Enamel fibula| Fibula in smalti 1880 circa

Lot closes

October 24, 01:01 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 EUR

Starting Bid

3,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Designed as a fibula of Etruscan inspiration, depicting the scene of Cupido riding a lion in the "Love dominates strength", length approximately 56mm, unsigned, gross weight 9,8 grams.1880.

(Realizzata come una fibula di ispirazione etrusca, modellata con Cupido che monta un leone, “L’ amore doma la forza”, lunghezza approssimativa 56mm, non firmata, peso 9,8 grammi.1880 )

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Archaeological jewelry was extremely popular in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century, and it was actively collected at the highest levels of society. The jewelry produced by renowned firms such as Castellani represented one of the example of the nineteenth century’s interest in historical styles and study for the Antiques. Castellani family was a unique team of goldsmiths, collectors, antique dealers and ceramists, who constituted a "dynasty" in Rome, the ones that in the 19th and 20th centuries reproduced the techniques used by the Etruscan, Roman and Byzantin for granulation and filigree to reinterpreted ancient motifs and create unique jewels. The Castellani family preserved and donated to the Italian State the jewels they created during their century-long activity and these jewels are now exhibited in the National Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, the Capitoline Museums and the Artistic-Industrial Museum of Rome and at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in the Museum of the Treasury of the Basilica.