Antonio CARLI - Lot 658

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Antonio CARLI - Lot 658
Antonio CARLI 18K yellow gold cruciform pendant (750‰) featuring the Mystical Lamb of the Apocalypse at its center, rendered in micro-mosaics of glass paste enhanced with gold, surrounded by micro-mosaics depicting the Christogram as well as the Alpha and Omega. The back serves as a keepsake compartment that opens under glass (minor distortions at the hinges). Dimensions: approximately 49 x 51 mm, signed on the back. Roman craftsmanship, mid-19th century. Gross weight: 15.00 gr CM Antonio CARLI (1830–1870) served his apprenticeship under Adriano Fabbri and became a master goldsmith in Rome in 1856; specializing in Neo-Byzantine jewelry in the early Christian style for clients on the Grand Tour. For another pendant by this goldsmith, shaped like an ancient oil lamp and from the Hull Grundy Collection, see the British Museum in London, Inv. No. 1978,1002.126.
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