A gold and micromosaic jewel, by Castellani,
Lot 75
A gold and micromosaic jewel, by Castellani,
circa 1865
£ 2,000 - 2,500
US$ 2,800 - 3,500

Jewellery and Silver

20 Sep 2012, 11:00 BST

Edinburgh
Lot Details
A gold and micromosaic jewel, by Castellani, circa 1865
Designed as highly stylised acanthus leaves, set throughout with blue glass tesserae within ropetwist borders, later pendant loop, length 53mm, filed and damaged maker's mark to reverse, converted from a larger jewel

Footnotes

  • See Soros-Weber & Walker (editors), Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, New Haven and London, 2004, for other jewels with 'Hagia Sofia' motifs. In these stylised floral and foliate micromosaics, Castellani echoed the Byzantine acanthus leaf interior decoration found in Hagia Sofia, Istanbul.
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