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108. MR BUCCELLATI: EVENING BAG IN RUBY, DIAMONDS, SILK AND …
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108. MR BUCCELLATI: EVENING BAG IN RUBY, DIAMONDS, SILK AND …
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
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108. MR BUCCELLATI: EVENING BAG IN RUBY, DIAMONDS, SILK AND VELVET
A red velvet bag with a silk lining, featuring a filigree clasp adorned with navette-cut and round-cut rubies and rose-cut diamonds, signed ‘M BUCCELLATI for Mario Buccellati’, metal hallmarked for silver and 18-carat gold (750 ‰), dimensions 18 x 14 cm, gross weight 77.66 g.
Born in Ancona in 1891, Mario Buccellati grew up in Milan, where he began an apprenticeship with the goldsmiths Beltrami and Besnati, in the heart of the La Scala district. He spent several years there training in the tradition of Italian goldsmithing before buying the workshop in 1919 to establish his own firm. His work is distinguished by a rare technique: translating into gold the delicacy of lace, the weave of tulle and the structure of a honeycomb – a feat that would bring him renown far beyond Italy. His firm soon counted amongst its clientele the royal families of Italy, Spain and Egypt, as well as the Vatican, and the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, a loyal client and friend, nicknamed him the ‘Prince of Goldsmiths’. On his death in 1965, his expertise was passed on to his sons, who have carried on the family business from generation to generation.
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