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Colorways of individual sections in the OP's collage and the etsy one are very different.

 

They don't look to be of the same quality, frankly. I wonder...

Debora

 

Maybe because one of them is framed possibly

 

Giovanni may have been considered an artist, but I have difficulty seeing this particular piece as anything more than decor. I can recognize half of the panels as being taken from the work of others & there is no reason to think the other half do not also have other sources. This is just a hodgepodge, various images of Hercules & other mythological themes mixed in with art nouveau designs, no rhyme or reason. It looks a bit classier in all metallic tones instead of blue, red, green & brown.

 

Look what just turned up in my cameo auctions alert:



https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...aign=auction-alert&utm_content=lot-image-link

Different set of impressions. All of these from engraved gems.

 

Similar idea possibly a copy, I don't think it looks as good with each piece having its own little frame.

 

Cropped from OP's photo. Note damage in lower right corner. . .don't know what broken resin would look like, but I think it looks like the way chalkware would break.

 

Which piece looks to you like each piece is individually framed? I'm not seeing any frame except the single one in the piece from etsy.

 

They're all enclosed in a panel or frame. Adds lots of negative space and detracts from visual interest.

Debora

 

Maybe I need new glasses, but all I'm seeing is a 'depth' created by a darker edge.

In the "saleroom" one Bronwen posted some of the edges over-lap each other. Like this one:

 

What surprises me about the Saleroom one is that it uses 2 tiles that are the same right next to each other. (Look just above 3 o'clock.)

 

Along the same lines, from eBay Canada:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/384116360019?hash=item596f1e8353:g:ZLQAAOSw73lgcxSB

 

Suppose you could call it pop art. I'll make sure to have a closer look for that signature thanks

 

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