Early-Mid 20th Century Italian Pietra Dura Box horse drawing They are really terrific objects

They are really terrific objects -- the puzzles made of a nice weight tan chipboard with a bit of a sheen and black printed details

Politician

pure ferocity

) all along the sides and on the roof too

Framed as found: 9 9/16" x 11 9/16"

Early-Mid 20th Century Italian Pietra Dura Box horse drawing They are really terrific objectsI love pietra dura, which means hard stone in Italian, and refers to the creation of figurative cut stone mosaic work like this, which became popular as an Italian art form especially in Florence in the late 16th and 17th centuries. In my dreams I'd find a piece by early 20th c. master and innovator Giovanni Montelatici, who was significantly responsible for the revival of the art of pietra dura (look him up, his work is amazing!) Alas, this is not