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Late 17th Century Emerald Cameo Empress Berenice by Carlo Giuliano

$69,402.73
£51,162.86
€58,000
CA$96,025.90
A$104,192.93
CHF 55,272.41
MX$1,279,481.02
NOK 683,540.16
SEK 647,311.73
DKK 441,604.80

About the Item

Period: late 17th century Dimensions (cameo): 26 x 20 mm Length: 43 mm Il cammeo in smeraldo, realizzato alla fine del XVII secolo e raffigurante Berenice, fu montato come pendente da Carlo Giuliano nel XIX secolo. Berenice, regina macedone e moglie di Tolomeo I, costituisce una raffigurazione insolita sebbene ricercata dal momento che, dopo la sua morte, le vennero attribuiti poteri divini. Il fatto che questo antico cammeo in smeraldo sia stato utilizzato da Carlo Giuliano nella metà del 1800 per realizzare un pendente, è esemplificativo del suo valore e della sua qualità. Carlo Giuliano fu un rinomato gioielliere e orafo che avviò la propria carriera a Napoli, collaborando inizialmente con Alessandro Castellani, figura di spicco dello stile neo-archeologico. Nel 1860 si trasferì a Londra, dove lavorò con alcune delle più prestigiose gioiellerie inglesi, tra cui Robert Phillips e Hancocks & Co., prima di intraprendere un'attività indipendente nel 1875. In questo caso, Carlo Giuliano ha voluto celebrare l’importanza delle origini di una figura mistica come quella di Berenice impreziosendo ulteriormente la montatura del pendente con un’incisione delle piramidi sul retro del cammeo. The emerald cameo, made in the late 17th century and depicting Berenice, was mounted as a pendant by Carlo Giuliano in the 19th century. Berenice, Macedonian queen and wife of Tolomeo I, constitutes an unusual although sought-after depiction since, after her death, she was attributed divine powers. The fact that this ancient emerald cameo was used by Carlo Giuliano in the half of the 19th century to create a pendant is an example of its value and quality. Carlo Giuliano was a renowned jeweller and goldsmith who began his career in Naples, initially collaborating with Alessandro Castellani, a leading figure of the neo-archaeological style. In 1860 he moved to London, where he worked with some of England's most prestigious jewellers, including Robert Phillips and Hancocks & Co., before going into independent business in 1875. In this case, Carlo Giuliano wanted to celebrate the importance of the origins of a mystical figure like that of Berenice by further embellishing the frame of the pendant with an engraving of the pyramids on the back of the cameo.

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