Victorian Pearl & Banded Agate Band by Carlo Giuliano mid-century corno portafortuna

corno portafortuna

Clarified (heat treatment)

or looped into 3-4 tiers

English hallmarks inside the band confirm the metal purity and the year it was made

It's heavy and substantial - clearly no expense spared - with the most lovely antique patina and width of a little over 5mm

Victorian Pearl & Banded Agate Band by Carlo Giuliano mid-century corno portafortunaThis relatively unassuming ring, although charming and characterful in its own way, was made in the workshop of one of the greatest jewellers to have practised the craft: Carlo Giuliano. Carlo Giuliano (1831 1895) was an Italian goldsmith, a protg of Alessandro Castellani who, in 1860, sent him to London to establish a branch of Casa Castellani. Giuliano settled down with his wife and son and opened a workshop on Frith street where this ring was made.