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Il Girasole...an Etruscan Gift Shop | Cortona, etruscan jewelry, etruscans, tuscany, museum reproductions,, toscana, italia, italy, exact replicas, gold electroplating, 18karats custom, etruscan gift shop, italian jewelry, Frances Mayes, artcrafts, handmade, artisan, fine work, Alessandra Federici. |
 The jewellery |
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As
you probably know,
The
mysterious Etruscans,
a mix of indigene and immigrant population from middle eastern countries,
were a civilization that lived and prospered in central Italy for 900
years about 3000 years ago, between the X Cen and the I Cen BC.
In
that “short” historical time, they managed to become masters in many
fields. Medicine,
architecture, social life and art. They left us priceless art pieces
in ceramic, bronze and in Gold and precious stones.
ll Girasole was founded in 1989 by Alessandra Federici who personally searches for and inspects artisans' workshops (small and large) throughout Tuscany to find the best hand-made, authentic art craft to sell in her quaint shop. |
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 Bronze kitchen complements |
Il Girasole is located in the historic centre of Cortona, the Ancient Etruscan town that has become famous worldwide as the city featured in Frances Mayes' books -and Disney movie-"Under The Tuscan Sun", "Bella Tuscany" and "In Tuscany". Alessandra will introduce you to a premiere selection of accurate reproductions of rare pieces of Etruscan jewellery and various items , as linens, bronze and ceramic pieces and much more, which with no exceptions, are made in Tuscany. |
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 NEW !!!! New linens pages NEW DESIGNS NEW COLORS! |
Most of the jewellery design's, bronze and terracotta reproductions are exact copies from local museum and museums from all the world or art history books. Each piece has its own story, legend, and meaning. Alessandra has few rules that she likes to follow about her store:
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 Cortona The ancient city of Etruscan art and architecture ! |
The jewels are made with Silver
925 (92.5% Ag) electroplated in gold, guaranteed non-allergenic since they
do not contain any nickel, with semi-precious stones such as cornelian,
lapis, agate and precious Murano glass. Each of these items can be
custom-made in solid 18K gold and now also in White Gold. These jewels are made near Anghiari, 35Km from Cortona. The Linens are made in a small place between Cortona and Siena, Torrita di Siena, about 40Km away. The Bronzes are done in Volterra, 182Km from Cortona. The bronze kitchen ware is made in Subbiano, about 35Km from Cortona Come visit us in Cortona or take advantage of the opportunity to buy the best Etruscan jewellery and the best Tuscan art craft directly via the Internet. |
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send us an e-mail and ask any question you want. Alessandra will gladly answer all your curiosities! I hope that you'll enjoy this site as much as we do, and if you have any suggestions, any questions or anything else that you think we should know, please send us an e-mail. |
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 BOOKING FOR YEAR 2011 IS OPEN. ASK IF YOUR DATE OF CHOICE IS AVAILABLE. E-MAIL HERE! |
It is possible to book other dates than the one listed, we are open to booking whenever you want so, no fear, ASK! There is limited availability on the following cooking classes:
I will update the schedule every time another class is added |
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Il
Girasole...an Etruscan gift shop
Il Girasole© Copyright 1999-2009 |
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