A mid Victorian Archaeological Revival gold and chrysoberyl catseye scarab ring by Castellani, circa 1870. The carved chrysoberyl scarab with an intaglio engraved base of a man's head, signed with the intertwined double CC mark.
Claw set in a beaded swivel mount on a simple hoop shank with twisted wire shoulders, the inner shank base applied with Castellani's intertwined double CC mark, finger size I
For another intaglio signed Castellani see: Porzio Biroli Stefanelli & Leone, Incisori in Pietra Dura a Piazza di Spagna, Firenze 2009.
Goffrey C. Munn, Castellani e Giuliano, plate 37, pag. 42
