An Art Deco 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the symbol for the Air Force, being a pair of wings with a crown above and a face below (possibly of Medusa - two locks closely resemble snakes). The letters FIM below the crown in blue enamel. The pendant is extremely finely detailed and well made. The reverse features the date 14-1-933 and the number XI (11) in raised script, and is signed F. Chiappe and marked 750 for 18 karat gold.
Dimensions: 2 x 3.1 x 0.27 cm (not including jump ring)
Weight: 4.77 grams
(Chain not included)
Filippo Chiappe 1863 – 1936, studied jewellery at the Academy of Arts in Massa, Italy. He later trained in both Alger and Paris. He returned to Genoa to be a director at Vassallo and then founded his own business on the Via Roma, Genoa, later opening in Milan, Paris and Rome.