Our opulent 14K gold overlay bracelet with carnelian cabochons is based on an original Castellani gold necklace made in Italy before 1925. The original Campana necklace, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, combines ancient carnelian scarabs (ca. fifth or fourth century B.C.) with granulated gold. The Castellani family's best-known designs, which they called archaeological jewellery, were inspired by exquisite Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities excavated in Italy.
Produced in cooperation with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
14K gold overlay with carnelian cabochons. Box-and-tongue clasp. 7 1/4''L x 3/4''W.
Produced in cooperation with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
14K gold overlay with carnelian cabochons. Box-and-tongue clasp. 7 1/4''L x 3/4''W.
- 14K gold overlay
- Carnelian cabochons
- 7 1/4''L x 3/4''W
- Box-and-tongue clasp
For much of the nineteenth century in Rome (ca. 1814-1927), three generations of the Castellani family manufactured fine gold jewellery for a wealthy clientele. Castellani's striking jewellery often featured granulation, an exacting method of fusing together tiny droplets of gold, as well as intricate micromosaics, elaborate enamelling, and carved gemstones.