Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2016

Lot 505

A late 19th century Italian Vatican workshop micromosaic plaque

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1400

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Description

A late 19th century Italian Vatican workshop micromosaic plaque, depicting pansies within a giltwood and composition frame, the reverse with a printed paper label inscribed 'REV. FABB CA DI S. PIETRO IN VATICANO', with ink inscriptions '1269 lira 190', and with the buyer's name and address in pencil, the plaque 15.5 x 29.5.