AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE BONBONNIERE SET WITH AN AGATE CAMEO

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Lot 117 | AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE BONBONNIERE SET WITH AN AGATE CAMEO
AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE BONBONNIERE SET WITH AN AGATE CAMEO

BY CAMILLO PICCONI, ROME, 1811-1815

Circular hardstone box with gold mounts, the cover set with a cameo depicting a classical figure in silver-gilt frame, marked on bezel and on cover's mount

2 1/2 in. (64 mm.) diameter

gross weight 4 oz. (117 gr.)





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 15 April 1997, lot 32.



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