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PRÉCIEUSE BOÎTE circulaire et or de différents tons et écaille brune, le d

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PRECIOUS circular and gold box of different tones and brown tortoiseshell, the top decorated with a fine micromosaic representing the allegory of the Time of Life embodied by Saturn and the Three
Fates overlooking the round Earth, from the heavens.The micro-mosaic is framed by a frieze of interlacing finely guilloche
Micro-mosaic : Italy, probably Rome, end of 18th century, beginning of 19th century
Master goldsmith : Antoine Tardiveau (received master in 1798)
Paris, 1809-1819.
Diam. 9,4 cm. Gross weight : 177 gr (Small deformation)