Archeological-revival cravat pin

Castellani

ca. 1880 · Gold and steel · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Archeological-revival cravat pin — Castellani

This cravat pin is formed of a gold shaft ending in a gold finial shaped and decorated to resemble a pine cone, with filigree to suggest the pine cone’s surface. The Castellani firm was the leading producer of archaeological-revival jewelry in the second half of the nineteenth century, and this cravat pin illustrates the scope of Castellani’s production.

Artist
Castellani
Date
ca. 1880
Medium
Gold and steel
Culture
Italian, Rome
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Gift of Judith H. Siegel, 2015

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