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A turquoise bead necklace by Buccellati, the graduated row of turquoise beads terminating in a collet-set cabochon clasp, with textured satin ‘rigato’ finish, signed ‘Buccellati’ and ‘750’, length 56cm.
£2,000-£3,000
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The Italian firm Buccellati is famous for its rich textural gold jewellery spanning the decades from the 1920s to the 1960s. Their finest pieces are bold and immediately recognisable.
Born in to a family of goldsmiths in 1892, Mario Bucellati was apprenticed to the jewellers and goldsmiths Beltrami & Bernati. In 1919 he opened his own jewellery store and workshop on the Largo Santa Maria, near the Teatro alla Scalla, in Milan. In 1951 Mario and his son Luca opened their first store in New York, with another following, on 5th Avenue, in 1954.
Mario Buccellati was the first to introduce the technique of texture-engraving, often using mixed metals of silver and gold, or platinum and gold. The different engraving techniques are called rigato (parallel lines cut onto the surface of metal to obtain a sheen effect), telato (texture, obtained by fine cross-hatched lines), segrinato (engraving in every directions with overlapping textures), ornato (decoration based on natural forms such as animals, leaves and flowers), and modellato (the most delicate engraving technique which consists of reproducing several designs chiselled in three dimensions). When the process is complete, the finish will often resemble a fine fabric - linen, lace or silk.
In 1971 Gianmaria Buccellati, grandson of Mario, set up his own eponymous jewellery firm, going on to open stores around the world, including the Place Vendome in Paris. He also set the Italian Gemological Institute, IGI, in 1973, remaining as it’s president for the next quarter century.
In 2011, the two firms of Mario Buccellati and Gianmaria Buccellati merged to form the single firm of Buccellati.
Exhibitions of Buccellati jewels include:
1995: The Art of Buccellati, at the Academy of Sciences in San Fransisco, USA and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
2000: Buccellati, Art in Gold, Silver and Gems, at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, in Washington DC, USA.
2008: Buccellati, Timeless Art at the State Museum of Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia (this is the first exhibition dedicated to a still living jeweller)
See: https://uk.buccellati.com/en/timeline
Literature:
Ragot, Vincent-Emmanuel, Gianmaria Buccellati, pub. Assouline Publishing.
Luzzatto, Sylvia, ed., Buccellati: Timeless Art, pub. Moscow Kremlin Museums, 2008.
£2,000-£3,000
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The Italian firm Buccellati is famous for its rich textural gold jewellery spanning the decades from the 1920s to the 1960s. Their finest pieces are bold and immediately recognisable.
Born in to a family of goldsmiths in 1892, Mario Bucellati was apprenticed to the jewellers and goldsmiths Beltrami & Bernati. In 1919 he opened his own jewellery store and workshop on the Largo Santa Maria, near the Teatro alla Scalla, in Milan. In 1951 Mario and his son Luca opened their first store in New York, with another following, on 5th Avenue, in 1954.
Mario Buccellati was the first to introduce the technique of texture-engraving, often using mixed metals of silver and gold, or platinum and gold. The different engraving techniques are called rigato (parallel lines cut onto the surface of metal to obtain a sheen effect), telato (texture, obtained by fine cross-hatched lines), segrinato (engraving in every directions with overlapping textures), ornato (decoration based on natural forms such as animals, leaves and flowers), and modellato (the most delicate engraving technique which consists of reproducing several designs chiselled in three dimensions). When the process is complete, the finish will often resemble a fine fabric - linen, lace or silk.
In 1971 Gianmaria Buccellati, grandson of Mario, set up his own eponymous jewellery firm, going on to open stores around the world, including the Place Vendome in Paris. He also set the Italian Gemological Institute, IGI, in 1973, remaining as it’s president for the next quarter century.
In 2011, the two firms of Mario Buccellati and Gianmaria Buccellati merged to form the single firm of Buccellati.
Exhibitions of Buccellati jewels include:
1995: The Art of Buccellati, at the Academy of Sciences in San Fransisco, USA and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
2000: Buccellati, Art in Gold, Silver and Gems, at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, in Washington DC, USA.
2008: Buccellati, Timeless Art at the State Museum of Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia (this is the first exhibition dedicated to a still living jeweller)
See: https://uk.buccellati.com/en/timeline
Literature:
Ragot, Vincent-Emmanuel, Gianmaria Buccellati, pub. Assouline Publishing.
Luzzatto, Sylvia, ed., Buccellati: Timeless Art, pub. Moscow Kremlin Museums, 2008.
