No reserve price - Earrings Silver - Dangling earrings
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Silver earrings weighing 21 g featuring two hand-carved cameo portraits set in a Greek antique-inspired design, made in Italy for women, with no laboratory report and in good condition.
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This refined pair of drop earrings represents a superb example of neoclassical jewelry, capable of harmonizing the mastery of historic Italian craftsmanship with a fresh, contemporary mounting design. The absolute protagonists of the work are two large, mirror cameos, finely hand-engraved on a sardonica shell, depicting two profiles of women of extraordinary grace and delicacy, surrounded by detailed floral motifs among the hair. The color contrast between the warm brown-beige background and the milky-white relief of the figure testifies to the high quality of the material and the precision of the cut. The authorial mounting, presumably made of silver, chooses not to enclose the shell in a traditional bezel, but to support it delicately through elegant curled prongs, leaving almost entirely exposed the natural profile of the cameo. Finished with a sleek lobed earwire that gives a sinuous and light movement, these earrings are designed to frame the face with rare elegance, presenting themselves as an exclusive lot of great charm for collectors of art jewelry.
This refined pair of drop earrings represents a superb example of neoclassical jewelry, capable of harmonizing the mastery of historic Italian craftsmanship with a fresh, contemporary mounting design. The absolute protagonists of the work are two large, mirror cameos, finely hand-engraved on a sardonica shell, depicting two profiles of women of extraordinary grace and delicacy, surrounded by detailed floral motifs among the hair. The color contrast between the warm brown-beige background and the milky-white relief of the figure testifies to the high quality of the material and the precision of the cut. The authorial mounting, presumably made of silver, chooses not to enclose the shell in a traditional bezel, but to support it delicately through elegant curled prongs, leaving almost entirely exposed the natural profile of the cameo. Finished with a sleek lobed earwire that gives a sinuous and light movement, these earrings are designed to frame the face with rare elegance, presenting themselves as an exclusive lot of great charm for collectors of art jewelry.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Laboratory report
No laboratory report
Style
Ancient Greek
Metal
Silver
Brand jewellery
No
Total weight
21 g
Condition
Good condition - used with some signs of wear
Gender
Women
Country of origin
Italy
Title additional information
Dangling earrings
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