LUIGI ROSI Antique 14K (585) 18K (750) gold... Lot 18

LUIGI ROSI Antique 14K (585) 18K (750) gold half-set comprising a brooch with a cameo carved with a portrait of Diana in profile, in a finely worked setting; a pair of matching earrings in 14K gold and cameos on agates carved with figures in profile. The main cameo signed, located "Roma Piazza di Spagna" and dated 86, the smaller ones signed. Italian work of the late 19th century. Height of the brooch : 4 cm approximately ; of the earrings : 3 cm approximately. Gross weight: 32.1 g (small lack; screw system) A late 19th century cameo set by Luigi Rosi Luigi Rosi's work is held in the collections of museums such as the British Museum and the Metroplitan Museum in New York. Charlotte Gere & Judy Rudoe, The art of the jeweller, A catalogue of the Hull Grundy gift to the British Museum, London 1984, p. 136, fig. 907