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A LARGE VENETIAN MOSAIC PANEL
Lot 29 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT (LOT 29)

A LARGE VENETIAN MOSAIC PANEL

BY A. SALVIATI, DATED 1884

Closed20 October 2011

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A LARGE VENETIAN MOSAIC PANEL
BY A. SALVIATI, DATED 1884
Depicting a young gypsy woman, signed A. SALVIATI VENEZIA 1884, set within a giltwood frame
52 x 34¼ in. (132 x 87 cm.)

Specialist note

Salviati, who was dedicated to restoring to prominence the art of mosaic, founded his 'laboratory of mosaic art' in Venice in 1859. Salviati exhibited at major expositions in Paris, Naples, London, Milan, and Boston, where he won numerous gold medals and diplomas of honor. The Salviati Company developed a reputation for producing exquisite mosaic portraits of both ancient and modern subjects and for undertaking vast mural decorations for palaces and churches.