Revival: A Unique Collection of 19th-century Jewels
Castellani
Archeological Revival and micromosaic bracelet, circa 1870
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November 27, 03:21 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
Composed of thirteen medallions, to the front spelling NON RELINQUES meaning you will not give up, to the back spelling NON RELINQUAM meaning I will not give up, collet-set within a gold wire border, joined by double curb links, maker's mark interlaced C's.
The Cooper Hewitt Museum of Decorative Art and Design, New York, United States for a design of a similar bracelet, attributed to Augusto Castellani.
Geoffrey Munn, Castellani and Giuliano, Revivalist Jewellers of the Nineteenth Century, 1984, p.52 for a bracelet of similar design.
=Susan Weber Soros and Stefanie Walker, Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, Yale University Press, 2004, page 334, Fig. 13-4, for a bracelet of similar design.
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