Rare Archaeological revival style gold fringe necklace by Carlo Giuliano circa 1880
House/Maker
Carlo Giuliano, 115 Piccadilly, London
Period
Victorian c1880
Origin
English
Setting
Decorated with a continuous fringe of die-stamped pendants styled as cicadas, suspended from gold coils on a loop-in-loop chain, length 15 inches, signed C.G. With original case signed C. Giuliano.
Dimensions
38 x 2.25 cms
Literature
When removing the velvet base of the original case for this necklace, the name Giuliano is inscribed in pencil on the wooden core. A similar inscription is illustrated by Munn, Castellani and Giuliano, Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th Century, pl. 75.
This necklace is illustrated in 'Starting to Collect Antique Jewellery' by John Benjamin, pp.112
Provenance
Philip Riley
The Judith H Siegel Collection
Our Ref
NCK114729AM
Price
£25,000 to £50,000
