Miniature sculptures made by Italian artist Guiseppe Maria Bonzanigo (1745-1820). Made from wood. Many of these being mourning pieces but not all.

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Micro-sculpture. 18th c.
Micro-sculpture. 18th c. Italian. Image © Galerie Jaegy-Theoleyre, Proantic. Fair use license. via https://www.proantic.com/magazine/giuseppe-maria-bonzanigo-sculpteur-de-miniatures/
"Tomb of Louis XVI and Madame Elisabeth, daughter of France." 18th c.
“Tomb of Louis XVI and Madame Elisabeth, daughter of France.” 18th c. Amaranth, boxwood, violet wood and painted maple with a mahogany frame. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/attribue-a-giuseppe-maria-bonzanigo-1744-1820-5332883-details.aspx
Micro-sculpture. No exact date.
Micro-sculpture. No exact date. Probably a mourning piece with the plinth and weeping willow. Private collection. Image © 2019 AnticStore. Fair use license. via https://www.anticstore.art/75374P
Allegorical micro-sculpture. Framed.
Allegorical micro-sculpture. Framed. No exact date. Image © Palazzo Mazzetti. Fair use license. via https://www.palazzomazzetti.eu/piano-1/sala-bonzanigo/?lang=en
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“Selene and Endimione.” No exact date. Image © Palazzo Mazzetti. Fair use license. via https://www.palazzomazzetti.eu/piano-1/sala-bonzanigo/?lang=en

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