GIULIO ZANCOLLA, Design for drop earring 1930s

design drawning of diamond drop earring. Mixed technique on tissue paper applied on cardboard.

Giulio Zancolla played a significant role in the history of 20th-century Roman fine jewelry, both as a designer and as a craftsman of classically styled jewelry.Born in 1908, Zancolla worked with the Bulgari house from 1933 to 1943. After the war, he continued his work by opening a renowned independent workshop in the historic center of the capital.The Zancolla atelier ceased operations in the early 1970s. Giulio Zancolla died in 1989, leaving behind a valuable legacy of jewelry designs created throughout his prolific career, from the early 1930s through the 1960s.
Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.