Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics

Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics

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A Gold-Mounted Micromosaic Brooch Pendant, Italian, circa 1840

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October 17, 02:17 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 9,000 USD

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Lot Details

Description

shaped oval, inlaid to represent a seated poodle on a black glass background, probably 'Fuffy' after Filippo Palizzi, within a polished gold frame and reverse with suspension loop,


height 1 5/8 in.

4 cm

For a very similar micromosaic plaque probably representing the same dog, see Sotheby's Paris, 4 May 2016, lot 102. The micromosaic was signed by Filippo Palizzi, a Neapolitan animal and landscape painter. According to an accompanying note, the represented dog was called 'Fuffy'.

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