A Sorrento ware adjustable book rest

A Sorrento ware adjustable book rest
of typical form, the arched rectangular plateau decorated with a border of interlocking geometric and foliate patterned bands about a marquetry scene of a peasant farmer on his ox-drawn cart with adjacent conversing monks, stamped MICHELE GRANDVILLE IN SORRENTO -- 16¾in. (42.5cm.) wide
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