Italian, circa 1800 and Alfredo Correnti, Italian, 1983

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

bidding is closed

Description

Swivel ring and pendant set with an intaglio of Julia Titi and an impression of a Roman gem of Artemis
sapphire intaglio, set in gold
Italian, circa 1800 and Alfredo Correnti, Italian, 1983

the ring and the rod marked: 22Kt and for Alvaro e Correnti; the small rod transforms the ring to a pendant

Provenance

gifted by the Royal House of Braganza to the German bride of a member of the Peri family;
with Falko Marx, Germany;
K.S., Cologne

Catalogue Note

Alvaro e Correnti, founded in Messina by Pippo Alvaro and Alfredo Correnti, is celebrated for its unique creations and regard for the past. The backing of the sapphire intaglio by a gold impression of an ancient intaglio is reminiscent of the rings made for Abraham van Goorle (1549-1608). One ring illustrated in his Dactyliotheca seu Annulorum Sigillarium ... (Leiden, 1609, pl. 111) shows a double portrait of Nero and Agrippina in gold mounted behind an intaglio.