AN IMPORTANT SAXON GOLD-MOUNTED 'STEIN-CABINET' BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
BY JOHANN-CHRISTIAN NEUBER (1736-1808), DRESDEN, CIRCA 1785, THE MICROMOSAIC ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (FL. 1753-1836), ROME, CIRCA 1785-1800
AN IMPORTANT SAXON GOLD-MOUNTED 'STEIN-CABINET' BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE BY JOHANN-CHRISTIAN NEUBER (1736-1808), DRESDEN, CIRCA 1785, THE MICROMOSAIC ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (FL. 1753-1836), ROME, CIRCA 1785-1800 circular gold-lined ' Stein Cabinets Tabatière ' inlaid with 85 numbered specimens of hardstones, including a variety of dendritic and banded agates, carnelian, chalcedony, jasper, amethyst and quartz mounted within narrow peaked gold-bands, the detachable cover consisting of trapezoidal thin opaque hardstone panels within gold mounts numbered 1 to 24, radiating from a central circular micromosaic plaque depicting a colourful butterfly on a white ground with a red, white and black tesserae border, within a chased gold frame, the base similarly designed with trapezoidal hardstone panels numbered 49 to 85 radiating from a central circular panel of banded agate, the sides inlaid with rectangular hardstone panels numbered 25 to 48 within narrow peaked gold bands, chased entrelac and ovolo gold borders, in original tooled brown leather case 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) diam.
AN IMPORTANT SAXON GOLD-MOUNTED 'STEIN-CABINET' BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
BY JOHANN-CHRISTIAN NEUBER (1736-1808), DRESDEN, CIRCA 1785, THE MICROMOSAIC ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (FL. 1753-1836), ROME, CIRCA 1785-1800
AN IMPORTANT SAXON GOLD-MOUNTED 'STEIN-CABINET' BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE BY JOHANN-CHRISTIAN NEUBER (1736-1808), DRESDEN, CIRCA 1785, THE MICROMOSAIC ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (FL. 1753-1836), ROME, CIRCA 1785-1800 circular gold-lined ' Stein Cabinets Tabatière ' inlaid with 85 numbered specimens of hardstones, including a variety of dendritic and banded agates, carnelian, chalcedony, jasper, amethyst and quartz mounted within narrow peaked gold-bands, the detachable cover consisting of trapezoidal thin opaque hardstone panels within gold mounts numbered 1 to 24, radiating from a central circular micromosaic plaque depicting a colourful butterfly on a white ground with a red, white and black tesserae border, within a chased gold frame, the base similarly designed with trapezoidal hardstone panels numbered 49 to 85 radiating from a central circular panel of banded agate, the sides inlaid with rectangular hardstone panels numbered 25 to 48 within narrow peaked gold bands, chased entrelac and ovolo gold borders, in original tooled brown leather case 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) diam.
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