Antique Italian Pietra Dura Pendant

Rare Antique 1800’s Italian handmade pietra dura (hard stone) inlaid pendant with low karat yellow gold frame, and 18k gold bale, uniquely detailed. The mosaic is beautifully inlaid with different kind of colorful hard stones artistically placed to depict a white rose or camellia. This beautiful pendant belonged to a Italian noble woman of the era, as per last attached pic, as you can see she was wearing it on a velvet choker, as per the 1800’s fashion. It measures 3 1/2” of diameter. It’s unmarked, and unsigned but it has a series of numbers engraved on the back of the stone, that reads “435”. The metal has been acid tested for accuracy. Antique item with no condition issues with regular signs of age, ready to be worn or gifted. Pietra dura refers to a Florentine mosaic technique. In this technique, carefully sawn pieces of gemstones are fitted together like a jigsaw puzzle to form an image. The pietra dura technique blossomed during the Renaissance and revived adored throughout the 19th century. The stone inlay work is so finely crafted, that pietra dura often looks like a painting.