An 18k gold micromosaic brooch. - image-1

Lot 67 Dα

An 18k gold micromosaic brooch.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
12.11.2015, 17:00 - Jewellery and Boxes
Estimate: 1.700 € - 2.000 €

An 18k gold micromosaic brooch.

An 18k gold micromosaic brooch. With a fine micromosaic depiction of a young lady as a Sibyl after a painting attributed to Guido Reni, set into black glass paste and mounted in an archaeological revival frame. Repairs to the regilt frame. Total H 5.5 cm. Weight 22.0 g
Rome, mid 19th C.

A fine example of Roman souvenir jewellery. The motif is based on the popular painting in the Galleria Barberini which depicts the Roman patrician Beatrice Cenci and attributed to Guido Reni.

Literature

Lit. cf.: Grieco/Gambino, Roman Mosaic, 2001, p. 53 for an identical mosaic.