An Italian Collecting Journey - Chapter II

A rare tortoiseshell mourning parure, probably Naples, circa 1840

Alternate WarehouseRestricted Species

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

comprising a pierced necklace carved with satyrs, maenads, fawns and ram's heads, length 49.5 cm., 19 1/2 in.; a pair of ram’s head pendant earrings mounted with classical vases, 5.7 cm., 2 1/4 in.; a matching brooch with a ram’s head and three vases, 7.3cm, 2 7/8 in.; a large comb with carved female portraits in high relief surrounded by carved trelliswork, another brooch carved as Bacchus, 5.8cm, 2 1/4 in.

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The Collection of Dodie Rosenkrans, San Francisco;

Sotheby’s New York, 8 December 2011, lot 432

Dodie Rosekrans (1919–2010), née Georgette Barbara Naify, was the daughter of the cinema entrepreneur behind United Artists, and later a celebrated San Francisco philanthropist and patron of the Replica Handbags s Museums of San Francisco. Known for her impeccable taste and distinctive style, her collection reflected a deep appreciation for art, fashion, and objects of unusual character, such as the present lot.

Another parure comprising a necklace, earrings and a brooch, also featuring the combination of carved ram's head and classical vases in agate, belongs to the Poldi Pezzoli museum in Milan (inv. no. 800). The gold-mounted parure is attributed to the workshop of the ingenious jeweller Fortunato Pio Castellani.

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