Lot Essay
For a similar micromosaic by Giacomo Raffaelli who specialised in depicting butterflies and other animals, see D. Petochi, I mosaici minuti Romani, Florence, 1981, p. 111, pl. 33.
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PARIS, 1786/1787, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789, THE MICROMOSAIC ROMAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A ROMAN MICROMOSAIC
Paris, 1786/1787, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1782-1789, the micromosaic Roman, late 18th Century
Circular black tortoiseshell box, the independent cover set with a micromosaic of a butterfly on white-greyish ground within a pellet and rosette border, plain gold mounts with reeded borders
2 9/16 in. (65 mm.) diam.
Paris, 1786/1787, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1782-1789, the micromosaic Roman, late 18th Century
Circular black tortoiseshell box, the independent cover set with a micromosaic of a butterfly on white-greyish ground within a pellet and rosette border, plain gold mounts with reeded borders
2 9/16 in. (65 mm.) diam.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 11 May 1982, lot 150 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-130).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-130).
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