Important 19th-Century Italian Micromosaic is Centerpiece of Myers Auction Gallery’s Sale
January 13, 2011 by All Art News
Filed under Art Market, Featured
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- A remarkable Italian micromosaic artwork depicting the Roman Forum and attributed to Vatican artist Cesare Roccheggiani has emerged from a Florida residence after nearly 90 years of unobtrusive display and will be auctioned on Jan. 30, 2010. The important estate discovery will be offered at Myers Auction Gallery in St. Petersburg as the star attraction in a 500-lot sale of fine European and Asian antiques. Measuring 59 inches wide by 32 inches long and weighing over 100 [...]