Lot Essay
The bull usually refers to the sun and spring symbolising masculine strength and by association fecundity, protection, sacrifice, chastity and patience.
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ROME, CIRCA 1820
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AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
ROME, CIRCA 1820
circular box of mocha-coloured agate with polished gold mounts, the cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting a leaping bull on a grassy bank, a plain and mountains beyond
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) diam.
ROME, CIRCA 1820
circular box of mocha-coloured agate with polished gold mounts, the cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting a leaping bull on a grassy bank, a plain and mountains beyond
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) diam.
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David McLachlan