Y A mid 19th century mother of pearl and micromosaic bonbonnière, the panel of a goldfinch perched on a branch against a white ground within a millefiori border, in the manner of the workshop of Giacomo Raffaelli Rome, the box with silver double gilt mounts, French post 1838 poinçons including Double, 5.7cm (2 1/4in) diameter Giacomo Raffaelli (flourished 1753-1836) came from a family who worked for the Studio del Mosaico della Fabbrica della Basilica di S. Pietro in Rome. He is credited with many of the innovations in mosaici in piccolo, although it is probable some had been developed a little earlier. In 1775 Raffaelli held the first recorded exhibition of micromosaics at his private studio in the Piazza di Spagna. His subject matter was varied, from birds, flowers and animals, to views of the monuments of Rome, all of which were popular with Grand Tourists. See sale Dreweatts, London, Iconic Jewels and Treasures, 3rd December 2015, lot 119 for a similar plaque attributed to Raffaelli inset into a Saxon hardstone bonbonniere by Johan Christian Neuber. A micromosaic plaque attributed to Giacomo Raffaelli showing a similar bird in reverse and perched on a fruiting branch, is in the Gilbert Collection, inv. no. 1996.623 (MM237).
Y A mid 19th century mother of pearl and micromosaic bonbonnière, the panel of a goldfinch perched on a branch against a white ground within a millefiori border, in the manner of the workshop of Giacomo Raffaelli Rome, the box with silver double gilt mounts, French post 1838 poinçons including Double, 5.7cm (2 1/4in) diameter Giacomo Raffaelli (flourished 1753-1836) came from a family who worked for the Studio del Mosaico della Fabbrica della Basilica di S. Pietro in Rome. He is credited with many of the innovations in mosaici in piccolo, although it is probable some had been developed a little earlier. In 1775 Raffaelli held the first recorded exhibition of micromosaics at his private studio in the Piazza di Spagna. His subject matter was varied, from birds, flowers and animals, to views of the monuments of Rome, all of which were popular with Grand Tourists. See sale Dreweatts, London, Iconic Jewels and Treasures, 3rd December 2015, lot 119 for a similar plaque attributed to Raffaelli inset into a Saxon hardstone bonbonniere by Johan Christian Neuber. A micromosaic plaque attributed to Giacomo Raffaelli showing a similar bird in reverse and perched on a fruiting branch, is in the Gilbert Collection, inv. no. 1996.623 (MM237).
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