Archeological Revival Gold Brooch, Attributed to Giacinto Melillo

Description:

Archeological Revival Gold Brooch, Attributed to Giacinto Melillo, after an antique prototype, depicting an amorino and cornucopia, with granulation and filigree, lg. 1 1/2 in.

Note: A similar example is pictured in Castellani and Giuliano, by Geoffrey Munn, plate 113, and in an article by Munn, "Giacinto Melillo: a Pupil of Castellani," The Connoisseur magazine, 1977.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Solder and repair at base of cherub, losses.


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