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Cameo's history

Napoli it is a city full of nuances. Often in the Neapolitan tradition the myth merges with the history, even the art of working the Cameorooted in legend. It is said that the ancient Greeks already practiced this art, to then become the Roman amanuensis art after the Greeks themselves were conquered by Rome.

The Romans incorporated this art into everyday life but especially into religious worship ceremonies. With the advent of Christianity and of Middle Ages this art fell into oblivion, so much so that it was practiced above all in the African regions overlooking the Mediterranean, until 1800 when Italy and, in particular Naples with Torre del Greco and its craftsmen.

The art of cameo manufacturing developed in Naples in the Torre del Greco area together with that of coral, thanks to trade from Africa and Central America. Torre del Greco reached the pinnacle of success thanks to its craftsmen, so much so that, in 1876, the School of Engraving on Coral and Industrial Artistic Design, turning the country into a tower for processing coral and the most important shells in the world.

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Sardonic cameos

Artist: Gennaro Garofalo

Size: 100x75mm

Product number: GG0003

Artist: Carlo Parlati

Size: 70x53mm

Product number: CP0001

Artist: Carlo Parlati

Size: 53x70mm

Product number: CP0002

Artist: Vincenzo Romito

Size: 70x55mm

Product number: VR0021

Artist: Giannamaria Garofalo

Size: 45x35mm

Product number: GG0004

Artist: Patrizia Parlati

Size: 80x60mm

Product number: PP0002

Artist: Patrizia Parlati

Size: 80x60mm

Product number: PP0003

Artist: Patrizia Parlati

Size: 80x80mm

Product number: VC0001

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Cornelian Cameos

Quality: Old style

Size: 60x45mm

Product number: VI0001

Quality: Artistic

Size: 40x30mm

Product number: PP0002

Quality: A

Size: 40x30mm

Product number: CE0001

Quality: Extra

Size: 16x12mm

Product number: TE0001

Quality: B

Size: 16x12mm

Product number: TA0001

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Ancient Cameos

Material: Cornelian

Size: 50x37.5mm

Product number: AQ0050 (1840)

Material: Sardonic

Size: 40x30mm

Product number: AQ0040 (1860)

Material: Cornelian

Size: 45x33mm

Product number: AQ0045 (1850)

Material: Lava stone

Size: 120x80mm

Product number: Danza sotto il Vesuvio (1750)

Material: Cornelian

Size: 25x18mm

Product number: AQ0025 (1900)

Material: Sardonic

Size: 60x45mm

Product number: AQ0010 (1800)

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Mounted Cameos

Material: Sardonic shell

Size: 65x35mm

Frame: Oro 14kt

Product number: 3G0035

Material: Sardonic shell

Size: 55x41mm

Frame: Oro 18kt

Product number: MT0002

Material: Sardonic shell

Size: 65X35mm

Frame: Oro 18kt

Product number: MT0001

Material: Sardonic shell

Size: 45x34mm

Frame: Oro 14kt

Product number: MC0040

Material: Sardonic shell

Size: 80x60mm

Frame: Oro 18kt

Product number: MT0003

Material: Sardonic shell

Size: 50x37.5mm

Frame: Oro 14kt

Product number: PN0050