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PROBABLY ITALIAN, CIRCA 1800, THE MICROMOSAIC ROME, CIRCA 1800
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A CONTINENTAL GILT-METAL MOUNTED LACQUER BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A ROMAN MICROMOSAIC
probably Italian, circa 1800, the micromosaic Rome, circa 1800
Circular black lacquer box with rounded borders, the independent cover inset with a circular micro-mosaic plaque depicting a duck standing on a rock surrounded by water, within a matted gold mount engraved with stylized acanthus within arches, narrow gilt-metal mounts
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) diam.
probably Italian, circa 1800, the micromosaic Rome, circa 1800
Circular black lacquer box with rounded borders, the independent cover inset with a circular micro-mosaic plaque depicting a duck standing on a rock surrounded by water, within a matted gold mount engraved with stylized acanthus within arches, narrow gilt-metal mounts
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) diam.
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