Josanne Cassar | Talk on 19th Century Maltese Filigree Jewellery

A talk on 19^th Century Maltese filigree jewellery is being given by Marika Azzopardi BA (Hons), AJP, at Obelisk Auctions Gallery in Attard on Friday March 16. The talk will delve into the different aspects of filigree jewellery, Malta in the 19^th Century and what led to Maltese filigree acquiring such a strong placing among other Mediterranean and European jewellery forms.

Marika Azzopardi is a well-known and prolific journalist, writer, art reviewer and blogger as well as being a qualified art historian who has carried out an in-depth research into the topic of Maltese filigree jewellery, the first of its kind in Malta. She has researched Maltese filigree jewellery in several Maltese museums and private collections as well as at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. In 2009, Mrs Azzopardi organised a filigree exhibition showing contemporary filigree items by two leading freelance filigree makers at Palazzo Castellania, Valletta.

The talk, 19^th Century Maltese Filigree Jewellery, will be held at the Obelisk Auctions Gallery, Villa Drusilla, No 1,Mdina Road, Attard, on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7.30pm. Please call 79663266 to reserve a seat.

Talk on 19th Century Maltese Filigree Jewellery

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