Renaissance revival pendant on chain

Renaissance revival pendant on chain

Renaissance revival pendant on chain. Culture: British. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 × 1 3/4 in. (7.6 × 4.4 cm); Length of chain (confirmed): 15 in. (38.1 cm). Maker: Carlo Giuliano (Italian, active England, ca. 1831-1895). Date: mid-late 19th century. This pendant evokes Renaissance jewelry more overtly than other Giuliano pieces in the Museum's collection, and its decorative effect derives largely from a semi-precious stone, in this case amethyst, which is not the case with the other works. The use of openwork and enameling in combination with pearls and semi-precious stones is typical of Giuliano's work in the Renaissance style; the pendant retains its original chain. While Carlo Giuliano made other Renaissance-revival pendants that prominently employed amethysts, the workmanship on this example is unusually fine.

Gold, amethyst, enamel

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Carlo Giuliano (Italian, active England, ca. 1831-1895)

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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