Blackberry Ring
Blackberry Ring
Artist
Anna Bacchelli
, active ca. 1938-1960
Italian
Date1940s
DimensionsH: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
MediumGold, tourmalines and onyx
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Rhoda L. and Roger M. Berkowitz in honor of Rita Barbour Kern
Object number
2003.14A
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 34, Jewelry Gallery
Collections
Published ReferencesTennenbaum, Suzanne and Janet Zapata, Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels, and Nature, New York, Vendome, 2006, repr. p. 112 (col.).Label TextAnna Bacchelli founded her firm Orisa Bacchelli in her native Turin, Italy, producing complex jewelry mostly inspired by nature. During World War II she continued creating for her private clientele despite the ban on the use of precious metals. She also worked for jewelry firms Buccellati and Van Cleef & Arpels during this period. In 1952, she sold her business to Roman boutique owner Mario Fasano and moved to Great Britain. Her works, which are usually not signed, are great rarities. This pair of rings of bombé (domed) design was intended to be worn on the same finger. The matching set with cabochon rubies and black onyx, respectively, represent a ripe and an unripe blackberry. Each ring has the same foliate setting and is contoured so that one fits snuggly against the other.- Decorative Arts
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Late 19th century
Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Pierre Delabarre
Glass: before 1630; Mount: c. 1630; Case: c. 1700
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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