Venetian Lacquered Tray in the Rococo Style Italy, circa 1860–1880A beautifully decorative Venetian lacquered tray inspired by the Rococo splendour of mid 18th century Venice. The shaped wooden tray is richly painted in polychrome tones of ochre, coral and verdigris, centred by a bouquet of summer flowers framed within scrolling cartouches. The surface decoration is highlighted with gilded and embossed gesso work, giving the illusion of tooled metalwork beneath translucent varnish. The reverse retains its original