A mid-20th century Italian pietra dura inlaid plaque, a Florentine commesso depicting a view of Florence with the Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, in good condition dating in the back 1955. This Italian artwork is a mosaic panel, with marquetry technique which uses highly polished, hand-cut colored semiprecious stones,which are inlay-ed with one another to create a gorgeous picture, using the natural colours of the different stones and marbles, see how beautiful is the blue jade used for the sky. The stones used are exceptionally polished and include Siena marble, Bardiglio and black Belgian marble, Breccia, Blue jade, malachite, paesina and many other stones. This inlaid plaque comes from a private collection of Milan. The verso shows the scratched engraving Firenze 29 Maggio 1955- Con Amore Mari, Florence May 29, 1955 -With Love Mari, which makes this antique object a romantic souvenir of a trip to Florence, a romantic gift to commemorate a moment Set in a giltwood frame, the panel only measures 9 x 13 cm.

An extraordinary elegant Grand Tour Neoclassical cameos composition, nine oval plaster cameos with Greek philosopher profiles, dating back to early 1800. Cameos are inserted into a shellac polished ebonized wooden panel, mounted within a 20th century white and black marble frame, rectangular shaped, with red profiles. In the Neoclassic taste depicting Roman and Greek mythology figures as well as famous carvings. Most probably purchased during the early 19th century as Grand Tour objects, they come from a private house of Milan. Wear consistent with age and use, minor losses and chips on some cameo edges, please see image details. Cameos measuring 5 centimeters height x 4 centimeters width. Frame size in centimeters: Height: 30.5 x 30 width x 2,2 d. (Internal measures 23.5 x 22,5).