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A turquoise bead necklace by Buccellati, the graduated row of turquoise beads terminating in a collet-set cabochon clasp, with textured satin ‘rigato’ finish, signed ‘Buccellati’ and ‘750’, length 56cm.
£2,000-£3,000
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The Italian firm Buccellati is famous for its rich textural gold jewellery spanning the decades from the 1920s to the 1960s. Their finest pieces are bold and immediately recognisable.
Born in to a family of goldsmiths in 1892, Mario Bucellati was apprenticed to the jewellers and goldsmiths Beltrami & Bernati. In 1919 he opened his own jewellery store and workshop on the Largo Santa Maria, near the Teatro alla Scalla, in Milan. In 1951 Mario and his son Luca opened their first store in New York, with another following, on 5th Avenue, in 1954.
Mario Buccellati was the first to introduce the technique of texture-engraving, often using mixed metals of silver and gold, or platinum and gold. The different engraving techniques are called rigato (parallel lines cut onto the surface of metal to obtain a sheen effect), telato (texture, obtained by fine cross-hatched lines), segrinato (engraving in every directions with overlapping textures), ornato (decoration based on natural forms such as animals, leaves and flowers), and modellato (the most delicate engraving technique which consists of reproducing several designs chiselled in three dimensions). When the process is complete, the finish will often resemble a fine fabric - linen, lace or silk.
In 1971 Gianmaria Buccellati, grandson of Mario, set up his own eponymous jewellery firm, going on to open stores around the world, including the Place Vendome in Paris. He also set the Italian Gemological Institute, IGI, in 1973, remaining as it’s president for the next quarter century.
In 2011, the two firms of Mario Buccellati and Gianmaria Buccellati merged to form the single firm of Buccellati.
Exhibitions of Buccellati jewels include:
1995: The Art of Buccellati, at the Academy of Sciences in San Fransisco, USA and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
2000: Buccellati, Art in Gold, Silver and Gems, at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, in Washington DC, USA.
2008: Buccellati, Timeless Art at the State Museum of Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia (this is the first exhibition dedicated to a still living jeweller)
See: https://uk.buccellati.com/en/timeline
Literature:
Ragot, Vincent-Emmanuel, Gianmaria Buccellati, pub. Assouline Publishing.
Luzzatto, Sylvia, ed., Buccellati: Timeless Art, pub. Moscow Kremlin Museums, 2008.
£2,000-£3,000
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The Italian firm Buccellati is famous for its rich textural gold jewellery spanning the decades from the 1920s to the 1960s. Their finest pieces are bold and immediately recognisable.
Born in to a family of goldsmiths in 1892, Mario Bucellati was apprenticed to the jewellers and goldsmiths Beltrami & Bernati. In 1919 he opened his own jewellery store and workshop on the Largo Santa Maria, near the Teatro alla Scalla, in Milan. In 1951 Mario and his son Luca opened their first store in New York, with another following, on 5th Avenue, in 1954.
Mario Buccellati was the first to introduce the technique of texture-engraving, often using mixed metals of silver and gold, or platinum and gold. The different engraving techniques are called rigato (parallel lines cut onto the surface of metal to obtain a sheen effect), telato (texture, obtained by fine cross-hatched lines), segrinato (engraving in every directions with overlapping textures), ornato (decoration based on natural forms such as animals, leaves and flowers), and modellato (the most delicate engraving technique which consists of reproducing several designs chiselled in three dimensions). When the process is complete, the finish will often resemble a fine fabric - linen, lace or silk.
In 1971 Gianmaria Buccellati, grandson of Mario, set up his own eponymous jewellery firm, going on to open stores around the world, including the Place Vendome in Paris. He also set the Italian Gemological Institute, IGI, in 1973, remaining as it’s president for the next quarter century.
In 2011, the two firms of Mario Buccellati and Gianmaria Buccellati merged to form the single firm of Buccellati.
Exhibitions of Buccellati jewels include:
1995: The Art of Buccellati, at the Academy of Sciences in San Fransisco, USA and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
2000: Buccellati, Art in Gold, Silver and Gems, at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, in Washington DC, USA.
2008: Buccellati, Timeless Art at the State Museum of Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia (this is the first exhibition dedicated to a still living jeweller)
See: https://uk.buccellati.com/en/timeline
Literature:
Ragot, Vincent-Emmanuel, Gianmaria Buccellati, pub. Assouline Publishing.
Luzzatto, Sylvia, ed., Buccellati: Timeless Art, pub. Moscow Kremlin Museums, 2008.
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