An Italian Gold-Mounted Purpurine Snuff Box Mounted With A Micro-Mosaic Of The Goat Milker, Giacomo Sirletti, Rome, Circa 1820
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October 17, 05:18 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
An Italian Gold-Mounted Purpurine Snuff Box Mounted with a Micro-Mosaic of the Goat Milker, Giacomo Sirletti, Rome, Circa 1820
rounded rectangular, the cover with a micro-mosaic country scene showing a kneeling woman milking a goat surrounded by three companions, a shepherd near a hut on the right and chickens in the foreground, executed in lively colors, the frame of silver-gilt, molded gold mounts, marked on rim
length 2 ¾ in.
7.2 cm
A version of this subject, painted on glass, described as Italian, late 17th century, one of a pair, and called "Bucolic Scene in Spring," is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 88.314.
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