Mirabilia Coralii

During the event Mirabilia Coralii, hosted by the Banca di Credito Popolare di Torre del Greek, two-piece private collection Aucella are exposed.

The coral shines in curiosity more than 150 jewels, precious artifacts from major museums and private collections, tracing the routes of the relations between Genoa, Livorno and Naples at the beginning of the end of the Baroque 900. Items refined and delicate coral in the Mediterranean, and Pacific Sciacca, belonged to the nobility, royalty and an enlightened bourgeoisie that has been able to appreciate them and select them in time.

Bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, brooches, cameos, charms, but even everyday objects such as combs, knives, mirrors, knobs for walking sticks and umbrella handles are witness to a rare and careful craftsmanship, mainly bell model of a Made in Italy ahead of its time that marked the women's fashion and taste and which shows, once again, what was relevant to the lure of coral material on the collective imagination of all ages.

The new cycle of exhibitions "Mirabilia Choir ", in continuation of the previous "The ways of the coral, wants to refocus attention on the artistic evolution thatgiven rise to the tradition of working with the coral in Torre Greek . Tradition that brings us back to the events, happenings, people who feel close to our own memory and that merges with the historical reality of a commercial and artistic civilization in which he resides the very identity of the territory torres, valuable resource for economic development, tourism and cultural area.