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PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED MARBLE SNUFF BOX WITH MICROMOSAIC PANEL
PROBABLY ROME, CIRCA 1790
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AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED MARBLE SNUFF BOX WITH MICROMOSAIC PANEL
PROBABLY ROME, CIRCA 1790
Canted rectangular, set with a fine micromosaic panel depicting the pyramid of Caius Cestius, in original tooled-leather case with ink inscription 'di Porporino,' apparently unmarked
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long
PROBABLY ROME, CIRCA 1790
Canted rectangular, set with a fine micromosaic panel depicting the pyramid of Caius Cestius, in original tooled-leather case with ink inscription 'di Porporino,' apparently unmarked
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long
Literature
Tempting Pandora: A Selection of European Boxes 1200-1800, New York, fig. 79
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