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Italian/Swiss | A GROUP OF FIVE WATCH KEYS WITH MICROMOSAIC PANELS 1800-1850
Description
•
First:
swivel mounted with micromosaic of St. Peter's square in Rome to one side, the Forum to the other,
with chased and engraved gold mount, the substantial outer frame with chased and engraved gold nymphs supporting a gold ring pendant •
Second:
with micromosaic of a duck to one side, a classical ruin to the other, surrounded by a red hardstone frame and with plain gold mount •
Third:
with micromosaic dove to one side, a dog to the other, surrounded by a red hardstone frame and with gilt-metal mount •
Fourth:
of triangular form, the front with micromosaic of a duck to one side, a butterfly to the other, surrounded by a red hardstone frame and with decoratively engraved gilt-metal mount •
Fifth:
light blue hardstone of dice form, the four primary faces with micromosaic panels depicting baskets of apples, fruits and flowers
First: width 43.5mm, height: 84mm including ring pendant; Second: width 35mm; Third : 31mm; Fourth: width 25mm; Fifth: width 14mm
Auction
Masterworks of Time: George Daniels, Visionary
From July 2, 2019 to July 2, 2019 in London
Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.H.A., R.S.A. | THE BEACH, EVENING, TANGIER
Description
signed l.r.:
J Lavery
; signed, titled, dated
1912
and inscribed with the artist's address on the reverse
oil on canvas
63.5 by 76cm., 25 by 30in.
Auction
A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns
From Nov. 21, 2018 to Nov. 21, 2018 in London
