Venetian style cabinet

This gold-plated and wooden cabinet with mosaic stone panels was made for Empress Maria Feodorovna at the Court of St. Petersburg around 1895. A similar cabinet remains on display in the Hermitage. The mosaic panels, made from serpentine, jade, lapis lazuli, opal and marble, required the efforts of six craftsmen and took more than five years to complete.130 cm in height.