Victorian Pietra Dura Panel sleeper continually devouring itself and being

continually devouring itself and being reborn from itself

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40ct (calculated)

An exceptional Victorian celestial brooch crafted as a shooting star and crescent moon entwined

Victorian Pietra Dura Panel sleeper continually devouring itself and beingDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 A fantastic antique pietra dura panel 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 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 valuable than other mosaic work. The main event of