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Doves Of Pliny

'The Doves of Pliny' micro-mosaic velvet choker, circa 1850.
Located in London, GB
'The Doves of Pliny' micro-mosaic velvet choker. Victorian choker, set with a oval gold plaque
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Antique 1850s Choker Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold

Large 19th Century Italian Scagliola Panel of 'The Doves of Pliny'
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Good large scale 19th Century Italian panel of 'The Doves of Pliny'. In the original walnut frame
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Antique 19th Century Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Micromosaic Plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican Workshop
By Vatican Work Shop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian Micromosaic (micro mosaic) plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican workshop, late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

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Giltwood

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in Norwich, GB
19th Century Italian micro mosaic grand tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

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Slate

Micromosaic " Doves of Pliny " from " Vatican Studio " Sterling Silver Box
Located in Roma, IT
In this interesting sterling silver box, is set a micromosaic, depicting “ The doves of Pliny
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Antique 1850s Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th C. Italian Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic "Doves of Pliny" Box After Antiquity
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
depicting the Capitoline Doves or Doves of Pliny after the Roman antiquity. Also by legendary maker Giacomo
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes

Materials

Slate, Bronze

"Doves of Pliny"- Micro Mosaic Picture Antique Frame
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Frame Size: Height: 23.25″ x Width: 26.75″ Frame Thickness: 4″ Picture Size: Height : 16″ x Width: 19.75″ Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of nature with this exquisite I...
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19th Century Paintings

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Mosaic

Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque Depicting the Capitoline Doves
Located in London, GB
design is sometimes referred to as the Doves of Pliny due to Pliny the elder referring to its description
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass

Antique Trompe l'Œuil Painted Table in Simulated Marble
Located in London, GB
costly specimen marbles, with a central motif depicting the Doves of Pliny. The slender tapering legs
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tables

Materials

Wood

A Grand Tour specimen marble table top with an English specimen wood base
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
with a flowerhead pattern in an extensive range of marbles, centred on a roundel showing the doves of
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Antique 1850s English Side Tables

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Marble

Antique Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Saucer with Doves in a Bird Bath
Located in Philadelphia, PA
atop a birdbath that bear a resemblance to the 'Doves of Pliny' imagery. Simply a wonderful Export
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique dark wooden Occasional Inlaid Round Table with Specimen Marble Top
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
an extremely fine micro mosaic panel depicting the scene ‘Doves of Pliny’. Circa 1860 Additional
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Oak, Mahogany

Victorian King Charles Spaniel Dog Micromosaic Brooch, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
subject matter of the micromosaics, many images came from Roman murals, such as the Doves of Pliny
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches

Materials

18k Gold

Victorian King Charles Spaniel Dog Micromosaic Brooch, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
subject matter of the micromosaics, many images came from Roman murals, such as the Doves of Pliny
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches

Materials

18k Gold

Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino
Located in Benington, Herts
Barberi workshop in Rome. The panel shows the Capitoline doves, also known as the doves of Pliny. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

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Victorian Antique Micro Mosaic Brooch 'Doves of Pliny' 15ct Rose Gold c1880s
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
embodies the Era of the 'Grand Tour' c1880s. It features the ‘Doves of Pliny’ created in micro pieces of
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian High Victorian Brooches

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Rose Gold, 15k Gold

Victorian Carved Cameo 14 Karat Yellow Gold Doves of Pliny Cuff Bracelet, 1850s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Garden of Adin. This exact composition of four plumose pigeons is called "Doves of Pliny" or "Capitoline
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Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Cuff Bracelets

Materials

14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold

Regency Painted Simulated Marble-Top Table
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
central panel with 'The Doves of Pliny' on a lapis lazuli background; with 12 radiating panels simulating
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Antique 1820s English Regency End Tables

Regency Carved and Gilded Centre Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
micro mosaic panel depicting ‘The Doves of Pliny’. The light coloured rosewood base with a bronze
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Siena Marble

19th Century Grand Tour Souvenir Micromosaic Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Alexandria, VA
Pantheon. Those four panels surround the Doves of Pliny, an image often used in micromosaics, which comes
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Mounted Objects

Materials

Slate

Grand Tour Alabaster Doves of Pliny
Located in Essex, MA
Large Size Alabaster Doves of Pliny. Neoclassical Urn, Carved and with Exquisite Patina. Four
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Antique 19th Century Italian Centerpieces

Antique Micro Mosaic Brooch of the Doves of Pliny set in Gold
Located in Baltimore, MD
Classical micro mosaic brooch of the Doves of Pliny, set in a simple 18K gold bezel to emphasize
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches

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Onyx, 18k Gold

Antique Grand Tour micro mosaic marble desk paperweight with the doves of Pliny
Located in Central England, GB
with the classical doves of Pliny. The oval panel is made from black marble, intricately inlaid with
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

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Marble

Very Fine Early 19th Century Micromosaic Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality Italian 19 century Micro mosaic plaque depicting the Doves of Pliny.
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20th Century Italian Decorative Art

