THIS EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK WAS MADE AT THE BASEVI CROMO N.B. FAMILY STUDIO IN MILAN ITALY. IT WAS OWNED BY A SOUTHERN FRENCH CATHOLIC WOMAN. AND WAS HANDED DOWN TO HER FROM HER MOTHER. I CAN VALIDATE THAT THIS PIECE WAS MADE BEFORE THE 1900S..THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS IS ALMOST LIFE-LIKE. YOU HAVE TO SEE THE PICTURES. THE FINE HALO ABOVE HIS HEAD HAS SUBTLE GOLD ON IT. THE PIECE IS IN A GLASS FRAME TO PROTECT IT OVER THE YEARS. IT WILL BE SENT IN THE FRAME, BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO REFRAME IF YOU WOULD LIKE. THE NB ON THE LEFT CORNER MEANS N.B. FAMILY BASEVI. NO TEARS IN THE PAPER..