An antique carved Venetian armorial in the glassy enamel paint found on blackamoors .The cartouche shaped fringed ruby drapery being pulled apart by two silver gilt putti revealing the armorial . The drape outside in silver gilt and pulled together in a cornona in the form of a Doge's ceremonial hat .

All carved wood with typical thin plaster coating to provide ground for the gilt and glassy enamel . Minor nicks , cracks and small losses typical of items of age and wear and use .

By repute : The Gritti Palace , Venice during restorations after the 1960 flooding and thence to a Palm Beach Palazzo .

Venetian , circa 1900

Measures 41 tall ,36 wide