19th Century Grand Tour Black Belgium Marble Rondel with Micro Mosaic Inset
Located in Dallas, TX
inset depicting The Doves of Pliny.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Art

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Stone

Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
Of rectangular form, housed within a conforming gilt frame; depicting the ‘Doves of Pliny’ within
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Antique 1860s Italian Baroque Revival Decorative Art

Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque
H 8 in W 11.25 in D 2 in
Italian Micro Mosaic Table
Located in Essex, MA
The top with central 'Doves Of Pliny' surrounded by famous buildings of Rome including the
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Antique 1870s Italian Grand Tour End Tables

Materials

Slate

Italian Giltwood and Specimen Marble Topped Center Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
outer guard band; the inner reserve having a central motif of ‘The Doves of Pliny’ depicted in
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Center Tables

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Malachite, Carrara Marble, Marble

19th Century Micromosaic 'Grand Tour' Decorative Box of Architecture Scenes
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in London, GB
and nineteenth centuries. Scenes include the ‘Doves of Pliny’ (top); Temples of Saturn and Vespasian
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Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cut Glass, Oak

Magnificent Centre Table Signed by the Makers Taprell, Holland & Son of London
By Taprell, Holland & Son
Located in London, GB
remarkable specimen marble top, with its ‘Doves of Pliny’ central roundel issuing a complex imbricated
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Antique 19th Century British Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Fine Quality Micromosaic Paperweight Depicting Pliny's Doves
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pliny's Doves as he described them in "The Natural History, 1 A.D.". Intricately crafted of the smallest
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Paperweights

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Marble

Berlin Porcelain Micromosaic Cup and Saucer
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
rendered micromosaic medallion of the Doves of Pliny, the most famous of all ancient micromosaic designs
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Antique 19th Century German Other Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Micro-Mosaic of the Doves of Pliny, Hard Stone Plaque, 1825-1850
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique Micro Mosaic Large Hard Stone Plaque (paper weight), c. 1825- 1850. of the "Doves of Pliny
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Antique 19th Century European Georgian Desk Accessories

Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight Doves Pliny, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
"The Doves of Pliny" which depicts four doves drinking water from an ornate bowl. The design of the
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Antique 1870s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Antique Italianate Micromosaic Round Ormolu Pill Box the Pliny's Doves
Located in London, GB
charming centred and raised micromosaic of Pliny's Doves - the popular image which appears frequently as
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Antique 1890s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Archaelogical Revival Pietra Dura 18k Gold Carnation Flower Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Doves of Pliny, circa 1860-1870 by Messrs Giocondo Torrini, Florence. The celebrated Pietra Dura
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Antique 1870s Italian Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Victorian finest pietra dura mosaic Brooch of Pliny's Doves Set in Lapis Lazuli
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
subject of Pliny's Doves, also known as the Capitoline Doves dates prior to Christ. It goes back to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Brooches

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold

Victorian Micromosaic Brooch Depicting Flora Goddess of Spring, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
images came from Roman murals, such as the Doves of Pliny, ancient mosaic floors and newly excavated
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Early Victorian Brooches

Materials

18k Gold

Georgian “Doves of Pliny” Cameo Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
Pergamon. Its was a subject of intrigue for Pliny the Elder, and as such became known as "The Doves of
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Brooches

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15k Gold

Early Victorian "Doves of Pliny" Intaglio Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A wonderful early Victorian Signet Ring with sardonyx intaglio depicting the "Doves of Pliny" (aka
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

9k Gold

19th Century Grand Tour Italian Micromosaic Panel of Pliny's Doves
Located in Concord, MA
19th century Italian micromosaic panel depicting the Doves of Pliny, also known as the Capitoline
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Marble

North European 19th Century Mahogany Centre Standing Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
finely reeded columns. The top beautifully inlaid with a Scagliola interpretation of the Doves of Pliny.  
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Antique Late 19th Century English Center Tables

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Mahogany

Charles X White Opaline Coupe, circa 1825
Located in St. Louis, MO
birds, evocative of the Doves of Pliny, a popular motif of the time, especially in micro-mosaics
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Antique 1820s French Restauration Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Italian Grand Tour Jewelry Box, Micro mosaic, Enamel
Located in San Marcos, CA
excellent micromosaic of the Doves of Pliny, the tesserae are sand-sized in this one and it's the quality we
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Italian Boxes and Cases

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Doves Of Pliny For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate doves of pliny for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from 18k gold, gold and silver — can elevate any look. Making the right choice when shopping for a doves of pliny may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. Creating a doves of pliny has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Vatican Work Shop are consistently popular. Most of our doves of pliny for sale are for women, but there are 3 pieces available to browse for men.

How Much is a Doves Of Pliny?

On average, a doves of pliny at 1stDibs sells for $14,612, while they’re typically $4,950 on the low end and $43,053 for the highest priced versions of this item.