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Lot 45
  • 45

attributed to the Vatican Mosaic Workshop A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE OF A CAVALIER IN THE MANNER OF LUIGI TARANTONI Rome, circa 1890

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Attributed to the Vatican Mosaic Workshop
  • glass
  • the plaque height 18 3/4 in.; width 10 6/8 in.
  • 47.5 cm; 27.5 cm

Literature

See Gabriel, J.H.,The Gilbert Collection Micromosaics , London, 2000, p.124 for an illustration of the same cavalier by Luigi Tarantoni.

Condition

Overall in good condition with no restorations to the micromosaic; however, as visible in the catalogue illustration, there are vertical lines filled with dirt which are consistent with natural aging and separation.
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