A GOLD-MOUNTED ROMAN MICROMOSAIC AND TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, JEAN-LOUIS LEFERRE, PARIS, 1809-1819
A GOLD-MOUNTED ROMAN MICROMOSAIC AND TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, JEAN-LOUIS LEFERRE, PARIS, 1809-1819
rectangular with waisted sides, the lid inset with a contemporary Roman micromosaic view of the Temples of Vesta and the Sibyl at Tivoli with fishermen in the foreground, wide chased gold foliate scroll border, gold lining and mounts, unoficial and official 3e titre, Paris grosse garantie 1809-1819
8.5cm., 3⅜in. wide
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A GOLD-MOUNTED ROMAN MICROMOSAIC AND TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, JEAN-LOUIS LEFERRE, PARIS, 1809-1819
rectangular with waisted sides, the lid inset with a contemporary Roman micromosaic view of the Temples of Vesta and the Sibyl at Tivoli with fishermen in the foreground, wide chased gold foliate scroll border, gold lining and mounts, unoficial and official 3e titre, Paris grosse garantie 1809-1819
8.5cm., 3⅜in. wide
Condition Report:
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