Necklace (part of a set) mid-19th century Italian, probably Naples Made to catch the eye of a shopper bent on ballroom glory, the cameos in this set of jewelry (–.6) bear typical Grand Tour images, including (on the necklace’s clasp) Guido Reni’s Aurora fresco of 1614 (Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, Rome), mythological scenes, peasants of the Roman campagna, and (on both the pin and the necklace) Bertel Thorvaldsen’s ever-popular marble relief Night of 1815 (Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen). Billing doves grace the earrings, and on one of the bracelets are a comely marine divinity and
Necklace (part of a set) mid-19th century Italian, probably Naples Made to catch the eye of a shopper bent on ballroom glory, the cameos in this set of jewelry (–.6) bear typical Grand Tour images, including (on the necklace’s clasp) Guido Reni’s Aurora fresco of 1614 (Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, Rome), mythological scenes, peasants of the Roman campagna, and (on both the pin and the necklace) Bertel Thorvaldsen’s ever-popular marble relief Night of 1815 (Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen). Billing doves grace the earrings, and on one of the bracelets are a comely marine divinity and a rather flimsy fittings of stamped gold filigree suggest that this was costume jewelry, not meant to be worn Necklace (part of a set). Italian, probably Naples. mid-19th century. Gold, shell (Cassia rufa)
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