Italian Pietra Dura Playing Cards Panel (Presumed Former Box Lid) team of young men but what a dramatic moment

but what a dramatic moment to capture

and I'd believe the ship in a bottle dates very early 20th c

Measured on the square: 2 1/2" l (knee to toe) x 1" d (knee to thigh end" x 7/8" d at threaded end

and fit snugly in their (completely taped together but sturdy) original box

Italian Pietra Dura Playing Cards Panel (Presumed Former Box Lid) team of young men but what a dramatic momentI believe this Italian pietra dura (hard stone marquetry) panel was once inset into the lid of a brass or wood playing card box (one can find a range of examples out there with a quick search), but I was quite happy to find it on its own and would be inclined to hang it, perhaps in a gold frame, as a harbinger of good luck and fortune! Earlyish 20th century I believe, with a variety of semi precious stones inlaid lapis, malachite, etc. Lovely. 5 7 8"