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An Italian Gold-Mounted Purpurine Snuff Box Mounted With A Micro-Mosaic Of The Goat Milker, Giacomo

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An Italian Gold-Mounted Purpurine Snuff Box Mounted With A Micro-Mosaic Of The Goat Milker, Giacomo

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An Italian Gold-Mounted Purpurine Snuff Box Mounted with a Micro-Mosaic of the Goat Milker, Giacomo Sirletti, Rome, Circa 1820

rounded rectangular, the cover with a micro-mosaic country scene showing a kneeling woman milking a goat surrounded by three companions, a shepherd near a hut on the right and chickens in the foreground, executed in lively colors, the frame of silver-gilt, molded gold mounts, marked on rim

length 2 ¾ in.

7.2 cm

Catalogue note
A version of this subject, painted on glass, described as Italian, late 17th century, one of a pair, and called "Bucolic Scene in Spring," is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 88.314.

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An Italian Gold-Mounted Purpurine Snuff Box Mounted With A Micro-Mosaic Of The Goat Milker, Giacomo

Name: An Italian Gold-Mounted Purpurine Snuff Box Mounted With A Micro-Mosaic Of The Goat Milker, Giacomo
SKU: 162449766
Price: 20000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Starting Price $10,000

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