FRASCAROLO 1960 ITALY 18 KT GOLD TIGER BROOCH WITH 1.12 Ctw IN DIAMONDS & EMERALDS
GORGEOUS TIGER BROOCH DESIGNED BY FRASCAROLO.
A FANTASTIC HIGHLY SCULPTURED BROOCH, CREATED BY THE FAMED ITALIAN JEWELRY DESIGNER, PIERINO FRASCAROLO, DEPICTING A WHIMSICAL ROARING TIGER, WALKING TO THE LEFT WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN.
WAS MADE, AROUND THE 1960'S AND HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD. SUITED WITH A HINGED VERTICAL DOUBLE PINS WITH A TROMBONE SECURITY LOCK. ALSO CAN BE USED AS A PENDANT IN A LONG CHAIN.
THE STRIPES OF THE TIGER'S BODY AND THE NOSE ARE DECORATED WITH HOT ENAMEL APPLICATIONS OF BLACK AND RED COLOR.
THE FACE AND THE TAIL ARE PAVE SET WITH 56 EUROPEAN ROUND BRILLIANT CUTS DIAMONDS, 1.12 CARATS, G/H COLOR, VS-2 CLARITY. THE EYES ARE BEZEL SET WITH A PAIR OF ROUND CUTS OF NATURAL COLOMBIAN GREEN EMERALS (0.02 Ctw).
THIS PIECE HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 46.3 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 89 mm (3.5 Inches) BY 32 mm (1.26 Inches).
STAMPED AT THE REVERSE; WITH ITALIAN HALLMARKS, THE MAKER'S MARK FOR FRASCAROLO AND SIGNED WITH A PLAQUE, "MODELE DEPOSE F.C. MADE IN ITALY .750 18 Kt".
PIERINO FRASCAROLO, WAS BORN IN 1928 IN MILAN. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN APPRENTICE WITH THE FRATELLI LUNATI COMPANY. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE FOUNDED HIS OWN FIRM WITH PARTNER ALDO LENTI. IN 1948, HE MOVED HIS JEWELLERY FACTORY TO CORSO MATTEOTTI. HE IS WELL-KNOWN FOR HIS ENAMEL AND GOLD ANIMALS CREATED THROUGHOUT THE 1960S. LATER, LENTI AND FRASCAROLO SEPARATED AND THE LATTER FORMED FRASCAROLO & CO. IN NEW YORK CITY WITH MR. ADRIANO GUGLIADA. FRASCAROLO DIED IN VALENZA IN JULY 1976 AT THE YOUNG AGE OF FORTY-EIGHT.
NOTE: FRASCAROLO IS CONSIDERED BY MANY, THE DAVID WEBB FROM ITALY AND HIS JEWELRY WITH BEASTS AND WILD ANIMALS IN ENAMEL ARE WANTED AND CONSIDERED AS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE PIECES.
IT IS IN PRISTINE PERFECT CONDITION, WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS AT THE ENAMEL.
INVENTORY REF: P0000AION/1.112
