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Cameo pendant “”Birth of Venus” mounted on silver 925

-Given the authenticity of the  product, both the shape and the workmanship may vary, making each piece of jewellery unique.

The height of the pendant is approximately 5 cm, , but being a handcrafted product, the size may vary.

The “Birth of Venus” is a tempera painting on canvas by Sandro Botticelli 1482-1485. Painted for the Medici villa at Castello, the work of art is currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It is a work of the Italian Renaissance and a symbol of Florence itself and its art, like the famous painting “Primavera” by Botticelli. It represents one of the most important creations of the Florentine painter and is an ideal of feminine beauty. “Birth of Venus” has always been considered the perfect idea of female beauty in art.

Cameo engraving, a traditional artisan technique of Torre del Greco, is carried out mainly on sardonyx shells, which have a dark brown background and therefore allow to obtain a clear engraving or on “Corniola” shells, coming from Africa and with a background tending to red.

This cameo is engraved on carnelian and has a and depicts a beautiful woman’s face

It’s possible order the silver necklace with golden bath for an additional price.

The cameo engraving is a unique and original workmanship with a timeless charm, a real timeless classic, it involves several steps, let’s discover them together:

-Uncapping: it consists in a cut on the upper and convex part of the shell, called “the cup”.

– Marking: the craftsman then proceeds to the marking and shaping of the cut part, making the outlines of the cameos inside the cup and cutting off the superfluous parts of the shell.

 -Aggabatura: this stage creates the final oval or round shape of the shell.

-Pitching: the piece is fixed to a wooden spindle using hot mastic combined with wax, Greek pitch and scagliola.

-Embossing: the chosen image can be sketched, albeit in broad strokes, and then shaped using burins of different sizes.

-Engraving stage: this is where the finishing touches are made in the smallest detail.

-Polishing phase: this is carried out with oil and pumice and then it is rinsed with running water, degreased and dried with a white linen cloth.

Degreasing phase: the last operation in the cameo manufacturing process that, together with polishing, contributes to giving greater charm to the jewel created.

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-Given the authenticity of the  product, both the shape and the workmanship may vary, making each piece of jewellery unique.

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