Lot Essay
A similar bird micromosaic signed by Giacomo Raffaelli, 1783, is illustrated in D. Petochi, I mosaici minuti Romani dei secoli XVIII e XIX, Rome, 1981, p. 181, no. 8.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GOLD BROOCH SET WITH AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE MICROMOSAIC IN THE MANNER OF GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (1753-1836), ROME, CIRCA 1790
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A GOLD BROOCH SET WITH AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE MICROMOSAIC IN THE MANNER OF GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (1753-1836), ROME, CIRCA 1790
oval copper plaque, the micromosaic depicting a colourful finch perched on a flowering branch, with sky-blue background and red and white tesserae border, openwork flowerhead and bead frame
1½ in. (38 mm.) high
THE MICROMOSAIC IN THE MANNER OF GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (1753-1836), ROME, CIRCA 1790
oval copper plaque, the micromosaic depicting a colourful finch perched on a flowering branch, with sky-blue background and red and white tesserae border, openwork flowerhead and bead frame
1½ in. (38 mm.) high
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