost like a stone mosaic, but with perfectly flush joints and polished surfaces. The