DIAMOND AND PEARL PENDANT, CARLO GIULIANO

Of Renaissance revival-style, the lozenge-shaped panel set with alternating pearls and old mine-cut diamonds, suspending a drop-shaped pearl, signed C.G.; circa 1870. Fitted box by Wartski.

Sotheby's New York, December 6, 2006, Castellani & Giuliano, The Judith H. Siegel Collection, lot 124.

Very good condition given the age of this piece. Mounting tests as 22 karat gold. Diamonds estimated to weigh a total of approximately 3.10 carat, near colorless and loupe clean. The pearls measuring from approximately 5.0 to 4.7 mm, are well-matched for color and luster. Signed C.G in an oval on the back of the pendant at the top. Length approximately 3½ inches. With fitted red velvet Wartski box. Please note that the pearls have not been tested for natural origin.
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Please note that the pearls have not been tested for natural origin. The geometric design of this jewel, which appears strikingly modern, is actually based on an Elizabethan prototype; gemstones decorated in square panels can be found in portrait jewels of the time. A portrait of Elizabeth Brydges, maid-of-honor to Queen Elizabeth, shows the subject wearing a full parure of Renaissance jewelry including a brooch similar to the present one on her collar. See Ancestral Jewels by Diana Scarisbrick, pg. 13.