Magnificent Jewels
Magnificent Jewels
Revival: A Unique Collection of 19th-century Jewels
Castellani
Emerald, ruby and enamel pendent brooch, circa 1860
Live auction begins on:
November 13, 09:00 AM GMT
Estimate
13,000 - 18,000 CHF
Bid
9,500 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Of renaissance revival inspiration, the openwork pendant adorned with mythical beasts and foliate motifs applied with green, red and white enamel, collet-set with variously shaped rubies and emeralds, suspending drop-shaped emerald pendants, the reverse finely engraved with a foliate pattern, unsigned.
Castellani & Giuliano: The Judith H. Siegel Collection, Sotheby's New York, 6 December 2006, lot 96.
Cf.: Geoffrey Munn, Castellani and Giuliano – Revivalist Jewellers of the Nineteenth Century, London, 1984, p. 176-178, fig. 182 and 183, for similar pendants by Castellani in different colour combinations.
Cf.: Susan Weber Soros and Stefanie Walker (eds.), Castellani and Italian Archeological Jewelry, New York, pg. 56, fig. 2-48.
The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, The Bard Graduate Center, New York, November 2004 – February 2005.
The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, Somerset House, London, May-September 2005 – February 2006.
The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, Villa Giulia, Rome, November 2005 – February 2006.
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