micromosaic of the dove of Pliny
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A micromosaic made of tiny glass threads (tesserae) in different shapes and shades representing the doves of Pliny, Rome, atelier Giacomo Raffaelli, circa 1800, in a later silver mou...
Silver
'The Doves of Pliny' micro-mosaic velvet choker, circa 1850.
Located in London, GB
'The Doves of Pliny' micro-mosaic velvet choker. Victorian choker, set with a oval gold plaque containing a raised micro-mosaic plaque depicting two doves and a flower ring against a...
Yellow Gold
Large 19th Century Italian Scagliola Panel of 'The Doves of Pliny'
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Good large scale 19th Century Italian panel of 'The Doves of Pliny'. In the original walnut frame, with bronze pattern.
Bronze
Mosaic Fragment after the “Doves of Pliny”, probably Italy, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Square mosaic fragment depicting part of a dove by a water basin, inspired by the celebrated ancient motif known as the “Doves of Pliny.”
Plaster
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in Norwich, England
19th Century Italian micro mosaic grand tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset with a micro-mosaic depicting Pliny's Do...
Slate
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19th C. Italian Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic "Doves of Pliny" Box After Antiquity
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful box has an exceptional Grand Tour Micro-mosaic plaque depicting the Capitoline Doves or Doves of Pliny after the Roman antiquity.
Slate, Bronze
"Doves of Pliny"- Micro Mosaic Picture Antique Frame
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Frame Size: Height: 23.25″ x Width: 26.75″ Frame Thickness: 4″ Picture Size: Height : 16″ x Width: 19.75″ Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of nature with this exquisite I...
Mosaic
Victorian Grand Tour micro mosaic brooch in 18K gold, Doves of Pliny
Located in PARIS, FR
Grand Tour brooch in micro-mosaic depicting doves drinking from a bowl filled with water, or "Pliny's Doves," on a black glass background imitating onyx.
18k Gold
Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque Depicting the Capitoline Doves
Located in London, GB
Known as the Capitoline Doves, the design is sometimes referred to as the Doves of Pliny due to Pliny the elder referring to its description in his Natural History work of 77 AD.
Glass
Antique Trompe l'Œuil Painted Table in Simulated Marble
Located in London, GB
A fine trompe l'Œil painted occasional table The top, of octagonal form, painted in imitation of costly specimen marbles, with a central motif depicting the Doves of Pliny. The sl...
Wood
A Grand Tour specimen marble table top with an English specimen wood base
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Grand Tour specimen marble table top with an English specimen wood base, the circular top inlaid with a flowerhead pattern in an extensive range of marbles, centred on a roundel sh...
Marble
Antique Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Saucer with Doves in a Bird Bath
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The center bears an armorial crest with two doves atop a birdbath that bear a resemblance to the 'Doves of Pliny' imagery.
Porcelain
19th century pair of carved alabaster urns on pedestals
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Exquisitely carved bas-reliefs of the Doves of Pliny (also known as the Capitoline Doves) ornament the mid-sections of both urns.
Alabaster
Antique 19thC Italian Silver & Silver Gilt Mounted Micro Mosaic Box c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The micro mosaic depicts Pliny's Doves, The Doves of Pliny is a well-known mosaic artwork that was discovered in 1737 at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy.
Silver
Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino
Located in Benington, Herts
The panel shows the Capitoline doves, also known as the doves of Pliny. The original Roman mosaic was re-discovered in Hadrian's Villa as part of excavations there in 1737.
Gold
A Highly Important Documentary Pietra Dura Table Top by Giuseppe Darmanin
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Darmanin) of Valetta on the basis of its great similarity to a labelled piece by the firm in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum which can be seen online here: Both our...
Marble
Victorian Antique Micro Mosaic Brooch 'Doves of Pliny' 15ct Rose Gold c1880s
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
This stunning brooch example embodies the Era of the 'Grand Tour' c1880s. It features the ‘Doves of Pliny’ created in micro pieces of coloured glass inlayed into a black glass base.
Rose Gold, 15k Gold
Victorian Carved Cameo 14 Karat Yellow Gold Doves of Pliny Cuff Bracelet, 1850s
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Doves of Pliny, or the Capitoline Doves depicts the doves artistically but realistically.
14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Regency Painted Simulated Marble-Top Table
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Good Regency painted simulated marble-top occasional table; the circular top decorated with a central panel with 'The Doves of Pliny' on a lapis lazuli background; with 12 radiating ...
Regency Carved and Gilded Centre Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A superb Regency circular centre table, the specimen marble top inlaid with radiating panels of 112 various marbles and hard stones including Malachite, Lapis-Lazuli and Harlequin Br...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Siena Marble
Unavailable
H 4 in W 5.25 in D 1 in
19th Century Grand Tour Souvenir Micromosaic Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Alexandria, VA
Those four panels surround the Doves of Pliny, an image often used in micromosaics, which comes from a Roman floor mosaic at Hadrian’s villa in Tivoli and is believed to be a copy of...
Slate
Unavailable
H 1.42 in W 1.7 in D 0.52 in
Victorian King Charles Spaniel Dog Micromosaic Brooch, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
The Napoleonic expedition to Egypt in 1798 led to a great revival of classical interest and was reflected in the subject matter of the micromosaics, many images came from Roman mural...
