Announcing the discovery of a very important MicroMosaic table made for Imperial Russian patrons, now in the Sotheby's Russian Auction this April 12th, 2011. The catalogue entry for this important table is now online.
Session 2: Tue, 12 Apr 11, 2:00 PM, Lots 173 - 381
Session 1: Tue, 12 Apr 11, 10:00 AM, Lots 1 - 172
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Please view the Sotheby's website for complete details, including the history and iconography of the table in an analysis written by Jeanette Gabriel.
Sotheby's New York, April 12, The Russian Sale, Lot 254.
LOT 254 
AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC TABLE BY GIOACCHINO BARBERI AFTER ALEXANDER ORLOVSKI MADE FOR THE RUSSIAN COURT,
of circular form with a central rectangular panel depicting a battle after an original watercolor by Alexander Orlovski; the central scene surrounded by four sections, the front and back depicting the Russian Imperial double-headed eagle amidst laurel, oak and wheat leaves, the left and right with Russian and Turkish military trophies, all within a band of laurel branches and set into a chased gilt-bronze frame of laurel; the gilt bronze tri-form base is composed of a pedestal in the form of a fasces surrounded by three Imperial double-headed eagles grasping symbols of victory in their talons
inscribed on the underside in black wax crayon with the Cyrillic letter G 1459, as well asF1700 and 50 st in Latin charactersCIRCA 1830-1833
Article in ArtFact about the table:
http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/an-important-italian-micromosaic-table-by-gioacch-3-u-267d410617