- 68
Gold and enamel picture frame, Carlo Giuliano, circa 1892
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Carlo Giuliano
The rectangular frame with rounded corners decorated in white, yellow and green enamel with a continuous daisy chain against a pale blue ground, the rectangular panel which holds the photo is applied with translucent emerald green enamel over a guilloché ground, supported on an X-shaped strut, the reverse engraved "Summer Glen, October 7th, 1893", height 3 inches, signed C.G.
Provenance
D.J. Lavender and S.J. Phillips
Literature
Howard Ricketts, Objects of Vertu, p. 92.
Catalogue Note
Glen was the country estate of the Tennant family, whose daughters, Margot and Laura, grew up wild and uninhibited. The sisters, who were inseparable, entered London society together in 1881, formed the core of an Edwardian coterie of aristocratic intellectuals called "The Souls". In 1894 Margot Tennant married Herbert Henry Asquith, introducing him to her vibrant social world. The couple lived in a large house in Cavendish Square until 1908 when Herbert Henry became Prime Minister. According to Geoffrey Munn, Margot Asquith was a regular patron of Giuliano's shop at 115 Piccadilly and was remembered by Arthur Giuliano's nieces and employees for her unconventional behavior during her visits.