A gold-mounted hardstone and Roman micromosaic bonbonnière, Johann Georg Aigner, Vienna, 1797

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May 25, 03:15 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

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Description

Property of an Italian private collection

A gold-mounted hardstone and Roman micromosaic bonbonnière, Johann Georg Aigner, Vienna, 1797

circular, the lid applied with a contemporary micromosaic plaque representing a brightly coloured butterfly with spread wings within a border of red and black tesserae, attributed to Studio Raffaelli di San Sebastianello, Rome, in a rose gold frame, on porphyry ground, maker's mark, date mark, Vienna town mark,

7.3cm., 2⅞in diameter

A beautiful box in very good condition

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