Luigi Tarantoni late19th/early 20th century Two fine and large Italian micromosaic plaques Rome, circa 1880

each signed Tarantoni / Roma and set on a steel plate.

Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee, Micromosaics in the Gilbert Collection, Philip Wilson pub., London, 2000, pp. 64 and 65 for the illustration of micromosaic plaques by Tarantoni and p. 289 for his biography

Each plaque is set on a steel plate and all edges when examined out of frames show minor chips, dirt and traces of gilding consistent with former framing; each plaque of the highest quality and with the usual traces of dirt in places; the figure facing right has a very small restoration immediately left of his hat; the other with a very small restoration to the center of his scythe; the frames are 19th century and made of carved giltwood with the usual minor chips, nicks and restorations; the pair of micromosaic plaques is one of the finest examples of Roman micromosaic work.
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