AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLE
ROME, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The micromosaic top centred with the Doves of Pliny encircled by eight scenes of Rome, depicting in clockwise order the Pantheon, Arch of Constantine, Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum, Castel Sant’Angelo, and the Temple of Hercules Victor, within malachite and an ombré Greek-key border, on a tripartite giltwood base on lion monopodia feet
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) diameter
AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC AND GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLE
ROME, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The micromosaic top centred with the Doves of Pliny encircled by eight scenes of Rome, depicting in clockwise order the Pantheon, Arch of Constantine, Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum, Castel Sant’Angelo, and the Temple of Hercules Victor, within malachite and an ombré Greek-key border, on a tripartite giltwood base on lion monopodia feet
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) diameter
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