AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC GRAND TOUR PLAQUE OF THE COLOSSEUM

AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC GRAND TOUR PLAQUE OF THE COLOSSEUM

ROME, C.1850-60

viewed from the Roman Forum with figures and the Arch of Titus in the foreground, in a moulded ebonised frame, the reverse with a paper trade label for 'E. Tombini, Roma, Piazza di Spagna, Via de Condotti'

18.2 x 22.5cm

Catalogue Note

C. and E. Tombini, was a Roman firm active in the 19th century, associated with archaeological jewellery, micromosaics and decorative mosaics. The firm is documented at various addresses around the Piazza di Spagna/Via del Babuino area.