Cassis madagascariensis - Cameo - Hand-engraved cameo
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Unisex specimen, antique handmade shell cameo on Cassis madagascariensis by Frulio of Torre del Greco, Italy, depicting a southern Italian village scene with a public well, weighing 13.07 g and measuring 51 mm high by 65 mm wide, with no laboratory report and the title Cameo inciso a mano.
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Magnificent hand-engraved cameo on Madagascan Cassis shell, made by the master engraver Frulio, belonging to the prestigious artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the world capital of cameo art.
The cameo depicts a scene of daily life in an Italian village, inspired by Southern Italy in the 19th to early 20th century. The centerpiece of the composition is the public well, a place that for centuries represented the heart of social life in small towns.
Women went there to draw water, but also to exchange news and keep the community's relationships alive. In the background one can see houses and a bell tower, symbols of Italian rural life, typical of Neapolitan engravings produced for the international market from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Weight 13.07 g
Cameo dimensions 51 mm (height) x 65 mm (width)
Will be shipped with gift packaging and materials warranty
Magnificent hand-engraved cameo on Madagascan Cassis shell, made by the master engraver Frulio, belonging to the prestigious artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the world capital of cameo art.
The cameo depicts a scene of daily life in an Italian village, inspired by Southern Italy in the 19th to early 20th century. The centerpiece of the composition is the public well, a place that for centuries represented the heart of social life in small towns.
Women went there to draw water, but also to exchange news and keep the community's relationships alive. In the background one can see houses and a bell tower, symbols of Italian rural life, typical of Neapolitan engravings produced for the international market from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Weight 13.07 g
Cameo dimensions 51 mm (height) x 65 mm (width)
Will be shipped with gift packaging and materials warranty
Details
Era
1900-2000
Laboratory report
No laboratory report
Style
Antique
Metal
Cassis madagascariensis
Brand jewellery
No
Total weight
13.07 g
Condition
As new - unused
Gender
Unisex
Country of origin
Italy
Title additional information
Hand-engraved cameo
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