Snuff box, gold-mounted tortoiseshell and micromosaic, Rome, 1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1800
A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND MICROMOSAIC 'PLINY DOVES' SNUFF BOX apparently unmarked, Rome circa 1800 Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the tortoiseshell box with gold mounts and hinged cover, inset with a finely worked rectangular micromosaic panel depicting the celebrated 'Doves of Pliny', four doves perched around and drinking from a shallow gilt bowl, against a dark ground, within a narrow red-and-white tessellated border, the interior plain, length 8cm, width 5.75cm, height 2.5cm.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- tortoiseshell and gold
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- length 8cm; width 5.75cm; height 2.5cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-206659023
- Auction house
- Azca Auctions
- Listing object ID
- 206659023
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.