An archaeological revival gold brooch, attributed to Castellani, of oval openwork form, centred with an oval carnelian intaglio carved with a classical female figure standing beside a pedestal or altar.
The intaglio is set within an elaborately worked gold mount, decorated throughout with characteristic granulated, beaded and twisted-wire borders, the outer oval frame intersected by applied ropework bands at the cardinal points, reflecting the classical and Etruscan-inspired vocabulary associated with Castellani jewellery of the nineteenth century.
Details:
Gross weight: approximately 24.3g
Length: approximately 44mm
Width: approximately 36mm
Circa 1860–1880.
An archaeological revival gold brooch, attributed to Castellani, of oval openwork form, centred with an oval carnelian intaglio carved with a classical female figure standing beside a pedestal or altar.
The intaglio is set within an elaborately worked gold mount, decorated throughout with characteristic granulated, beaded and twisted-wire borders, the outer oval frame intersected by applied ropework bands at the cardinal points, reflecting the classical and Etruscan-inspired vocabulary associated with Castellani jewellery of the nineteenth century.
Details:
Gross weight: approximately 24.3g
Length: approximately 44mm
Width: approximately 36mm
Circa 1860–1880.
