Grand Tour micromosaic paperweight of the Colosseum

A good quality late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour micromosaic paperweight depicting a vignette of the Colosseum set within scalloped black marble form. Some chips to the edge as shown and a scratched dedication to the reverse 'Colosseum Rome 27-V-1959 John Williams' probably a late Grand Tour purchase from an antique shop in Rome. Italy, Rome, circa 1870.

H 10cm x W 14.5 cm x D 2cm

SOLD