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A RUBY AND CHRYSOPRASE FRINGE NECKLACE BY CARLO GIULIANO
In the Indian style, the cabochon chrysoprase necklace suspending openwork ruby foliate panels suspending cabochon chrysoprase drops with seed-pearl surmounts, circa 1875, unsigned, 15 3/4in. overall length, the hook clasp and safety chains adapted, small drop missing at back, in original fitted case with decorated velvet interior and retailer's address C. Giuliano, 115 Piccadilly, London, the leather exterior tooled overall with stylised flowers
Cf. C. Gere and G. Munn, Artists' Jewellery, Antique Collectors Club, 1989, p.72, col.pl. 26 for a similar necklace also unsigned
In the Indian style, the cabochon chrysoprase necklace suspending openwork ruby foliate panels suspending cabochon chrysoprase drops with seed-pearl surmounts, circa 1875, unsigned, 15 3/4in. overall length, the hook clasp and safety chains adapted, small drop missing at back, in original fitted case with decorated velvet interior and retailer's address C. Giuliano, 115 Piccadilly, London, the leather exterior tooled overall with stylised flowers
Cf. C. Gere and G. Munn, Artists' Jewellery, Antique Collectors Club, 1989, p.72, col.pl. 26 for a similar necklace also unsigned