Renaissance-revival necklace by Carlo and Arthur Giuliano.

I've given you a peek of the Guliano dynasty's intricate work before. This piece is as complex and opulent as that one was subtle. It's mind-blowing.

Renaissance-revival gold and enamel gem-set necklace, Victorian, turn of the century, Edwardian, Belle Epoque, festoon, swag, fringe, pear shaped, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, rubies, purple spinel,


You see my point? Hyperbole is not possible when talking about this necklace. First of all, you can bet I'm obsessed with the color scheme. Pink, green, diamonds, blues, yellows! This is a happy necklace.

It's also a really impressive one. Bentley & Skinner calls it "an important Renaissance-revival gold and enamel gem-set necklace by Carlo and Arthur Giuliano." For background on the Giuliano family, please see this post.

Made between 1895 and 1914, this Renaissance-revival necklace is composed of gold openwork links applied with vivid enamel in tones of yellow and green. These links support festoons and fringes of various circular and pear-shaped colored stones including pink, blue and yellow sapphire, rubies, and purple spinel.

It's about 15 inches in length (I assume that's not including the festoons and fringes, but the description doesn't specify) and is signed "C. & A.G."

Renaissance-revival gold and enamel gem-set necklace, Victorian, turn of the century, Edwardian, Belle Epoque, festoon, swag, fringe, pear shaped, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, rubies, purple spinel,


Look how impossibly delicate and deliberate the tiny details on the enamel are. It would have been so easy to make that plain green, but it's patterned and embellished with all sorts of other colors. A work of art made of tiny works of art.

Renaissance-revival gold and enamel gem-set necklace, Victorian, turn of the century, Edwardian, Belle Epoque, festoon, swag, fringe, pear shaped, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, rubies, purple spinel,


This amazing piece is currently for sale at Bentley & Skinner. All images and info in this post are thanks to Bentley & Skinner.

BONUS. Here's a 2nd one. Because why not?

monochromatic, monochrome, black and white, enamel, antique stylized links, accented by old-cut diamond spacers, the front suspending a swag terminating in a pear-shaped rose-cut diamond, mounted in 18K yellow gold.


This one's a solo number, just made by Carlo Guliano. It's black and white, which sends me straight into ecstatic dreams of colorful gowns and cocktail dress. How divine would this be with a bright, buttercup yellow or a deep purple?

monochromatic, monochrome, black and white, enamel, antique stylized links, accented by old-cut diamond spacers, the front suspending a swag terminating in a pear-shaped rose-cut diamond, mounted in 18K yellow gold.


Much like its colorful cousin above, its the tiny details that make this piece so exceptional. The necklace is designed as a graduated series of white and black enamel stylized links, accented by old-cut diamond spacers, the front suspending a swag terminating in a pear-shaped rose-cut diamond, mounted in 18K yellow gold.

It's polka dotted, for pete's sake. How amazing can one necklace be?

monochromatic, monochrome, black and white, enamel, antique stylized links, accented by old-cut diamond spacers, the front suspending a swag terminating in a pear-shaped rose-cut diamond, mounted in 18K yellow gold.
 
The correct answer to that question is: really pretty amazing, apparently.

This fabulous piece is currently for sale at Phillips. All images and info in this post are thanks to Phillips.

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