Details
A late 19th Century gold and oxidised silver demi-parure by Marchesini, the brooch modelled as a winged cherub on a raft paddling with an oar, his bow and quiver lying beside him, the reverse with oval plate, Marchesini, Firenze, and a pair of matching cherub and oar drop earrings.
See Front Cover Illustration (3)
See Front Cover Illustration (3)
Further details
The firm of Nicola Marchesini had branches in Rome and in Florence. A comparable cherub suite is illustrated in the Art of the Jeweller, A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum, plate 53 and discussed in the accompanying volume of text.