LOT DETAILS

Materials:

pietre dure

Size Notes:

the plaque; overall: 102 x 127 cm

Markings:

Signed and dated ‘A. Montalatici 1927’, the reverse inscribed ‘Alfonso Montelatici di Giovanni / Art Musiva Firenze / 1928’ and ‘A. Davy [by descent to] Edith Olive Helm (daughter) d. 1972 [by descent to] AGC Griffiths (grandson of Edith Olive Helm)’

Condition:

in a carved giltwood frame

Literature:

A. M. Massinelli, The Gilbert Collection - Hardstones, London, 2000, pp. 14, 162-3 & 172.

Provenance:

The Arte Musiva, Firenze 1928.Acquired from the Arte Musiva Firenze by Arthur Davy, Esq. and thence by descent to his daughter Edith Olive Helm (d. 1972)The Griffiths family, Somerset.Dukes, Dorchester, 12 & 13 June 2014, 2014, Lot 948, where acquired by the present owner.