An Italian important gold-mounted cameo habill fringe necklace and pair of earrings en suite
The cylindrical woven gold necklace mounted with seven graduated onyx cameos carved in the three layers with blackamoor profiles, each head embellished with gemset headdress or jewels, the bloomed gold settings of lozenge outline with tear-shaped drops and applied seed pearl decoration, the eight triangular-shaped links between decorated en suite, with a pair of matching earrings, circa 1870, the hook clasp with Rome hallmark, in original fitted purple velvet case, necklace 41.0 cm long (3)
Provenance
Formerly in the possession of the Baronesse Trouv whose family (related to the poet Alfred de Vigny 1797-1863) lived in a palace in the Place Pacquet, Lyons. The Trouvs often visited Paris and Rome where Giulia Trouv met and married Colonel Romulo dei Marchesi Corsi (of the family Marchesi di Caiazzo from Sicily and Florence). The house in Florence they built and lived in still exists at Passeggiata di Ripetta 22, and a painting showing the Baronesse wearing the necklace is reproduced in this catalogue