An 18k gold and Roman micromosaic brooch depicting the ruins of the ponte d'Augusto in Narni - image-1
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An 18k gold and Roman micromosaic brooch depicting the ruins of the ponte d'Augusto in Narni - image-1An 18k gold and Roman micromosaic brooch depicting the ruins of the ponte d'Augusto in Narni - image-2An 18k gold and Roman micromosaic brooch depicting the ruins of the ponte d'Augusto in Narni - image-3

Lot 44 Dα

An 18k gold and Roman micromosaic brooch depicting the ruins of the ponte d'Augusto in Narni

Auction 1183 - overview Cologne
18.11.2021, 15:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)
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An 18k gold and Roman micromosaic brooch depicting the ruins of the ponte d'Augusto in Narni

The brooch pin silver gilt. Opaline coloured oval milk glass plaque inset with a fine micro-mosaic depiction of the ruins of the Ponte d'Augusto in Narni. In a chased gold surround with a braid pattern border. The safety clasp a later addition. The surround with some minor dents. 4.0 x 6.5 cm. Weight 24.84 g.
Rome, early 19th C., possibly English mount.

After an engraving by Georg Abraham Hackert (Prenzlau 1755 - 1805 Florence). The ruins of the bridge over the river Nera in Umbria, built under Emperor Augustus around 27 BC, were one of the sights of the classic Grand Tour trips to Rome.

Provenance

Acquired in around 1980 from Peter Pütz art dealership in Cologne.