Brooch with oval portrait miniature of Count Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806)
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Italian School
18th century
Italy, 18th century
Tempera on ivory, set under crystal in a gold brooch with twisted gold rope frame.
portrait dimensions: 3/4 inches (19 mm), max. length; 9/16 inches (127 mm), max. width; oval
Gift of Countess Elsie Lee Gozzi, 1980.
AZ121
Inscription:
Engraved on reverse with a "G" surmounted by a crown.
Provenance:
By descent in the Gozzi family to Countess Elsie Lee Gozzi (Elsie McNeill).
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