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ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFAELLI (1753-1836), EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A ROMAN SPECIMEN MARBLE PAPERWEIGHT
ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFAELLI (1753-1836), EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Together with a Victorian alabaster paperweight, 19th century, bearing leather label inscribed 'MARBLE SLAB FROM THE PALACE OF SENNACHERIB, NINEVAH, SHEWING THE ACTION OF THE FIRE' and a continental silver-mounted lazurite snuff-box
The Roman paperweight: 6 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. (17 x 9.5 cm.)
The alabaster paperweight: 5 ¼ x 2 ¾ in. (13.5 x 7 cm.)
The snuff-box: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) wide, overall
ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFAELLI (1753-1836), EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Together with a Victorian alabaster paperweight, 19th century, bearing leather label inscribed 'MARBLE SLAB FROM THE PALACE OF SENNACHERIB, NINEVAH, SHEWING THE ACTION OF THE FIRE' and a continental silver-mounted lazurite snuff-box
The Roman paperweight: 6 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. (17 x 9.5 cm.)
The alabaster paperweight: 5 ¼ x 2 ¾ in. (13.5 x 7 cm.)
The snuff-box: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) wide, overall
Provenance
The Roman specimen paperweight: with Alexander di Carcaci, London, where purchased by Philip Hewat-Jaboor in March 2018.
The snuff-box: Sir William Miles Aykroyd, 3rd Baronet (1923-2007), and thence by descent.
The alabaster paperweight: with James Graham-Stewart, London, where purchased by Philip Hewat-Jaboor in April 1998.
The snuff-box: Sir William Miles Aykroyd, 3rd Baronet (1923-2007), and thence by descent.
The alabaster paperweight: with James Graham-Stewart, London, where purchased by Philip Hewat-Jaboor in April 1998.
