ALFREDO RAVASCO. Miniature bowl. Onyx with gold sides inlaid with cabochon-cut rubies and aljofar pearls. Removable base with adapted oval. Signed on the base. In the style of the Milanese workshops of the 16th and 17th centuries. From the second quarter of the 20th century 2x8.2x4.7 cm and 0.9x4x3 cm base. Crack on one side. Some inlays are missing and some have been re-glued.

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