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A MICROMOSAIC AND GOLD SNUFF BOX
Of rectangular outline, the base and sides chased with gold foliate scrolls on a matte gold ground with basketweave detail, within a blue enamel frame, the hinged cover set with a multicolored micromosaic plaque depicting 'Aeneas carrying his father, Anchises, accompanied by his son, Ascanius, fleeing the burning Troy', within a gold foliate and blue enamel surround, 19th century, 3½ x 2¼ x 3/4 ins., (inside cover with a later added inscription in Italian), with French hallmark and maker's mark (indistinct)
Micromosaic signed Depoletti for Francesco Depoletti
Of rectangular outline, the base and sides chased with gold foliate scrolls on a matte gold ground with basketweave detail, within a blue enamel frame, the hinged cover set with a multicolored micromosaic plaque depicting 'Aeneas carrying his father, Anchises, accompanied by his son, Ascanius, fleeing the burning Troy', within a gold foliate and blue enamel surround, 19th century, 3½ x 2¼ x 3/4 ins., (inside cover with a later added inscription in Italian), with French hallmark and maker's mark (indistinct)
Micromosaic signed Depoletti for Francesco Depoletti