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Details
A 19th century gold mounted Italian micromosaic demi-parure
Comprising: a brooch with oval mosaic plaque depicting a peasant traveller seated on a log taking refreshment with foliage background, mounted in gold with Etruscan style wirework border; and a pair of earpendants each with oval mosaic plaque depicting a peasant girl in traditional dress, mounted in matching wirework design mounts, circa 1870 (3)
Comprising: a brooch with oval mosaic plaque depicting a peasant traveller seated on a log taking refreshment with foliage background, mounted in gold with Etruscan style wirework border; and a pair of earpendants each with oval mosaic plaque depicting a peasant girl in traditional dress, mounted in matching wirework design mounts, circa 1870 (3)
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Further details
Generally the depiction of figures dressed in regional folk costumes is earlier and rarer than ancient monuments or doves. Many of the mosaics depicting peasants are based on the engravings by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835) c.f. Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel, "The Gilbert Collection, Micromosaics", London, 2000.
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