Cameo Engravers Archives - Antique Cameos https://antique-cameos.com/makers-marks/cameo-engravers/ Information and Price Guide to Antique and Vintage Cameos including Jewelry and Cameo Glass Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:26:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 214465993 Luigi Rosi Cameo Makers Mark and Information https://antique-cameos.com/luigi-rosi/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:54:49 +0000 http://www.antique-cameos.com/?p=1097 Luigi Rosi was a cameo maker who worked in Rome in the mid-nineteenth century. Much of his artwork includes classical Greek and Roman figures such as Minerva and Psyche. Below…

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]]> Luigi Rosi was a cameo maker who worked in Rome in the mid-nineteenth century. Much of his artwork includes classical Greek and Roman figures such as Minerva and Psyche. Below are some examples of his work.



A hardstone cameo, by Luigi Rosi, 1886 Modern gold brooch set with an agate cameo of a profile head of Mars Archaeological Gold, Hardstone Cameo and Split Pearl Pendant-Brooch, Luigi Rosi Bust of Psyche Artist:Luigi Rosi (Italian, active Rome) Agate cameo pendant brooch, Luigi Rosi, 1870s Girdle, Italy, Vicenza, 1871; made by Antonio Cortellazzo (1820-1903); cameos by Luigi Rosi Luigi Rosi makers mark / signature




 

 

 

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]]> 1097 Giovanni Battasta Cerbara and Sons https://antique-cameos.com/giovanni-battasta-cerbara/ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 07:41:19 +0000 http://www.antique-cameos.com/?p=1067 Information on Giovanni Battasta Cerbara and his sons. Giovanni Battasta Cerbara and his sons Giuseppe (1770-1856) and Niccolo (1793-1869) were celebrated Roman medallists and gem engravers of the 18th and…

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Information on Giovanni Battasta Cerbara and his sons. Giovanni Battasta Cerbara and his sons Giuseppe (1770-1856) and Niccolo (1793-1869) were celebrated Roman medallists and gem engravers of the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1822 Giuseppe became General Engraver to the Papal Mint and with Girometti produced the papal medals biannually. Reference: Bonham’s

An 18th-19th century carnelian intaglio and gold ring, by Cerbara Intaglio; chalcedony; Methe Engraved by: Nicolò Cerbara Pius IX Ferretti, silver medal 1853, 43mm., by Giuseppe Cebara Monuments of Rome. THE BRIDGE OF ARICCIA. PIE IX. Medal. Cerbara




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]]> 1067 Giovanni Antonio Santarelli https://antique-cameos.com/giovanni-antonio-santarelli/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:06:36 +0000 http://www.antique-cameos.com/?p=961 Giovanni Antonio Santarelli was a sculptor / medallist and gem engraver. He was also known as Santarelli, Giovanni Antonio. Giovanni Antonio Santarelli (1769-1826), a highly skilled Italian gem engraver and…

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Giovanni Antonio Santarelli was a sculptor / medallist and gem engraver. He was also known as Santarelli, Giovanni Antonio.

Giovanni Antonio Santarelli (1769-1826), a highly skilled Italian gem engraver and medallist, worked as engraver to Mints of Milan and Parma, also becoming a professor at the Academy in Florence where he lived most of the latter part of his life. Santarelli is reported to have worked with the Pichlers, another well-known family of Italian gem engravers. Reference: Sotheby’s.




An onyx cameo portrait, by Giovanni Antonio Santarelli, late 18th/early 19th century Cameo; onyx; head of young Hercules A wax profile of a young girl in profile to left Dancing Amorini with Bacchic symbols Gold and Hardstone Cameo Ring, Giovanni Antonio Santarelli Relief in pink wax on glass ground




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