Lot Essay
A similar micromosaic of a spaniel, signed by Antonio Aguatti, is illustrated in J. Hanisee Gabriel, The Gilbert Collection. Micromosaics, London, 2000, p. 75, no. 23.
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ROME, CIRCA 1800
Details
A GOLD AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC
Rome, circa 1800
Oval micro-mosaic plaque depicting a brown and white water spaniel lying in a grassy field, trees beyond, within a gold and silver-gilt mount
1 7/16 in. (36 mm.) wide
Rome, circa 1800
Oval micro-mosaic plaque depicting a brown and white water spaniel lying in a grassy field, trees beyond, within a gold and silver-gilt mount
1 7/16 in. (36 mm.) wide
Provenance
Contessa Rucellai Collection.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1986, lot 9 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-158).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1986, lot 9 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-158).
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