attributed to the Vatican Mosaic Workshop AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND CARVED GILT WOOD GUÉRIDON


 

attributed to the Vatican Mosaic Workshop
AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND CARVED GILT WOOD GUÉRIDON
RomE, circa 1890 
the table top centered by the Dove of Pliny surrounded by eight panels depicting the Pantheon, St. Peter's Square, the Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Janus Quadrifrons, St. Angel Castle and the Bridge, the Campidoglio, the Colosseum and the Arch of Titus with a malachite border. (see sothebys.com for an illustration of the base)

height 31 in.; diameter 20 1/2 in.
79 cm; 52 cm
Estimate
 
10,000 — 15,000
 
 
LOT SOLD. 16,250 USD 

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