ENAMEL, EMERALD AND DIAMOND BROOCH, FRASCAROLO, 1970s

Designed as a pouncing lion his eyes set with cabochon emeralds, his nose decorated with black enamel, further highlighted with single-cut diamonds, maker's marks.

Stamped 750 and 18K for 18 carat gold. Estimated total diamond weight approximately 0.30-0.50 carats, bright and lively stones. Emeralds well matched in colour. Enamel in good condition. Weighing approximately 67.7 grams. In excellent condition.
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Frascarolo & Co. was an international jewellery firm founded by Rino Frascarolo and Aldo Lenti.
After an apprenticeship with the Lunati family goldsmith in the late sixties, they started to produce jewellery to rival the leading French houses of the day.

Renzo Basini, a Milanese designer and sculptor, Antonio Pietrolucci an engraver and Augusto Iberti a goldsmith specialising in concealed settings, were part of a unique creative and technical team lead by Rino Frascarolo that introduced in the jewellery word a wide range of sculptural jewellery, taking its inspiration from the animal kingdom, representing tigers, lions, panthers, leopards, zebras, and elephants.

In 1970 they opened a shop on 745 Fifth Avenue New York where their American clientele eagerly sought their latest designs inspired by playing cards. The original and artistic production was interrupted with the sudden death of Rino Frascarolo in 1976.