The Giordano Collection: Une Vision Muséale Part II

A micromosaic plaque, Rome, second half of the 19th century,

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Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Lot Sold

5,040 EUR

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Description

rectangular, the tesserae inlaid to represent three stems of roses in different colours within leafy foliage and forget-me-nots, against a white background and framed in a double petrol and white border, in a gilt-metal frame,

6 x 5 in.; 15.3 x 12.7 cm.

Christie’s London, 28 March 2006, lot 236.

R. Grieco, Micromosaici romani, Rome, 2008, p. 165, fig. 396.

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A high relief carved Coat-of-Arms of the Hanover family, Thomas (1761–1804) and George Seddon (1765–1815), English, late 18th century

Estimate:15,000 - 20,000 EUR