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Antique French 18K Gold Thimble, Circa 1870
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Antique French 18K Gold Thimble, Circa 1870
BF267

This is a beautiful 18 karat yellow gold antique French thimble. It bears the French eagle’s head hallmark indicating that the thimble is made of 18 karat gold, and the maker’s mark of Jacob Levy of Paris, circa 1870 (see Dictionnaire des poincons de fabricants d’ouvrages d’or et d’argent, No.02578). The thimble is meticulously crafted with a scallop shaped chased and engraved scroll and foliate motif border, centering an unengraved heart shaped cartouche for engraving a monogram. This is a tr... Click for details

$1,200
Antique 18k Gold Micro Mosaic Brooch Italian Circa 1880
Antique 18k Gold Micro Mosaic Brooch Italian Circa 1880
874

This is a gorgeous 18 karat gold micro mosaic pendant brooch in the archeological revival style with extraordinary detail. This circular brooch has a wonderfully detailed micro mosaic panel depicting two birds each with a leafy branch with berries against a white background with a wide gold frame with rope-twisted borders and with inset panels and roundels of micro mosaics in a geometric design of blue, pinkish red, and white tiles that form a star and zig-zag pattern. The fine detail of this br... Click for details

$3,800.00
Micro Mosaic Plaque Mythology Scene Circa 1870
Micro Mosaic Plaque Mythology Scene Circa 1870
BD483

This is a truly exceptional, museum-quality large framed micro mosaic plaque depicting the fresco "Aurora and the Hours", a masterpiece painted by the Italian artist Guido Reni in the early 17th century and exhibited in a famous Roman palace. It is a magnificent example of the art of micro mosaic work at its very best and has been superbly and skillfully crafted to the very highest standards imaginable. The subject matter shown in the original painting has been expertly and masterfully recrea... Click for details

$80,000.00










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