Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight Plaque with Roman Coliseum kilim tapestry marked on our photos

marked on our photos

At 2 1/2" diameter

which is below French

a gendarme or French military officer in full uniform and displayed in the original heavy 14 5/8" solid old growth European oak frame and with handwritten personalizations on the canvas backing

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight Plaque with Roman Coliseum kilim tapestry marked on our photosConsider the Victorian Grand Tour traveler, perhaps a young lady traveling with her chaperone aunt or with her mother a bride gathering trouseau and souvenirs, or a young couple on their honeymoon on the continent. That is the likely origin of purchase of this charming old colored glass tesserae mosaic and of course the Coliseum was a top architectural wonder, favorite of many. Worked into a basin of black slate or marble, it's been carefully cut and