A FINE CIRCULAR ROMAN MICRO-MOSAIC PLAQUE OF A BUTTERFLY ON A BRANCH, against a white background, the reverse signed Raffa--i Fecc-- 1792, by Giacomo Raffaelli

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A FINE CIRCULAR ROMAN MICRO-MOSAIC PLAQUE OF A BUTTERFLY ON A BRANCH, against a white background, the reverse signed Raffa--i Fecc-- 1792, by Giacomo Raffaelli
1¾in. (3.5cm.) diam.

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Members of the Raffaelli family were working as early as 1668 and Giacomo (1753-1836) was probably the best known and most prolific micro-mosaic artist of this talented family.

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