Micro Mosaics Grand Tour

The central panel depicting Pliny's doves, the outer circle with four circular vignettes depicting Roman monuments and ruins.

Colourful 19th century, Italian micro-mosaic mirror. Measure: H 59cm W 34cm.

A Roman micro mosaic depicting the Basilica of Saint Peter and Bernini's colonnade.

A view of Castel'Sant'angelo from Ponte Umberto with banded black and red marble border. Manifacture of Vatican Workshop

He dealt in corals and micro-mosaics from Grand Tour excursions.

19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny.

A superb Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour memento. This large desk paperweight is made from very well figured cream marble.

A Grand Tour rare souvenir from Italy featuring Duomo di Milano, Milan Cathedral Gothic Church in Milan and the Dom Square (Piazza del Duomo), made by Vatican Mosaic Workshop in Rome...

Incredibly detailed Grand Tour micro mosaic small box from the 19th century.

Grand tour plaque having nine oval very fine tesserae micro mosaic panels of Roman views set into a slate tablet, Italy, 19th century.

A 19th century Grand Tour Black Belgium marble rondel with beautifully executed center micro mosaic inset depicting The Doves of Pliny.

Micromosaic and 18 kt gold bar brooch. Made in Italy, C 1875. Two vertical ovals and 2 horizontal ovals, each with beetle on white ground. Beetles have highlights (foil?). Also, 2 tr...

This divine, one of a kind cuff bracelet is designed with a large nineteenth century Grand Tour - Venetian micro-mosaic floral bouquet masterpiece.

A Roman revival grand tour brooch. An exceptional piece, created in Italy during the Victorian (1840-1901) grand tour era, back in the 1880.

A Roman revival grand tour brooch. An exceptional historical piece, created in the Victorian Grand Tour era in Rome Italy during the Papal States period, back in the 1850.

The top with central 'Doves Of Pliny' surrounded by famous buildings of Rome including the Colosseum , Pantheon , St Peters etc. Set in an American Eastlake style base with Herter Br...

A Roman revival grand tour pendant with Maltese cross. An exceptional historical piece, created in the Victorian Grand Tour era in Rome Italy during the Papal States period, back in...

Italian Grand Tour black slate paperweight inset with 5 micro mosaic depictions of ancient Roman monuments.

a set of five(5) exquisitely created Grand Tour micro-mosaics mounted on velvet within a frame

Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic plaque.

19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny.

Grand Tour Micro Mosaic detail of Michelangelo's Creazione di Adamo/ The Creation of Adam.

Amazingly beautiful Grand Tour Tesserae work. Italian, 19th. Century.

Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Cavalier Spaniel' micro mosaic plaque - hand made to the finest quality with great detail - may be framed or mounted in a custom piece of jewelry - u...

A lovely Italian Grand Tour slate and micro mosaic paperweight depicting 5 famous ancient Roman monuments including St.

Grand Tour micro mosaic cross, Italy Brass with micro mosaic Micro mosaic with Roman monuments and Madonna with child, circa 1900.

A gorgeous antique Micro Mosaic cross pendant. It is a large sized piece likely created for the tourist market when travel to Italy was very popular in the 19th century amongst thos...

This is a Grand Tour brooch, a late 19th century era souvenir from Italy. Tourists in Rome visited the plaza of St. Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro) in front of St. Peter’s Basilic...

Fabulous large Grand Tour wall hanging silver tone crucifix, set with micro mosaics depicting iconic scenes of Rome.

This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic inset serpentine black marble desk weight, circa 1870 in date.

This is a stunning decorative antique Italian Grand Tour Vatican Micro-Mosaic inset black marble desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 in date.

Footnote: it was common practice for wealthy travellers and young aristocrats to bring back pietra dura and micro mosaic panels from their ‘Grand Tours’ and have them set into tables...

This size 6 1/2 14K ring with a split shank houses a bezel set glass and onyx micro mosaic souvenir from the Grand Tour depicting the Parthenon dedicated to the goddess Athena.

An attractive and well detailed little antique micro mosaic brooch. A 19th century Grand Tour piece it depicts a nicely done image of a floral display the tesserae set into a rich ...

Great quality micro mosaic with Venetian scenes, Mounted on silvered bronze, Italian, circa 1900.

A Large and Impressive Venetian Micro-Mosaic Grand Tour Souvenir Panel Depicting a Gondola with Santa Maria Della Salute in the background, Late 19th Century; Later Giltwood Frame...

Bernini's masterpiece, the colonade and square that gives specific grandeur to St. Peter's cathedral in the distance, and aptly shown here with the fountains in full flow. A superbly...

The Grand Tour traveler, upon seeing the splendors of ancient Roman civilization throughout Italy, hungered to take back something as a memento, and thus the 'tourist' trades began t...

A masterpiece of late Victorian Grand Tour souvenir work, this overly large oval micromosaic frame is a thrill to fine and own, display. Large enough to anchor a tabletop of smaller ...

This highly unusual, 22-3/4” diameter Roman micromosaic and specimen marble tabletop was made in Rome for the 1876 U. S. Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Surrounding a central ...

Russian pin/pendant from the Romanov era, period of Tsar Alexander III, depicting a Roman ruin, this 19th century Italian micro-mosaic memento of a Grand Tour, was mounted as a gold ...

Pair Antique Very Large Chinese Porcelain Vases French Gold Ormolu Stands Porcelain: Chinese, 18th Century Ormolu: French, Late 19th Century Vases: Height 140cm, diameter 53cm Sta...

Antique Victorian French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the average...

A tiny and complete Parisian Book of Hours with a plethora of intricate illuminations. 91 x 65mm (3.6 x 2.6in). 190 leaves on vellum, additional 4 paper leaves after (plus 3 paper e...

GIA certified 17.91 carat Old Cushion Cut Diamond Solitaire Ring in Platinum Old Cushion Diamond Ring features a Center Cushion Brilliant Cut Diamond with beautiful vintage carving ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

An antique rectangular fountain basin or in the style of the late Hellenistic period with minor repairs. This garden ornament features impressive mythological carvings of the art mus...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble sla...

A Pair of Large And Great Quality Late 19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Mirrors The tops shaped as a large shell, with floral designs and intercrossed weaves. The sides and bottom...

A wonderful third quarter 19th century Italian 'grand tour' ancient marbles specimen plaque in original silver-gilt frame.

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

Beautiful and important wooden memorial temple covered in faux marble. From the purest neoclassical form, this Grand Tour piece of furniture is a classic piece of furniture of grea...