Please complete the form to email this item.

Bonbonniere

Bonbonniere

  • Place of origin:

    Rome, Italy (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1825 (made)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Gold and tortoiseshell box set with a micromosaic

  • Credit Line:

    The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

  • Museum number:

    LOAN:GILBERT.925:1, 2-2008

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image unavailable

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.

Physical description

Circular tortoiseshell box with a small round micromosaic on the cover depicting the ruins of the Temple of Saturn at the Roman Forum.

Place of Origin

Rome, Italy (made)

Date

ca. 1825 (made)

Materials and Techniques

Gold and tortoiseshell box set with a micromosaic

Dimensions

Diameter: 8.6 cm, Height: 2.5 cm

Object history note

Provenance: Ditta Callai, Florence, 1971.

Descriptive line

Bonbonniére with Temple of Saturn at the Roman Forum, gold and tortoiseshell, 1825.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Avery, Charles, assisted by Arthur Emperatori. Mosaics from the Gilbert Collection: summary catalogue. Exhibition catalogue Victoria & Albert Museum. London: H.M.S.O. 1975, cat. no. 74.
Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee with contributions by Anna Maria Massinelli and essays by Judy Rudoe and Massimo Alfieri. Micromosaics: The Gilbert Collection. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with The Gilbert Collection, 2000. 310 p., ill. Cat. no. 136, p. 205. ISBN 0856675113.

Exhibition History

The Art of Mosaics and Monumental Silver (Los Angeles County Museum of Art 01/01/1977-31/12/1977)
Mosaics from the Gilbert Collection (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1975-31/12/1975)
The Gilbert Mosaic Collection (Los Angeles County Museum of Art 01/01/1975-31/12/1975)

Materials

Gold; Mosaic glass; Tortoise shell

Techniques

Micromosaic; Framing; Setting

Collection code

MET

Qr_O156387
Ajax-loader