An Italian tortoiseshell box with a micromosaic plaque depicting a crowing rooster - image-1

Lot 852 Dα

An Italian tortoiseshell box with a micromosaic plaque depicting a crowing rooster

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €
Result: 3.250 € (incl. premium)

An Italian tortoiseshell box with a micromosaic plaque depicting a crowing rooster

The micromosaic plaque set into the round lid. Chips around the basal ring. H 2.5, D 7.9 cm.
Attributed to Rome, first third 19th C.

Provenance

Private collection, Rome.

Literature

Cf. Hanisee Gabriel, The Gilbert Collection Micromosaics, London 2000, no. 132.