An 18k gold and carved emerald suite with case
Unique piece. Necklace and bracelet in the archaeological revival style designed as flexible strands of braided gold wire interspersed with granulation motifs. Each set with a large central emerald cabochon (ca. 42.2 x 32.5 mm) carved with floral and foliate designs in ornamental filigree surrounds. With hook and eye clasps. In a fitted case of dark green moiré silk. Hallmarks: Fineness 900, Italian origin mark. Central motifs ca. 5.4 x 4.1 cm. Necklace total L 43. 5 cm. Width 2.2 cm. Bracelet total L 17. 5 cm. Width 2.7 cm. Total weight 238,48 g.
Gioielleria Porro, Rome, late 1990s, using an ancient Indian emerald.
The two smoothly carved emerald cabochons are two halves of an oval-shaped emerald brought back from a trip to India by the previous owner. According to a gemmological report by the Studio de Stefano laboratory in Rome, commissioned by the Roman goldsmith Porro who produced the piece, the emerald is described as natural and with a total weight of 118.20 ct and the following dimensions: 34.00 x 43.90 x 13.00 mm. In the late 1990s, the previous owner commissioned Gioielleria Porro to cut the stone and set it in a necklace and matching bracelet according to his designs, which he based on Roman models from the latter half of the 19th century, as worked by the Castellani family of goldsmiths.
Provenance
International aristocratic ownership.