Live Auction 6968Jewellery
An archaeological revival gold head ornament, by Castellani
Lot 57

An archaeological revival gold head ornament, by Castellani

Closed9 October 2012

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GBP 12,500

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An archaeological revival gold head ornament, by Castellani
Designed as two gold branches bearing sprigs of olive leaves, connected at the front with a gold bead flowerhead cluster
The central bead signed with interlaced C's

Specialist note

Cf op. cit. S. Weber Soros and S. Walker, Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, The Bard Graduate Center, New York, November 2004 - February 2005, p. 242, fig. 9-28 for a similar example.