The One
The One
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
Attributed to Luigi Valadier (1726-1785) and Cesare Aguatti (active late 18th century)
A Micromosaic of the Colosseum within a Porphyry Set-Gilt-Bronze Frame
Auction Closed
February 2, 03:31 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
Attributed to Luigi Valadier (1726-1785) and Cesare Aguatti (active late 18th century)
Italian, Rome, 1775-1785
The Colosseum
the mosaic signed and dated: Cesare Aguatti romano 1775
mosaic, porphyry, lapis lazuli and gilt bronze
mosaic: 7 ⅞ by 11 in.; 20 by 27.8 cm.
frame: 13 ¾ by 13 ⅞ in.; 34.8 by 34.9 cm.
Private collection, Orléans, 1994;
From whom acquired.
Il Neoclassicismo in Italia da Tiepolo a Canova, exhibition catalogue, Milan, Palazzo Reale, 2002, p. 236, cat. no. VIII.19 (text by John Winter).