A pair of gold Etruscan Revival earrings attributed to Melillo

A pair of gold Etruscan Revival earrings attributed to Melillo, c1870, depicting putti riding doves, with large hoop attachments surmounted by later stud fittings, 3.5cm high

For a similar pair of earrings by Giacinto Melillo see WEBER SOROS, S. and WALKER, S., Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewellery, page 318, fig.12-2. The pair of earrings exhibited in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

For another similar pair see FALES, M., Jewellery in America, 1600-1900, p.348, pl.229 and Christie's New York, (15 September 1983), lot 208

Accompanied by original purchase receipt from Greens of Cheltenham Ltd dated 11th June 2007