Rooster micromosaic pendant
A repousse gold pendant with vegetal decorations in which is mounted a micromosaic plaque set on blue glass depicting a rooster in a landscape taken from a painting by Johann Wenceslaus Peter (1745-1829) now in the Vatican Museums.
Attributable to Cavalier Gioacchino Barberi (Rome 1783-1857) or his studio (for comparisons see the following links: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6267980 and https://www.christies. com / en / lot / lot-5847066).
Period 1830 circa Rome ~ Dimensions 5.7 x 6 cm (the mosaic 3.5 x 4 cm).
Excellent conditions commensurate with age and use.
Gioacchino Barberi (1783-1857) who worked in Rome at 99 Piazza de Spagna, near the Spanish steps, was recorded in 1847 by G. Moroni (Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica, Venice, 1847, XLVII, pp. 79-80) as one of the leading artists of miniature micromosaics. His father Paolo Emilio, was a painter and his uncle, Cavaliere Michelangelo, was another famous micromosaic artist. Gioacchino is credited with the use of black enamel smalti which he used for backgrounds, a device taken from wall paintings at Herculaneum.
