Antique Victorian Era Italian Micro Mosaic 7" Picture Frame, Flowers & Foliage on Vivid Blue Mat Napoleon III cigar The inner box is made

The inner box is made of 250+ year old ivory which is veneered in pearlescent shimmer of mother of pearl that is elaborately inlayed with ornamental marquetry in both silver and gold

Some light surface marks or scuffing and there is some darkening in the recessed areas

The convex copper plate is enameled on backside

but far more than most of these

Antique Victorian Era Italian Micro Mosaic 7" Picture Frame, Flowers & Foliage on Vivid Blue Mat Napoleon III cigar The inner box is madeFabulous antique Victorian or Napoleon III era Italian micro mosaic (micromosaic) 6 7 8" picture frame, a lovely garland of flowers & foliage set in a vivid blue or turquoise mat with a unique shape & wonderful visual appeal! Looking for something completely unrelated in our warehouse, I found a small crate with several fantastic micro mosaic pieces in it. It was a little like Christmas :). All of them needed just a little bit of help, a few missing