This exceptional Sorrento ware bowl has been finely turned out of olive wood with an intricate design. The centre has one of the best panels of marquetry work for which this region of Italy was famed. It depicts two young girls in conversation carrying their wares. The bowl is further enhanced with a decorative inlaid banding of yew wood to the finely shaped serpentine rim which is strung on each side with boxwood and ebony. This bowl is in good original condition with rich colour and patina.Circa 1860Height 3cm x width 24cm x depth 24cmRobert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing se...