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Gold and micromosaic peacock brooch, Castellani, circa 1870
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Castellani
Realistically decorated with multi-colored tesserae, within a gold ropetwist border, crowned by a gold bead plume, signed with interlaced C's.
Provenance
R. Esmerian, Inc.
S. J. Phillips
Exhibited
Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, The Bard Graduate Center, New York, November 2004- February 2005, p. 49, fig. 2-31. 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, color plate 171. Similar peacocks with lowered tails are found in the 14th century mosaic of The Coronation of the Virgin, by Torriti at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. See Munn, p. 165.
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Catalogue Note
A similar peacock brooch, in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, is illustrated in the catalogue Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, The Bard Graduate Center, p. 159, fig. 6-11.