Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 7th January 2016
Lot 386
A late 19th century Italian oval micromosaic plaque of the 'Doves of Pliny'
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A late 19th century Italian oval micromosaic plaque of the 'Doves of Pliny', with a malachite border, 10.4 x 13.7cm, in a carved Florentine giltwood frame.
This micromosaic is after the ancient floor mosaic found in Hadrian's Villa in 1737. Which is itself a copy of a lost mosaic by the ancient Greek Sosos of Pergamon.