Signed Shell Cameo, by carver GIOVANNI NOTO

Signed Shell Cameo, by carver GIOVANNI NOTO (1902-1985)

Master carver Giovanni Noto (1902-1985, known as “o’ professor”) was head of the Giovanni Apa carvers studio founded 1848 in Torre del Greco, Italy, on the Bay of Naples; this carving is by his own hand

The well-carved shell cameo is collet-set, encircled with an applied border of very delicate twisted wire; the pendant bale is hinged, the pin is set in an early-style hand-made tube hinge and fastens with a hand-made safety clasp

Circa : 1925-50, possibly carved before the war & framed immediately after
Overall size : 1-3/4" diameter
Provenance : according to client, collected 1970's-80's in Europe

# frrs 25004.............................................................. $ 485