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A 19TH CENTURY GOLD AND HARDSTONE CAMEO BROOCH, BY CASTELLANI
A 19TH CENTURY GOLD AND HARDSTONE CAMEO BROOCH, BY CASTELLANI

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A 19TH CENTURY GOLD AND HARDSTONE CAMEO BROOCH, BY CASTELLANI
The early 19th century oval agate panel carved to depict the bust length profile of a lady wearing a diadem and necklace, possibly Empress Marie Louise, second wife of Napoleaon I, to an Archeological Revival frame with corded border and wirework detailing, circa 1870, 5.5cm long
With maker's mark for Castellani, cameo signed Xaveria
Literature
Cf. Weber Soros, Susan and Walker, Stefani, Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelery, Yale University Press, 2004 pp.103-127 for a discussion by Lucia Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli on the prominent use of both ancient and contemporary cameos in Castellani's work

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Lot Essay

Cf. Weber Soros, Susan and Walker, Stefani, Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelery, Yale University Press, 2004 pp.103-127 for a discussion by Lucia Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli on the prominent use of both ancient and contemporary cameos in Castellani's work

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