AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND GILT-BRONZE WRITING SLOPE
BY CESARE ROCCHEGGIANI, ROME, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The hinged cover with an oval scene of a shepherd boy playing a flute to his goats, the top with a floral decoration, the sides with swans, foliate scrolls and doves, the front with five small oval scenes, with a blue velvet-lined interior, the velvet-lined underside with gilt stamp 'C.ROCCHEGGIANI, ROMA'
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high; 14¼ in. (36 cm.) wide; 13½ in. (34.2 cm.) deep
AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND GILT-BRONZE WRITING SLOPE
BY CESARE ROCCHEGGIANI, ROME, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The hinged cover with an oval scene of a shepherd boy playing a flute to his goats, the top with a floral decoration, the sides with swans, foliate scrolls and doves, the front with five small oval scenes, with a blue velvet-lined interior, the velvet-lined underside with gilt stamp 'C.ROCCHEGGIANI, ROMA'
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high; 14¼ in. (36 cm.) wide; 13½ in. (34.2 cm.) deep