Victorian Pietra Dura Panel austro-hungarian modelled in platinum and resting

modelled in platinum and resting beautifully against the finger

spreading right across your finger

It's a rare stone given the colour grade

with a juicy ruby cabochon brain

Victorian Pietra Dura Panel austro-hungarian modelled in platinum and restingDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 A fantastic antique pietra dura panel Pietra Dura precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set within a panel of marble or onyx, and then polished and buffed to a high shine. The stone inlay work is so finely crafted, that it often looks like a painting. This quality usually makes pietra dura more valuable than other mosaic work. The main event of