Victorian Grand Tour micro mosaic brooch in 18K gold, Doves of Pliny, Antique micro-mosaic brooch, d

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Victorian Grand Tour micro mosaic brooch in 18K gold, Doves of Pliny, Antique micro-mosaic brooch, d

Name: Victorian Grand Tour micro mosaic brooch in 18K gold, Doves of Pliny, Antique micro-mosaic brooch, d
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: O3V4NZ8IEV
Price: 1700 EUR
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By Gallery Maison Mohs - Bijoux anciens..

1.700 €

Period 19th century

Style Second Empire style, Napoleon III style

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Victorian micro mosaic brooch in 18-karat gold micro-mosaic. Grand Tour brooch in micro-mosaic depicting doves drinking from a bowl filled with water, or "Pliny's Doves," on a black glass background imitating onyx. Antique brooch, circa 1860.

Height: 3.5 cm - Width: 4 cm - Thickness: 0.5 cm

Condition: Fine scratches from use

Weight: 15.46 gr

This dove motif is inspired by a Roman mosaic discovered in 1737 in Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, now housed in the Capitoline Museum. This work is itself a reproduction of a famous Greek mosaic attributed to Sosos of Pergamum, mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History. Popular with 19th-century mosaicists, this subject, with its Greek and Roman roots, is known as the "Capitoline Doves" or "Pliny's Doves."

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Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Second Empire style, Napoleon III style (Brooches Jewelry of Second Empire style, Napoleon III style Style)
Period	19th century (Brooches Jewelry 19th century)
Country of origin	Europe
Materials	Glass, Gold
Internal reference	B908