Niccola Marchesini | An Archaeological Revival sapphire and pearl bracelet, circa 1880

In the Etruscan Revival style, the central line of oval-cut sapphires, between courses of seed pearls, each in a corded wire surround, with granulation detail, to a similarly decorated double square clasp, signed Marchesini Firenze Roma, length 18.2cm

Footnote:

Following the huge popularity in the UK of Castellani's work, several contemporary jewellers also started creating jewels in the Archaeological Revival style in order to service the market created by traveling Britons. Marchesini started on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. The Murray's Handbooks for Rome record them as 'Court Jewellers' at 138 Corso in 1875 and they were still flourishing in 1900.