{"product_id":"19th-c-italian-grand-tour-micro-mosaic-brooch-of-roman-ruins","title":"19th c Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Brooch of Roman Ruins","description":"\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eWe are offering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#404040\" face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#404040\" face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eA Beautiful Italian Micro Mosaic Brooch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#404040\" face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eshowing an Italian architectural site.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#404040\" face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003epopular during the Grand tour in the Victorian era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#404040\" face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMade of minute fragments of opaque colored glass or enamel \u003cdiv\u003epulled into thin rods or threads \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e(\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"LFsGHb#ycPkjf\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" jsuid=\"PxBAJb_1c\" data-complete=\"true\" style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif, \"Noto Color Emoji\"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003efilati\u003c\/em\u003e) and sliced into tiny cubes or shapes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eHand fabricated with 18K gold, circa 1880s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eThe Grand Tour was a coming-of-age journey around Europe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eundertaken mostly, but not exclusively, by the sons of elite families. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eDuring the Tour, travelers would stop off at important Classical sites in Europe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eto view Roman ruins and soak up the culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eThe Brooch has a Gold backing but it is unmarked.  Probably either 14 or 18k gold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\"\u003eDimensions:  1 1\/4\" by 1 1\/8\" oval shape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003eListed with ExportYourStore.com","brand":"Roman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67700706902249,"sku":"840028584304_2407","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/5078\/9865\/files\/57_b22ac021-d3c2-4af2-b1fe-e7fcd2f7d753.jpg?v=1792192440","url":"https:\/\/www.missiongalleryantiques.com\/products\/19th-c-italian-grand-tour-micro-mosaic-brooch-of-roman-ruins","provider":"Mission Gallery Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}