Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2311Location: BostonDate / Time: March 14, 2006 11:00AM
Description:
Archaeological Style 18kt Gold and Amethyst Fringe Necklace, Castellani, the cabochon amethyst drops interspersed with beads and rondels strung on foxtail chain, "S" form closure, lg. 15 1/2 in., maker's mark, (small dents and losses to several beads).
Note: For an example of similar work by Castellani, see Castellani and Giuliano: Revivalist Jewellers of the Nineteenth Century, by Geoffrey Munn, p. 52, fig. 52.
Estimate $800-1,200