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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR (LOTS 521-527)
A PAIR OF ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND HARDSTONE PLAQUES
CIRCA 1880
Details
A PAIR OF ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND HARDSTONE PLAQUES
CIRCA 1880
The square plaques centred with a scene depicting the Pantheon and St. Peter's Square, respectively, each encircled by a malachite and Belgian black marble border, set within a square ebonized frame with standing support
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) square, the plaque
12 ¾ in. (32.5 cm.) square, including frame
CIRCA 1880
The square plaques centred with a scene depicting the Pantheon and St. Peter's Square, respectively, each encircled by a malachite and Belgian black marble border, set within a square ebonized frame with standing support
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) square, the plaque
12 ¾ in. (32.5 cm.) square, including frame
Literature
R. Grieco, Roman Micromosaic, Rome, 2008, pg. 175.
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Giles Forster