What is a micromosaic?

Having allegedly coined the term 'micromosaic' after encountering what he thought was a painting in an auction house, Arthur Gilbert went on to amass one of the largest collections in the world. But what are they and where did they come from?

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Background image: Hunting cup with sleeping dog, 1480 – 90, Venice. Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.544-2008. © The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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