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Relief Molded Wax Plaque with Sixteen Vignettes - A square wax plaque featuring sixteen miniature relief-molded vignettes arranged in a four-by-four grid. The scenes, highlighted in a gold-tone finish against a dark ground, include architectural structures such as a watermill, houses, a church with a steeple, and a castle tower. Animal subjects depict a squirrel on a branch, a rooster, a bird among foliage, a horse, a lobster, a leaping stag, and a fox. The bottom row features genre scenes with figures, including a person by a window, a traveler, a figure with a dog, and a pair of figures. The plaque is constructed with a raised border around each individual square and a solid, unadorned border framing the entire piece. The top edge is fitted with a yellow braided cord loop for hanging. The reverse is a plain black flat surface with four white rectangular felt pads adhered to the corners. No maker's marks, signatures, or inscriptions are visible on the object. Height: 4 1/4 inches Width: 4 1/4 inches Thickness: 1/2 inch. The plaque is in good overall condition. There are minor surface scratches and scuffing visible on the plain black reverse (photo 4). The gilded relief details remain largely intact, with very minor edge wear and a small loss to the dark finish on the upper right edge (photo 3). The wax body shows minor irregular texture at the edges consistent with the molding process. No cracks or major losses to the central vignettes are observed.