Lot 13
  • 13

Archaeological-revival gold and hardstone intaglio parure, Carlo Giuliano, circa 1870

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Carlo Giuliano
Comprising a necklace, a bracelet, a pair of earrings and a brooch, composed of ancient and later intaglios carved with classical figures and animals in various hardstones and gemstones, the gold mountings decorated with filigree and beadwork in classical taste, necklace and bracelet lengths 7½ inches and 15½ inches respectively, signed C.G. in a cartouche and in an oval.  Accompanied by original double-glazed cabinet stand.

Provenance

The Gibbs Family, Bristol 

Exhibited

Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, The Bard Graduate Center, New York, November 2004-February 2005, p. 324, fig. 12-15. Also exhibited at Somerset House, London, May -September 2005 and Villa Giulia, Rome, November 2005-February 2006.

Literature

Geoffrey C. Munn, Castellani and Giuliano, Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th Century, pl. 59 and pl. 60 which shows the parure in its original double-glazed gilt wood cabinet stand.  

 

Catalogue Note

The intaglios in the necklace include:

Plasma intaglio of a horse leaping out of a nautilus shell, possibly ancient
Carnelian intaglio of a winged hippocamp, later recut
Carnelian intaglio of Cupid fishing on the back of a dolphin, ancient
Carnelian intaglio of Leda watching her children Castor and Pollux being hatched from an egg, 18th/19th century
Carnelian intaglio of three horses grazing, Roman
Amethyst intaglio of a horse near a palm tree with initials NFKF, possibly later recut
Carnelian intaglio of a woman seated in a garden, 18th/19th century
Chalcedony intaglio of Cupid holding a cornucopia and corn, possibly ancient 
Jasper intaglio of a hippocamp, ancient 
Carnelian intaglio of an ox
Nicolo intaglio gryllus 

The intaglios in the bracelet include:

Plasma intaglio of the Muse Terpsichore playing the lyre, 18th/19th century

Plasma intaglio of Helios, god of the Sun, driving his chariot, 18th/19th century

Plasma intaglio of Venus Victrix and Cupid offering a dove, possibly ancient

Ruby intaglio of a woman seated on a throne, 18th/19th century

Aquamarine intaglio of a horse and rider, 18th/19th century

Carnelian intaglio of a pantheress passant, 18th/19th century

Plasma intaglio of Diana and her stag, 18th/19th century

 

The intaglios in the earrings include:

Carnelian intaglio of Hercules bearing the Cretan bull for sacrifice, 18th/19th century   

Carnelian intaglio of Venus bathing at a fountain, 18th/19th century

 

The intaglio in the brooch:

Sard intaglio of Vulcan

seated at his anvil hammering Cupid’s arrows, late 16th century