GERMANO, NINO D'ANTONIO 18 KT GOLD CHAINED BRACELET WITH THEATER FACES MEDALLION

THEATER BRACELET DESIGNED BY NINO D'ANTONIO GERMANO (1926-).

A VINTAGE SCULPTURAL WEAREABLE PIECE OF ART, CREATED BY GERMANO IN ROME ITALY, CIRCA 1960. THIS THEATER FACES BRACELET IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF HIGHLY TEXTURED YELLOW GOLD AND IS SUITED WITH A PIN-CYLINDER LOCK WITH A HINGED FIGURE 8 FOR EXTRA SECURITY.

THIS IS COMPOSED BY 6 ELEMENTS, EACH ONE REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENT FACES OF THE GREEK AND ROMAN THEATER-COMEDIA. EACH HAS A UNIQUE EXPRESSION AND THE CONNECTORS IN BETWEEN ARE LIKE ROPES TO RAISE THE CURTAIN AND SOCKS ON THE STAGE.

NINO D'ANTONIO GERMANO IS AN ITALIAN SCULPTOR AND JEWELER. WAS BORN INTO THE ALFONSI JEWELRY FAMILY IN THE 1926. HE LIVED ABOVE THE FAMILY WORKSHOP IN THE VIA DEI GIUBBONARI IN ROME, AS A CHILD HE LEARN THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF MAKING JEWELRY. HIS WORK INCLUDED THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF LOST WAX CASTING, WHICH INVOLVE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL WAX SCULPTURE. THE PLASTER CAST FROM EACH PIECE CAN BE USED ONLY ONE TIME, RESULTING THAT EACH PIECE OF JEWELRY ARE UNIQUE. GERMANO FOCUSED ON CLASSICAL THEMES AS HIS INSPIRATION, FROM THE ANCIENTS GREEKS, THE ROMANS AND THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE.  GERMANO WAS ALSO A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED BRONZE SCULPTOR, DRAWER AND A PAINTER. IN ALL THESE DISCIPLINES, HE LOOKED BACK TO THE CLASSICAL THEMES, FOLLOWING THE TRADITION OF THE ARTIST JEWELERS AT THAT PERIOD. FIRST TYPIFIED BY BENVENUTO CELLINI AND DONATELLO IN THE 16TH CENTURY. HIS CRUDE SCULPTURES HAVE A REMINISCENCE OF THE FRENCH SCULPTOR AUGUSTE RODIN. HE PRODUCED WORKS OF EXTREME QUALITY AND INDIVIDUALITY, ELEVATING HIM TO BE CONSIDERED AMONG THE FINEST ARTIST JEWELERS.

HAVE A WEIGHT OF 34.3 Grams AND A LENGHT OF 7.5 Inches (19 Cm). TE WIDTH IS 20 mm (0.79 Inch).

EACH MEDALLION IS INDIVIDUALLY STAMPED WITH THE DESIGNER LOGO AND THE ENGRAVED SIGNATURE "GERMANO".

NOTE: ALL HIS SCULPTURAL JEWELRY ARE UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND PIECES AND INDIVIDUALLY HAND CRAFTED.

LITERATURE: NINO D'ANTONIO GERMANO, ARS MAIOR, ROMA 1974, Pp 92, 119-115 FOR SIMILAR EXAMPLES ILUSTRATED. S Brecker (translator), NINO D'ANTONIO GERMANO STUDIO, CATALOG BOOK, Pp. 118-119.

PROVENANCE: A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN PARIS, A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NEW YORK CITY.

IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH GORGEOUS RICH PATINA.

INVENTORY REF: B0000AAEN/.8245