Live Auction 5962Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
Lot 513

AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE

THE MICROMOSAIC ROME, CIRCA 1820

Closed28 November 2012

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GBP 3,750

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AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE MICROMOSAIC ROME, CIRCA 1820
circular slightly waisted tortoiseshell box, the detachable cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Doves of Pliny, within polished gold frame and mount
3¼ in. (82 mm.) diam.

Christie's, South Kensington, 28 September 2010, lot 632.