Rare Antique Italian Grand Tour 8" and Heavy Bronze and Pietra Dura Mosaic Marble Jewelry Casket custard all with etched & gold

all with etched & gold enamel floral & foliate decoration and appealing ribbed design

The portrait miniature profile inside appears to be hand painted on paper though I haven't removed it to inspect more closely

It would appear perhaps the latter

But his own scroll

Rare Antique Italian Grand Tour 8" and Heavy Bronze and Pietra Dura Mosaic Marble Jewelry Casket custard all with etched & goldA stunning example of this art, shaded marble mosaic in thick black marble or slate and mounts of heavy gilt bronze. This casket has separate mounted and raised plaques in florals, 5 in all 4 ovals around the casket and a large rectangular plaque raised in mount on the box's top. It must weigh 5 lbs, and has been kept as the work of art it truly is, treasured and displayed for some 170 or so years now, suffering very little for its years. Even that