Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience The skeleton is a literal

The skeleton is a literal symbol of death/mortality

It's decorated with a ruby

The portico is supported by six Corinthian columns and high above stand the statues of Moses

the third with more intricate details of a checkerboard "X" background which sits behind rose gold bordered flowers

Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience The skeleton is a literalDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A fantastic antique pietra dura panel, set into gorgeous rococo style frame. Pietra Dura precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set within a panel of black marble or onyx, and then polished and buffed to a high shine. The stone inlay work is so finely crafted, that it often looks like a painting. This quality usually makes pietra dura more