Lot n° 16
Estimation :
12000 - 15000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 20 570EUR
RECTANGULAR TRAY IN MARQUETRY OF HARD STONES AND SOME MOTHER - Lot 16
RECTANGULAR TRAY IN MARQUETRY OF HARD STONES AND SOME MOTHER-OF-PEARL
AND SOME MOTHER-OF-PEARL SURROUNDING AN OVAL MICRO-MOSAIC
Italy, first half of the 19th century for the center.
The frame is later and made around 1880.
Tray : 80,5 x 106,5 cm
Micro-mosaic : 35 x 44 cm
The micro-mosaic represents the doves of Pliny, sometimes called "the doves of the Capitol". It is a decoration inspired by a Roman mosaic discovered in the
Hadrian's Villa near Tivoli and exhibited in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
The central medallion represents a cup where four doves are drinking
four doves are drinking. The background is in deep black marble from Belgium and the frame with foliage is slightly stylized.
The base in waxed wood of Louis XIV style is modern.
modern.
A HARD-STONE AND FEW MOTHER-OF-PEARL MARQUETRY
PANEL WITH AN OVAL MICROMOSAIC INSET "DOVES OF PLINY"
Italy, first half of 19th century for the central micromosaic.
The surrounding is of later date, circa 1880's.
Overall: 31,7 x 42 in.
Micromosaic: 13,7 x 17,3 in.
We add a contemporary wood stand in the Louis XV style.
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