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ROME, CIRCA 1830
Details
A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC
ROME, CIRCA 1830
Rectangular tortoiseshell box with waisted sides, the cover set with a tesserae plaque depicting a watermill in wooded landscape and a cascading river with row boat and two fishermen
3 3/16 in. (80 mm.) wide
ROME, CIRCA 1830
Rectangular tortoiseshell box with waisted sides, the cover set with a tesserae plaque depicting a watermill in wooded landscape and a cascading river with row boat and two fishermen
3 3/16 in. (80 mm.) wide
Provenance
Diana Keggie Collection; Christie's, London, South Kensington, 30 November 2005, lot 135.
Literature
R. Grieco, Micromosaici Romani: Roman Micromosaic, Rome, 2007, p. 83, no. 212.
Special notice
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