A gold and micromosaic hinged bangle,
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A gold and micromosaic hinged bangle, circa 1870
The wide gold bangle of intricate wirework and beaded decoration, set to the front with a rectangular micromosaic plaque depicting Apollo driving the Carriage of the Sun surrounded by the Hours and preceded by Aurora, 'ROMA' applied to the reverse, inner diameter 5.2cm, fitted case by Cav.L.A Gallandt
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • This micromosaic plaque is a after a fresco painted by Guido Reni, circa 1612, at the Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi in Rome.

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