Fine 9 7/8" Tall 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Souvenir Micro Mosaic Cross, Dove and 4 Architectural Scenes spool and so they've been on

and so they've been on my feet

cleaned and polished and new oyster crystal

This one is particularly beautiful with the thick raised beadwork and the paisley forms

The spine of the necessaire is gilt metal

Fine 9 7/8" Tall 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Souvenir Micro Mosaic Cross, Dove and 4 Architectural Scenes spool and so they've been onWonderfully preserved with only a few tiny colored glass tesserae missing from this large souvenir of someone's c. 1880 1910 visit to Rome. The cruciform or crucifix form is a sturdy 1 4" deep silvered brass or bronze basin into which the artisan has worked, and more than 100 years later, it holds the art perfectly. The ascending white dove represents Christ, of course, and a 2nd teal backed mosaic carries the theme. The 4 outer quatrefoil micro