Lot N. 564
Malachite, gold and micromosaic snuff box
France, 19th century
rectangular body, gold setting and closure, lid centered by a roman micromosaic plaque on copper, depicting "Scena di vita popolare", taken from the inlays of Bartolomeo Pinelli
Literature: D. Petochi "I mosaici minuti romani" pag. 243, 244, 245, Roberto Grieco e Arianna Gambino "Roman Mosaic", pag, 54 e 80
, 2,7x9x6 cm.