A Roman snuff box with a micromosaic landscape scene with ruins. - image-1

Lot 583 Dα

A Roman snuff box with a micromosaic landscape scene with ruins.

Auction 1039 - overview Cologne
14.11.2014, 10:30 - Silver, Boxes, and Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 3.000 € - 3.500 €
Result: 4.340 € (incl. premium)
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A Roman snuff box with a micromosaic landscape scene with ruins.

Black stone box with silver and gilt mountings. Tiny chips to the edges of the box with minimal repairs. 1.9 x 8.5 x 5.7 cm, the mosaic 3 x 3.8 cm.
Ca. 1800.

Literature

Cf. Grieco/Gambino, Roman Mosaic, 2001, p. 59 ff.