A set of three Italian Neoclassical micromosaic panels in the manner of Giacomo Raffaelli Rome, late 18th century

in blue glass-inset giltwood frames, circa 1830.

Not examined out of frame. Micromosaic in overall good condition; one with minute chip, all three with some surface dirt. Frames with some cracks and losses. Frames regilt.
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For a late eighteenth-century Roman micromosaic snuffbox decorated with a same 'Etruscan amphora' vase and a nearly identical scene incorporating a brazier, see Roberto Grieco, Micromosaici Romani, Milan, 2001, p.99