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For another work by this goldsmith see lot 325.
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BY JOSEPH-FRANCOIS MARCILLAC (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1814), MARKED WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL FRENCH STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC SIGNED WITH INITIALS A.D. OR A.P., ROME, CIRCA 1800/1820
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A FRENCH VARI-GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A ROMAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
BY JOSEPH-FRANCOIS MARCILLAC (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1814), MARKED WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL FRENCH STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC SIGNED WITH INITIALS A.D. OR A.P., ROME, CIRCA 1800/1820
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover inset with a micromosaic plaque of a classical landscape within a band of applied three-colour gold and platinum foliage and flowers
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide
BY JOSEPH-FRANCOIS MARCILLAC (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1814), MARKED WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL FRENCH STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC SIGNED WITH INITIALS A.D. OR A.P., ROME, CIRCA 1800/1820
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover inset with a micromosaic plaque of a classical landscape within a band of applied three-colour gold and platinum foliage and flowers
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide
Provenance
With D.S. Lavender Antiques Ltd., London.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
It has been suggested that AD is Antonio De Angelis, active in Rome and Milan. He is recognized as one of the finest micromosaic artists of the early years of the 19th century.
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Tom Johans
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