LARGE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN MICRO-MOSAIC & GILT BRASS CASKET IN THE MANNER OF CESARE ROCCHEGGIANI,Mid-late 19th Century. Unmarked. Square hinged box with canted corners, with nicely executed micro-mosaic panels to all four sides, as well as the top depicting roman architectural features. Gilt brass acanthus leaf/shell form feet to all four corners. Bottom of interior of box has old paper, but all interior sides are all unlined. Lock is present, but no key is present with this lot. - 4 1/2" tall x 8" wide x 8" deep. Estimate $2,500-3,500
Bottom of interior of box has old paper, but all interior sides are all unlined. Lock is present, but no key is present with this lot. Old cracks to the top of the box which extend from upper left and right corners to lower left and center. Old small crack to the left side panel. Several small cracks to the right panel. One old small crack to the panel to the back. The wooden panel bottom is not well attached to the body of the box, but appears to be original to the box. Some type of fabrication will need to be made to secure the panels to the frame of the box well. The interior of the box has old paper to the bottom, but the sides are not lined.
