Byzantium precious blackamoor 1960s
VIDEO Venetian Moretto, 1960s/1970s, 18 kt yellow gold, 1 carat brilliant-cut diamonds, hand-carved ebony, dimensions 5 cm. Bisanzio is not a Moretto: it is a fragment of Venetian history that has survived the years, a piece from the 1960s/1970s born in an era when goldsmith craftsmanship knew no computers or shortcuts. Its hand-carved ebony bust is a small sculpture, smooth as silk and sculpted with a precision rarely seen today. On this dark and perfect body rests an 18 kt yellow gold “dress,” a masterpiece of adaptation: the diamond-studded crescents follow the curvature of the bust as if they were born together, a harmony of volumes that only the hand of a true master can achieve. On the back, a mesmerizing detail: an engraved Venetian winged lion, surrounded by openwork reminiscent of a dawn breaking over the lagoon, with light filtering through the golden architecture like a spring morning in San Marco. And then the headdress: not the usual turban, but a finely engraved gold cap, an extremely rare element in the Moretti tradition. At the center, a diamond that is more than just an ornament: it elegantly conceals the link to wear it as a pendant, transforming a technical necessity into a gesture of pure refinement. Bisanzio is a piece that is not simply worn: it speaks for itself.
A Moretto of exceptional craftsmanship, rare in its era, style, and invention. Unique, like the Venice that inspired it.
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VIDEO Venetian Moretto, 1960s/1970s, 18 kt yellow gold, 1 carat brilliant-cut diamonds, hand-carved ebony, dimensions 5 cm. Bisanzio is not a Moretto: it is a fragment of Venetian history that has survived the years, a piece from the 1960s/1970s born in an era when goldsmith craftsmanship knew no computers or shortcuts. Its hand-carved ebony bust is a small sculpture, smooth as silk and sculpted with a precision rarely seen today. On this dark and perfect body rests an 18 kt yellow gold “dress,” a masterpiece of adaptation: the diamond-studded crescents follow the curvature of the bust as if they were born together, a harmony of volumes that only the hand of a true master can achieve. On the back, a mesmerizing detail: an engraved Venetian winged lion, surrounded by openwork reminiscent of a dawn breaking over the lagoon, with light filtering through the golden architecture like a spring morning in San Marco. And then the headdress: not the usual turban, but a finely engraved gold cap, an extremely rare element in the Moretti tradition. At the center, a diamond that is more than just an ornament: it elegantly conceals the link to wear it as a pendant, transforming a technical necessity into a gesture of pure refinement. Bisanzio is a piece that is not simply worn: it speaks for itself.
A Moretto of exceptional craftsmanship, rare in its era, style, and invention. Unique, like the Venice that inspired it.
