IN THE MANNER OF GIACOMO RAFAELLI, CIRCA 1800

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Price Realised USD 7,560

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A ROMAN MICRMOSAIC PLAQUE OF A LOUTROPHOROS

IN THE MANNER OF GIACOMO RAFAELLI, CIRCA 1800

Price Realised USD 7,560

The circular plaque depicting a twin-handled Greek loutrophoros, on orange velvet ground in ebonized square frame
4¹⁄₄ in. (11 cm.) square, overall

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Lot Essay

Ceramic forms inspired by those excavated during the Grand Tour were highly popular mosaic subjects during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, often executed by the most talented mosaicist for jewelry and snuffboxes. Similar examples by Giacomo Raffaelli are illustrated in R. Grieco & A. Gambino, Roman Micromosaic: L'Arte del micromosaico fra '700 e '800, 2001, p. 99-100. Another example, mounted to a tortoiseshell box, was sold at Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2020, lot 60.