GEM-SET BLACKAMOOR BROOCH

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GEM-SET BLACKAMOOR BROOCH
Designed as a carved blackamoor male head, wearing pearl earrings, his yellow gold and silver turban enhanced by circular cabochon opal triplets and an oval cabochon opal, his tunic set with circular cabochon opal triplets and pearls, mounted in 18K yellow gold and silver, in a signed suede pouch
Signed by G. Nardi
The blackamoor motif has been popular in jewelry since the time of the Romans, and has been prominent in figurative design ever since. The present brooch was designed by Giulio Nardi, one of the most important of the Venetian jewelers. From its elegant premises on the Piazza di San Marco, the firm produces what are considered the most beautiful of the blackamoor designs to be found on today's market.