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Giacinto Melillo

Naples 1846 – 1915

Necklace and a pair of earrings (demi parure) ornamented with theatrical masks in the archaeological revival style and based on the so-called Ruvo Necklace in Naples. Circa 1870

Cast gold; gold wire; three-dimensionally cut coral; 14 Antwerp rose-cut diamonds. 43,5 cm and 3,7 cm (17 ⅛ in. and 1 ½ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Giacinto Melillo. Necklace and a pair of earrings (demi parure) ornamented with theatrical masks in the archaeological revival style and based on the so-called Ruvo Necklace in Naples. Circa 1870.

Estimate:

EUR 12,000

 

- 15,000

USD 14,800

 

- 18,500

Sold for:

16,250 EUR (incl. premium)

Spring Auctions 2018

ORANGERIE, Thursday, 31.05.2018

Information

Cast gold; gold wire; three-dimensionally cut coral; 14 Antwerp rose-cut diamonds. 43,5 cm and 3,7 cm (17 ⅛ in. and 1 ½ in.). Without stamp. Total weight: 46 g.

Comparable object and related literature: Geoffrey Mumm: Giacinto Melillo. A Pupil of Castellani. In: The Connoisseur, vol. 1977, September, p. 20–22 / Giacinto Melillo: Sog. Ruvo-Collier, Privatammlung, published in: Susan Weber Soros and Stefanie Walker (ed.): Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, New York/New Haven/London, 2004, cat. no. 253, p. 329

Zum Ruvo-Collier im Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples: Amanda Triossi and Daniela Mascetti: The Necklace. From Antiquity to the Present. New York, 1997, unpaginated

We would like to thank Stefanie Walker, Washington D.C., for confirming the attribution to Melillo..

Formerly Private Collection, Italy