Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

An enamel and moonstone pendant by Carlo Giuliano, circa 1870, the quatrefoil pendant centred with a cushion-shaped garnet set within four elongated moonstone cabochons, further spaced by polychrome enamel decorated fleur-de-lys motifs, gold mounted, maker’s mark ‘C.G’, length 47mm. £2,000-£3,000

The Italian jeweller Carlo Giuliano (1831-1895) was a leading exponent in the Renaissance revival style in the second half of the 19th century. A goldsmith and jeweller, he was working in London from 1860.

Giuliano’s career began initially in Naples, working for Alessandro Castellani, who sent him to London to establish a branch of the Casa Castellani. He left Castellani’s employ in the early 1860s, establishing his own workshops in Frith Street, Soho, and retailing his jewels through established jewellers such as Robert Phillips, Hunt & Roskell and C. F. Hancock. In 1874, he opened his own retail premises at 115 Piccadilly, specialising in beautifully detailed enamel work and unusual gemstones, inspired by the Renaissance style. The Frith Street workshops were retained until 1877 after which all production moved to the Piccadilly premises. Patronised by Queen Victoria, and a favourite of the Pre-Raphaelite artists and fashionable elite, the business proved successful. After Giuliano’s death in 1895, his two sons Carol and Arthur continued the business under the new name of Carlo & Arthur Giuliano, still operating from Piccadilly until 1912 when they moved to 48 Knightsbridge, although with the tragic suicide of Arthur in 1914, the shop finally closed its doors.
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Please note that this lot is subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside of the UK, as per our terms and conditions of business.