18k Gold
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H 1.42 in W 1.34 in D 0.52 in
Victorian King Charles Spaniel Dog Micromosaic Brooch, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
The Napoleonic expedition to Egypt in 1798 led to a great revival of classical interest and was reflected in the subject matter of the micromosaics, many images came from Roman mural...
18k Gold
Grand Tour Alabaster Doves of Pliny
Located in Essex, MA
Large Size Alabaster Doves of Pliny. Neoclassical Urn, Carved and with Exquisite Patina.
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H 3.5 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset with a fine micro-mosaic depicting Plin...
Slate
Antique Micro Mosaic Brooch of the Doves of Pliny set in Gold
Located in Baltimore, MD
Classical micro mosaic brooch of the Doves of Pliny, set in a simple 18K gold bezel to emphasize the very fine example of craftsmanship displayed here.
Onyx, 18k Gold
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H 1.19 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Antique Grand Tour micro mosaic marble desk paperweight with the doves of Pliny
Located in Central England, GB
The centre of the tablet is mounted with a very fine micro mosaic panel decorated with the classical doves of Pliny. The oval panel is made from black marble, intricately inlaid wit...
Marble
Very Fine Early 19th Century Micromosaic Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality Italian 19 century Micro mosaic plaque depicting the Doves of Pliny.
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H 0.75 in Dm 18.25 in
19th Century Grand Tour Black Belgium Marble Rondel with Micro Mosaic Inset
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Grand Tour Black Belgium marble rondel with beautifully executed center micro mosaic inset depicting The Doves of Pliny.
Belgian Black Marble, Stone
Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
Of rectangular form, housed within a conforming gilt frame; depicting the ‘Doves of Pliny’ within an elliptical malachite reserve.
Italian Micro Mosaic Table
Located in Essex, MA
The top with central 'Doves Of Pliny' surrounded by famous buildings of Rome including the Colosseum , Pantheon , St Peters etc.
Slate
Italian Giltwood and Specimen Marble Topped Center Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Constructed in carved giltwood, and having a complexly inlaid pietra dura specimen marble platform: rising from a tripartite base with swept legs, carved with foliates, terminating i...
Marble, Malachite, Carrara Marble
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H 10 in W 16 in D 13 in
19th Century Micromosaic 'Grand Tour' Decorative Box of Architecture Scenes
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in London, GB
The 2nd century AD floor mosaics in Hadrian’s villa in Tivoli, near Rome, were discovered in 1737, inspired the top scene of the ‘Doves of Pliny’. The side panels depicting the Panth...
Cut Glass, Oak
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H 28.5 in Dm 55.75 in
Magnificent Centre Table Signed by the Makers Taprell, Holland & Son of London
By Taprell, Holland & Son
Located in London, GB
Alfonso Cavamelli (working c 1823- 1840 Rome) The central micromosaic roundel is a design amalgam of the antique pietra dura ‘Doves of Pliny’ in Rome’s Capitoline Museum, and the ...
Marble
Pliny's Doves Micromosaic Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
The centerpiece of this remarkable creation is the depiction of Pliny's Doves, also known as the Capitoline Doves.
Bronze
Fine Quality Micromosaic Paperweight Depicting Pliny's Doves
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian Grand Tour micromosaic black marble paperweight inset with a superb mosaic depiction of Pliny's Doves as he described them in "The Natural History, 1 A.D.".
Marble
Berlin Porcelain Micromosaic Cup and Saucer
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Centered upon the faux lapis lazuli ground on the cup is an exquisitely rendered micromosaic medallion of the Doves of Pliny, the most famous of all ancient micromosaic designs.
Porcelain
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H 20.86 in W 13.18 in D 1 in
Italian Micromosaic Plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican Workshop
By Vatican Work Shop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian Micromosaic (micro mosaic) plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican workshop, late 19th century, Rome within giltwood frame carved with acanthus and beaded borders.
Giltwood
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H 3.5 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset with a fine micro-mosaic depicting Plin...
Slate
Large Antique Micro-Mosaic of the Doves of Pliny, Hard Stone Plaque, 1825-1850
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique Micro Mosaic Large Hard Stone Plaque (paper weight), c. 1825- 1850. of the "Doves of Pliny" also called the Capitoline Doves.
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H 0.79 in W 4.34 in D 3.15 in
Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight Doves Pliny, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
The cartouche shaped top features micromosaic decoration depicting "The Doves of Pliny" which depicts four doves drinking water from an ornate bowl.
Marble
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H 0.4 in W 1.19 in D 1.19 in
Antique Italianate Micromosaic Round Ormolu Pill Box the Pliny's Doves
Located in London, GB
The Doves of Pliny, or the Capitoline Doves depicts the doves artistically but realistically.
Ormolu
Antique Archaelogical Revival Pietra Dura 18k Gold Carnation Flower Earrings
Located in New York, NY
References: for a very similar pair of earrings, please see Trustees of the Brittish Museum, pietra dura mosaic earrings depicting the Doves of Pliny, circa 1860-1870 by Messrs Gioco...
18k Gold
Georgian “Doves of Pliny” Cameo Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
Its was a subject of intrigue for Pliny the Elder, and as such became known as "The Doves of Pliny".
15k Gold