The Giordano Collection: Une Vision Muséale Part II

The Giordano Collection: Une Vision Muséale Part II

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 122. A micromosaic plaque, Rome, probably circa 1820/1830.

A micromosaic plaque, Rome, probably circa 1820/1830

Estimate

6,000 - 10,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

rectangular, with a view of the Forum Romanum with the Column of Phocas in the centre against the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Temple of the Vesta and the Temple of Saturn to the right, the latter with fragments of an inscription reading 'senatus' and 'incendio' on the pediment (referring to the original inscription Senatus Populusque Romanus / incendio consumptum restituit), against a cloudy sky, in a gilt-metal frame stamped with an acanthus border,


2 3/8 x 3 3/8in; 6 x 8.5cm. with frame; 1 3/4 x 2 5/8in, 4.5 x 6.8cm. without frame