AN ITALIAN HARDSTONE AND GOLD NOTEBOOK COVER SET WITH A CAMEO Florence, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, circa 1810, the cameo by Nicola Morelli (1771-1838), signed under truncation 'MORELLI' Rectangular cover for a notebook, the front and back cover inset with malachite panels bordered with chalcedony borders tied with red and brown agate simulated ribbons, the front cover centred by an onyx cameo carved with the profile of Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1777-1820) to the right, wearing a pearl necklace and pearl drop earrings, her curly hair upswept and tied with a net and a ribbon, framed by a reeded gold mount stamped with stylized lotus flowers, the back cover centred by her initial 'E' inlaid in chalcedony on a malachite ground, the matted gold mounts stamped with stylized leaves and berries, the rounded matted gold spine stamped with floral rosettes and enamelled in white champlevé with Souvenir on a burnished gold panel framed by translucent green enamelled foliate wreathes, the inside of front and back covers lined with green lavastone, a gold pencil holder engraved with a spiralling garland of leaves and topped by a malachite cabochon inserted in the gold clasps at front and rear sides to lock the carnet 3 3/16 in. (80 mm.) high
AN ITALIAN HARDSTONE AND GOLD NOTEBOOK COVER SET WITH A CAMEO Florence, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, circa 1810, the cameo by Nicola Morelli (1771-1838), signed under truncation 'MORELLI' Rectangular cover for a notebook, the front and back cover inset with malachite panels bordered with chalcedony borders tied with red and brown agate simulated ribbons, the front cover centred by an onyx cameo carved with the profile of Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1777-1820) to the right, wearing a pearl necklace and pearl drop earrings, her curly hair upswept and tied with a net and a ribbon, framed by a reeded gold mount stamped with stylized lotus flowers, the back cover centred by her initial 'E' inlaid in chalcedony on a malachite ground, the matted gold mounts stamped with stylized leaves and berries, the rounded matted gold spine stamped with floral rosettes and enamelled in white champlevé with Souvenir on a burnished gold panel framed by translucent green enamelled foliate wreathes, the inside of front and back covers lined with green lavastone, a gold pencil holder engraved with a spiralling garland of leaves and topped by a malachite cabochon inserted in the gold clasps at front and rear sides to lock the carnet 3 3/16 in. (80 mm.) high
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