DIJON - CABINET DE CURIOSITES#5

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Rectangular frame under glass. St F. de Sales - Blessed M. M. Alacoque - St Chantal - St Felici etc. 11 x 14 cm. Wear and tear.

A tortoiseshell TABATIERE with a central micro-mosaic medallion depicting the ruins of the temple of Minerva Medica encircled in gold plating, surrounded by inlaid scrolls, ivy and ruins in reserves. Work of the late 18th or early 19th century, the mosaic of Roman manufacture. 2 x 10 x 6 cm. Internal crack under the lid. The rich work of inlay creating small pictures of ruins taken up in the chasing and the great quality and finesse of the mosaic evokes the likelihood of a quality workshop such as that of Antonio Aguatti (active in the early nineteenth) or Cesare Aguatti (active in the late eighteenth). Expert : Benoit Bertrand

Triptych icon depicting the Virgin and Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Nicholas Brass, cloisonné enamel, paint, fabric 9.5 х 8.5 cm (closed), Russia, 19th century Икона трехчастная "Богоматерь "Знамение", Иоанн креститель, святой Николай" Бронза, перегородчатая эмаль, ткань 9.5 х 8.5 см., Россия, XIX век Expert: Ekaterina Tendil

RELIQUARY FRAME Heart-shaped frame under glass. Decorated with gilded paperolles. St Barthélemy - S. Juste, M - Ste Relique - Séverin - S. Gaudentia - Pain Sacre - Ste Relique etc. 14 cm x 14 cm. Wear and tear.

A cardinal's CROSS from the chapter of Autun in vermeil and polychrome enamels, decorated in the centre with a medallion in the profile of Pius IX 1856 on the obverse and Christ on the reverse. Height 12 cm. Case

A scent box in the form of a poly-lobed egg in gilt metal and tortoiseshell plates topped with a knob. It opens in two parts to reveal two perfume bottles in cut crystal and rests on an added base with four petals joined by garlands of pearls. 19th century. Height 13 cm. Some cracks, missing gilding. Expert : Benoit Bertrand