COMPANY

Since 1969 Dogale Jewelry is a family-run craft business The owner is Mr. Giorgio Berto Egildo together with his sons Alexander and Ursula

Giorgio Berto works with the gold since 1950, takes its place with a passion to learn the art of gold in the laboratories of the city who created jewelry for important account of the best shops in Venice.

Thanks to 'instinct a passion for drawing and fancy jewelry he learned early the art of settings engraving of jewelry, essential for the creation of entirely blackamoor and other beautiful jewels.

In the late 60 here is the opening of the 'Gold Jewelry Dogale precious shop near the famous Bridge of Sighs Ruga Saint Apollonia 4318, just off the deck to boot camp canonical Saints Filippo & Giacomo, even the sons since 1980 placed in the undertaking to continue with the tradition of handmade Venetian jewelry. It 'can get from Piazzale Roma with the ACTV public transport service route in about 22 minutes.
The private taxi service can take you close to our shop in the side channel of the former rectory Jesurum.

Some history: Typical Venetian jewels..
the blackamoors... old  and contemporary model amulet function

 The baroque blackamoor broochs you can see on our web site www.veneziagioielli.com are products of the local goldsmith's tradition, born from the original synthesis, which took place in Venice, of different cultural trends.The origins of the blackamoors go back to ancient times, when the Saracen pirates plagued the Dalmatia's coasts.
During the Hellenistic age in Fiume (Istria) similar golden earrings with black and white enamel decorations were produced, having a talisman function. During the centuries of the Turkish invasions, the populations of the coasts always wore them and gave them to the churches as thanks for the avoided danger. So the amulet came to Venice, not to exorcise sea attacks, but to represent the enslaved Turkish pirate.

In the course of history we find blackamoors in the Carpaccio representations, as a quiet gondolier with turban and feathers, part of a beautiful lagoonal scenography; and also in a famous novel by Hemingway.

 As the dominion of the Serenissima on the Adriatic consolidated, the earring representation disappeared to give its place to different objects - with different meanings - for the representation of the blackamoors. In our century the originality and phantasy of the Venetian people created an endless variety of blackamoors representations: bust and tuban have become a space where the best local goldsmith's techniques are represented, with fretworks, engravings and filigrees. In recent times the monochromatism often prevailed with pearls, brilliants, emeralds or rubys for an extremely selected clientele like noble and royal families; even Grace Kelly owned a blackamoor.

The blackamoors have been appreciated also by persons of international prestige as Barbara Hutton, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Rubenstein, Elton John,Liz Taylor, and continue to be a longed-for object for élite collectors and for the international fashion. The royal family of Spain has recently purchased in Venice beautiful blackamoor broochs.

There are some really ancient and valuable blackamoors, destined to few; some of them are particularly big (12 cm.), which are to be observed more than worn, and these are appreciated most of all by American people; In our workshop we produce precious and interesting, modern and antique-looking ones, to represent all the solar oriental soul.
In our shop in Venice - a few steps to the Duomo behind the Basilica of to the Hotel Danieli - you will have a large choice of many models of Venetian blackamoors (earrings, broochs, pendants and rings), you will have the possibility to look at the goldsmith during his work, who will explain t you how the craftsmanship's realisation of the blackamoors is carried out.

At the Dogale jewellery is possible to order a jewel with the gems and the colours you prefer, or transform rings and other objects you have and also repair you blackamoor.  You can recive the new collection just sending us an e-mail at info@veneziagioielli.com, we will be pleased to send you also some pictures

Trade data:
established in Venice, sestiere of castello, 4318 Ruga S. Apollonia Canonica Bridge
e-mail info@veneziagioielli.com
Partita Iva 00275430270 trademark VE106
Registration with the Chamber of Commerce No. 98170th rec No. 11808th WARRANTY

We are a physical store and shop with the production plant established in Venice we promote through the website in a virtual exhibition, liable in the first objects we produce.

Store hours (9.30/12.30 - 15.30/19.30) for any further information please call +0039 041 5287549 closing day Sunday, in summer the store also closes on Saturday afternoon.