Lot Details
Lot 1142
Italian Gold-Mounted Micromosaic and Hardstone Snuff Box
Probably Giovanni Adrea Macelli, Rome, circa 1830
The hinged cover mounted with micromosaic panel depicting the Arch of Constantine and Forum in Rome, in a fitted silk-lined case, with a handwritten note reading: Once the property of Nicholas Biddle or Judge Craig Biddle. Height 3/4 inch, width 3 1/4 inches, depth 2 1/4 inches.
Provenance:
Purportedly from Andalusia, the Biddle Family Seat.
C The Christine Biddle Wainwright Collection
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for $8,190 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Generally good condition overall; maker's mark is part struck; small areas of hairline cracks to sky to left of columns above arch; small spurs to frame around mosaic
The case with rubbing to edges, and worn through at corners; interior good and clean
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The case with rubbing to edges, and worn through at corners; interior good and clean
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