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AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC, MALACHITE AND MARBLE PANEL ATTRIBUTED TO CESARE ROCCHEGGIANI (FL. SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) ROME, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- malachite, marble
- height 9 in.; width 14 3/4 in.
- 23 cm; 37.5 cm
of rectangular form with concave sides, the central oval micromosaic depicting a view of the Colosseum on the left, two figures on the right facing St. Peter's Square on the right and in the centre the Pincio Fountain, the scene framed by foliage, within a malachite strapwork rectangular reserve
Condition
Vertical break down the center of the plaque restored.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Comparative Literature:
Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel, The Gilbert Collection, Micromosaics, London, 2000, p. 88, no. 33 (MM65B) and p. 89, no. 34 (MM28).
Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel, The Gilbert Collection, Micromosaics, London, 2000, p. 88, no. 33 (MM65B) and p. 89, no. 34 (MM28).
This image is based upon a design originated by the Duke of Palmella for a specially commissioned table top and in the Gilbert Collection catalogue, op. cit., p. 88, no. 33, there is a table top circa 1853, by Michelangelo Barberi with an identical circular mosaic in the centre. Also see Gabriel, op. cit., p. 89, no. 34 for an almost identical oval micromosiac stated to be probably by Michelangelo Barbieri (1787-1867), who relates that the Duke suggested that the foliage would evoke the gardens of Pincio a favourite walking place for visitors to Rome. However, the fact that the offered panel is so strikingly similar in terms of shape, design and execution would lend itself to an attribution to Cesare Roccheggiano.