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.


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
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
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)
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