Lot 710
  • 710

A PAIR OF MICROMOSAIC PLAQUES, ROME, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY | A pair of micromosaic plaques, Rome, second half 19th century

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • each 11 cm., 4 1/4 in. wide
rectangular, the first with a view of St Peter's Square, the other with a view of the Forum Romanum, showing the ruins of the temple of Vespasian and Titus between the arch of Septimius Severus and the temple of Saturn, each with modern olive-green plush mounts and gilded wood frame

Condition

Overall good condition. Mosaics in some areas finer than in others, the paper on the back of the frame party loose. One panel with slightly uneven surface, one of the gaps between the top and the central section of the right column slightly bigger.
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