Designed as a series of large textured anchor-chain links, length approximately 230mm, signed Cannilla Masenza, partial assay and maker's marks, gross weight approximately 116 grams.

Partially stamped 750 for 18 carat gold. Partial maker's mark. Signed Cannilla Masenza Roma. Scratches and partial areas of discolouration to metal surfaces consistent with wear. Secure clasp. In good condition.
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Mario Masenza (1913-1985) was heir to the jewellers who supplied the Italian Royal Family. In Rome, trading under the family name Masenza, their jewellery shop was founded in 1924. In the 1940s Mario Masenza established the 'School of Rome'. This group of artists including Cannilla, Guerrini, Afro and Mirko Basaldella, adopted an experimental and creative approach to fashioning jewellery, fusing ancient metalwork techniques with contemporary aesthetics.