A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE

THE BOX, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD 1819-1838 AND THE FRENCH POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1820

已結束2020年7月15日

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GBP 15,000

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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE BOX, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD 1819-1838 AND THE FRENCH POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1820
rectangular gold-lined box of red porphyry with waisted sides, the cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Spanish Steps in Rome, within a polished gold frame
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide

專家說明

The Spanish Steps in Rome climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top.The monumental stairway of 135 steps was built in 1723–1725 to link the Trinità dei Monti church that was under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France – located above – and the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the Holy See – located below – in Palazzo Monaldeschi. The stairway was designed by architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specch.