CLASSICAL STYLE The hunger of the Grand Tour travellers of the 18th and 19th centuries, educated in the art and architecture of classical antiquity, to return home with souvenirs created a strong industry in a range of artefacts in different materials. The lots offered here epitomise the type of object specifically made for and highly prized by the young aristocrats from the micromosaic plaques to classical sculpture in bronze and marble, these objects emphasise the key components of harmony, simplicity and proportion. VARIOUS PROPERTIES

A PAIR OF ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUES

BY CESARE ROCCHEGGIANI, ROME, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUES
BY CESARE ROCCHEGGIANI, ROME, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each in a hinged oval frame with ribbon crest on easel support, opening to a gilt-paper label for 'C. ROCCHEGGIANI ROMA', one depicting a young peasant girl, and the other a musician, each easel stamped with diamond-shaped mark 'MV' with hammer to centre
8½in. (21.6cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

A member of a well-known family of Roman mosaicists, Cesare Roccheggiani was active at the Vatican Mosaic Workshop from 1856 to 1864, before establishing his own independent atelier at 125, via Babuino, and then at 14-15 via Condotti, both near the Piazza di Spagna.

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