{"product_id":"nardi-articulated-coral-turtle-brooch-in-18kt-gold-with-diamonds-sapphires","title":"NARDI Venice 1960 Articulated Coral Turtle Brooch In 18Kt Gold Diamonds \u0026 Sapphires","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA gem set turtle-brooch designed by \u003ci\u003eNardi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA very rare brooch created in Venice, Italy, by the iconic and exclusive Venetian jewelry house \u003cstrong\u003eGiulio \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eNardi\u003c\/b\u003e, circa 1950–1960. This unique and highly collectible piece, conceived in the form of a turtle, was masterfully crafted in solid 18-karat yellow gold with a polished finish. Reflecting the whimsical yet refined aesthetic for which Nardi is renowned, the brooch displays exceptional attention to both design and engineering. The four legs and head are fully articulated, allowing for subtle movement and enhancing the lifelike character of the piece. The turtle’s shell is carved from a superb specimen of natural Sardinian red coral, exhibiting rich color and fine surface quality. The remaining elements are lavishly embellished with\u003cem\u003e two-hundred-fifty-six\u003c\/em\u003e pavé-set white, colorless diamonds, while the eyes are accented with two vivid blue sapphires, adding a striking point of contrast. The brooch is fitted at the reverse with dual hinged pin stems and a safety hook, ensuring secure wear. An exceptional example of mid-20th-century Italian craftsmanship, this piece embodies Nardi’s tradition of creating one-of-a-kind jewels that combine sculptural artistry, technical sophistication, and the use of fine-quality gemstones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003eCountry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003e: Venice, Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003e: Baroque revival, 1960.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003eDesigner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003e: Nardi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003eMaterials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003e: Yellow gold, Sardinian red coral, white diamonds and blue sapphires.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003eDiamonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003e: Mount in pave settings, with \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e calibrated round brilliant cuts diamonds, with a combined total weight of \u003cstrong\u003e7.78 carats\u003c\/strong\u003e, white colorless F\/G color, VS clarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCoral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: The main body of the turtle is \u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e large carved cabochon cut of natural Sardinian red coral, with a weight of about \u003cb\u003e100 carats\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eSapphires\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: Mount in bezel settings, with \u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e round cabochons cut of natural vivid blue sapphires, with a combined total weight of about \u003cb\u003e0.14 carats\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBirthstone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: Coral for the month of March and blue sapphires for September. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: 52.80 Grams (33.85 Dwt).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMeasurements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: 65 mm by 58 mm by 20 mm (2.56 x 2.28 x 0.79 Inches).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHallmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eStamped with the maker's company logo-mark, the Italian mark for the assay and warranty of the 18kt yellow gold and signed in full as follows, \"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNARDI .750\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eNardi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe company is a jewelry that was founded in Venice, Italy by Giulio Nardi (1897-1976) in 1926. The recent founded firm opened a workshop at the # 69 in St. Marks square. His son Sergio Nardi joins the family venture in the 1940 and his grandson Alberto Nardi are still running the firm. Today the business remains at the same original location, always offering one of a kind and exclusive jewels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCollateral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: This \u003cb\u003eNardi\u003c\/b\u003e turtle brooch is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe overall condition of this \u003cb\u003eNardi\u003c\/b\u003e turtle brooch is excellent. Beside the little normal wear there is no damage to the gold. The \u003cb\u003e259\u003c\/b\u003e gemstones are secured in the settings. This brooch was carefully inspected to guarantee the condition \u0026amp; authenticity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eINVENTORY REF: P041726MEREN\/1.269                            GA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Fine Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42357105328210,"sku":"P041726MEREN\/1.269","price":49500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/4442\/6057\/files\/IMG_1258_1.jpg?v=1775419838","url":"https:\/\/treasurefinejewelry.com\/products\/nardi-articulated-coral-turtle-brooch-in-18kt-gold-with-diamonds-sapphires","provider":"Treasure Fine Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}