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A FLORENTINE PIETRE DURE PLAQUE DEPICTING THE PYRAMID OF CAIUS CESTIUS
Lot 65 Property from the Collection of the late Sir Arthur and Rosalinde Gilbert (Lots 61-72)

A FLORENTINE PIETRE DURE PLAQUE DEPICTING THE PYRAMID OF CAIUS CESTIUS

MID-20TH CENTURY

Closed14 March 2013

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GBP 2,500

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A FLORENTINE PIETRE DURE PLAQUE DEPICTING THE PYRAMID OF CAIUS CESTIUS
MID-20TH CENTURY
In a giltwood frame, together with an Israeli stone mosaic of the hillside village Safed by V. Eylam, signed 'V', mounted on wooden board with artist's label and inscription 'Safed'
10¾ x 13¾ in. (27.5 x 35 cm.), overall, and 7½ x 8¾ in. (19 x 22 cm.), the plaque

Arte del Mosaico, Florence, 1966; the mosaic of Safed probably acquired on a trip to Israel