Details
- Styles
- Modern
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- 18K Gold
- Diamond
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Good Wear consistent with age and use. There are some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of … moreGood Wear consistent with age and use. There are some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. less
- Description
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This is part of Chairish’s Fine Jewelry assortment.
A very fine gold & diamond oval pendant by Henryk Kaston.
By … more This is part of Chairish’s Fine Jewelry assortment.
A very fine gold & diamond oval pendant by Henryk Kaston.
By repute, the pendant is meant to be a depiction of the Violin Virtuoso, Nicolo Paganini.
It features a full-figured cameo of Paginini (with bow and violin in hand) framed in pave-set diamonds in 18k gold.
Henryk Kaston was widely considered a Renaissance man and was a genuinely gifted craftsman.
He was most famous as a bow maker for violins and other string instruments. His bows have sold for as much as 6-figures at auction.
He was equally gifted as a goldsmith. He collaborator of Salvador Dali, and his jewelry is highly coveted today.
Date:
20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Fineness:
Marked 18k for gold fineness.
Marks:
18K
Measurements:
Height: ca. 27 mm
Width: ca. 17 mm
Depth: ca. 4 mm
Weight: ca. 5 grams
Gemstone Measurements:
29 Diamonds: each ca. 1.5-1.7 mm less
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