An ivory bonbonnière with micromosaic decor - image-1

Lot 268 Dα

An ivory bonbonnière with micromosaic decor

Auction 1130 - overview Cologne
16.05.2019, 16:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)

An ivory bonbonnière with micromosaic decor

Ivory box with 8k gold mountings. Round box with gilt edges. The lid in piqué point technique and inset with a micromosaic reproduction of the "Doves of Plinny". Minor losses to the piqué. H 2.2 cm. Diameter 5.3 cm.
Presumably England, 19th C., the mosaic Roman, circa 1800.