AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE, BY BIAGIO BARZOTTI (FL. 1835-1908), ROME, LATE 19TH CENTURY

AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
BY BIAGIO BARZOTTI (FL. 1835-1908), ROME, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular micromosaic depicting the Temple of Vesta, known as the Temple of the Sybil, Tivoli, with a sign to building inscribed 'HOTEL DE LA SYB....' and an artist sketching in the foreground, within a Belgian black marble spreading border, with a giltwood frame, the reverse with a paper label inscribed 'REV. FABBRICA/ DI/ S. PIETRO IN VATICANO/ Numero d'Ordine ...0/ Prezzo Lire 800.00/ Nome dell'Artisa Barzotti/ OggettoReimpio [?] della Sebilla in Tivoli'
9 x 11 5/8 in. (22.7 x 29.5 cm.), the plaque
13 ¾ x 16 ¼ in. (35 x 41.5 cm.), including frame

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR (LOTS 521-527)