Antique Victorian Era Grand Tour Souvenir Cigar Case, Basilica San Marco, Venice View, Tortoise Shell Brossard A nice old goldstone surround

A nice old goldstone surround mosaic of fine quality

a fine tight hairline that traverses the center vertically

Belongs in a movie set or scene

More than 200 years

yet a full-on question of a gaze which resonates these 200 years later

Antique Victorian Era Grand Tour Souvenir Cigar Case, Basilica San Marco, Venice View, Tortoise Shell Brossard A nice old goldstone surroundYou've probably sat in that square with a Blini in hand, listening to the evening bands playing one, then another at the restaurants. The view and all eyes on the brilliant icon of Venice, the Basilica San Marco with the Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs just beyond, and the Bell Tower in front, in view. I've walked there many times, down each side walkway no 'streets' in Venice. Venice is one of the most magical places, a true step back in time, and