221
AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE WITH GILT BRONZE FRAME, ROME, 19TH CENTURY; DEFECTS
di forma rettangolare, raffigurante 'Bouquet di fiori'; difetti
Alt. cm 15,5, larg. cm 12,5 (cm 18,5x16 con cornice)
Alt. cm 15,5, larg. cm 12,5 (cm 18,5x16 con cornice)
ESTIMATE € 8.000 - 12.000
Le composizioni di fiori erano allo studio dei mosaicisti di San Pietro già nei primi anni del XIX secolo quando una nuova tecnica detta 'malmischiato', perfezionata dal mosaicista Antonio Aguatti, permise di mescolare non completamente gli smalti creando variazioni cromatiche e luminose prima di allora irrealizzabili.
Bibliografia:
D. Petochi, M. Alfieri, M.G. Branchetti, 'I mosaici minuti romani', Roma 1981, ad vocem
R. Grieco, 'Micromosaici romani', Roma 2008, pag. 165
Bibliografia:
D. Petochi, M. Alfieri, M.G. Branchetti, 'I mosaici minuti romani', Roma 1981, ad vocem
R. Grieco, 'Micromosaici romani', Roma 2008, pag. 165
LOTS
197
AN AMERICAN TWO HANDLED SILVER TRAY, NEW YORK, 1895, MARK OF TIFFANY & CO; WEAR
AN AMERICAN TWO HANDLED SILVER TRAY, NEW YORK, 1895, MARK OF TIFFANY & CO; WEAR
ESTIMATE € 3.800 - 6.000
196
A VICTORIAN SILVER TEA-KETTLE, LONDON, 1853, MARK OF R. GARRARD; DEFECTS
A VICTORIAN SILVER TEA-KETTLE, LONDON, 1853, MARK OF R. GARRARD; DEFECTS
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.500
195
A GEORGE III TWO HANDLED SILVER TRAY, LONDON, 1794, MARK OF J. EDWARDS III; WEARS
A GEORGE III TWO HANDLED SILVER TRAY, LONDON, 1794, MARK OF J. EDWARDS III; WEARS
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1.200
194
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER BOWL, LONDON, 1904, MARK OF GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS; WEARS
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER BOWL, LONDON, 1904, MARK OF GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS; WEARS
ESTIMATE € 2.000 - 3.000
191
A VICTORIAN TWO HANDLED SILVER TRAY, LONDON, 1895, MARK OF J. CLARKE; WEARS
A VICTORIAN TWO HANDLED SILVER TRAY, LONDON, 1895, MARK OF J. CLARKE; WEARS
ESTIMATE € 1.400 - 1.800
190
A GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE BOAT, SHEFFIELD, 1810, MARK OF T. BLAGDEN AND CO; WEARS
A GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE BOAT, SHEFFIELD, 1810, MARK OF T. BLAGDEN AND CO; WEARS
ESTIMATE € 500 - 1.000
189
A WILLIAM IV SILVER BOUGIE BOX, BIRMINGHAM, 1837, MARK OF ORAFI ROBINSON, EDKINS AND ASTON; DEFECTS
A WILLIAM IV SILVER BOUGIE BOX, BIRMINGHAM, 1837, MARK OF ORAFI ROBINSON, EDKINS AND ASTON; DEFECTS
ESTIMATE € 1.500 - 2.000