A set of five micromosaic and pietra dura table articles Italy, late 19th century

comprising four small boxes and a plaque

the jeweled box with seventeen little turqouise beads lacking and three red beads lacking, tarnishing to engraved gilt bronze but overall in good condition and presentation, the micromosaic mounted gilt metal box with tarnishing to gilding as well as dirt, the micromosaic plaques in good condition, the small gilt metal enamel and micromosaic mounted box opening to reveal a silk interior with the inscription C. ROCCHEGGIANI, the gilt metal pietra dura mounted circular box with three hairline cracks to black marble background, the micromosaic plaque with the five rounders in good condition with very minute chips to edges
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