{"product_id":"victorian-pearl-banded-agate-band-by-carlo-giuliano","title":"Victorian Pearl \u0026 Banded Agate Band by Carlo Giuliano","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis relatively unassuming ring, although charming and characterful in its own way, was made in the workshop of one of the greatest jewellers to have practised the craft: Carlo Giuliano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlo Giuliano (1831-1895) was an Italian goldsmith, a protégé of Alessandro Castellani who, in 1860, sent him to London to establish a branch of Casa Castellani. Giuliano settled down with his wife and son and opened a workshop on Frith street where this ring was made. In the early years his jewels were retailed through the firms of Hunt \u0026amp; Roskell, C.F. Hancock, and Robert Phillips, until he eventually opened his own shop in 1874. He caused something of a sensation on account of his spectacular revivalist enamel work, often in the renaissance or archaeological styles, but upon executing designs by some of the prominent Pre-Raphaelites, Giuliano transcended into yet headier realms:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The collaboration of these artists* with Giuliano was to result in an elegant - even exquisite - hybrid: not Victorian revivalist, not Art Nouveau, not Arts and Crafts, but a style \u003cem\u003ehors catégorie\u003c\/em\u003e which had its roots in the Renaissance both formally and technically. It might be said to be the purest ‘artistic’ style, since the stylistic borrowings are submerged in the personal manner of the artists themselves the pastiche element so prevalent in nineteenth century jewellery is for once overcome.” [‘Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery’ by Charlotte Gere \u0026amp; Geoffrey C. Munn, 1989]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe found this ring on the long road home from Scotland, tucked away in a small provincial antiques centre labelled simply \"Victorian banded agate and pearl ring, 18ct gold, Scottish\". I clocked the maker's mark straight away and, having checked with a handful of dealers and experts (cross-referenced with examples in the Met and the British Museum), confirmed the C.G in an oval cartouche is indeed one of Giuliano's early London marks (his second, after the Castellani-style crossed CG). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Edward Burne-Jones, E.J. Poynter, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Victorian, circa 1870\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRing size: L 1\/2 or 6 US. Resizeable for £55\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth at head: 6.2mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStones: Natural Pearl \u0026amp; Banded Agate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: Stamped 18, Giuliano's second mark C.G in oval cartouche\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Great antique condition, light wear consistent with age\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50983332905272,"sku":"LO2488b","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/victorian-pearl-banded-agate-band-by-carlo-giuliano-1681068.jpg?v=1755310564","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/victorian-pearl-banded-agate-band-by-carlo-giuliano","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}