THE BOX BY GABRIEL RAOUL MOREL (FL.1797-1832) MARKED, PARIS, 1809-1817; THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1810

Details

A FRENCH GOLD PILL BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC
THE BOX BY GABRIEL RAOUL MOREL (FL.1797-1832) MARKED, PARIS, 1809-1817; THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1810
Oval, the base and sides with matt and bright cut trelliswork, the cover set with a micromosaic of a recumbent liver and white spaniel in a landscape within foliate border, marked in base, cover and flange
11/4 in. (32 mm.) wide
gross weight 15 dwt. (24 gr.)

Provenance

The Palmieri Collection; Christie's, London, 28 March 1996, lot 104.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

Dogs were popular subjects in micromosaic and Antonio Aguatti's spaniel illustrated in J. Hanisee Gabriel, The Gilbert Collection. Micromosaics, London, 2000, p. 75, no. 23 was widely copied by other micromosaicists. Although the one presented here is unsigned it is made with a wide colour palette giving the composition a painterly quality.

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