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Pendant

Pendant

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1865 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Bissinger, Georges (cameo, carver)
    Giuliano, Carlo, born 1826 - died 1895 (setting, maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Enamelled gold, set with rubies, sapphires and pearls, and with a cameo of carved onyx

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Messrs C & A Giuliano

  • Museum number:

    165-1900

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91, case 54, shelf B, box 4

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In the 19th century many designers used historical styles. This piece looks back to the elaborate pendants of the Renaissance with their colourful enamelled gold frames and central cameo portraits. Carlo Giuliano, who made the setting for the pendant about 1865, was inspired by designs of the 16th and 17th centuries. His jewellery company made delicate enamelled pieces that remained popular into the 20th century.

Physical description

Pendant, enamelled gold set with rubies, sapphires and pearls, and with an onyx cameo portrait of Marie de Medici. The cameo signed: G. Bissinger, and numbered: 3204. Locket fitting at the back; drop with two pearls. The gold work bears Carlo Giuliano's first mark.

Place of Origin

London, England (made)

Date

ca. 1865 (made)

Artist/maker

Bissinger, Georges (cameo, carver)
Giuliano, Carlo, born 1826 - died 1895 (setting, maker)

Materials and Techniques

Enamelled gold, set with rubies, sapphires and pearls, and with a cameo of carved onyx

Marks and inscriptions

'G. Bissinger'
'3204'
'CG'

Dimensions

Height: 10.4 cm, Width: 4.5 cm, Depth: 2 cm

Object history note

The cameo portrait of Marie de Medici, Queen of France (1573-1642), is after a cameo in the Cabinet des Medailles, Paris. The cameo signed: G. Bissinger, and numbered: 3204. Locket fitting at the back; drop with two pearls. The gold work bears Carlo Giuliano's first mark.

Descriptive line

Pendant, gold, enamelled & set with an onyx cameo of Marie de Medici by Georges Bissinger, setting by Carlo Giuliano, Britain, about 1865

Materials

Gold; Enamel; Pearl; Ruby; Sapphire; Onyx

Subjects depicted

Women; Cameos; Queens; Marie de Medici (Queen of France)

Categories

Metalwork; Royalty; Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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