Demiparure with Roman micromosaics
18 ct yellow... Lot 19
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Demiparure with Roman micromosaics
18 ct yellow gold. Comprising a delicate garland necklace connected by double pea chains and a pair of hoop earrings, bezel-set with eight oval plaques of red glass with inlaid very fine polychrome micromosaics (approx. 11.0 x 14.0 mm - 19.0 x 24.0 mm). Depicting Roman ruins including Arco di Giano, Tomba di Cecilia Metella, Tempio di Vesta, Piramide di Cestia. Stamped: French Petite Garantie for gold " tête de coq", 1809 - 1819 (Tardy, 143). Red center plaque of the necklace with crack and minimal chip to the front. Necklace L 40 cm. Earrings H 1.9 cm. Total weight 27.79 g. Original case with gold-stamped leather cover.
France, first quarter of the 19th century.
Literature
Cf. Grieco/Gambino, Roman Mosaic, pp. 75, 77.
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