AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE SET WITH A ROMAN MICROMOSAIC
THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1800
circular box, of tortoiseshell composition tinted to simulate malachite, the independent cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Temple of Vesta, within polished gold mounts
3½ in. (90 mm.) diam.
AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE SET WITH A ROMAN MICROMOSAIC
THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1800
circular box, of tortoiseshell composition tinted to simulate malachite, the independent cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Temple of Vesta, within polished gold mounts
3½ in. (90 mm.) diam.
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