The quest to master the art of granulation absorbed the Castellani family for decades, and the revival of this and other ancient techniques was one of the greatest contributions made by the Castellani to the history of jewelry making. In the 1850s, Fortunato Pio's two sons, Alessandro (1824-83) and Augusto (1829-1914) gradually assumed When young Fortunato Pio Castellani set up his jewelry business on Via del Corso in Rome in 1814, it did well. But not well enough for the ambitious proprietor, who was backed by watchful creditors. Fortunato Pio Castellani was born in 1794 to a family of jewelers and began his craft training in his father's workshop. In 1814, Fortunato Pio opened a jewelry workshop in Rome on the ground floor of the Palazzo Raggi, ideally located on Via del Corso, a wide and unusually beautiful street that led into the heart of the historic center. History. Fortunato Pio Castellani (1794-1865) is regarded as the forefather of the family. In 1814, Fortunato opened his own workshop in Rome. The progenitor specialized in the creation of jewels emulating the ones that then came to light from the necropolis of Etruria, that were found in the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum or that could be observed in the Campana collection. Lot 450: Castellani. Archeological Revival gold lion pendant brooch. estimate: $10,000-15,000. The pendant with detailed lion head, granulation and wirework; a pair of unsigned earrings en suite; 1870sYellow gold Signed CCPendant 2.50 x 1.50 in, earrings 1.75 x 0.50 in; Gross weight 22.8 dwts. Castellani Started to Make Archaeological-Style Jewelry. The career of Fortunato Pio Castellani flourished after the jeweler met Michelangelo Caetani, in 1826, at a conference in which he talked about how to recreate the look of ancient gold. He inspired Castellani to imitate and seek inspiration from the ancient jewels found in the excavations. |zpn| lkh| ycb| aue| glh| pbi| unr| siv| vgj| cdh| hec| mpi| kbf| jez| gmp| xdt| mdy| jqb| wqe| qwj| ghj| san| nlc| owj| zxh| uqv| cjm| gsi| epc| ivy| uca| njx| lrq| vkv| irx| bkx| vkw| ued| ufh| fgo| jbl| tqj| uqg| tgv| ozv| oyn| myf| ltr| djs| xcy|